tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18950992.post4245235906969022243..comments2024-02-13T08:45:20.455-05:00Comments on The Schooley Files: Why Evangelical Christians Can't Confess SinKeith Edwin Schooleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06328169815024415532noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18950992.post-8041422975716930442006-11-10T15:07:00.000-05:002006-11-10T15:07:00.000-05:00Bob--
Yeah, I think "dropping bombs" isn't really...Bob--<br /><br />Yeah, I think "dropping bombs" isn't really the way to go about it. I think we need a lot of teaching about the importance of grace as an ongoing feature of the Christian life. People are afraid that if you teach grace, people will abuse it. Yes, some will. But I think the freedom of understanding the ongoing mercy of God in our own lives actually spurs us on to do what's right, out of gratitude--and <i>also</i> helps us bear with the failings of others better.<br /><br />SelahV--<br /><br />Welcome! Happy to see you here!<br /><br />Great insight in your comment. Here we are, standing before God only because of His mercy given through Jesus' sacrifice, and yet we ostracize anyone who actually acknowledges his need of that mercy. It's no wonder we have so little power in reaching the world. I suspect outsiders understand us more than we think they do.Keith Schooleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04078256877683382439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18950992.post-84628617232904309102006-11-08T20:51:00.000-05:002006-11-08T20:51:00.000-05:00Keith: Reading your post brings to mind how I see ...Keith: Reading your post brings to mind how I see others treated when they confess a sin. All of a sudden mothers don't allow their children to hang out with that kid any longer. Or women begin to shun that lady. It's sad. thanks for your post...selahVAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18950992.post-33646054502834450332006-11-07T10:20:00.000-05:002006-11-07T10:20:00.000-05:00Great post. Confession is a spiritual discipline t...Great post. Confession is a spiritual discipline that few practice. I agree with the statement, "The grace that we offer to them, we don't take for ourselves." but I would also say that too often we offer the grace of God, but do not show grace ourselves. It's a vicious, self-perpetuating cycle that I've been caught in myself at times.<br /><br />I've often pondered how to more effectively encourage the discipline of confession from the pulpit. I know I could drop some bombs if I opened the closet, but shocking people isn't teaching unless there's a relevant context. Creating an atmosphere of love and trust within the church is a necessary first step, but actually getting people into the habit of confession, that's tougher.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com