Comments on: The Available Kingdom http://toddblog.net/2009/04/28/the-available-kingdom/ It's pretty fun if you say it fast Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:39:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Bobby http://toddblog.net/2009/04/28/the-available-kingdom/comment-page-1/#comment-1346 Bobby Thu, 30 Apr 2009 06:51:35 +0000 http://toddblog.net/?p=775#comment-1346 I heard a guy one time say that he envied all those that had not read C. S. Lewis because its such a wonderful thing to read him for the first time. I feel that way about Willard. I agree with Brad about the relief I felt reading the chapter on the beatitudes. Enjoy! I heard a guy one time say that he envied all those that had not read C. S. Lewis because its such a wonderful thing to read him for the first time. I feel that way about Willard. I agree with Brad about the relief I felt reading the chapter on the beatitudes.
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]]> By: Brad http://toddblog.net/2009/04/28/the-available-kingdom/comment-page-1/#comment-1345 Brad Thu, 30 Apr 2009 03:44:14 +0000 http://toddblog.net/?p=775#comment-1345 I really found the section on the beatitudes to make so much sense. He talks about how the beatitudes are not spoken by Jesus as some sort of instruction for his followers to strive to be poor in spirit, meek, peacemakers, etc... If I only had a nickel for every time I've heard the passage taught that way. Instead he explains how Jesus spoke the beatitudes as an encouragement to those listening who are poor in spirit, meek, peacemakers, etc... by nature or otherwise, and to give those in a disadvantaged situation hope for the future and an awareness of their place in God's kingdom and of God's heart for them. Much of the book I find to be amazingly challenging. I find myself discouraged at the impact of the teaching. I believe it but my flesh fights it and doesn't want to accept it. But the chapter on the beatitudes really does give me the encouragement from Jesus' words in the way Jesus intended. Even as the rest of the sermon on the mount leaves me completely overwhelmed. I really found the section on the beatitudes to make so much sense. He talks about how the beatitudes are not spoken by Jesus as some sort of instruction for his followers to strive to be poor in spirit, meek, peacemakers, etc… If I only had a nickel for every time I’ve heard the passage taught that way. Instead he explains how Jesus spoke the beatitudes as an encouragement to those listening who are poor in spirit, meek, peacemakers, etc… by nature or otherwise, and to give those in a disadvantaged situation hope for the future and an awareness of their place in God’s kingdom and of God’s heart for them.

Much of the book I find to be amazingly challenging. I find myself discouraged at the impact of the teaching. I believe it but my flesh fights it and doesn’t want to accept it. But the chapter on the beatitudes really does give me the encouragement from Jesus’ words in the way Jesus intended. Even as the rest of the sermon on the mount leaves me completely overwhelmed.

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