Comments on: To hang, or not to hang? That is a question… http://markjones.id.au/2007/05/27/21/ ...for life, the universe and everything Mon, 22 Mar 2010 08:46:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Van http://markjones.id.au/2007/05/27/21/#comment-13 Van Wed, 30 May 2007 08:54:46 +0000 http://markjones.id.au/2007/05/27/21/#comment-13 Interesting you went to visit a catholic church... i dated a catholic guy once and I..having a very similar church background to yourself... surprisingly found a connection with God there, albeit not knowing all the ritualistic 'steps' and confessions etc. But i did like the ritual... which may for some 'modern' christians, seem a bit 'old fashioned'. However, i completely agree with you-- Jesus died and ROSE again. Something I think the Catholic tradition seems to place less emphasis on... however, i think their focus with some 'modernising' of the catholic tradition now is moving somewhat away from worshipping Mary as well... which is a whole nother kettle of fish! Interesting you went to visit a catholic church… i dated a catholic guy once and I..having a very similar church background to yourself… surprisingly found a connection with God there, albeit not knowing all the ritualistic ‘steps’ and confessions etc.

But i did like the ritual… which may for some ‘modern’ christians, seem a bit ‘old fashioned’.

However, i completely agree with you– Jesus died and ROSE again.

Something I think the Catholic tradition seems to place less emphasis on… however, i think their focus with some ‘modernising’ of the catholic tradition now is moving somewhat away from worshipping Mary as well… which is a whole nother kettle of fish!

]]> By: thinkcreatedesign http://markjones.id.au/2007/05/27/21/#comment-11 thinkcreatedesign Tue, 29 May 2007 17:36:16 +0000 http://markjones.id.au/2007/05/27/21/#comment-11 I did something similar a couple of months ago. I have grown up in a non-denominational church, and I decide to go to Jewish messianic synagogue. I just wanted something different. But boy talk about sticking out, their service is so packed with tradition stand up, sit down, at one point you even turn around and face the back. What was so great is to see we can all call Jesus Saviour and not have to be clones of each other. It's important also to put faces on people who believe a little differently. it makes them human instead of "those people" or making them out like the enemy. I did something similar a couple of months ago. I have grown up in a non-denominational church, and I decide to go to Jewish messianic synagogue. I just wanted something different. But boy talk about sticking out, their service is so packed with tradition stand up, sit down, at one point you even turn around and face the back.

What was so great is to see we can all call Jesus Saviour and not have to be clones of each other. It’s important also to put faces on people who believe a little differently. it makes them human instead of “those people” or making them out like the enemy.

]]> By: peter riches http://markjones.id.au/2007/05/27/21/#comment-10 peter riches Tue, 29 May 2007 11:45:41 +0000 http://markjones.id.au/2007/05/27/21/#comment-10 Mark, both images of God are true. God is Our Father and therefore is our parent. He treats us as His children. As a parent I know that there are times when the best thing I can do for my children is BE A PARENT-in many ways discipline is another aspect of love. So my image of God is a loving, frightening, awe inspiring parent. He takes us by the hand and guides us, we can have our little tantrums, but He is always ready to hold out His arms in loving grace... Thank you for the blog, we can talk later about the suffering Christian, the glass half full or empty and the cross. Mark, both images of God are true. God is Our Father and therefore is our parent. He treats us as His children. As a parent I know that there are times when the best thing I can do for my children is BE A PARENT-in many ways discipline is another aspect of love. So my image of God is a loving, frightening, awe inspiring parent. He takes us by the hand and guides us, we can have our little tantrums, but He is always ready to hold out His arms in loving grace…
Thank you for the blog, we can talk later about the suffering Christian, the glass half full or empty and the cross.

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