tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7909313636141572455.post3636445450700791643..comments2023-11-02T07:27:02.329-05:00Comments on Perception Without Deception: Reflections & New Reading ListUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7909313636141572455.post-21050557322327278072009-03-11T20:23:00.000-05:002009-03-11T20:23:00.000-05:00Dear Friend,Regarding Luke 19:27 - It is time for ...Dear Friend,<BR/><BR/>Regarding Luke 19:27 - It is time for judgment to begin with the family of God; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who do not obey the gospel of God? Their place will be in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.<BR/><BR/>Keep up the good work.Tyrone Ferrarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10428974428568639283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7909313636141572455.post-28881799405620040872008-01-10T19:03:00.000-05:002008-01-10T19:03:00.000-05:00What do you think, please, of Obadiah Shoher's int...What do you think, please, of Obadiah Shoher's interpretation of the story? (here: samsonblinded.org/blog/genesis-37.htm ) He takes the text literally to prove that the brothers played a practical joke on Yosef rather than intended to murder him or sell him into slavery. His argument seems fairly strong to me, but I'd like to hear other opinions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7909313636141572455.post-24896707060525677942007-01-30T18:20:00.000-05:002007-01-30T18:20:00.000-05:00"Difficult" is right! Whenever Jesus ceases to be..."Difficult" is right! Whenever Jesus ceases to be difficult or challenging for us that probably means that we're not paying attention. I couldn't help but think of Matthew 10:34,39..."Do not think that I have come to bring peace to earth; I have not come to bring peace but a sword...Those who find their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will find it." There is no easy way out of sayings such as these. They invite us to struggle. It is only when we engage in this struggle that we find truth and life in these tough words. Thanks for your reflections Todd, I look forward to "struggling" my way through the Torah with you.Tony Metzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02875011926297732733noreply@blogger.com