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A Sermon For Richard
This archived discussion is "read only". » Pinky102 - Galatians 5:1 This is the meat of a sermon you might want to give the flock one of these coming days, Richard.It is based on Galatians, chapter 5, verse 1.: "Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage." Joseph Campbell gives the advice that a person should pursue their passion to find their bliss. he further claims that people without a mythology have no tendancy toward passion. What might seem absurd constructions--the Great Pyramids and the European Cathedrals--were the aspirations of people who were inspired by their myths, their religions. Our aspirations are limited by our interpretations of the myths under which we operatre. When our myts are failing, the failue impacts negatively on our tendancy toward passion. We give up on our dreams waiting for some prophesized end of the world. On the other hand, if our myth inspires us to passion that means we have been able to find revitalization in its boundless limits. We find the passions that inspiure us toward a life filled with the excitement of bliss. It makes sense that we take a new and deeper look at the myths and religious interpretations of our culture to discover new boundaries far beyond what we have seen in times passed. Being set free from the bondage of our past opens new worlds of wonder and bliss. Think of what it can do for our descendants.
p.s. I hope to read some of the reports you get from your congregation. FOMCL -- posted by Pinky102 » RichardSpeaks - Re: Galatians 5:1 In response to Pinky102I'm curious. . . How did you add this to my Discussion page as a separate entity rather than going through an article? All other discussions are attached to artilces. -- posted by RichardSpeaks » feistyfemale56 - Adding a discussion not directly from an article I'm not Pinky, but I can answer the question about the discussion. Anyone can go to the box at the right of the title above and click on the "Discussions for You" link. When you get to the next page, there is an option to "start a new discussion," and voila!-- posted by feistyfemale56 » Pinky102 - Re: Adding a discussion not directly from an article In response to Adding a discussion not directly from an article posted by feistyfemale56:
-- posted by Pinky102 » spiritalk - Re: Galatians 5:1 In response to Galatians 5:1 posted by Pinky102:I would be interested to know if Richard got the same message from this verse as was proposed? God bless, J -- posted by spiritalk » Pinky102 - Re: Re: Galatians 5:1 In response to Re: Galatians 5:1 posted by spiritalk:Heh heh heh heh Maybe he just went right on by. I did mean it in a complimentary way. Is that what you took from it? -- posted by Pinky102 » spiritalk - Re: Re: Re: Galatians 5:1 In response to Re: Re: Galatians 5:1 posted by Pinky102:As I am not familiar with the whole premise of this quote...I can only say...leaving all things to Christ eliminates my personal responsibility which is very important to me. God bless, J -- posted by spiritalk » Pinky102 - Re: Re: Re: Re: Galatians 5:1 In response to Re: Re: Re: Galatians 5:1 posted by spiritalk:This argument was used by the Grand Inquisitor in the Brothers Karamozov-Torquemodo. When Jesus sets humans free from the bondage, they are left on their own which is a very scary place to be. According to Cardinal Torquemodo human beings cannot tolerate such liberty. Instead they need to be free from personal responsibility to do what they are told. An interesting dichotomy. -- posted by Pinky102 » RichardSpeaks - Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Galatians 5:1 In response to Pinky102 and the restInteresting that you should mention the Grand Inquisitor Torquemada (it is 'mada' rather than 'modo,' isn't it?) who told the Christian world that they must obey the priesthood or pay with their lives. Many did pay. Anyway, referring to Gal. 5:1, it is important that you read the entire chapter to truly make sense of it. And the key to the chapter is in verse 14: "For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself." And vs. 18: "But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law." And vs. 22: But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, 23 meekness, temperance: against such there is no law." And finally, "Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another." KJV Torquemada is right: most people cannot deal with that kind of freedom. Hence, yokes of the church. They served, and serve, well, those who must remain captive. And most who call themselves Christian are indeed captive. . .and afraid. Never quite sure of their salvation. Oh, I know that there are a few who are certain, but many, perhaps millions, are not so certain. (They would never admit it, though.) They are the ones who shun personal responsibility. And misinterpret Bible passages. Take that one up, if you dare. -- posted by RichardSpeaks Please follow the guidelines set forth in the Suite101 Posting Etiquette when adding to the discussion. |
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