tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7552277881796273856.post6648468389417884440..comments2021-10-12T22:38:41.417-04:00Comments on Eternal Optimist: MEDITATION ON THE HUMAN CONDITIONraehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10808097290710098393noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7552277881796273856.post-71987843426921154962012-08-07T03:50:37.203-04:002012-08-07T03:50:37.203-04:00This is beautiful and sincere.This is beautiful and sincere.Adrian G (Scotland)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7552277881796273856.post-2058521893168274992012-08-03T13:48:25.612-04:002012-08-03T13:48:25.612-04:00AmenAmenTestifyguynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7552277881796273856.post-4248205204926767582012-08-02T19:23:32.925-04:002012-08-02T19:23:32.925-04:00I agree that change has to start in the church. A...I agree that change has to start in the church. And I think the earthquakes in the church are a good thing, not a disaster. The earthquakes are the outcome of underlying problems, and usually represent the truth erupting like a volcano. Thank God for earthquakes.the eternal optimisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16148966860695390436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7552277881796273856.post-3897955557658712222012-08-01T11:27:16.010-04:002012-08-01T11:27:16.010-04:00EO you truly inspire me! Can there be any end to ...EO you truly inspire me! Can there be any end to meditating on the human condition?<br /> Having just finished The Harbinger by Jonathan Cahn I am predisposed to revisit the prophetic writings of Isaiah and Jeremiah. In my old age I have grown more skeptical of my premillennial upbringing, nevertheless, I find I cannot completely reject this hermeneutic out of hand.<br /> The reading from Jeremiah 7 speaks to me of an America that would not be in the moral and economic crisis it is today had people occupying the Christian churches of our land over the last few generations been more faithful to the Gospel. <br /> No doubt some were, but many in the church today are just like the people of Jeremiah 7. They condone shedding the blood of innocent babies. They trust in the deceitful words of politicians trading false hope for votes, and preachers offering ear tickling’ justification for a lifestyle that “seemed right in their own eyes”.<br /> Not satisfied with a God who would meet their needs, they pursue false gods whose sole purpose is to serve them and ensure their ultimate happiness, in other words, gods, like genies in a bottle, who offer hope of fulfilling their lustful desires. They grew to depend on their own strength and abilities – abandoning God – trusting their eternal safety to the church of their religion.<br /> And yes! Their religion was there for all to see. A skeptical world saw the piousness and hypocrisy and despised it while many genuine truth seekers entered in for a time only to be carried away after a season, defeated, overcome, often angry, and full of contempt for a church reticent to reform way or deed.<br /> Clearly Jeremiah was speaking to the nation of Israel but could he also be prophesizing about contemporary “Christians” who think they are safe because they come before Him as a member of a group that bears His name?<br /> I think so. Moreover, I fear our great nation is under judgment for turning away from God but the government was not alone in rejecting Him, the church is guilty as well because in large part, the church in America has become a place where the lost will find too much religion and not enough love. Unless the church turn it’s heart back to God, the nation never will!<br /> I am reminded of a quote in The Harbinger. Towards the end of the book, the Prophet speaks to Nouriel saying, “There is no religion in Heaven, only love…”Testifyguynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7552277881796273856.post-81292546535386110462012-07-30T10:18:12.164-04:002012-07-30T10:18:12.164-04:00Good one. A lot to ponder.Good one. A lot to ponder.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com