Comments on: Would Jesus Get Any E-Harmony Action? http://lifeasmission.com/blog/2006/03/would-jesus-get-any-e-harmony-action/ exploring the mystery of life and mission as one and the same Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:31:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Maria http://lifeasmission.com/blog/2006/03/would-jesus-get-any-e-harmony-action/comment-page-1/#comment-176 Maria Thu, 20 Apr 2006 21:21:40 +0000 http://lifeasmission.com/blog/?p=171#comment-176 JR - I'm sorry for joking about this post and your concern without even reading the post - now that I have - all I can say is amen - I'm touched by it! I enjoy getting to know you. M JR – I’m sorry for joking about this post and your concern without even reading the post – now that I have – all I can say is amen – I’m touched by it!

I enjoy getting to know you.

M

]]> By: David http://lifeasmission.com/blog/2006/03/would-jesus-get-any-e-harmony-action/comment-page-1/#comment-142 David Sat, 01 Apr 2006 08:33:22 +0000 http://lifeasmission.com/blog/?p=171#comment-142 I think you hit a home run with this post JR. I think you hit a home run with this post JR.

]]> By: Julianne http://lifeasmission.com/blog/2006/03/would-jesus-get-any-e-harmony-action/comment-page-1/#comment-139 Julianne Thu, 30 Mar 2006 19:01:38 +0000 http://lifeasmission.com/blog/?p=171#comment-139 Junior, I appreciate your exhortation towards women also and think you note a realistic trend. I also appreciate Robert's response. I also believe the Holy Spirit certainly can and does change and shape our desires and grow us up in Christ. I have seen that my own attraction to the wrong kind of men seems to be deeply symptomatic of my own misbeliefs about a lot of things--including myself. Attraction is a weird thing...pulls you like a magnet. Its undeniable--its there. But once you realize you are being attracted to something unhealthy (which the Holy Spirit does make known to you, in my experience)--that is the time to take action--through counsel(ing) which will help you see why you have those tendancies, and through prayer. As Christians, we will still have unhealthy attractions--but we have the Reason and Resource (the Holy Spirit--whom is our helper and "paraclete"--love that image!) to not let those attractions be our guide. Junior, I appreciate your exhortation towards women also and think you note a realistic trend. I also appreciate Robert’s response.
I also believe the Holy Spirit certainly can and does change and shape our desires and grow us up in Christ. I have seen that my own attraction to the wrong kind of men seems to be deeply symptomatic of my own misbeliefs about a lot of things–including myself.
Attraction is a weird thing…pulls you like a magnet. Its undeniable–its there. But once you realize you are being attracted to something unhealthy (which the Holy Spirit does make known to you, in my experience)–that is the time to take action–through counsel(ing) which will help you see why you have those tendancies, and through prayer.
As Christians, we will still have unhealthy attractions–but we have the Reason and Resource (the Holy Spirit–whom is our helper and “paraclete”–love that image!) to not let those attractions be our guide.

]]> By: jrrozko http://lifeasmission.com/blog/2006/03/would-jesus-get-any-e-harmony-action/comment-page-1/#comment-134 jrrozko Tue, 28 Mar 2006 17:37:43 +0000 http://lifeasmission.com/blog/?p=171#comment-134 PS - As <a href="http://blog.lifeofrobert.com/archives/2006/03/28/a_little_woohoo/" rel="nofollow">this guy</a> pointed out, guys have a long way to go in terms of being attracted to the kind of women Paul talks about as well, I don't mean to be one-sided, it's just that my post flowed from a particular discussion about a particular part of a verse dealing with women. PS – As this guy pointed out, guys have a long way to go in terms of being attracted to the kind of women Paul talks about as well, I don’t mean to be one-sided, it’s just that my post flowed from a particular discussion about a particular part of a verse dealing with women.

]]> By: Blog http://lifeasmission.com/blog/2006/03/would-jesus-get-any-e-harmony-action/comment-page-1/#comment-133 Blog Tue, 28 Mar 2006 16:14:48 +0000 http://lifeasmission.com/blog/?p=171#comment-133 <strong>A Little "Woo-Hoo" in the Church...</strong> ... A Little “Woo-Hoo” in the Church…

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