tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12366201.post954879630201226182..comments2024-03-27T14:58:23.360-07:00Comments on aka pastor guy: Can I Get A Witness?Mark (aka pastor guy)http://www.blogger.com/profile/12920114022832644455noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12366201.post-51956239788451752202010-09-08T06:26:16.168-07:002010-09-08T06:26:16.168-07:00I don't think the goal is others-focused. Thes...I don't think the goal is others-focused. These kinds of statements--and they come in all kinds of forms for many different aspects of life--are based, I believe, in a misunderstanding of holiness and our purpose in this world. The goal is holiness by negation and world-change by force: If we can distance ourselves enough from __whatever__ then I'll still have my holiness bubble up, and if I can defeat the wiles of the devil by __whatever__ then I'll be fulfilling God's will.<br /><br />In other words: This has more to say about us and our fear that we're being "tainted" or overrun than our focus on others. We don't care about others... when we do these kinds of things we're thinking about ourselves.<br /><br />At least, that's my guess as to how we can be so completely unhelpful and still believe we're doing good.<br /><br /> ~LukeLuke Holzmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07799632321310461828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12366201.post-53750695140446042632010-09-07T19:44:52.471-07:002010-09-07T19:44:52.471-07:00Tribal thinking, us-vs.-them, being on the right t...Tribal thinking, us-vs.-them, being on the right team, insecurity. Identity rooted in the world and its ultimately temporal, artificial distinctions instead of in Christ and His ultimately infinite, all-encompassing love.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12366201.post-23726666631554588682010-09-07T15:47:04.160-07:002010-09-07T15:47:04.160-07:00Thanks for that, Mark. Keep it up.Thanks for that, Mark. Keep it up.Mark Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17888183222821971413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12366201.post-92005301328694357832010-09-07T15:29:10.335-07:002010-09-07T15:29:10.335-07:00Short-sightedness?Short-sightedness?Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01248905587983891548noreply@blogger.com