Comments on: Honoring God in Gray Areas

By: Barry O'Connell

Barry O'Connell — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 11:24:45 +0000

Hello,
I was struck by the thought that many churches preach a message that would indicate that Jesus’ first miracle (water to wine) was sinful. Was anyone at the wedding feast tempted to over drink by the abundance of good wine. What about the risk of tempting alcoholics to imbibe by a superior vintage. What about the risk of donkey accidents while RUI (riding under the influence). After all many churches teach drinking alcohol is sinful so what is the act of supplying alcohol?

Jesus made wine and associated with sinners so let us not get to Pietistic.
Best wishes,
Barry O’Connell

By: 2X80MPH

2X80MPH — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 23:00:11 +0000

“Honoring God in the gray areas” as well as “tips for self-discipline” (June 16th, 2008) should be required reading at least twice a week. (I speak for myself) After 31 years as a Christian, I find that short, quick reminders go along way in helping me stay focused on what’s most important… honoring God!

By: David McKay

David McKay — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 04:52:54 +0000

This is a very helpful article.
Do we have permission to use the articles we read here for church bulletins, giving credit to the original authors and to http://sfpulpit.com ?

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:59:15 +0000

I really like these questions. And yes, we need to examine ourselves to see if we are violating our consciences.

However, I’m reminded of what a former pastor of mine once said, “Does God live in the grey?” is “God not a Black & White God?”

I’d like to hear your thoughts on this either in a post or here.

Thanks.

By: James

James — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 03:31:58 +0000

Brian

You’re comment reminded me of a quote that I think is also fitting to this article.

“Faith is believing the Word of God and acting on it no matter how I feel, believing that God will bring a good result.” James McDonald

By: Lisa Nunley

Lisa Nunley — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:42:45 +0000

This is excellent.

By: Brian Culver

Brian Culver — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 07:58:23 +0000

Nice post! it all comes down to believing what God’s Word tells us!

By: Asish

Asish — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 05:10:47 +0000

This is really good one….Asking these questions will surely help us to lead a fruitful life for Lord. Praise God and Thanks a lot for the article.

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 23:10:32 +0000

Judy,
Regarding the font size for printing, may I suggest copying and pasting the text into your word processor. You should be able to size the font to any size you desire for printing.

By: Judy

Judy — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:39:29 +0000

This message is an answer to prayer for me. My husband wants me to go to a Casino and see if we can win money on the slots. They give you $10.00 to play with and we wouldn’t have to use our own money. Neither of us is a gambler, however his sister has been doing this and winning money without spending her own and so this is tempting to us. I have been very uneasy about it and asking God what to do. The questions asked in this article have brought me to the answer that I should not do this.
I am going to pass this article on to my friends.
However, I am having difficulty reading the articles sent to me by Pulpit magazine because of the extremely small print! I can enlarge it to read, but it will not print in large print….only in the small print, which is extremely hard to read.
I am trying to find out how to let the editors know of my problem. I sure do wish they would use larger print when they send out the articles!