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		<title>Comment on My EPIC Christmas Music Playlist by Sheryl Phillips</title>
		<link>http://throwdowntheology.com/2011/12/my-epic-christmas-music-playlist/comment-page-1/#comment-5237</link>
		<dc:creator>Sheryl Phillips</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 12:36:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Kevin, you&#039;re back!! You made my morning...thank you for pouring your insight and heart into mine. Christmas is coming alive for me now and it feels good.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kevin, you&#8217;re back!! You made my morning&#8230;thank you for pouring your insight and heart into mine. Christmas is coming alive for me now and it feels good.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Renewing your mind (this might take a while) by Gary Bridgman</title>
		<link>http://throwdowntheology.com/2010/05/renewing-your-mind-this-might-take-a-while/comment-page-1/#comment-2177</link>
		<dc:creator>Gary Bridgman</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 01:27:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>the link I posted didn&#039;t post. Not sure why my &quot;rapture nightmares&quot; quote is in boldface.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>the link I posted didn&#8217;t post. Not sure why my &#8220;rapture nightmares&#8221; quote is in boldface.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Renewing your mind (this might take a while) by Gary Bridgman</title>
		<link>http://throwdowntheology.com/2010/05/renewing-your-mind-this-might-take-a-while/comment-page-1/#comment-2176</link>
		<dc:creator>Gary Bridgman</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 01:26:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I remember reading about the &quot;The Great Snatch&quot; around 1976, along with almost everything else you have posted here. (Too bad it wasn&#039;t realistic about what would [not] happen to their clothes.)
This is one of my faves:
&lt;a href=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2233/5748516931_ab140508db.jpg&quot; title=&quot;Party Girl, by Jack Chick&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;
I finally stopped having Rapture nightmares about 15 years ago.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I remember reading about the &#8220;The Great Snatch&#8221; around 1976, along with almost everything else you have posted here. (Too bad it wasn&#8217;t realistic about what would [not] happen to their clothes.)<br />
This is one of my faves:<br />
<a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2233/5748516931_ab140508db.jpg" title="Party Girl, by Jack Chick" rel="nofollow"><br />
I finally stopped having Rapture nightmares about 15 years ago.</a></p>
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		<title>Comment on The Devil Made Me Post This by Kevin</title>
		<link>http://throwdowntheology.com/2011/02/the-devil-made-me-post-this/comment-page-1/#comment-1412</link>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 13:13:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hmmm... there&#039;s a lot to think about here.  I&#039;ll have to ponder it more and get back to you. 

Until then, maybe this will help:
http://www.jesusneedsnewpr.net/how-you-can-scare-the-devil-away-ps-its-easy/</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hmmm&#8230; there&#8217;s a lot to think about here.  I&#8217;ll have to ponder it more and get back to you. </p>
<p>Until then, maybe this will help:<br />
<a href="http://www.jesusneedsnewpr.net/how-you-can-scare-the-devil-away-ps-its-easy/" rel="nofollow">http://www.jesusneedsnewpr.net/how-you-can-scare-the-devil-away-ps-its-easy/</a></p>
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		<title>Comment on The Crucified Baby Jesus by Balaam's Ass</title>
		<link>http://throwdowntheology.com/2010/12/the-crucified-baby-jesus/comment-page-1/#comment-1368</link>
		<dc:creator>Balaam's Ass</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Mar 2011 06:17:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>So that raises an interesting question in itself.  What does being a &quot;disciple&quot; of Christ really mean?  Sure, we all know it refers to following Jesus, but again, what does that really mean?  Does that mean I try to heal people&#039;s withered hands, perform exorcisms, and see if I can turn a tilapia and a kaiser roll into several tilapia and kaiser rolls?  Is it loving everyone even if some of the &quot;everyone&quot; are avoided (ie gays) by some in christian circles?  Is it calling out some of the &quot;religious leaders&quot; (pastors?) for missing the point of Jesus&#039; message?  If it simply means being more Christ like, then I think I&#039;ll probably start by speaking in parables for now on.  Which reminds me, behold, a sower went forth to sow...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So that raises an interesting question in itself.  What does being a &#8220;disciple&#8221; of Christ really mean?  Sure, we all know it refers to following Jesus, but again, what does that really mean?  Does that mean I try to heal people&#8217;s withered hands, perform exorcisms, and see if I can turn a tilapia and a kaiser roll into several tilapia and kaiser rolls?  Is it loving everyone even if some of the &#8220;everyone&#8221; are avoided (ie gays) by some in christian circles?  Is it calling out some of the &#8220;religious leaders&#8221; (pastors?) for missing the point of Jesus&#8217; message?  If it simply means being more Christ like, then I think I&#8217;ll probably start by speaking in parables for now on.  Which reminds me, behold, a sower went forth to sow&#8230;</p>
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		<title>Comment on The Student by Laura</title>
		<link>http://throwdowntheology.com/2011/02/the-student/comment-page-1/#comment-1147</link>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 18:01:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Fantastic!  It&#039;s nice to have some &quot;mind food&quot; to chew on for the day.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Fantastic!  It&#8217;s nice to have some &#8220;mind food&#8221; to chew on for the day.</p>
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		<title>Comment on The Crucified Baby Jesus by Nate</title>
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		<dc:creator>Nate</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2011 20:14:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Good comments. If Jesus died as a baby, he would have been unable to prove himself as the messiah, build a following, etc.

The issue I think is important to note is that his life, actions, and teachings, take up more of the gospels than his birth and death, yet we are always talking and commemorating those things. It is easy to talk about his death as a way of making others feel sorry for him, or feel guilty about sinning, or feel sad for his friends.

Jesus&#039;s death was bad, but millions of people have died horrific deaths, even worse than his. So why do we insist on reading the excruciating details of his death at a Good Friday service? We&#039;re obsessed with his death and it&#039;s just plain weird. His death served a very specific purpose, but it is sandwiched by an amazing, word-changing life, and an amazing, universe-changing resurrection.

But talking about his life is much harder because it forces all of us to make difficult decisions and accept his call to be a disciple (which we all have to figure out, because the New Testament is about heart and relationship more than rules, so it can get pretty fuzzy).</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Good comments. If Jesus died as a baby, he would have been unable to prove himself as the messiah, build a following, etc.</p>
<p>The issue I think is important to note is that his life, actions, and teachings, take up more of the gospels than his birth and death, yet we are always talking and commemorating those things. It is easy to talk about his death as a way of making others feel sorry for him, or feel guilty about sinning, or feel sad for his friends.</p>
<p>Jesus&#8217;s death was bad, but millions of people have died horrific deaths, even worse than his. So why do we insist on reading the excruciating details of his death at a Good Friday service? We&#8217;re obsessed with his death and it&#8217;s just plain weird. His death served a very specific purpose, but it is sandwiched by an amazing, word-changing life, and an amazing, universe-changing resurrection.</p>
<p>But talking about his life is much harder because it forces all of us to make difficult decisions and accept his call to be a disciple (which we all have to figure out, because the New Testament is about heart and relationship more than rules, so it can get pretty fuzzy).</p>
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		<title>Comment on The Crucified Baby Jesus by Balaam's Ass</title>
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		<dc:creator>Balaam's Ass</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 20:50:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I would tend to lean towards the thought that if He had been crucified as an infant (and more importantly resurrected afterwards), our salvation would still stand the same as it does today in it&#039;s current state.  But as Nick alluded to, what&#039;s the purpose of His ministry then?

The very fact that God&#039;s plan consisted of Jesus living a life into his early 30&#039;s and preserving some of those accounts in the Gospels that we have today, seems to imply that we&#039;re on the hook for something more and held to a higher standard than just merely believing that Jesus died and rose again.  Like Tsk stated earlier,&quot;should we really be called “Christians” if all we do is “believe” that he is the Christ?&quot;.  Biblically, the term &quot;Christian&quot; is rarely used and when it is, it&#039;s associated with the term/idea of a &quot;disciple&quot;.  This would beg the question - can someone be a &quot;Christian&quot; without being a &quot;disciple&quot; of Jesus Christ (ie accept Jesus as Savior without accepting him as Lord (a word which means Master))?  

If Jesus was in fact crucified as a baby, it would seem that we would be &quot;safe&quot; to just believe that He died and rose again (with some confession/repentance thrown in of course).  To follow Him then wouldn&#039;t seem to require much as there really wouldn&#039;t be much to follow unless we want to break down the theological implications of His nursing and spitting up habits. 

So, all that being said, His time between cradle and grave seem to strongly point to the fact that a true &quot;Christian&quot; (ie a disciple of Christ who has made Him Master of their life) will act as such and follow his kingdom focused example.  
Like Ballam&#039;s Other End said, &quot;Matthew 7:21 hammers out a good answer to this question: Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.&quot; 

Perhaps we should be preaching the Gospel more to &quot;Christians&quot; who aren&#039;t disciples of Christ?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I would tend to lean towards the thought that if He had been crucified as an infant (and more importantly resurrected afterwards), our salvation would still stand the same as it does today in it&#8217;s current state.  But as Nick alluded to, what&#8217;s the purpose of His ministry then?</p>
<p>The very fact that God&#8217;s plan consisted of Jesus living a life into his early 30&#8242;s and preserving some of those accounts in the Gospels that we have today, seems to imply that we&#8217;re on the hook for something more and held to a higher standard than just merely believing that Jesus died and rose again.  Like Tsk stated earlier,&#8221;should we really be called “Christians” if all we do is “believe” that he is the Christ?&#8221;.  Biblically, the term &#8220;Christian&#8221; is rarely used and when it is, it&#8217;s associated with the term/idea of a &#8220;disciple&#8221;.  This would beg the question &#8211; can someone be a &#8220;Christian&#8221; without being a &#8220;disciple&#8221; of Jesus Christ (ie accept Jesus as Savior without accepting him as Lord (a word which means Master))?  </p>
<p>If Jesus was in fact crucified as a baby, it would seem that we would be &#8220;safe&#8221; to just believe that He died and rose again (with some confession/repentance thrown in of course).  To follow Him then wouldn&#8217;t seem to require much as there really wouldn&#8217;t be much to follow unless we want to break down the theological implications of His nursing and spitting up habits. </p>
<p>So, all that being said, His time between cradle and grave seem to strongly point to the fact that a true &#8220;Christian&#8221; (ie a disciple of Christ who has made Him Master of their life) will act as such and follow his kingdom focused example.<br />
Like Ballam&#8217;s Other End said, &#8220;Matthew 7:21 hammers out a good answer to this question: Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.&#8221; </p>
<p>Perhaps we should be preaching the Gospel more to &#8220;Christians&#8221; who aren&#8217;t disciples of Christ?</p>
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		<title>Comment on The Crucified Baby Jesus by Tsk.</title>
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		<dc:creator>Tsk.</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 19:21:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I also enjoy the fact that Glenn Beck is tagged in this blog for some reason. Yet another piece of the immaculate conception puzzle, perhaps? :P</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I also enjoy the fact that Glenn Beck is tagged in this blog for some reason. Yet another piece of the immaculate conception puzzle, perhaps? <img src='http://throwdowntheology.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif' alt=':P' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>Comment on The Crucified Baby Jesus by Leslie</title>
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		<dc:creator>Leslie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 18:43:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Mostly I believe that Jesus&#039;s ministry was to fulfill the message of the prophets. To show that God keeps his promises. All through the gospel of Matthew it says &quot;this was to fulfill&quot; the word of Isaiah, the Law and the Prophets, God&#039;s promise to Abraham, etc. His ministry was to bring into fullness the power/love/mercy/grace God had been letting us peak at through the lives in the OT.

Secondly from Hebrews. Jesus&#039; life of perfect obedience paved the way for us to have peace with God. He could not have done this as a baby. 

Heb 2: 17-18: For this reason he had to be made like his brothers in every way, in order that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, and that he might make atonement for the sins of the people. Because he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted.

Heb 4:14-15: For we do not have a high priest who is unable to SYMPATHIZE WITH OUR WEAKNESSES, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are-yet was without sin. Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we MAY RECEIVE MERCY AND FIND GRACE to help us in our time of need.

I love having a personal God who knows it&#039;s hard to be me. Who doesn&#039;t just give me a list of rules to try and measure up to without ever experiencing the hardships Himself. Jesus measured up to the Law (love God, love neighbor) so that I wouldn&#039;t have to, and could focus on enjoying and resting with God. Because delight comes before duty.

That&#039;s my 2 cents...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mostly I believe that Jesus&#8217;s ministry was to fulfill the message of the prophets. To show that God keeps his promises. All through the gospel of Matthew it says &#8220;this was to fulfill&#8221; the word of Isaiah, the Law and the Prophets, God&#8217;s promise to Abraham, etc. His ministry was to bring into fullness the power/love/mercy/grace God had been letting us peak at through the lives in the OT.</p>
<p>Secondly from Hebrews. Jesus&#8217; life of perfect obedience paved the way for us to have peace with God. He could not have done this as a baby. </p>
<p>Heb 2: 17-18: For this reason he had to be made like his brothers in every way, in order that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, and that he might make atonement for the sins of the people. Because he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted.</p>
<p>Heb 4:14-15: For we do not have a high priest who is unable to SYMPATHIZE WITH OUR WEAKNESSES, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are-yet was without sin. Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we MAY RECEIVE MERCY AND FIND GRACE to help us in our time of need.</p>
<p>I love having a personal God who knows it&#8217;s hard to be me. Who doesn&#8217;t just give me a list of rules to try and measure up to without ever experiencing the hardships Himself. Jesus measured up to the Law (love God, love neighbor) so that I wouldn&#8217;t have to, and could focus on enjoying and resting with God. Because delight comes before duty.</p>
<p>That&#8217;s my 2 cents&#8230;</p>
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