tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000099882036439213.post4732416141355393140..comments2010-03-01T11:58:11.761-06:00Comments on Theolog: Blogging toward Sunday: Behind "repent or perish"Steve Thorngatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06010733362797501049noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000099882036439213.post-80064933963094466252010-03-01T11:58:11.761-06:002010-03-01T11:58:11.761-06:00"Repent or perish" is a message one hears all too ..."Repent or perish" is a message one hears all too often in Christianity, even in branches of the faith that don't emphasize that particular message.<br /><br />It's good to point out that God is far more than that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000099882036439213.post-83524036454083775002010-03-01T10:45:59.096-06:002010-03-01T10:45:59.096-06:00I'm w/ Walt... Thanks for a great reflection.
Ju...I'm w/ Walt... Thanks for a great reflection. <br />Just this morning as I read the gospel passage I too felt like I read this story in a new context, that you talk about Kae! <br />And I'm amazed and full of gratitude for that Jesus enacts the pleading of the man in this story who says to his Master:<br />"Leave it alone one more year, I'll do some work and we'll see if Tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05688729921061797957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000099882036439213.post-59639983984734982282010-03-01T09:52:35.494-06:002010-03-01T09:52:35.494-06:00What a great reflection - thanks Kae. I too was ex...What a great reflection - thanks Kae. I too was exposed to "turn or burn" faith in my youth. That is why I identified with the youthful Martin Luther so completely, with his early hatred of God and Jesus, who seemed little more than a condemning and unrelenting judge of sin, measuring out punishment accordingly, with hell as the ultimate destination for the sinner. Even repentance Walthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04273415773082497338noreply@blogger.com