Comments on: Self-sacrifice http://unscriptured.com/2006/10/06/self-sacrifice/ and now, a word from our creator Sun, 20 May 2012 04:44:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Toby T http://unscriptured.com/2006/10/06/self-sacrifice/#comment-32 Tue, 24 Oct 2006 06:12:00 +0000 http://unscriptured.com/2006/10/06/self-sacrifice/#comment-32 Well, it's not for me to say whether or not that counts as a sacrifice, that would really be between you and God. My guess though, is that you know if it was a sacrifice or not. Well, it’s not for me to say whether or not that counts as a sacrifice, that would really be between you and God. My guess though, is that you know if it was a sacrifice or not.

]]> by: some poor unfortunate soul http://unscriptured.com/2006/10/06/self-sacrifice/#comment-29 Tue, 24 Oct 2006 01:27:59 +0000 http://unscriptured.com/2006/10/06/self-sacrifice/#comment-29 I appreciate you keeping things light and simple. I wonder though, last lent I was planning on giving up cigarettes. It was too difficult though, so I switched brands instead. They didn't taste very good so I didn't enjoy them very much. Does this qualify as a sacrifice? I appreciate you keeping things light and simple. I wonder though, last lent I was planning on giving up cigarettes. It was too difficult though, so I switched brands instead. They didn’t taste very good so I didn’t enjoy them very much. Does this qualify as a sacrifice?

]]> by: Toby T http://unscriptured.com/2006/10/06/self-sacrifice/#comment-9 Sat, 07 Oct 2006 00:00:45 +0000 http://unscriptured.com/2006/10/06/self-sacrifice/#comment-9 Well, I may or may not get more complex in my thinking, but even if I do, I'm not sure it'll show up here. When it comes down to it, I'd rather be entertaining than educational, though both would be nice. I'd love to see some deep conversations happen in the comments but for the main post of the day, I want to keep things light. I think that'll serve a wider readership. Besides I want to keep the average post short enough to fit into people's morning routines, that doesn't allow for much complexity. Well, I may or may not get more complex in my thinking, but even if I do, I’m not sure it’ll show up here. When it comes down to it, I’d rather be entertaining than educational, though both would be nice. I’d love to see some deep conversations happen in the comments but for the main post of the day, I want to keep things light. I think that’ll serve a wider readership.

Besides I want to keep the average post short enough to fit into people’s morning routines, that doesn’t allow for much complexity.

]]> by: Deej http://unscriptured.com/2006/10/06/self-sacrifice/#comment-8 Fri, 06 Oct 2006 17:18:31 +0000 http://unscriptured.com/2006/10/06/self-sacrifice/#comment-8 One of my concerns about Toby's conversations with God is his apparent lack of history with the subject. It seems that he has a lot of experience with trying to explain him, and his place in people's lives, but not with asking questions to settle things on a more complex level. I've read quite a bit of C.S. Lewis' nonfiction, where he tackles such things as the issue of the pain that we feel, both emotionally and physically, even when he are under the arm of a ( presumably ) benevolent God. That subject Lewis went into in great detail, and I, for one, don't need to look at the subject too much anymore. But there are plenty of other questionable things in life that could be delved into. While I don't always agree with him, Lewis' logic is always impectable. One topic that I find perplexing is the difference between pre-destination and free will. I don't see a difference between doing something that was preordained, with the whole intricate web already in place, and doing what you choose to do, pulling the web along with you. To me, it all seems to come to the same end, along the same roads. I just hope that Toby gets a little more complex with his thinking, that's all. One of my concerns about Toby’s conversations with God is his apparent lack of history with the subject. It seems that he has a lot of experience with trying to explain him, and his place in people’s lives, but not with asking questions to settle things on a more complex level. I’ve read quite a bit of C.S. Lewis’ nonfiction, where he tackles such things as the issue of the pain that we feel, both emotionally and physically, even when he are under the arm of a ( presumably ) benevolent God. That subject Lewis went into in great detail, and I, for one, don’t need to look at the subject too much anymore. But there are plenty of other questionable things in life that could be delved into.
While I don’t always agree with him, Lewis’ logic is always impectable.
One topic that I find perplexing is the difference between pre-destination and free will. I don’t see a difference between doing something that was preordained, with the whole intricate web already in place, and doing what you choose to do, pulling the web along with you. To me, it all seems to come to the same end, along the same roads.
I just hope that Toby gets a little more complex with his thinking, that’s all.

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