tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984100774133300865.post3768050238239514764..comments2023-09-29T10:52:03.594-04:00Comments on grasshoppers dreaming: giving over receivingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984100774133300865.post-53086258640058315622010-10-10T01:37:00.138-04:002010-10-10T01:37:00.138-04:00mic
In my question, the needs of self are on the ...mic<br /><br />In my question, the needs of self are on the same level as the needs of others, not above others, which is what is commanded in the Jesus Creed. But I believe you are right, we should put others needs higher than our own, not just equal to, Phil 2:3.<br /> I was reflecting on 1Cor 12,with the analogy of the church being like a body. If one person is a foot, or an arm, and there is no eye or mouth, the body will be severely disabled, but, Thank God, as long as Jesus is the head of the body, he has the power to heal and restore the body to where it is a vibrant funtioning body of Christ. That is my prayer for the Church. rexmellrexmellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984100774133300865.post-80362876583673997412010-10-06T22:16:58.377-04:002010-10-06T22:16:58.377-04:00Rexmell
You raise a logical point, but there is s...Rexmell<br /><br />You raise a logical point, but there is still something missing when the needs of self outweigh the needs of others. This appears more like loving myself like myself rather than loving my neighbor as myself. Certainly the needs of the individual are important and should be met, but within the framework of being called to Christian service I am convinced that it falls underneath servanthood.Michael Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17535833766942754590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984100774133300865.post-68620832113776668742010-10-06T21:57:59.012-04:002010-10-06T21:57:59.012-04:00Doesn't the person doing the giving have the r...Doesn't the person doing the giving have the right to expect that he should also be a recipient of someone elses giving, and if he is not, doesn't he have a duty to find a place where his giving is reciprocated?Rexmellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984100774133300865.post-62635755649472938232010-10-02T09:46:17.850-04:002010-10-02T09:46:17.850-04:00AMEN!AMEN!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com