tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3262546789235754734.post7947293511612647345..comments2023-12-26T02:32:00.689-06:00Comments on Spat from the Whale: how can we sinners knowRich Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14503690198186721573noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3262546789235754734.post-22143891183225146252008-03-17T14:38:00.000-05:002008-03-17T14:38:00.000-05:00I have on on-going discussion at my site on what i...I have on on-going discussion at my site on what it means to be a Christian, and I think this hymn sums it up - it's the sanctification, stupid. It isn't about doctrine, or moral living, or for whom we vote, or whether we support the fetus. It's about the inner assurance, living one's life in the light and hope of the faith we hold in our hearts.<BR/><BR/>As we journey to Easter, and through Good Friday (and what, exactly, is Good about a horrendous, unjust execution?), I think it is necessary to remind ourselves that we do not journey alone. Unlike Jesus, who faced this final trial on his own, we are accompanied by the presence of God, and that makes all the difference in the world.Geoffrey Kruse-Saffordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11242660591954094499noreply@blogger.com