tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33487076.post7779663345336894269..comments2023-08-05T07:30:10.342-07:00Comments on Graceful Disclosure: Are we missing the heart here?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15659271061257364020noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33487076.post-46617147399133991322007-07-09T14:06:00.000-07:002007-07-09T14:06:00.000-07:00Hey Quinn, insightful observation, and what many o...Hey Quinn, insightful observation, and what many of the LDS and JW people I connect with don't seem to get is that when we "render our hearts to him in faith, humility, and complete surrender" we usually end up doing more of the "right things" for the right reasons. So when I truly seek intimacy with Jesus first and foremost, when my relationship with him is my top priority, I'm better able to move into relationship with my wife and kids in an intuitive way that the Holy Spirit guides. And that impacts them far more than if I just decide "I'm going to be a better husband, or I'm going to be a great dad" and then attempt to do that on my own. True faith, humility and surrender will lead to the kind of heart obedience that pleases our Heavenly Father's heart.Joel B Groathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07647587872785842153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33487076.post-22011078368489537782007-07-08T09:00:00.000-07:002007-07-08T09:00:00.000-07:00Joel, I think you've hit on something that the New...Joel, I think you've hit on something that the New Testament teaches consistently and that's our God wants our heart, not external rituals. Paul used the issue of circumsion to bring this home, a ritual that God instituted as a sign of the Abrahamic covenant. Paul said that faith in Christ plus ritual = justification by the law and called them to seek salvation in this way..."cursed." <BR/><BR/>Jesus, in Luke 18 called the humble tax collector who recognized his sin and turned to God in humility..."justified" while the man who was doing all the checklist things right...tithing, prayer, service..."unjustified." Seems he missed the point that God isn't interested in obedience to principles and ordinances, but in how we render our hearts to him in faith, humility, and complete surrender.Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963115635735643308noreply@blogger.com