tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689412046962481205.post2031779848223234466..comments2023-10-11T05:11:38.586-07:00Comments on only the dead see the end of war: this might not make any sense. it just came out of the keyboard. it's not my fault.jim thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07007618921884871637noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689412046962481205.post-19775303139397375142008-11-07T06:28:00.000-08:002008-11-07T06:28:00.000-08:00yeh, being a Christian in the 20th or 21st century...yeh, being a Christian in the 20th or 21st century below the Mason-Dixon line does make this a tough and tall order :)jim thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07007618921884871637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689412046962481205.post-57915725907985939942008-11-07T05:15:00.000-08:002008-11-07T05:15:00.000-08:00And it also reminds me of the passage from Ephesia...And it also reminds me of the passage from Ephesians in which Paul exhorts us to "walk in a manner worthy of our high calling." We do have a responsibility to change the way we walk in light of our great salvation!<BR/><BR/>I think it's especially hard for those of us from a legalistic background to find that balance in our approach to good works. Human nature tends toward the pendulum swing: overemphasis or underemphasis, instead of simply appropriate emphasis.lilywoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06481866418123516235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689412046962481205.post-19599317050524876952008-11-04T14:50:00.000-08:002008-11-04T14:50:00.000-08:00This reminds me of what was said by another man ca...This reminds me of what was said by another man <I>called</I> Jim...<BR/><BR/>What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him? ... faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead... Show me your faith apart from your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.Brandonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00343314669237878290noreply@blogger.com