tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21705566.post3451596911835189132..comments2023-08-05T05:52:06.127-07:00Comments on Broken on the Rock: Rev. Dr. Neil Damgaardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12430281695068132758noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21705566.post-57377727087764352092009-09-01T15:36:34.297-07:002009-09-01T15:36:34.297-07:00Well, heck yes. But leaders who talk a sweet line...Well, heck yes. But leaders who talk a sweet line, as you say, are very often not really "nice" at all. If by "nice", we mean "kind", then I think we have to acknowledge it to be among the virtues, but like all virtues, it is not an end in itself. Yes?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07739946132051806715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21705566.post-60668193366743124552009-08-31T18:40:02.631-07:002009-08-31T18:40:02.631-07:00Peter, Paul and John would have bent over backward...Peter, Paul and John would have bent over backwards to be nice. But they had 0 tolerance for compromise about core, theological truth. Each died for their faithfulness to core, theological truth. Pharisee-kind of rigidity and in fact, distortions about the Law of God, are not the kind of fortitude I'm advocating. I am, however, advocating NOT being gullible towards "leaders" just because they talk a sweet line.Rev. Dr. Neil Damgaardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12430281695068132758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21705566.post-59002038883245771872009-08-31T18:22:42.234-07:002009-08-31T18:22:42.234-07:00You know, I've been thinking a little more abo...You know, I've been thinking a little more about this, and doesn't it kind of run against Jesus' statements about the most important commandments? I mean, the Pharisees had their theology down pat, and His whole spiel with them was "Yes, but you've missed the point entirely." The parable of the sheep and the goats doesn't give much cred to "rightness", but does to kindness. Just sayin'.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07739946132051806715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21705566.post-27690037866245800832009-08-29T12:21:23.798-07:002009-08-29T12:21:23.798-07:00Hi, Neil. To what warning by the apostles do you ...Hi, Neil. To what warning by the apostles do you refer? Just wanting to clarify.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07739946132051806715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21705566.post-7273614292896578052009-08-28T09:30:07.143-07:002009-08-28T09:30:07.143-07:00An interesting point. A truth that has gotten Fell...An interesting point. A truth that has gotten Fellowship into trouble when picking leaders more than once! We must be extra cautious to countert his natural reaction in our own minds.<br /><br />Although, on the flip side, it works well when first meeting someone. It is a gracious thing indded osmetimes that we overlook the flaws of friends, no?Scribe of Lighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12659171992276704812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21705566.post-20196006184668979352009-08-28T06:38:03.316-07:002009-08-28T06:38:03.316-07:00hmmm it seems that this has happened recently for ...hmmm it seems that this has happened recently for celebrities/politicians that have passed in 2009...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06329104845534858318noreply@blogger.com