tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9661811.post2780718060951858145..comments2024-02-18T12:18:45.788-05:00Comments on Sun and Shield: For Christ's pleasure?Martin LaBarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629053725732957599noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9661811.post-88511095180750241772009-12-09T07:01:30.918-05:002009-12-09T07:01:30.918-05:00Thank you, PastorJasonNRBC.
I agree with you comp...Thank you, PastorJasonNRBC.<br /><br />I agree with you completely, down to the close of your second parenthesis. We were created purposefully, because of the will of God. The "pleasure" I'm not sure of, because the translation of that word is apparently not the only legitimate way to translate Revelation 4:11, and, of course, because of the difficulty of understanding what Revelation means, generally.<br /><br />Thanks for your comment.Martin LaBarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14629053725732957599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9661811.post-81185709225589737222009-12-08T06:26:55.527-05:002009-12-08T06:26:55.527-05:00I haven't read a lot of Rick Warren either, bu...I haven't read a lot of Rick Warren either, but I think that it is safe to say that we exist because of the will of God (Eph 1:11). He wanted us to exist. He doesn't do things whimsically or without purpose, and the scriptures say that He does all that He pleases (Ps 135:6, 115:3). So I believe it is fair to say that we exist for the pleasure of God; even if lexically this fact is not established by Rev 4:11. "...and for Thy pleasure Thou hast created, for Thou has created all things..."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9661811.post-81683842765697315902009-12-03T05:37:12.682-05:002009-12-03T05:37:12.682-05:00Thanks, George.
I probably shouldn't say this...Thanks, George.<br /><br />I probably shouldn't say this, but I haven't read much Rick Warren, so I'm not familiar with what he has to say about the matter.Martin LaBarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14629053725732957599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9661811.post-15248024027986910132009-12-02T22:07:03.765-05:002009-12-02T22:07:03.765-05:00True enough, Dr. L. But hasn't Rick Warren ma...True enough, Dr. L. But hasn't Rick Warren made a gazillion dollars writing his take on why we were created?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13683551511993825906noreply@blogger.com