Comments for Mr. Billy http://noshoes.wordpress.com Experiences in time related. Thu, 20 Mar 2008 05:23:08 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Grape Vine Beetle by A beetle from summer « the Marvelous in nature http://noshoes.wordpress.com/2006/05/04/grape-vine-beetle/#comment-906 A beetle from summer « the Marvelous in nature Thu, 20 Mar 2008 05:23:08 +0000 https://noshoes.wordpress.com/2006/05/04/grape-vine-beetle/#comment-906 [...] in the spring. I found one site that offered care information for the species, but aside from a couple comments on the web, couldn’t see any evidence that it was frequently kept in [...] [...] in the spring. I found one site that offered care information for the species, but aside from a couple comments on the web, couldn’t see any evidence that it was frequently kept in [...]

]]> Comment on The Body by AR http://noshoes.wordpress.com/2006/05/11/the-body/#comment-902 AR Wed, 21 Nov 2007 21:48:28 +0000 https://noshoes.wordpress.com/2006/05/11/the-body/#comment-902 Perhaps it would be best to say that while spirit and body are distinct they are not truly separate. If they are separated, the body dies. While they are still together we are a whole person and body and spirit work together inseparably, as long as both are reasonably healthy. Spirits in heaven are with the Lord, which is best, but they are not with their bodies, a less than ideal situation for the human being. They are waiting, like the martyrs under the altar. At the resurrection body and spirit will be united. Yes, the body is dead - or what we would call "dead meat" i.e., condemned to die. But that is not its natural fate (it's only because of sin) and it's not its final fate either, because of the resurrection. I think it's most important of all to remember that Christ put on human nature, both soul and flesh, and took both of them into death and then out of it again. In other words, he has both dignified and redeemed physical nature and while we should not be afraid of the body's death, we should also live in hope of the body's resurrection. Hopefully our souls are walking in that new life already. Gruesome picture! Perhaps it would be best to say that while spirit and body are distinct they are not truly separate. If they are separated, the body dies. While they are still together we are a whole person and body and spirit work together inseparably, as long as both are reasonably healthy. Spirits in heaven are with the Lord, which is best, but they are not with their bodies, a less than ideal situation for the human being. They are waiting, like the martyrs under the altar. At the resurrection body and spirit will be united.

Yes, the body is dead – or what we would call “dead meat” i.e., condemned to die. But that is not its natural fate (it’s only because of sin) and it’s not its final fate either, because of the resurrection. I think it’s most important of all to remember that Christ put on human nature, both soul and flesh, and took both of them into death and then out of it again. In other words, he has both dignified and redeemed physical nature and while we should not be afraid of the body’s death, we should also live in hope of the body’s resurrection. Hopefully our souls are walking in that new life already.

Gruesome picture!

]]> Comment on The Body by noshoes http://noshoes.wordpress.com/2006/05/11/the-body/#comment-900 noshoes Sat, 03 Nov 2007 12:27:24 +0000 https://noshoes.wordpress.com/2006/05/11/the-body/#comment-900 Very well put I am going to have to give this concept more thought for sure. I appreciate you spending the time to express thses ideas. Billy When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity. Very well put I am going to have to give this concept more thought for sure. I appreciate you spending the time to express thses ideas.

Billy

When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.
For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.
And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.

]]> Comment on The Body by hkevinderr http://noshoes.wordpress.com/2006/05/11/the-body/#comment-899 hkevinderr Sat, 03 Nov 2007 11:46:23 +0000 https://noshoes.wordpress.com/2006/05/11/the-body/#comment-899 I am really convinced that Christian spirituality is centered in our bodies. If you read the creation account in Genesis, man is created and called a living soul, not said to have a soul. The difference is very important, for example, the difference between having a banana and being a banana. We know and experience the world, and Christ through our bodies. If you read the Sermon on the Mount closely, you will notice that it is very much centered in living our faith, our spirituality is very much present in physical world, which again if you consider the Genesis account, it was created good. All this is not to discount the reality of heaven, but neither should the experience of faith in the physical world be discounted, nor the body. Paul talks about the Spiritual body we will receive upon our resurrection, he does not detail the specifics, but Jesus is the example. While it is a spiritual body, it is a body, and not just a mass of energy or some disembodied spirit, it is a bodily resurrection. I doubt that the horrific effects of various deaths will be carried over, but scares could well be a badge of honor in the service of Christ. Consider the special role that Martyrs play in the book of Revelation. Thanks for thinking this through with me. Peace, Kevin I am really convinced that Christian spirituality is centered in our bodies. If you read the creation account in Genesis, man is created and called a living soul, not said to have a soul. The difference is very important, for example, the difference between having a banana and being a banana. We know and experience the world, and Christ through our bodies. If you read the Sermon on the Mount closely, you will notice that it is very much centered in living our faith, our spirituality is very much present in physical world, which again if you consider the Genesis account, it was created good. All this is not to discount the reality of heaven, but neither should the experience of faith in the physical world be discounted, nor the body. Paul talks about the Spiritual body we will receive upon our resurrection, he does not detail the specifics, but Jesus is the example. While it is a spiritual body, it is a body, and not just a mass of energy or some disembodied spirit, it is a bodily resurrection. I doubt that the horrific effects of various deaths will be carried over, but scares could well be a badge of honor in the service of Christ. Consider the special role that Martyrs play in the book of Revelation. Thanks for thinking this through with me.

Peace,
Kevin

]]> Comment on The Body by noshoes http://noshoes.wordpress.com/2006/05/11/the-body/#comment-898 noshoes Sat, 03 Nov 2007 01:32:17 +0000 https://noshoes.wordpress.com/2006/05/11/the-body/#comment-898 hkevinderr Very interesting take on the issue. It is very comforting to know that Jesus still bares the marks that won our freedom. I just wonder about all those who were burned at the stake, boiled alive and beheaded for their faith. They might be a bit unsightly in their resurrected bodies if they have to slip back into the old one. In fact Christ would be almost unrecognizable if he bore all the marks of the scourgeing he received. I would guess that He chose to leave some traces for our appreciation but I do not believe there is any reason why we would be left all scared and battered for enternity but I do not have any difinitve answers only my own ideas from my study of scripture.I do acknowledge that the Bible seems to state that the material with which we are made up of will be reclaimed and reused as part of God's faithful promises. God Bless and see you in heaven scars or no scars I will be happy to be there! hkevinderr

Very interesting take on the issue. It is very comforting to know that Jesus still bares the marks that won our freedom. I just wonder about all those who were burned at the stake, boiled alive and beheaded for their faith. They might be a bit unsightly in their resurrected bodies if they have to slip back into the old one. In fact Christ would be almost unrecognizable if he bore all the marks of the scourgeing he received. I would guess that He chose to leave some traces for our appreciation but I do not believe there is any reason why we would be left all scared and battered for enternity but I do not have any difinitve answers only my own ideas from my study of scripture.I do acknowledge that the Bible seems to state that the material with which we are made up of will be reclaimed and reused as part of God’s faithful promises.

God Bless and see you in heaven scars or no scars I will be happy to be there!

]]> Comment on The Body by hkevinderr http://noshoes.wordpress.com/2006/05/11/the-body/#comment-897 hkevinderr Sat, 03 Nov 2007 01:18:12 +0000 https://noshoes.wordpress.com/2006/05/11/the-body/#comment-897 Your thoughts are interesting. I am inclined to disagree with your understanding of the situation. If you recall, Jesus rose to new life, the tomb was empty. This is what is promised for us as well. It is not a minority reading of the New Testament, it is the premise upon which it rests, the resurrection. A bodily resurrection is what is display throughout the New Testament. I like the imagery you are working with, but if you consider the resurrected Christ, he is still bearing the scares of his wounds and he is recognized by his disciples. There are times when Jesus appears in a locked room or disappears from the table after breaking bread with them. It is the incarnation, the Word made flesh, and he is the first fruits from among the dead. It is not the popular understanding in the Christian world today but it is a biblical understanding. Peace, Kevin Your thoughts are interesting. I am inclined to disagree with your understanding of the situation. If you recall, Jesus rose to new life, the tomb was empty. This is what is promised for us as well. It is not a minority reading of the New Testament, it is the premise upon which it rests, the resurrection. A bodily resurrection is what is display throughout the New Testament. I like the imagery you are working with, but if you consider the resurrected Christ, he is still bearing the scares of his wounds and he is recognized by his disciples. There are times when Jesus appears in a locked room or disappears from the table after breaking bread with them. It is the incarnation, the Word made flesh, and he is the first fruits from among the dead. It is not the popular understanding in the Christian world today but it is a biblical understanding.

Peace,
Kevin

]]> Comment on The Body by Laura http://noshoes.wordpress.com/2006/05/11/the-body/#comment-896 Laura Mon, 22 Oct 2007 23:42:33 +0000 https://noshoes.wordpress.com/2006/05/11/the-body/#comment-896 Great Blog! Even so, Come Lord Jesus Come! Great Blog! Even so, Come Lord Jesus Come!

]]> Comment on The Body by C.L. Mareydt http://noshoes.wordpress.com/2006/05/11/the-body/#comment-895 C.L. Mareydt Sat, 20 Oct 2007 00:02:29 +0000 https://noshoes.wordpress.com/2006/05/11/the-body/#comment-895 Interesting article. The pic was a bit of a shocker! But, alas, the body does go through an array of destruction all its own. Thank God, we are more than just a body. Whether we like it or not, we all come to the final day when the body dies. And, we all die the same way, just in different circumstances. Thanks for your contribution! Interesting article. The pic was a bit of a shocker! But, alas, the body does go through an array of destruction all its own. Thank God, we are more than just a body. Whether we like it or not, we all come to the final day when the body dies. And, we all die the same way, just in different circumstances. Thanks for your contribution!

]]> Comment on The Body by indignus http://noshoes.wordpress.com/2006/05/11/the-body/#comment-894 indignus Fri, 19 Oct 2007 11:30:00 +0000 https://noshoes.wordpress.com/2006/05/11/the-body/#comment-894 Interesting post. Let me say though that I have reservations about thinking of the body as a mere adjunct of personality, since, as Genesis tells us, it was also God Himself Who fashioned the clay; and Scripture also promises that our present bodies too will be changed into "spiritual" ones, and will thus be part of the future life... That said, God bless, and thanks for the story:) Interesting post. Let me say though that I have reservations about thinking of the body as a mere adjunct of personality, since, as Genesis tells us, it was also God Himself Who fashioned the clay; and Scripture also promises that our present bodies too will be changed into “spiritual” ones, and will thus be part of the future life…

That said, God bless, and thanks for the story:)

]]> Comment on Narnia! by minoman http://noshoes.wordpress.com/2005/12/12/narnia/#comment-890 minoman Sun, 16 Sep 2007 08:32:46 +0000 http://noshoes.wordpress.com/2005/12/12/narnia/#comment-890 nice blog dude nice blog dude

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