Comments on: What are you? http://emilygracewriting.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/what-are-you/ A Walk Down My Path... Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:31:08 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: mle08 http://emilygracewriting.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/what-are-you/#comment-243 mle08 Wed, 07 May 2008 03:08:37 +0000 http://emilygracewriting.wordpress.com/?p=131#comment-243 Hey, thanks for your comment and honesty. No, I don't think you're wrong to wish that, but don't hold your breath! :) I don't see that happening ever. The thing about religion, and what I was getting at with this clip, is that it focuses on how good you are. Essentially, it's very selfish. Those "others" did wrong things, but think how much greater their joy in finding redemptive forgiveness?? When we act like we deserve it-even though we may deny we're doing that, it takes the "amazing" out of Amazing Grace. Keep visiting! ~Emily Hey, thanks for your comment and honesty. No, I don’t think you’re wrong to wish that, but don’t hold your breath! :) I don’t see that happening ever. The thing about religion, and what I was getting at with this clip, is that it focuses on how good you are. Essentially, it’s very selfish. Those “others” did wrong things, but think how much greater their joy in finding redemptive forgiveness?? When we act like we deserve it-even though we may deny we’re doing that, it takes the “amazing” out of Amazing Grace.

Keep visiting!
~Emily

]]> By: gentledove http://emilygracewriting.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/what-are-you/#comment-239 gentledove Tue, 06 May 2008 13:45:22 +0000 http://emilygracewriting.wordpress.com/?p=131#comment-239 And yet all those "others" are part of what is destroying lives, don't get me wrong I am not disagreeing, and certainly not with what Jesus said, I suppose the focus is what was the pharisee doing to reach out to the other guy? and...was he making religion unattractive to us lesser mortals? am I wrong to want religion to be desirable?? And yet all those “others” are part of what is destroying lives, don’t get me wrong I am not disagreeing, and certainly not with what Jesus said, I suppose the focus is what was the pharisee doing to reach out to the other guy? and…was he making religion unattractive to us lesser mortals? am I wrong to want religion to be desirable??

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