tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12009297.post3480178338923428593..comments2023-11-02T02:58:53.594-07:00Comments on From the Pew: Legalism and the Tyranny of Outward AppearanceSteve Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10297044571819912511noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12009297.post-20137178112064896712013-06-05T18:15:53.322-07:002013-06-05T18:15:53.322-07:00Jennifer,
Yes, you may include it. I would be ho...Jennifer,<br /><br />Yes, you may include it. I would be honored.<br /><br />Now if I only knew what a Coach bag was! Time to Google (verb). :) Thanks for the story.Steve Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10297044571819912511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12009297.post-56669961632213269732013-06-03T12:09:39.710-07:002013-06-03T12:09:39.710-07:00I remember hearing about a young man I know who re...I remember hearing about a young man I know who refused to continue dating a young woman because...she had a Coach bag! Proof positive that she was materialistic and high maintenance, out of his high school price range. Never mind that the only way middle class girls her age ever get Coach handbags is in the form of a hand-me-down from their mothers.<br /><br />Loved this post. Mind if I include it in this months Christian Blog Carnival?Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11046641822669890457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12009297.post-33458353993041313112013-04-11T09:52:11.877-07:002013-04-11T09:52:11.877-07:00Exactly. BTW I shared this with my family and my t...Exactly. BTW I shared this with my family and my teenage daughter said "Cool!" Any day I can get that kind of response from her is a good day. Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08826600148364017667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12009297.post-49775714083477487512013-04-10T18:57:56.757-07:002013-04-10T18:57:56.757-07:00Bob,
Thanks for commenting, and I hope this helps...Bob,<br /><br />Thanks for commenting, and I hope this helps you in the future. One thing I've come to say about the appearance of evil is that evil has to actually appear for there to be an appearance of evil.Steve Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10297044571819912511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12009297.post-38654663028799408292013-04-10T09:47:46.260-07:002013-04-10T09:47:46.260-07:00Steve,
In my previous life as a religionist this...Steve, <br /><br />In my previous life as a religionist this was drilled into me constantly. I thought I had worked through all my religion-warped notions but I missed this one. Until today I had the idea that this verse was saying to avoid the "appearance" of evil. It only took a simple comparison of translations to see I was wrong. <br />Thanks for bringing this up. You made my day. <br /><br />BobBobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08826600148364017667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12009297.post-8585241266221281112013-04-02T18:50:09.224-07:002013-04-02T18:50:09.224-07:00Eric, we are interesting creatures. To clarify a ...Eric, we are interesting creatures. To clarify a bit, and not that you didn't get this already, but feeling awkward about how things might look or what people might say is natural. It's the idea that people expect a complete avoidance of such as a requirement for righteousness that is the problem. If anybody made a judgment about your character or standing before God <i>because</i> of the boxes, then that is the issue. We should treat each other with liberty in such situations.Steve Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10297044571819912511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12009297.post-42217027496951417122013-04-01T01:52:27.792-07:002013-04-01T01:52:27.792-07:00Steve,
When our family moved to seminary we used ...Steve,<br /><br />When our family moved to seminary we used many different types of liquor boxes. The boxes were both strong and the perfect size. I recall trembling a bit at what others would think when we arrived. No one said anything, but I felt nervous nonetheless.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07306854704766653209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12009297.post-73585819928306546302013-03-31T20:48:19.500-07:002013-03-31T20:48:19.500-07:00I remember talking about this one with you years a...I remember talking about this one with you years ago. I thought you were going to talk about the understanding of the word "appearance", as in something that looks like something else, or as in something showing up or revealing itself. I don't think I have ever heard it preached that it could mean a revealing of something, although that would make much more sense. Otherwise Jesus would have broken that so many times it's not even funny! He did things that looked evil to others all of the time. That's why they called him the names that they did. But that understanding doesn't appear to appear among many preacher's thoughts, or if it did, they hid it well and kept it from appearing! :P<br />You should write one on that issue. I know you'd do it better than I can.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com