a small group of guys that i am a part of has been discussing the atonement as a result of watching this video featuring mark driscoll, pastor of mars hill church in seattle, washington. i want to share some quotes with you all from this video: “god hates all who do evil.” “we sin, God hates us!” ”we do what we are!” interesting. how do we reconcile this with john 3:16, never mind a whole score of passages in scripture that speak of God’s intense love for humanity, despite their wickedness? interesting that it doesn’t say that god so hated the evildoers of the world that he sent his only son to redeem them. this is not to say that it doesn’t in fact say that God hates evildoers in psalm 5:5, but we must not take one verse and apply an emotion or characteristic to God that seems entirely inconsistent when… [Read More]
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god hates us
May 28th, 2010 
dave 
Posted in American Christianity, Non-Violent Resistance 
Tags: Christ, Christianity, church, creation, evil, God, gospel, Jesus, Jesus Christ, John, justice, kingdom, kingdom of God, love, Mark, mark driscoll, mars hill, mercy, peace, Psalm, revelation, scripture, sin, war 
No Comments »peace at the fcm
April 12th, 2010 dave hola friends, peace came rolling into the faith covenant meal today. at around 12:45 a group of people doing a “peace walk”, aimed at ending the production of nuclear weapons, strolled into the first parish church in quincy asking if they could share a meal with me. the walk began in vermont and is ending at the united nations, just in time to make their voice heard before a discussion takes place regarding a nuclear non-proliferation treaty. this was a very cool experience for me, not only because i am a firm believer in non-violent resistance, but also because i found solidarity with folks from different faith traditions who hold to the same convictions that i do(they were 3 buddhist monks, a few unitarians and a couple christians). seeing these people in action made me want to follow the way of Jesus even more closely. they were passionate and kind,… [Read More]
Posted in Non-Violent Resistance, Social Justice Tags: church, faith, God, Jesus, love, peace, pray, witness No Comments »all sins being equal
April 1st, 2010 dave over the past few years it has become blatantly obvious to me that homosexuality is considered (by most religions) to be one of the greater sins of humanity. many who express this viewpoint often hide behind the ‘no sin is greater than another’ statement, but in truth, homosexuality often takes the cake in thought and practice. with that in mind, i began to think about other sins that are tolerated and even glorified in our culture. some of you already know where i am going with this, so i might as well just say it…what about violence? murder? despising our enemies? revenge? these are all sins (according to the sermon on the mount and numerous other new testament passages) that are looked upon favorably in this nation of ours. it is very clear through the teachings of Christ and his disciples that a heart bent on revenge and violence is… [Read More]
Posted in American Christianity, Non-Violent Resistance Tags: bible, Christ, God, heart, homosexuality, kingdom, peace, revenge, scripture, sermon, sin, truth No Comments »the hardest way to live
October 6th, 2009 dave hey everyone, thanks so much for all of your fantastic insight into this issue. i resonate with everything that was written and struggle with the implications of being a peacemaker in this world of violence. it is quite simply the most difficult way to live. i have questioned, for quite some time, why it seems to be true that Christians (more than other people i speak with) have a hard time accepting that God asks us to love (and do good) to our enemies, to bless those who curse us and to turn the other cheek. not only does he ask us to live this way, but God himself lived this way through Jesus Christ. why is it that we praise the martyrs of 1st and 2nd century christianity, but we are now baffled by those who would rather die and kill? why do we continue to pluck out our… [Read More]
Posted in Non-Violent Resistance Tags: brother, Christ, Christian, Christianity, christians, cross, curse, desire, God, Jesus, Jesus Christ, love, peace, praise, Savior, struggle, theology No Comments »the God of peace
September 25th, 2009 dave “peace by way of war is like purity by way of fornication.” – derek webb “nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon, which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields it. it is a sword that heals.” – martin luther king jr. “eye for an eye leaves everyone blind.” – gandhi “do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.” – paul the apostle “love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, and pray for those who abuse you.” – Jesus Related Posts:religion and evil: a random rantJesus CreedWhy I love BuddhaSuffering for ChristLausanne Movement – Worship
