tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11840313.post5239234803737836972..comments2024-03-10T10:54:59.776-07:00Comments on Ben Witherington: TALES OF CHRISTIAN TAILGATERSBen Witheringtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06017701050859255865noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11840313.post-67888388649517528102009-04-01T09:59:00.000-07:002009-04-01T09:59:00.000-07:00Hey, everyone knows that yellow means speed up! At...Hey, everyone knows that yellow means speed up! At least if you're from New Jersey or New York (like me)!Irenicumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13409091214695782381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11840313.post-6843591263694091982009-03-31T18:00:00.000-07:002009-03-31T18:00:00.000-07:00I sent this to a number of friends and got a reply...I sent this to a number of friends and got a reply from one saying that Snopes at photos/medica1/thehand.asp shows it to be false<BR/><BR/>??Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18339008420950983909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11840313.post-23397426304797729412009-03-31T17:59:00.000-07:002009-03-31T17:59:00.000-07:00I sent this to a number of friends and got this sn...I sent this to a number of friends and got this snopes reply that it is not accurate.<BR/>http://www.snopes.com/photos/medical/thehand.aspMaureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18339008420950983909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11840313.post-54951755956570276102009-03-31T11:57:00.000-07:002009-03-31T11:57:00.000-07:00How is stopping at a yellow light "the right thing...How is stopping at a yellow light "the right thing"? I think the yellow light means proceed with caution and the red light means stop.Agvarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738827481125355979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11840313.post-9563099041497703182009-03-31T11:18:00.000-07:002009-03-31T11:18:00.000-07:00Sort of like when you put pro-life stickers on a c...Sort of like when you put pro-life stickers on a car that has parts on it that are causing the devastation of the Amazon rainforest because they're made from that forest's trees, or like that "The Angel told Mary she was with God, not with fetus sticker" while you're wearing clothes made by people (and likely children) in appalling conditions in another country, or the "as a former fetus, I oppose abortion" sticker while eating chocolate, like Hershey's or Nestle or Cadbury, that was likely made from cacao beans harvested in West Africa by child slaves? I'm glad to see we finally came around to the abortion issue. I was a little worried there for a moment that we wouldn't. (I'm kidding)<BR/><BR/>And I've heard this story before and find it quite amusing. :)Krissihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05251832311405963636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11840313.post-79018625124199795102009-03-31T08:56:00.000-07:002009-03-31T08:56:00.000-07:00This will find its way into a few sermons this Sun...This will find its way into a few sermons this Sunday :)<BR/>MarcMarc Axelrodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364703655694001236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11840313.post-58355224829576567642009-03-31T07:23:00.000-07:002009-03-31T07:23:00.000-07:00BrilliantBrilliantBoalyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01625400974457622305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11840313.post-32514491332867214722009-03-31T06:35:00.000-07:002009-03-31T06:35:00.000-07:00Yet all of Paul's arguments have never actually pr...Yet all of Paul's arguments have never actually produced a church in which the story that you told would work. That is one of the most interesting things about the church - the aim is high, the achievement is - usually - low, and yet still this is the kingdom of heaven. Or at least a bit of it. :)<BR/><BR/>Please don't understand this as dismissive. I just find it worthy of comment.John Lyonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07299727033033232363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11840313.post-79951336165766927352009-03-31T05:16:00.000-07:002009-03-31T05:16:00.000-07:00What a useful parable. Hypocrisy is however unive...What a useful parable. Hypocrisy is however universal. Consider those who might have bumper stickers supporting saving the environment... whales... wildlife, etc., yet support or even work at an abortion mill. One thought... would an observant policeman or anyone else for that matter, see the problem with saving the environment and environment but taking the lives of children?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03832025062774146113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11840313.post-4673442106414959452009-03-31T05:04:00.000-07:002009-03-31T05:04:00.000-07:00The story is intended of course as a fictional rem...The story is intended of course as a fictional reminder to Christians that the world is watching, and at least a good bit of the world knows what sort of behavior qualifies as unChristian. Of course it is true that the church is full of people who frequently don't live up to the standard, and some don't even realize their behavior is unChristian in a whole host of areas. I would just remind those who think this sort of behavior is inevitable even with Christians that the writers of the NT think otherwise--- consider for example Paul's words to those sinning Corinthians-- "No temptation has overcome you that is not common to humanity, and God is faithful, he will not allow you to be tempted past your power to endure." Either this is true, or it is not. If it is true, Christians have no excuse for behaving as badly as everyone else. God's grace is sufficient if we will draw on it, to do the right thing. <BR/><BR/>BW3Ben Witheringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06017701050859255865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11840313.post-28493514908552951192009-03-31T02:46:00.000-07:002009-03-31T02:46:00.000-07:00Hope this isn't a true story! I find it a lot easi...Hope this isn't a true story! I find it a lot easier not to disclose my Christianity to anyone and that way I do not have to live a good life!! Of course I am only joking but it's not too far off the truth as to why I do not have bumper stickers! I want to be able to have a bit of road rage every now and again without fear of bringing Christ into disrepute...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15978420460217018253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11840313.post-50531232500737386832009-03-30T22:22:00.000-07:002009-03-30T22:22:00.000-07:00This story doesn't work on so many levels. Most o...This story doesn't work on so many levels. <BR/><BR/>Most of the 'unchurched' people I know would actually have no difficulty in thinking a Christian would do this. Since "hypocrisy" and "do as I say, not as I do" are the Church's defining characteristics in their eyes, how could they do otherwise?<BR/><BR/>As for me, well, the church is full of sinners. Where else would you get the sin demographic that you get in Church? Pretty much everywhere in the general populace. Just because you have testimonies about changed lives, and even some changed lives :), that doesn't make the Church anything more than a place where you may glimpse the kingdom of God on occasions, again as with the general populace. What is the difference? Only a recognition of the grace given. Nothing else.<BR/><BR/>That is why the story truly doesn't work. It assumes the christlikeness of Christians in the here and now. Always a fatal error to my mind, one that inevitably leads to serious disillusionment, both inside and outside the Church.John Lyonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07299727033033232363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11840313.post-71861589141301467052009-03-30T22:02:00.000-07:002009-03-30T22:02:00.000-07:00I laughed for a good minute straight when I first ...I laughed for a good minute straight when I first received this email a few weeks back.<BR/><BR/>Sad but true . . . hypocrisy plagues us all.John Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05484259391366235795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11840313.post-64723058380714247602009-03-30T18:23:00.000-07:002009-03-30T18:23:00.000-07:00For the longest time I wouldn't put any Christian ...For the longest time I wouldn't put any Christian bumper stickers on, for fear of having exactly that happening. A good reminder.Irenicumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13409091214695782381noreply@blogger.com