tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7674624297271677945.post3984329318578737416..comments2023-07-23T00:43:30.334-07:00Comments on Theo's: The Real VineThe Rev. John Kirkleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17915490727988762513noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7674624297271677945.post-11324476165385827522006-05-15T20:05:56.730-07:002006-05-15T20:05:56.730-07:00Now see, this is a profound and real sermon. Very ...Now see, this is a profound and real sermon. Very refreshing - was starting to run out of cheeks to turn on a right wing preacher who's been posting to my blog.<br><br>And you say: "We must move beyond our captivity to the illusion of a God of condemnation and judgment."<br><br>And what you've done is mined John for some lines that shine. The same gospel has all kinds of lines where the author has Jesus telling everybody who disagrees with him that they're going to hell. I say somebody was putting words in Jesus' mouth to advance the cause of his theology.<br><br>There's the inspired John and the uninspired, and the same holds true of the entire Bible for anyone with half an ear to hear. I say we have to start making use of our own love, our own capacity to bring real and powerful discernment to the text. We make it our own or it's dead.Dariushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05334850087376561181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7674624297271677945.post-70537751760742527632006-05-16T18:16:46.753-07:002006-05-16T18:16:46.753-07:00Fr. John,This is one of your best sermons ever; I&...Fr. John,<br><br>This is one of your best sermons ever; I've been passing the word around about it. So rooted in your contemplative practice.Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10046730674885986542noreply@blogger.com