tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5299407302611232843.post2538267192443100914..comments2023-05-23T01:09:27.258+10:00Comments on Gordon Cheng's blog: Peter Jensen preachesGordon Chenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07588151868151940982noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5299407302611232843.post-35308894472732945212008-08-19T19:26:00.000+10:002008-08-19T19:26:00.000+10:00Judgement shows that God is opposed to sin. A god ...Judgement shows that God is opposed to sin. A god who isn't opposed to sin isn't a god worth investing our lives in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5299407302611232843.post-49170216265259494422008-08-13T15:03:00.000+10:002008-08-13T15:03:00.000+10:00I know a man who was converted when a preacher spo...I know a man who was converted when a preacher spoke (in no uncertain terms) about hell at a funeral. No doubt some were offended. But one was saved for eternity.The Pookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14348286180688900647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5299407302611232843.post-24428434288977703022008-08-12T21:54:00.000+10:002008-08-12T21:54:00.000+10:00Even sitting in a foreign land I can appreciate th...Even sitting in a foreign land I can appreciate the context of this blog post.<BR/><BR/>I need to keep hearing judgement, a great warning to stay on the straight and narrow when the world temps away.Petehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13144708535489346282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5299407302611232843.post-51895880130447614242008-08-11T14:52:00.000+10:002008-08-11T14:52:00.000+10:00I baulked at Jeremiah for a long time, because of ...I baulked at Jeremiah for a long time, because of all that judgment stuff, but when you read it a few times, you really appreciate the blessing stuff more, as it is interspersed amongst the warnings!David McKayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04027490637755317026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5299407302611232843.post-41803951186193039892008-08-11T13:19:00.000+10:002008-08-11T13:19:00.000+10:00Judgement also highlights God's holiness. We can o...Judgement also highlights God's holiness. We can only really have a proper view of God's grace by knowing where we were heading without Christ.<BR/><BR/>Alex CAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5299407302611232843.post-1221533134944399392008-08-10T21:13:00.000+10:002008-08-10T21:13:00.000+10:00in similar proportions to the emphasis of scriptur...<I> in similar proportions to the emphasis of scripture, which is ovewhelmingly weighted towards the mercy and grace of God towards his people in Christ.</I><BR/><BR/>Hey GM,<BR/><BR/>I used to think this was so but regular reading of Scripture has persuaded me otherwise. The Bible is overwhelmingly a book of judgement and suffering.Gordon Chenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07588151868151940982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5299407302611232843.post-85000833340384440442008-08-10T21:10:00.000+10:002008-08-10T21:10:00.000+10:00To say we need to preach on judgement less assumes...To say we need to preach on judgement less assumes something that ain't necessarily so, namely that preachers are talking about judgement at all!<BR/><BR/>Speaking about the judgement of God is especially important in evangelism and preaching to the unconverted or those who know little about it. In most contexts it should be part of gospel preaching. <BR/><BR/>However, our emphasis on judgement over time in our overall teaching program to Christians probably should be in similar proportions to the emphasis of scripture, which is ovewhelmingly weighted towards the mercy and grace of God towards his people in Christ. Too little on judgement and we tend towards a low view of the consequences of sin and human responsibility and perhaps even become universalists. Too much and we veer towards legalism and even despair.The Pookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14348286180688900647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5299407302611232843.post-6268950794436533642008-08-10T17:51:00.000+10:002008-08-10T17:51:00.000+10:00preaching on judgement inspired me to stay Christi...preaching on judgement inspired me to stay Christian when I was a questioning teenager - a decision I've never regretted. :-)Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10197628297062514455noreply@blogger.com