tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19490962.post3798306371557182224..comments2023-12-10T10:06:41.979+00:00Comments on mutations of mortality: Mark 12 continuedTerry Hamblinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06346629921055055879noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19490962.post-45101592713809458442007-06-25T01:10:00.000+01:002007-06-25T01:10:00.000+01:00Strange gods before me - ahh, every time I have si...Strange gods before me - ahh, every time I have sinned, I have had a very strange god before me - myself......<BR/><BR/>Those resentment or grudge things - only way I know out of them is to pray that the object of my resentment will have everything I truly seek - salvation and serenity in this life. Usually get rid of the resentment in a week or so, occasionally a month.<BR/><BR/>Charles StearnsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19490962.post-30871057412328750822007-06-24T23:56:00.000+01:002007-06-24T23:56:00.000+01:00I appreciated your talking about the difference be...I appreciated your talking about the difference between patience and tolerance. <BR/><BR/>"His reluctance to punish us here and now is evidence of his patience, not his tolerance. He gives us time to repent and turn. To tolerate what is evil is a parody of Christianity."<BR/><BR/>I feel that too often we hold back speaking up because we are afraid to appear intolerate or we don't want to offend. What we need to do is speak boldly, but with grace. (And perhaps bring along a sandwich as well.:)justmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00432622549940230450noreply@blogger.com