Comments for Diary of a Broken Vessel http://diaryofabrokenvessel.com Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:24:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 Comment on 1 John 5:7 by compassion dave http://diaryofabrokenvessel.com/2008/04/28/1-john-57/#comment-1087 compassion dave Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:22:43 +0000 http://michaelbrewer.wordpress.com/?p=335#comment-1087 Howdy! WORDPRESS says that our two blogs (at least our most recent posts) are related, so I came by to check you out--I hope you enjoy my slant on the topic. Please stop by my blog and let me know what you think (and if you like it, maybe add <a HREF="http://compassiondave.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow">Jesus + Compassion</A> to your blog roll so we can stay connected). God bless you! Cd Howdy!

WORDPRESS says that our two blogs (at least our most recent posts) are related, so I came by to check you out–I hope you enjoy my slant on the topic. Please stop by my blog and let me know what you think (and if you like it, maybe add Jesus + Compassion to your blog roll so we can stay connected).

God bless you!

Cd

]]> Comment on A Stern Reminder for Myself: The Word of God by woadwarrior http://diaryofabrokenvessel.com/2008/11/19/a-stern-reminder-for-myself-the-word-of-god/#comment-1086 woadwarrior Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:53:24 +0000 http://michaelbrewer.wordpress.com/?p=959#comment-1086 Amen Amen

]]> Comment on Cafepress.com by Michael Brewer http://diaryofabrokenvessel.com/2008/11/18/cafepresscom/#comment-1085 Michael Brewer Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:57:53 +0000 http://michaelbrewer.wordpress.com/?p=980#comment-1085 Jon, Welcome back to the internets! Yeah, I had some fun with Cafepress. I also ordered a shirt with my statement on Christian Theology and "I." Blessings, Michael Jon,

Welcome back to the internets!

Yeah, I had some fun with Cafepress. I also ordered a shirt with my statement on Christian Theology and “I.”

Blessings,

Michael

]]> Comment on Cafepress.com by Jon http://diaryofabrokenvessel.com/2008/11/18/cafepresscom/#comment-1084 Jon Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:27:04 +0000 http://michaelbrewer.wordpress.com/?p=980#comment-1084 I got the internet for few a secs. These are BA awesome! I got the internet for few a secs.

These are BA awesome!

]]> Comment on Questions For Christians by Jon http://diaryofabrokenvessel.com/2008/11/17/questions-for-christians/#comment-1081 Jon Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:47:42 +0000 http://michaelbrewer.wordpress.com/?p=974#comment-1081 This is a quote from Jon Brewer Love Peace Love Freedom more than Peace Love God More than Freedom The rest will fall into place This is a quote from Jon Brewer

Love Peace
Love Freedom more than Peace
Love God More than Freedom
The rest will fall into place

]]> Comment on Christian Theology by Jon http://diaryofabrokenvessel.com/2008/11/17/christian-theology/#comment-1080 Jon Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:45:01 +0000 http://michaelbrewer.wordpress.com/?p=978#comment-1080 Well said Well said

]]> Comment on Questions For Christians by Michael Brewer http://diaryofabrokenvessel.com/2008/11/17/questions-for-christians/#comment-1079 Michael Brewer Sun, 16 Nov 2008 22:58:58 +0000 http://michaelbrewer.wordpress.com/?p=974#comment-1079 Abby, Thank you for visiting. I deeply appreciate your response. It is difficult, to say the least, to know where is the line. When do you assert yourself -lovingly-, when do you recognize the issue as a futile striving, and when do you simply pray for your brother or sister. Some issues are grey areas that we will be contending over until Kingdom Come. Then there are other areas which are cornerstones of our Faith (resurrection of Christ, Deity and Humanity of Christ, virgin Birth, propitiation of Sins, Grace, etc.) which we should stand firmly behind -not giving one inch on the matter. But how we deal with those issues comes back exactly to what you said. Sometimes we must be vocal on the matter, other times it is not appropriate so we wait for the appropriate moment, and sometimes the individual is so out there we can only pray for him or her and share the Gospel of Jesus Christ. There is a lot to consider in your response. Thank you very much, Abby. I hope to hear from you again, and I look forward to visiting your blog soon. Blessings, Michael Abby,

Thank you for visiting. I deeply appreciate your response.

It is difficult, to say the least, to know where is the line. When do you assert yourself -lovingly-, when do you recognize the issue as a futile striving, and when do you simply pray for your brother or sister. Some issues are grey areas that we will be contending over until Kingdom Come.

Then there are other areas which are cornerstones of our Faith (resurrection of Christ, Deity and Humanity of Christ, virgin Birth, propitiation of Sins, Grace, etc.) which we should stand firmly behind -not giving one inch on the matter. But how we deal with those issues comes back exactly to what you said. Sometimes we must be vocal on the matter, other times it is not appropriate so we wait for the appropriate moment, and sometimes the individual is so out there we can only pray for him or her and share the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

There is a lot to consider in your response. Thank you very much, Abby. I hope to hear from you again, and I look forward to visiting your blog soon.

Blessings,

Michael

]]> Comment on Questions For Christians by Abby http://diaryofabrokenvessel.com/2008/11/17/questions-for-christians/#comment-1078 Abby Sun, 16 Nov 2008 19:55:18 +0000 http://michaelbrewer.wordpress.com/?p=974#comment-1078 Michael, First of all, good questions. I always appreciate fellow Christians interested in investigating contridictions and unanswered questions...even if answers can never really be discovered. Q#1: I don't believe peaceful co-existence should always be the goal. I sometimes feel like a coward or a hypacrite for not being more vocal about my beliefs and my faith when I should have. However there are certain circumstances when confrontation doesn't seen appropriate. Like when I'm at work, I'll avoid an argument with a co-worker it just makes life at work easier when you get along with people, right? On the other hand, life at work shouldn't be priority over life in Christ! (I guess that's another blog for another day.) Other times I try to keep my mouth shut is when I don't think there's anything more I could say that would make a difference. That is to say, the other person's belief or assertion is so deeply rooted that it is evident the best thing I can do is pray for him. Pray for God to change his heart or at least open his mind to hear other ideas. Of course, this can be kind of tricky because even if it seems God can only change them, your words may be planting seeds for God... So, I guess you should say what's on your heart and your mind while being mindful that in the end only God can TRULY change any of us. I have more to say about the other questions and I plan to revisit them soon. Thanks, Abby Michael, First of all, good questions. I always appreciate fellow Christians interested in investigating contridictions and unanswered questions…even if answers can never really be discovered.
Q#1: I don’t believe peaceful co-existence should always be the goal. I sometimes feel like a coward or a hypacrite for not being more vocal about my beliefs and my faith when I should have. However there are certain circumstances when confrontation doesn’t seen appropriate. Like when I’m at work, I’ll avoid an argument with a co-worker it just makes life at work easier when you get along with people, right? On the other hand, life at work shouldn’t be priority over life in Christ! (I guess that’s another blog for another day.) Other times I try to keep my mouth shut is when I don’t think there’s anything more I could say that would make a difference. That is to say, the other person’s belief or assertion is so deeply rooted that it is evident the best thing I can do is pray for him. Pray for God to change his heart or at least open his mind to hear other ideas. Of course, this can be kind of tricky because even if it seems God can only change them, your words may be planting seeds for God… So, I guess you should say what’s on your heart and your mind while being mindful that in the end only God can TRULY change any of us.

I have more to say about the other questions and I plan to revisit them soon.

Thanks, Abby

]]> Comment on At Rest; At Peace. Really. by Jon http://diaryofabrokenvessel.com/2008/11/12/at-rest-at-peace-really/#comment-1073 Jon Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:04:25 +0000 http://michaelbrewer.wordpress.com/?p=967#comment-1073 I read this earlier this morning. I find it amazing. I can't quite find a proper response except for Amen. It's pretty awesome that God has made us his own. We didn't deserve it over anyone else. We probably deserve it less than everyone else. But God did it. God is amazing. On the day of judgment, when the coming one returns, we will only be able to boast in Him and not ourselves. I read this earlier this morning. I find it amazing. I can’t quite find a proper response except for Amen.

It’s pretty awesome that God has made us his own. We didn’t deserve it over anyone else. We probably deserve it less than everyone else. But God did it. God is amazing.

On the day of judgment, when the coming one returns, we will only be able to boast in Him and not ourselves.

]]> Comment on Welcome to the Dark Side: Reformed Theology…Calvinism by aworthydiscussion http://diaryofabrokenvessel.com/2008/11/02/welcome-to-the-dark-side-reformed-theologycalvinism/#comment-1070 aworthydiscussion Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:52:16 +0000 http://michaelbrewer.wordpress.com/?p=938#comment-1070 Good on ya mate. I'm a Calvinist too. Good on ya mate. I’m a Calvinist too.

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