http://www.sullymedia.com/2009/07/06/three-verses-that-revealed-my-contradictions/ Donut, Coffee, Bible, and a Napkin to Scribble On. Sat, 06 Mar 2010 23:17:34 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1-RC1 hourly 1 http://www.sullymedia.com/2009/07/06/three-verses-that-revealed-my-contradictions/comment-page-1/#comment-1604 Greg Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:11:32 +0000 http://www.sullymedia.com/2009/07/06/three-verses-that-revealed-my-contradictions/#comment-1604 I believe it is the difference between understanding real grace and what D Bonhoffer called "cheap grace. But, these are not the only verses most of us ignore. What about, One thing you lack, Sell everything and give it to the poor?" Shane's book points out that Jesus told one guy to be born again, and it is our common language for salvation. But, he tells this other guy to forfeit all earthly possessions (consistent with other passages)and we treat it as applying to only that man. And, I still maintain that at the last supper He literally meant for us to offer our bodies, and our blood, our very lives to one another, not just koolaid and tic tac bread "emblems." The church down the street has on its sign, "If 10% is good enough for God, it should be good enough for the IRS." I do not believe Jesus ever said either. Jesus free grace given in love, demands EVERYTHING we are and have, our bodies, our minds, our possessions (all of them), and our soul in return. The twist is, He will perfect them for us, because they are all from Him, through Him, and for Him to start with! peace I believe it is the difference between understanding real grace and what D Bonhoffer called “cheap grace. But, these are not the only verses most of us ignore. What about, One thing you lack, Sell everything and give it to the poor?” Shane’s book points out that Jesus told one guy to be born again, and it is our common language for salvation. But, he tells this other guy to forfeit all earthly possessions (consistent with other passages)and we treat it as applying to only that man. And, I still maintain that at the last supper He literally meant for us to offer our bodies, and our blood, our very lives to one another, not just koolaid and tic tac bread “emblems.”
The church down the street has on its sign, “If 10% is good enough for God, it should be good enough for the IRS.” I do not believe Jesus ever said either. Jesus free grace given in love, demands EVERYTHING we are and have, our bodies, our minds, our possessions (all of them), and our soul in return. The twist is, He will perfect them for us, because they are all from Him, through Him, and for Him to start with! peace

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