Comments on: When Good Friday is just okay http://www.jakebouma.com/2008/03/21/when-good-friday-is-just-okay/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:02:18 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Kirby L. Wallace http://www.jakebouma.com/2008/03/21/when-good-friday-is-just-okay/comment-page-1/#comment-21034 Kirby L. Wallace Thu, 31 Jul 2008 01:40:26 +0000 http://www.jakebouma.com/?p=599#comment-21034 There is neither anything good nor bad about Good Friday. Nor Good or Bad, either, for that matter. And wealth and security and comfort are blessings from the Lord. It is far better to say that we are "blessed", than to say that we are "affluent." Because of an early history, in this country, of honouring God AS God, and being thankful and grateful, God has blessed us and added to us these other things. Right now, we stand in quite some danger of losing all thee things as we now kill the goose that lays the golden eggs. God has provided abundantly for us (Americans), because it glorifies Him to do so. Just as it glorfied him to lead Israel out of captivity. But should we become complacent and think that these things are ours because of anything we have done and that we therefore deserve them; we may find that they can vanish as fast as morning fog. ANd that i exactly what I think is likely to happen. America is not affluent because American's are good people. Maybe our forefathers were. We certainly are not. We are living on the inheritance of Godly men whom God raised up in a previous generation, and did so for his own purposes. We should not therefore presume to believe that we will always have these things, or that we are owed them, or deserve them. There is neither anything good nor bad about Good Friday. Nor Good or Bad, either, for that matter. And wealth and security and comfort are blessings from the Lord. It is far better to say that we are “blessed”, than to say that we are “affluent.”

Because of an early history, in this country, of honouring God AS God, and being thankful and grateful, God has blessed us and added to us these other things.

Right now, we stand in quite some danger of losing all thee things as we now kill the goose that lays the golden eggs. God has provided abundantly for us (Americans), because it glorifies Him to do so. Just as it glorfied him to lead Israel out of captivity.

But should we become complacent and think that these things are ours because of anything we have done and that we therefore deserve them; we may find that they can vanish as fast as morning fog. ANd that i exactly what I think is likely to happen.

America is not affluent because American’s are good people. Maybe our forefathers were. We certainly are not. We are living on the inheritance of Godly men whom God raised up in a previous generation, and did so for his own purposes. We should not therefore presume to believe that we will always have these things, or that we are owed them, or deserve them.

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]]> By: Easter | IAmJoshBrown http://www.jakebouma.com/2008/03/21/when-good-friday-is-just-okay/comment-page-1/#comment-17098 Easter | IAmJoshBrown Sat, 22 Mar 2008 18:09:18 +0000 http://www.jakebouma.com/?p=599#comment-17098 [...] I hate that I’m not more connected to Easter. Emotionally or spiritually I’m just sort of ambivalent this year. Last year I went through a no-meat Lenten fast. This year . . . well . . . I guess I’ve kind of given up beer. But not really for Lent. And not strictly. I suppose I’m missing out on the deeper meaning and resonance of Easter. But I just don’t feel like it this year if I’m being honest. I’m thinking about going camping tomorrow. Apparently I’m not the only one and Bouma nails it on the head. [...] [...] I hate that I’m not more connected to Easter. Emotionally or spiritually I’m just sort of ambivalent this year. Last year I went through a no-meat Lenten fast. This year . . . well . . . I guess I’ve kind of given up beer. But not really for Lent. And not strictly. I suppose I’m missing out on the deeper meaning and resonance of Easter. But I just don’t feel like it this year if I’m being honest. I’m thinking about going camping tomorrow. Apparently I’m not the only one and Bouma nails it on the head. [...]

]]> By: Jake http://www.jakebouma.com/2008/03/21/when-good-friday-is-just-okay/comment-page-1/#comment-17066 Jake Sat, 22 Mar 2008 01:47:50 +0000 http://www.jakebouma.com/?p=599#comment-17066 <strong>Amanda</strong>: I agree that today the crucifixion is indeed good news, and I don't think I articulated my thoughts very well. Let me see if I can clarify. Good Friday (a.k.a. The Triumph of the Cross) beckons us to look to the cross and see its goodness and then <em>cling to it</em>. I, and many others like myself, cling to a great many things that I call "good", and I think that having all these competing things makes it harder to depend on Christ, and in turn makes it harder to see just how Good it truly is. Amanda: I agree that today the crucifixion is indeed good news, and I don’t think I articulated my thoughts very well. Let me see if I can clarify.

Good Friday (a.k.a. The Triumph of the Cross) beckons us to look to the cross and see its goodness and then cling to it. I, and many others like myself, cling to a great many things that I call “good”, and I think that having all these competing things makes it harder to depend on Christ, and in turn makes it harder to see just how Good it truly is.

]]> By: amanda http://www.jakebouma.com/2008/03/21/when-good-friday-is-just-okay/comment-page-1/#comment-17065 amanda Sat, 22 Mar 2008 01:33:09 +0000 http://www.jakebouma.com/?p=599#comment-17065 According to the bulletin of the service I attended tonight, "the ancient title for this day - the triumph of the cross - reminds us that the church gathers not to mourn this day but to celebrate Christ's life-giving passion and to find strength and hope in the tree of life." I agree that there is a lot that is NOT good, or just Okay in this world, but today is titled as GOOD to remind us of the hope that Christ instills in us, and to call us to action to change the world for the sake of the cross. I also am always moved by a couple verses of the oh-so-famous hymn "Ah, Holy Jesus", including the end of the second verse where we sing "I crucified thee", and the end of the fifth verse where we say that God's "love unswerving" is "not my deserving". No matter what shape our world is in, God continues to love us and to teach us... now THAT is Good news. According to the bulletin of the service I attended tonight, “the ancient title for this day – the triumph of the cross – reminds us that the church gathers not to mourn this day but to celebrate Christ’s life-giving passion and to find strength and hope in the tree of life.” I agree that there is a lot that is NOT good, or just Okay in this world, but today is titled as GOOD to remind us of the hope that Christ instills in us, and to call us to action to change the world for the sake of the cross. I also am always moved by a couple verses of the oh-so-famous hymn “Ah, Holy Jesus”, including the end of the second verse where we sing “I crucified thee”, and the end of the fifth verse where we say that God’s “love unswerving” is “not my deserving”. No matter what shape our world is in, God continues to love us and to teach us… now THAT is Good news.

]]> By: Ten Economic Choices Christians Must Consider - Part 1 « Community of the Risen http://www.jakebouma.com/2008/03/21/when-good-friday-is-just-okay/comment-page-1/#comment-17060 Ten Economic Choices Christians Must Consider - Part 1 « Community of the Risen Fri, 21 Mar 2008 22:19:48 +0000 http://www.jakebouma.com/?p=599#comment-17060 [...] we consume and then figure out what percent of the worlds population we are as Jake has done here).  Before anything else can be remedied, these two ideals must be crushed beneath the feet of the [...] [...] we consume and then figure out what percent of the worlds population we are as Jake has done here).  Before anything else can be remedied, these two ideals must be crushed beneath the feet of the [...]

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