tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400340423678181828.post209909792452296474..comments2023-10-04T18:01:43.464-05:00Comments on Dads Teach the Bible: Pain and PromiseMike Cunninghamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05971102076711413290noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400340423678181828.post-35043961422479301632014-03-27T19:09:32.883-05:002014-03-27T19:09:32.883-05:00Yep, and it is for eternity that He is making us f...Yep, and it is for eternity that He is making us fit.. Good thoughts.Mike Cunninghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05971102076711413290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8400340423678181828.post-29812361999008285052014-03-26T17:59:35.524-05:002014-03-26T17:59:35.524-05:00What a "bloody" struggle rages in modern...What a "bloody" struggle rages in modern theology, and in our own hearts as you describe, Mike! Where did I ever get the notion that if I'm a "good boy" I won't get disciplined? Well, if I was, I didn't get spanked or grounded, for one thing. But that was small potatoes compared to the struggle I face on a mostly continuous basis in my soul. I conclude it's ingrained in my essential nature as a fallen man.<br /><br />Is this not the key struggle for Job? Why should I be any different - nobody would ever describe me as "a blameless and upright man, fearing God and turning away from evil" (Job 1:8). <br /><br />What was the outcome for Job? "I have heard of You by the hearing of the ear; But now my eye sees You; Therefore I retract, And I repent in dust and ashes." <br />(Job 42:5-6).<br /><br />Do I want to know God that badly? It probably doesn't make much difference; it's His plan anyway (I Thes.4:3; 1 Peter 3:17, 18 e.g.). <br /><br />But we also know that He will bring us safely through; by HIs provision our life is <br />eternal! <br />chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04631165961382647198noreply@blogger.com