tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30006406.post3560768279967962747..comments2024-03-28T13:07:51.025-07:00Comments on Winging It: What Less Can I Do?Stanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04523232247971115247noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30006406.post-47517449800616891512016-06-23T21:42:26.898-07:002016-06-23T21:42:26.898-07:00Speaking of weighing in, I'm down to 224lbs fr...Speaking of weighing in, I'm down to 224lbs from 231, looking to get down around an even 200. <br /><br />But more to the topic, "What are you doing? Talking about the Bible as a rule book???"<br /><br />I find your underlying point to be spot on. I don't see "reason" as something that is required for most of the Bible (God's Word) with regards human behaviors or practices. None of it has to make sense, as what is important is whether or not I seek to please God above any personal desire for pleasure, comfort or worldly happiness. It all indeed becomes a matter of what one no longer has to do, versus what is one willing to do. The woman to whom you referred has the right idea, even if her choices are not required. How much more so for those behaviors or practices that do not have some measure of "adjustment" (for lack of a better term) in the New Testament (of which dietary restrictions are an example). Another would be the issue of how we dress for Sunday service. Am I obliged by law or by my sense of reverence for the God I claim to worship? <br /><br />No doubt, I'm lousy at thinking of God first as often as I feel I should. But I think I can say it's not because I'm trying to figure out the least I must do. Putting God first just isn't a habit I've succeeded in developing to the point of "naturalness". I still must make conscious effort constantly.Marshal Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01054268632726520871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30006406.post-59015980956841034482016-06-22T10:10:26.931-07:002016-06-22T10:10:26.931-07:00I can. But that's just because I'm thinkin...I can. But that's just because I'm thinking that not too many are willing to weigh in on those subjects. You know, "don't hold your breath."Stanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04523232247971115247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30006406.post-83008304078604738942016-06-22T06:01:25.722-07:002016-06-22T06:01:25.722-07:00I can't wait to hear how others weigh in on th...I can't wait to hear how others weigh in on the subjects you've raised here:<br /><br />* When is it God-glorifying to keep the Old Testament commands? <br />* Why aren't the New Testament commands you mentioned binding on Christians in 2016? <br /><br />AlecAlechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00825239050486476125noreply@blogger.com