What was I thinking? By Steve Brown

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Patriot4301
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https://internetmonk.com/archive/recommendation-what-was-i-thinking-by-steve-brown

Great read.
Patriot4301
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The book is an interesting take on our individual journeys in the Christian faith.
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The book is an interesting take on our individual journeys in the Christian faith.
Down loaded it to my kindle. Thanks.
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94chem
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That book is from 2006, FYI.
dermdoc
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Brown and I think a lot alike.
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Finished reading it and really enjoyed it. Thanks for the recommendation.
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Patriot101
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It's a great book for those of us reforming, especially.
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Patriot101 said:

It's a great book for those of us reforming, especially.


Gives me faith for the Reformed church.

Not a fan of Piper, MacArthur, or Chan. They seem very condemning and judgemental to me.
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Gives me faith for the Reformed church.

Not a fan of Piper, MacArthur, or Chan. They seem very condemning and judgmental to me.

This will always be the impression, as we are already condemned in our sin.
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diehard03 said:

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Gives me faith for the Reformed church.

Not a fan of Piper, MacArthur, or Chan. They seem very condemning and judgmental to me.

This will always be the impression, as we are already condemned in our sin.
Sure. But no longer. We are regenerate, redeemed, and appear holy to God because of the blood of Jesus.

I always think of Paul's sermon on Mars Hill as what I would like to hear more often.
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I always think of Paul's sermon on Mars Hill as what I would like to hear more often.

You'll have to explain that more. This sermon is calling out idolatry, placing God (and us) in the rightful place, calling for repentance and warning of upcoming judgement.

You might call Paul judgmental, it seems.
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diehard03 said:

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I always think of Paul's sermon on Mars Hill as what I would like to hear more often.

You'll have to explain that more. This sermon is calling out idolatry, placing God (and us) in the rightful place, calling for repentance and warning of upcoming judgement.

You might call Paul judgmental, it seems.
Paul's tone was totally different than what you hear from those three pastors imho.
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dermdoc said:

Patriot101 said:

It's a great book for those of us reforming, especially.


Gives me faith for the Reformed church.

Not a fan of Piper, MacArthur, or Chan. They seem very condemning and judgemental to me.


You bet they need to read it.
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dermdoc said:

diehard03 said:

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Gives me faith for the Reformed church.

Not a fan of Piper, MacArthur, or Chan. They seem very condemning and judgmental to me.

This will always be the impression, as we are already condemned in our sin.
Sure. But no longer. We are regenerate, redeemed, and appear holy to God because of the blood of Jesus.

I always think of Paul's sermon on Mars Hill as what I would like to hear more often.


That was Wesley's answer to the Calvinists of his day.
It is better to light a flamethrower than to curse the darkness- Sir Terence Pratchett
“ III stooges si viveret et nos omnes ad quos etiam probabile est mittent custard pies”
Patriot101
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Okay
diehard03
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Paul's tone was totally different than what you hear from those three pastors imho.

I'm confused on how you are coming to this assessment. This is the same Paul that had no issue confronting people, writing scathing admonitions to several churches and would certainly be considered judgmental by today's society's standards.
Patriot101
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So Derm, what was a take away from the book for you?
Patriot101
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I liked how he stated that people weren't as bad as he thought they were nor as good as he thought they were either.
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I liked how genuine he was.
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dermdoc
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diehard03 said:

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Paul's tone was totally different than what you hear from those three pastors imho.

I'm confused on how you are coming to this assessment. This is the same Paul that had no issue confronting people, writing scathing admonitions to several churches and would certainly be considered judgmental by today's society's standards.
When I read Paul I do not feel condemnation like I do when I hear or read those three Calvinist preachers I mentioned.

Probably just me.
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Patriot101
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^^ YouTube

Tim Keller
Sinclair Ferguson

They're on a different level that you would like.
diehard03
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Yeah, Kellers so good about bring truth and grace that he gets flack from his own kind more than elsewhere.
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diehard03 said:

Yeah, Kellers so good about bring truth and grace that he gets flack from his own kind more than elsewhere.


Yeah well...Each part of the body is needed.
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