tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post2793163240556597870..comments2023-11-03T11:37:04.473+00:00Comments on nothing new under the sun: Does it have to be this way?byron smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-41645469513402522432011-02-16T21:09:00.941+00:002011-02-16T21:09:00.941+00:00I'm glad I've managed to please my most fa...I'm glad I've managed to please my most faithful critic. :-)byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-40182876946937929862011-02-16T19:09:58.490+00:002011-02-16T19:09:58.490+00:00YES! Thank you for this post, it's exactly wha...YES! Thank you for this post, it's exactly what I wanted spelt out and it's also something I need to be reminded of again and again.jessica smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12387186546476608523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-20914232739293737622011-02-10T05:34:37.547+00:002011-02-10T05:34:37.547+00:00Thanks Byron. I found that a hopeful post, in a th...Thanks Byron. I found that a hopeful post, in a thick sense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-38159585009234276182011-02-08T10:07:35.262+00:002011-02-08T10:07:35.262+00:00The bit I'm thinking of is how Paul has learnt...The bit I'm thinking of is how Paul has learnt to be content in all situations...<br /><br />I believe that the now is as equally as important as the not yet...and depending on ones understanding of the intermediate state... perhaps the books ends are equally important ;)<br /><br />To elevate the not yet over the now; diminishes the work of the cross and what Jesus did in you and I the day Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-30400706359626007402011-02-08T08:27:59.777+00:002011-02-08T08:27:59.777+00:00It must be the Douglas bit. I went to the blog to ...It must be the Douglas bit. I went to the blog to comment, simply to say that the last sentence was gold, and find another Doug has beaten me to the punch. <br /><br />Faithful pessimism could well rock.Anthony Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16277745466192451883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-23596864960652671972011-02-08T06:02:22.430+00:002011-02-08T06:02:22.430+00:00my problem is grasping hold of 'it doesn't...my problem is grasping hold of 'it doesn't have to be this way' (your words) in the context of 'it won't always be this way' (more or less isaiah's words) – perhaps it's the things becoming 'worse' you mention that makes it so difficult. <br /><br />but your last sentence is great. eminently quotable!psychodougiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11355975567290588909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-10554959525034568662011-02-08T00:43:45.707+00:002011-02-08T00:43:45.707+00:00Which bit of Philippians do you have in mind and a...Which bit of Philippians do you have in mind and are you suggesting that the presently realised hope (the "now") is more significant than the as yet unrealised hope (the "not yet")?byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-56299021996471297202011-02-08T00:34:50.614+00:002011-02-08T00:34:50.614+00:00Interesting point about seeing God's future. T...Interesting point about seeing God's future. Though one could argue that Paul's position was also one of hope in God being present in the now....aka Phillipians.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com