tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28605099.post8335184726339572565..comments2023-10-24T07:03:42.942-05:00Comments on vtmbottomline: FORSAKING OUR FIRST LOVEPaul Burlesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17021178307705707423noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28605099.post-29240446752077441812013-04-29T06:29:19.430-05:002013-04-29T06:29:19.430-05:00Victorious,
Thank YOU for stopping by and comment...Victorious,<br /><br />Thank YOU for stopping by and commenting. Paul Burlesonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17021178307705707423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28605099.post-69983732236240510822013-04-28T20:03:07.678-05:002013-04-28T20:03:07.678-05:00We love because He first loved us...
Thank you, P...We love because He first loved us...<br /><br />Thank you, Paul!<br />Victorioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05612933331490588145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28605099.post-43064542973782828982013-04-28T10:15:36.996-05:002013-04-28T10:15:36.996-05:00Good stuff, Paul! :-)Good stuff, Paul! :-)Johnny D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17141127764617679586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28605099.post-41294537697564982742013-04-27T15:46:26.226-05:002013-04-27T15:46:26.226-05:00Aussie J,
Strong comment. And accurate as well.Aussie J,<br /><br />Strong comment. And accurate as well.Paul Burlesonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17021178307705707423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28605099.post-43358329391839400722013-04-26T15:29:20.469-05:002013-04-26T15:29:20.469-05:00Paul,
"They started out in grace and love bu...Paul,<br /><br />"They started out in grace and love but they are now trying to attain their goal by human effort and had lost their love for people."<br /><br />You are referring to the the Ephesians believers, but the truth of the matter is that your words apply to almost every church of my acquaintance.<br /><br />Personally, they describe my own early journey as I winced as the blows of performance expectations which were vented from the pulpit.<br /><br />I learned "guilt tripping" in my early years in "church"; and later, in college, becoming an adept practitioner, as most of my peers did, during my early years of ministry.<br /><br />Thankfully, light dawned: DISCIPLES CANNOT BE MADE THIS WAY!<br /><br />I am yet to see a more effective smoke screen to hide the fact, of which Paul wrote in Galatians 2:20, than torturers in the pulpit, flagellating their captives.<br /><br />It's spiritual fratricide!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Aussie Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16199918171163666399noreply@blogger.com