tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post114607495586616810..comments2024-03-27T17:15:37.606-04:00Comments on Triablogue: Though He Slay Me...Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17809283662428917799noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-1146173652158128022006-04-27T17:34:00.000-04:002006-04-27T17:34:00.000-04:00It is actually kinda funny, because true trials st...It is actually kinda funny, because true trials <I>strengthen</I> a Christian, rather than weakening him/her.<BR/><BR/>God bless,<BR/><B>Aspiring Theologian</B><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://aspiringtheologian.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow"> The Aspiring Theologian Blog: A Young Theologian's Blog</A>Shep Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16019902307959923395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-1146169515548936052006-04-27T16:25:00.000-04:002006-04-27T16:25:00.000-04:00No one, without hatred in his heart, and mud for b...No one, without hatred in his heart, and mud for brains could make such outlandish claims.<BR/><BR/>A "Christian apologist" would know of a little man who died about 300 years ago by the name of John Owen.<BR/><BR/>Throughout his remarkable life and career he was married to Mary Rooke for 31 years, from 1644 to 1675. They had 11 children, and ALL but one died as a child, and that one daughter died as a young adult. <BR/><BR/>In other words Owen experienced the death of eleven children and his wife! That's one child born and lost on the average every three years of Owen's adult life. (HT Piper)<BR/><BR/>Can anything be worse than these trials?!<BR/><BR/>An apostate is to be pitied most over all others.CDMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08781182977750630055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-1146135826854614412006-04-27T07:03:00.000-04:002006-04-27T07:03:00.000-04:00If Mr. Loftus needs a modern day example of Christ...If Mr. Loftus needs a modern day example of Christians whose faith has been strenghthened by crisis, he need only look to Joni Eareckson Tada. www.joniandfriends.orgMichael Schuecklerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06504903936993323123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-1146108649208318212006-04-26T23:30:00.000-04:002006-04-26T23:30:00.000-04:00My wife and I had a son die in the womb last month...My wife and I had a son die in the womb last month. It has seriously challenged and shaken our faith...but faith remains. Erskine's diary entry above rings true for me, as if someone recorded what they saw in my heart.<BR/><BR/>I have suffered. I still believe. But the strength to do so has not been mine. Praise God.Gordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14527530618839981892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-1146086334410396492006-04-26T17:18:00.000-04:002006-04-26T17:18:00.000-04:00I realise quoting CS Lewis is only one notch below...I realise quoting CS Lewis is only one notch below triggering Godwin's Law, but anyway.... Like he said, all the major world religions began in a world without chloroform. (Quaere if that includes Mormonism and Scientology?)<BR/><BR/>If someone *becomes* a Christian after some major life-tragedy (eg, one of my friends who became quadriplegic), then "religion is a crutch". If fortunate people are Christians, then it's because they're deficient in their theodicy. (OTOH, a Christian could defend both by saying that our faith is both a source of solace when afflicted and a source of gratitude when we're comfortable.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-1146085516381386512006-04-26T17:05:00.000-04:002006-04-26T17:05:00.000-04:00Thank you. Two years ago, I lost everything. My jo...Thank you. Two years ago, I lost everything. My job, my house, my career prospects. All my dreams went up in smoke, and I still can barely see the way ahead. All I feel today is the hand of God on my back. I'm closer to Him than I have ever been, and today the Holy Spirit comes often to visit and to bless me. Truly, God is good, but His ways are not our ways, praise be to Him. He wants our total dependence, not for us to use Him as an insurance policy. Yes, I remember that verse well. The day I was given my notice, I prayed with Job:<BR/><BR/>'The Lord Hath Given, and the Lord Hath taken Away. Blessed be the name of the Lord.'<BR/><BR/>And I knew what total reliance meant. I love Him for that time, just as much as I love Him for the good times, maye more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com