Comments for Sitting Under the Kudzu Vine http://kudzuvine.org So the LORD God appointed a plant and it grew up over Jonah to be a shade over his head. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:55:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/ Comment on In Honor of Tethered Preaching–By John Piper by Gontroppo http://kudzuvine.org/archives/185#comment-27 Gontroppo Wed, 12 Nov 2008 23:09:56 +0000 http://kudzuvine.org/?p=185#comment-27 Good one! Good one!

]]> Comment on What Hurricane Gustav Taught Me by New Gadgets | What Hurricane Gustav Taught Me http://kudzuvine.org/archives/71#comment-26 New Gadgets | What Hurricane Gustav Taught Me Sat, 13 Sep 2008 17:02:44 +0000 http://kudzuvine.org/?p=71#comment-26 [...] Original post by Sitting Under the Kudzu Vine [...] [...] Original post by Sitting Under the Kudzu Vine [...]

]]> Comment on A JOURNEY OF EXCELLENCE by Calvinspawn http://kudzuvine.org/archives/43#comment-24 Calvinspawn Sat, 12 Jan 2008 21:51:59 +0000 http://kudzuvine.org/archives/43#comment-24 An excellent piece to lift and encourage and challenge. An old lady once said to me "Only fools and children comment on a work not finished". Oh to be finished! An excellent piece to lift and encourage and challenge. An old lady once said to me “Only fools and children comment on a work not finished”. Oh to be finished!

]]> Comment on Why Won’t You Listen? by CharlesMMelazzo http://kudzuvine.org/archives/38#comment-23 CharlesMMelazzo Sat, 13 Oct 2007 07:48:29 +0000 http://kudzuvine.org/2007/why-won%e2%80%99t-you-listen/#comment-23 Hey man.... you don't know me... I stumbled upon your site while I was listening to a Tim Keller Sermon (he mentioned the vine under which Jonah sat... and so I googled it out of curiosity). Long story short, I am delighted to find your blog. I've been going through Jeremiah... and its been hard. I always liked to imagine that if a prophet came down... that he would adress al the issues that I had with the church... and then look over and wink at me... as if to say "good job buddy... you knew what was wrong all along". But now I am realizing that the prophet would have much more to say about the sickness in my own heart, than the issues of the church. Its good to read someone who isn't just complaining about the church... but is adressing issues with humility, such as yourself. I hope I can meet Bill in heaven too. To meet someone who had the humility and courage to cling to God as we are called to. I've lived a comfortable life for so long... that I don't even know how to live courageously. I only hope that the Lord will restore myself... and the rest of us... until we are people who know and understand Him... more than we do our own satisfaction. Maybe then we will know the kind of joy that Bill did. Hey man…. you don’t know me… I stumbled upon your site while I was listening to a Tim Keller Sermon (he mentioned the vine under which Jonah sat… and so I googled it out of curiosity). Long story short, I am delighted to find your blog.

I’ve been going through Jeremiah… and its been hard. I always liked to imagine that if a prophet came down… that he would adress al the issues that I had with the church… and then look over and wink at me… as if to say “good job buddy… you knew what was wrong all along”. But now I am realizing that the prophet would have much more to say about the sickness in my own heart, than the issues of the church. Its good to read someone who isn’t just complaining about the church… but is adressing issues with humility, such as yourself.

I hope I can meet Bill in heaven too. To meet someone who had the humility and courage to cling to God as we are called to. I’ve lived a comfortable life for so long… that I don’t even know how to live courageously. I only hope that the Lord will restore myself… and the rest of us… until we are people who know and understand Him… more than we do our own satisfaction. Maybe then we will know the kind of joy that Bill did.

]]> Comment on Why Won’t You Listen? by brocklee http://kudzuvine.org/archives/38#comment-22 brocklee Thu, 11 Oct 2007 05:03:24 +0000 http://kudzuvine.org/2007/why-won%e2%80%99t-you-listen/#comment-22 I am my wifes tech support. I noticed that you modified your bar at the bottom with stats, search, etc. Did you modify sidebar2.php or did you modify one of the other files. I want to put an annotated bible study link list down there on my wifes blog but when I modify the file nothing happens. Thanks... Sorry for posting here but I couldn't find a contact me page. I am my wifes tech support. I noticed that you modified your bar at the bottom with stats, search, etc. Did you modify sidebar2.php or did you modify one of the other files. I want to put an annotated bible study link list down there on my wifes blog but when I modify the file nothing happens. Thanks… Sorry for posting here but I couldn’t find a contact me page.

]]> Comment on Why Baptists Cannot Be Charismatic by Mike Rasberry http://kudzuvine.org/archives/26#comment-6 Mike Rasberry Sun, 17 Jun 2007 23:30:53 +0000 http://kudzuvine.org/archives/26#comment-6 We ought to be proud of being Baptists. I am Baptist because I believe it more closely reflects NT theology than other denominations. I am Southern Baptist because of a theological conviction to take Christ in the NT understanding of Him throughout the world. I do not believe the majority of Southern Baptists believe tongues exist for today. I personally am not a cessationist. I simply don't see where tongues ceased as yet. However, I do believe tongues is not a gift to be sought, not do I believe it is a gift of spiritual maturity. In fact, I believe it reflects spiritual immaturity and a failure to trust in the God of the Bible. The church at Corinth was more immature than most other churches of the NT, yet it was this very church which was caught up in the gift of tongues. I do not want those representing Southern Baptist who demonstrate such a level of immaturity. I simply do not understand God's purpose in tongues, but I trust Him completely to know what He is doing. I just believe tongues and the spiritual maturity necessary to effectively lead a Baptist entity or to serve as a missionary are totally incompatible. Mike Rasberry http://mrponderings.blogspot.com/ We ought to be proud of being Baptists. I am Baptist because I believe it more closely reflects NT theology than other denominations. I am Southern Baptist because of a theological conviction to take Christ in the NT understanding of Him throughout the world. I do not believe the majority of Southern Baptists believe tongues exist for today. I personally am not a cessationist. I simply don’t see where tongues ceased as yet. However, I do believe tongues is not a gift to be sought, not do I believe it is a gift of spiritual maturity. In fact, I believe it reflects spiritual immaturity and a failure to trust in the God of the Bible.

The church at Corinth was more immature than most other churches of the NT, yet it was this very church which was caught up in the gift of tongues. I do not want those representing Southern Baptist who demonstrate such a level of immaturity.

I simply do not understand God’s purpose in tongues, but I trust Him completely to know what He is doing. I just believe tongues and the spiritual maturity necessary to effectively lead a Baptist entity or to serve as a missionary are totally incompatible.

Mike Rasberry
http://mrponderings.blogspot.com/

]]> Comment on Why Baptists Cannot Be Charismatic by Lonnie http://kudzuvine.org/archives/26#comment-5 Lonnie Fri, 08 Jun 2007 14:21:33 +0000 http://kudzuvine.org/archives/26#comment-5 Baptists are losing their identity. I was on the phone last night (June 7) with a deacon from a church going through a split. His call was asking me about a certain man on our supply preacher list (I am a Director of Missions for three Baptist associations). "The man's a Calvinist!" he said, indignantly. I chose not to argue the point though the preacher he was referring to is pretty much a "one-point" Calvinist--strong belief in the sovereignty of God. I did ask why such a strong statement--he bssically went all subjective and "me-centered" with his responses. It reminded me again of how we are losing our Baptist identity. I remember you saying once that Baptists are neither Calvinist nor Arminian but BIBLICAL! Your post is "right on" as you would expect from one who came of age in the 1960s! Blessings-- Lonnie Wascom Baptists are losing their identity. I was on the phone last night (June 7) with a deacon from a church going through a split. His call was asking me about a certain man on our supply preacher list (I am a Director of Missions for three Baptist associations). “The man’s a Calvinist!” he said, indignantly. I chose not to argue the point though the preacher he was referring to is pretty much a “one-point” Calvinist–strong belief in the sovereignty of God. I did ask why such a strong statement–he bssically went all subjective and “me-centered” with his responses. It reminded me again of how we are losing our Baptist identity. I remember you saying once that Baptists are neither Calvinist nor Arminian but BIBLICAL! Your post is “right on” as you would expect from one who came of age in the 1960s! Blessings–

Lonnie Wascom

]]> Comment on The Rule of Law by bennyh http://kudzuvine.org/archives/11#comment-4 bennyh Tue, 01 May 2007 02:48:52 +0000 http://kudzuvine.org/archives/11#comment-4 Good Job BH Good Job
BH

]]> Comment on Sacred Places or Sacred People? by Gontroppo http://kudzuvine.org/archives/8#comment-3 Gontroppo Sun, 08 Apr 2007 05:00:36 +0000 http://kudzuvine.org/archives/8#comment-3 Hi Randy. I agree with your sentiments. It would be interesting to visit some of the famous places where Christ and his followers walked, but for historical, not spiritual reasons. I understand ministers who go to Israel get besieged by people wanting to be baptised in the River Jordan. Paul's words in 1 Corinthians [I baptised very few] and Jesus' actions [allowing his disciples to do the baptising] show that it is the desire to follow God that matters, not the place where you meet him. Hi Randy.
I agree with your sentiments.
It would be interesting to visit some of the famous places where Christ and his followers walked, but for historical, not spiritual reasons.

I understand ministers who go to Israel get besieged by people wanting to be baptised in the River Jordan. Paul’s words in 1 Corinthians [I baptised very few] and Jesus’ actions [allowing his disciples to do the baptising] show that it is the desire to follow God that matters, not the place where you meet him.

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