tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9665353.post4217760895525948239..comments2023-10-20T05:50:34.162-05:00Comments on with devotion: Rightness vs Righteousnesskc bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17440862813109808755noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9665353.post-74140257064785173462006-10-18T14:11:00.000-05:002006-10-18T14:11:00.000-05:00Great post, Bob....full of truth.Great post, Bob....full of truth.karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04203594257221430139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9665353.post-45475369791012777672006-10-11T13:39:00.000-05:002006-10-11T13:39:00.000-05:00You know that the church has always been a mess. T...<i>You know that the church has always been a mess. The apostle Paul spent large parts of his letters dealing with messy situations..."</i><br /><br />WOW! That line helps me tremendously, KB. I cannot say why. I just know that it clarifies my thinking in many arenas of the Church today.<br /><br />The rest of the post was awesome, as well. Very convicting! (I mean...not for me you understand. But for some <i>freinds</i> who I think could use this lesson.) ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9665353.post-45120726829526548442006-10-10T19:59:00.000-05:002006-10-10T19:59:00.000-05:00good stuff KB...I don't know why I don't stop by v...good stuff KB...I don't know why I don't stop by very often...you have my permission to chastise me if you haven't gotten a comment in a while...sorry manAdam Caldwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04658691482502007651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9665353.post-17470498698949909292006-10-10T19:07:00.000-05:002006-10-10T19:07:00.000-05:00A good overall point there KB...
Forgive me for h...A good overall point there KB...<br /><br />Forgive me for harping, but i dont blamme Job at all for getting defensive. I see your point about the difference btween being right, and being wize, and it is a good one.. But lets not forget that Job did nothing wrong in the first place. we ( as you have kindly pointed out in my post) like to look for reasons for things rather than looking for understanding of things.<br /><br />In the end, Job was humbled, yes.. but he was also vindicated.urbanmonkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17674871237002604796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9665353.post-1041461150064396272006-10-10T08:59:00.000-05:002006-10-10T08:59:00.000-05:00Great post. Really great. We can be right and be s...Great post. Really great. We can be right and be sooo worng. I've been there often in my life. Right but wrong.<br /><br />Thanks.Danny Simshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15837529439091030260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9665353.post-55980459521973153782006-10-09T13:54:00.000-05:002006-10-09T13:54:00.000-05:00Bob, this post is … well … wise! What a helpful th...Bob, this post is … well … wise! What a helpful thing to ask ourselves. Are we seeking "rightness" or "righteousness"? I know the messs that is me too often goes after the former rather than the latter!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9665353.post-25000652962299676262006-10-09T13:19:00.000-05:002006-10-09T13:19:00.000-05:00Good post.....I agree that we often are too willin...Good post.....I agree that we often are too willing to talk about rightness even at the expense of righteousness.Donna Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01591270068580850954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9665353.post-45709543220824847082006-10-09T13:10:00.000-05:002006-10-09T13:10:00.000-05:00Codepoke, Some people left the church and some sta...Codepoke, Some people left the church and some stayed. I occasionally run into one of them and have great experiences ... time has a way of putting these things in perspective.kc bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17440862813109808755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9665353.post-19803872933301554032006-10-09T11:58:00.000-05:002006-10-09T11:58:00.000-05:00What a beautiful take on an all-too-human situatio...What a beautiful take on an all-too-human situation. <br /><br />Job's transformation from a right man to a righteous one is humbling, and so is your story. I've been there, too, with brothers and it's shocking how hard it can be find a neutral ground between us sometimes - much less holy ground. I gather you didn't find peace between these brothers?<br /><br /><I>Peace can only come when it's fervently desired.</I> <br /><br />Amen.Kevin Knoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16788817477327510023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9665353.post-79421951218594489142006-10-09T11:05:00.000-05:002006-10-09T11:05:00.000-05:00The shepherds where I attend had to fire a well lo...The shepherds where I attend had to fire a well loved, by the children, minister. I at times had felt like I was banging my head against the wall with this man but his work with our children was amazing. He knew exactly how to reach them, he implemented programs that were great in teaching and most of all he seemed to love being with the kids. <br /><br />When they let him go many of us were devastated several of us talked about finding a new place to worship. To make matters worse the announcement of his firing was handled very poorly. Some were happy to see him go and celebrated. That was hard I’m friends with his wife, her calls ripped my heart out. She was grieving. <br /><br />I spent a lot of time in prayer and asked God to explain why it had to be so hard. God is so great He sent a shepherd to me one night. As I was packing up from my Cub Scout leading there stood my dear friend, one of the shepherds of our church. I asked him lots of questions and he was direct and honest. The man broke his contract. I knew he had broken rules in the past and always stood on the line but this was the last straw and couldn’t be ignored. I stayed and feel so much better. It’s good that you spent time with those who may have been in the same boat as I was and as you’ve pointed out that shepherd may have needed someone to see that you leaders are doing what’s best for us.Millyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08676326805474564427noreply@blogger.com