tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25253203.post6731802863463604958..comments2023-07-04T08:14:16.030-05:00Comments on Eyes Open Wide: Psalm 138:2 (Part 4) - "WHAT" Is Wrong With Our Message?Doulos Christouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04575598875038475380noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25253203.post-24144051244424063232007-02-04T11:42:00.000-06:002007-02-04T11:42:00.000-06:00I agree, Shiloh - an open heart is as important as...I agree, Shiloh - an open heart is as important as an open mind... God protect us from a hype-critical spirit as well as from a lack of discernment!<br /><br />Oh, and Scotland... your song brought a tear to my eye! For all of the right reasons, I think - If people stopped and thought their doctrine through, especially (gasp!) with an open mind and heart in reading the Word, we might rid ourselves of some of this man-centered doctrine. I don't know about you, but I want to be one of those who wants to be done with the powerless, anti-gospel of human sufficiency, and to be one who <i>"worship[s] by the Spirit of God and glor[ies] in Christ Jesus and put[s] no confidence in the flesh." (Philippians 3:3)</i>Doulos Christouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04575598875038475380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25253203.post-20670137121195505912007-02-03T10:37:00.000-06:002007-02-03T10:37:00.000-06:00Doulos, have you seen this yet?
Arminian Grace
...Doulos, have you seen this yet?<br /><br />Arminian Grace <br /><br />(to the tune of "Amazing Grace") <br /><br />v1 <br />Arminian "grace!" <br />How strange the sound, <br />Salvation hinged on me. <br />I once was lost then turned around, <br />Was blind then chose to see. <br /><br />v2 <br />What "grace" is it that calls for choice, <br />Made from some good within? <br />That part that wills to heed God's voice, <br />Proved stronger than my sin. <br /><br />v3 <br />Thru many ardent gospel pleas, <br />I sat with heart of stone. <br />But then some hidden good in me, <br />Propelled me toward my home. <br /><br />v4 <br />When we've been there ten thousand years, <br />Because of what we've done, <br />We've no less days to sing our praise, <br />Than when we first begun.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25253203.post-29990359994940398912007-02-02T20:33:00.000-06:002007-02-02T20:33:00.000-06:00You're doing a brilliant job with this series. Ag...You're doing a brilliant job with this series. Again, a word if I may.<br /><br />I challenge our people to listen to the preaching with "praiseful" or "praise-ready" hearts. In other words, if I do my part properly before God, then there should be a number of things in the sermon which will trigger praise and worship on the part of the people. <br /><br />For example, last Sunday's message was from Ephesians 5:1,2; Be Imitators of God. The motivation Paul gives us for being imitators of God is that we are "dearly loved children." This was the part of the sermon I targeted for worship. I really wanted the people to hear what it means for us to be "dearly loved children" of God. I worked hard to lead them to the point of praising God for raising them from death and giving them life, lifting them out of the gutters of this world, garbing them in the robes of righteousness taken from the closet of their Older Brother, and giving them His name.<br /><br />So, yes, listen with the ears of the Bereans but also with the heart of a person who longs to find something to trigger worship.<br /><br />What do you think, Doulos?Shiloh Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00516285675816569740noreply@blogger.com