tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post5918552510355628439..comments2024-03-28T06:17:25.578-06:00Comments on The Blog Fodder: EasterThe Blog Fodderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-17307719559127390422010-04-05T00:19:04.436-06:002010-04-05T00:19:04.436-06:00Vigilante, thanks for dropping by.
DC I was hopin...Vigilante, thanks for dropping by.<br /><br />DC I was hoping you would show up as I was waiting for your comments.The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-41992533493688116042010-04-04T21:07:55.561-06:002010-04-04T21:07:55.561-06:00Thank you for posting this. Very good.Thank you for posting this. Very good.DC Powerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00744278852877941486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-54000886913148608022010-04-04T10:56:20.514-06:002010-04-04T10:56:20.514-06:00Happy Easter, Ev'ryone!Happy Easter, Ev'ryone!Vigilantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07640246609540057997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-39797424415936325462010-04-04T02:09:44.030-06:002010-04-04T02:09:44.030-06:00Thank you NCSteph and Ky for wading in and for you...Thank you NCSteph and Ky for wading in and for your good comments. I think it pretty well covers the issue as much as is possible in this context. Well done..The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-24161782691993399512010-04-01T20:55:37.811-06:002010-04-01T20:55:37.811-06:00I disagree that Jesus was not concerned with justi...I disagree that Jesus was not concerned with justice. We're taught all along from Old to New Testament that God's judgment is righteous and necessary. What Jesus wasn't concerned with was condemnation (He came to save the world, not condemn it.) <br /><br />But justice WAS served in his self-sacrifice. It's like this: if a man goes to court for a crime he's committed, and he Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-58088457282782425222010-04-01T20:27:04.880-06:002010-04-01T20:27:04.880-06:00well, I guess it's a good thing that Jesus was...well, I guess it's a good thing that Jesus wasn't concerned so much with justice as with the salvation of humankind. and by 'salvation', I mean the opportunity to spend eternity in communion with God. <br /><br />with that, I don't plan to participate any more in that discussion.<br /><br />but I do want to thank you, Al, for posting this - I enjoyed reading it! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17066478943192581266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-14361280872365617702010-04-01T20:05:40.979-06:002010-04-01T20:05:40.979-06:00My point didn't concern whether the death was ...My point didn't concern whether the death was voluntary but how it satisfied justice.Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-5383487779124270532010-04-01T16:57:49.890-06:002010-04-01T16:57:49.890-06:00Not at all, Snowbrush. That is the entire point o...Not at all, Snowbrush. That is the entire point of the story. That the innocent died voluntarily that the guilty who deserve to die might go free. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friend.The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-14244684945390921302010-04-01T16:07:12.742-06:002010-04-01T16:07:12.742-06:00Well, the story ignores the unfairness of killing ...Well, the story ignores the unfairness of killing the innocent in place of the guilty, does it not?Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.com