tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28605099.post8285426063151506855..comments2023-10-24T07:03:42.942-05:00Comments on vtmbottomline: THE "HERESY" OF APPLICATIONPaul Burlesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17021178307705707423noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28605099.post-18049058888311172262007-02-16T22:59:00.000-06:002007-02-16T22:59:00.000-06:00It is hard for some people to accept the differenc...It is hard for some people to accept the differences and diversity in others. For some reason, that threatens their own security, so they turn the things that work for them into hard and fast rules by which they judge others. <BR/><BR/>When I went to a Southern Baptist college, the big deal was praying before your meal in the cafeteria. Most of the time, just the appearance of the food was enough to prompt prayer, but I had no idea so many people were watching to see if you bowed your head and closed your eyes before you ate. Being the rebel that I am, my roomate and I decided that we were not going to pray before we ate all through our junior year, just to see how long it took someone to notice. One day. That was it. The first day we dove into our food without the obligatory nod of the head, someone looked up and said, "Aren't you going to pray before you eat?" Originally my response was to have him point out where that was a scriptural requirement, and later on, I would say, "How do you know that I didn't?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28605099.post-21275670269519142652007-02-14T11:51:00.000-06:002007-02-14T11:51:00.000-06:00Thanks Brother Paul,You nailed it once again. It s...Thanks Brother Paul,<BR/><BR/>You nailed it once again. It seems to me that God's Word (His truth) is the track of which our application flows on. We have to focus on the track, which is true and eternal, as primary and the application is its uniqueness to us individually and daily. Never is the application to be the central focus but rather a benefit of focusing on that which is central in truth. I hope I'm not confusing but I sure appreciate your posting and your patience.<BR/><BR/>Steve in San AntonioAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28605099.post-12686718861903902672007-02-13T21:06:00.000-06:002007-02-13T21:06:00.000-06:00Paul,Spooky is apparently ok as long as we're not ...Paul,<BR/><BR/>Spooky is apparently ok as long as we're not also fundamentalists.Bob Clevelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06110395869562328309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28605099.post-4010119007892142652007-02-13T20:35:00.000-06:002007-02-13T20:35:00.000-06:00Bob,You sure know how to say the right thing espec...Bob,<BR/><BR/>You sure know how to say the right thing especially when I wasn't sure it all made much sense to anyone else. We may think a lot alike...how spooky is that. :)Paul Burlesonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17021178307705707423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28605099.post-65632850644991718642007-02-13T18:26:00.000-06:002007-02-13T18:26:00.000-06:00Paul,Nailed it, again. For some time I've been tro...Paul,<BR/><BR/>Nailed it, again. For some time I've been troubled that, as I saw it, folks tended to make the concepts of man into the doctrines of God. Like the "morning quiet time" thing, and even you have to kneel at the altar to pray. Or that your spirituality is reflected in how many chapters you read a day, despite the fact that I read more about meditating on God's word than I do about reading it.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for organizing my thoughts for me. Are you for hire?Bob Clevelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06110395869562328309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28605099.post-64807330169598104582007-02-12T06:09:00.000-06:002007-02-12T06:09:00.000-06:00Guy,Several years ago when i came to a place of de...Guy,<BR/><BR/>Several years ago when i came to a place of deciding I would preach, while in the pulpit, ONLY those things stated as truth in the text and NOT my application of that truth, or at least be very sure I made the distinction, a ton of my sermons went out the window. I haven't found them yet. :)<BR/><BR/>Debbie,<BR/><BR/>Talk about making someone think...your posts and comments are a master at that for me. Thanks.Paul Burlesonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17021178307705707423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28605099.post-89274470887690086752007-02-11T21:29:00.000-06:002007-02-11T21:29:00.000-06:00Paul: I am so very glad that you addressed this. Y...Paul: I am so very glad that you addressed this. You even gave me some things to think about as far as application. Amen.Debbie Kaufmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17748664558802779885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28605099.post-72383870795077210742007-02-11T18:38:00.000-06:002007-02-11T18:38:00.000-06:00So true, so true. This is something we all must co...So true, so true. This is something we all must constantly be aware of in our own lives of not elevating the "how" something is done to the same level as what is instructed in Scripture. The forms tend to take on a life of their own and become today's evangelical version of all the rules that the Pharisees added to the Law of Moses.J. Guy Musehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17751691713410311094noreply@blogger.com