tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3754588318762796840.post5555666806515975033..comments2023-05-09T05:23:41.962-07:00Comments on Handsfull: OT God vs NT God - update from the front lines!Donnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12586462516199599089noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3754588318762796840.post-85918221867648800122016-08-18T03:05:33.963-07:002016-08-18T03:05:33.963-07:00VERY late coming to this blog. And I speak as a p...VERY late coming to this blog. And I speak as a post-Christian agnostic. So maybe it's presumptuous or at least ironic, that I should fancy I've something to contribute on this particular subject! Hey-ho and here goes...<br />It seems to me that the 'head' God you describe, is one you've been taught by religion. The 'heart' God is the one in the place where He looks and does stuff (1Sam 16:7). To be blunt, I think you can ditch the former and treasure the latter. IMHO.<br /><br />As for OT/NT differences - we might have more of a clash there. I'm not sure if you still view the Bible as the inerrant ineffable Word of God from which not a single syllable shall ever be deducted (I'm making that phraseology up, but I think in our shared cultic upbringing we were taught pretty much that?) I've left that viewpoint behind, and now see the books of the Bible - and some of the texts that weren't included... and some teachings that are not biblical at all - as very useful writings to help us live better lives. I don't see any particular translation of the Bible as the be all end all descriptor of God or as a textbook to godliness. Both the OT God and the NT God are described (and then multifariously translated) to us in the context of the culture and events of those times. This is now, and we're muddling through as best we can. I love you.DebGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02011209631926238753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3754588318762796840.post-46232874583650849632014-09-12T02:42:26.908-07:002014-09-12T02:42:26.908-07:00Done! :)Done! :)Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12586462516199599089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3754588318762796840.post-9821871165516222262014-09-11T16:44:41.141-07:002014-09-11T16:44:41.141-07:00Hi donna, I'm trying to get ahold of you to ad...Hi donna, I'm trying to get ahold of you to add you to the Let Your Life Speak discussion group on Facebook. Could you send me an email kchripczuk@yahoo.com or friend me on facebook (Kelly Hausknecht Chripczuk)? Thanks!kchripczukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15585289101589690551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3754588318762796840.post-69468986812590588712014-06-09T20:34:18.779-07:002014-06-09T20:34:18.779-07:00I hear you, Elena! It seems as if there is no end...I hear you, Elena! It seems as if there is no end to the wrestling. Still... thank God, His love is from everlasting to everlasting.Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12586462516199599089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3754588318762796840.post-29435220113181606362014-06-09T18:55:09.986-07:002014-06-09T18:55:09.986-07:00I really relate to this! Last Sunday, I found it h...I really relate to this! Last Sunday, I found it hard to sing the worship songs because I felt disturbed and angry about how a lot of people have been damaged in God's name. I was thinking in particular about a post I'd read by a woman who likened her relationship with God to an abusive boyfriend whom she was glad she had broken up with. Finally, I walked out of the service and found a quiet place in the church to pray. I told God my questions about Him, and though I don't have any definitive answers, I sensed that God was glad for me to be asking those questions in His house, and that even though I couldn't sing the worship songs, my lament was worship, too. I pray God gives you a sense of safety even in your wrestling.ElenaLee (Barn Swallow)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09879705000755211494noreply@blogger.com