Comments on: out of sight, out of mind. http://subversivechurch.wordpress.com/2008/08/06/out-of-sight-out-of-mind/ subverting the empire, one post at a time Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:14:37 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: subversivechurch http://subversivechurch.wordpress.com/2008/08/06/out-of-sight-out-of-mind/#comment-198 subversivechurch Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:22:03 +0000 http://subversivechurch.wordpress.com/?p=56#comment-198 Amos, Thanks. Chris and I have been talking about those who think they love. Not to say we are perfect, and love everyone... far, far from it. But the difference we are trying to articulate is in questioning of motives and our hearts. There are those who never do. Those who go about thinking they are doing everything right because they are never challenged or deep enough in a community of believers to be questioned or lovingly corrected. And we see a lot of churches who aren't requiring more commitment to be part of a body. Look for an upcoming post about this topic concerning The Great Giveaway. -mike Amos,

Thanks. Chris and I have been talking about those who think they love. Not to say we are perfect, and love everyone… far, far from it. But the difference we are trying to articulate is in questioning of motives and our hearts. There are those who never do. Those who go about thinking they are doing everything right because they are never challenged or deep enough in a community of believers to be questioned or lovingly corrected. And we see a lot of churches who aren’t requiring more commitment to be part of a body.

Look for an upcoming post about this topic concerning The Great Giveaway.

-mike

]]> By: amoslanka http://subversivechurch.wordpress.com/2008/08/06/out-of-sight-out-of-mind/#comment-194 amoslanka Fri, 15 Aug 2008 06:59:47 +0000 http://subversivechurch.wordpress.com/?p=56#comment-194 I agree, Mike, I don't think Christ's call for love meant only when it is convenient. And I don't think Christ's call for love meant for some people to do the loving and others to fund the ones doing the loving. In fact, those two things are definitions of un-love. When people <em>think</em> they are loving but really aren't. At the very least, that love doesn't count, because there is a big difference between loving when its easy to love and loving when its hard. I agree, Mike, I don’t think Christ’s call for love meant only when it is convenient. And I don’t think Christ’s call for love meant for some people to do the loving and others to fund the ones doing the loving.

In fact, those two things are definitions of un-love. When people think they are loving but really aren’t. At the very least, that love doesn’t count, because there is a big difference between loving when its easy to love and loving when its hard.

]]> By: subversivechurch http://subversivechurch.wordpress.com/2008/08/06/out-of-sight-out-of-mind/#comment-162 subversivechurch Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:16:44 +0000 http://subversivechurch.wordpress.com/?p=56#comment-162 Chris Case over at <a href="http://www.reformergent.org" rel="nofollow">Reformergent</a> posted this awhile back. <a href="http://www.reformergent.org/2008/04/07/when-the-world-does-more-than-us" rel="nofollow">when the world does more than us</a> -mike Chris Case over at Reformergent posted this awhile back.

when the world does more than us

-mike

]]> By: ded http://subversivechurch.wordpress.com/2008/08/06/out-of-sight-out-of-mind/#comment-159 ded Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:18:12 +0000 http://subversivechurch.wordpress.com/?p=56#comment-159 Have you read the book <i>Three Cups of Tea</i>? Beautiful story. Perhaps this is an illustration of "If you are not against Me, you are for Me." Have you read the book Three Cups of Tea? Beautiful story. Perhaps this is an illustration of “If you are not against Me, you are for Me.”

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