Comments on: A New Kind of Justice http://www.hillelfriends.org/blog/2006/12/02/a-new-kind-of-justice/ Explain here what the weblog is about. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:53:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Jeanne http://www.hillelfriends.org/blog/2006/12/02/a-new-kind-of-justice/#comment-50 Jeanne Sat, 23 Dec 2006 19:54:38 +0000 http://www.hillelfriends.org/blog/?p=24#comment-50 Is there a reason you took me off this list for this one? Jeanne Is there a reason you took me off this list for this one? Jeanne

]]> By: Bill Dahl http://www.hillelfriends.org/blog/2006/12/02/a-new-kind-of-justice/#comment-38 Bill Dahl Mon, 11 Dec 2006 05:20:54 +0000 http://www.hillelfriends.org/blog/?p=24#comment-38 Tony Campolo writes: "Jesus offers no “cheap grace.” He does not call you to be a nice believer. He calls you to committed discipleship." Campolo, Tony. You can make a Difference-High voltage Living in a Burned out world, W Publishing Group Nashville, TN Ó Copyright 1984 by Anthony Campolo p. 6. “Niceness – wholesome, integrated personality – is an excellent thing. We must try by every medical, educational, economic and political means in our power to produce a world where as many people as possible grow up ‘nice;’ just as we must try to produce a world where all have plenty to eat. But we must not suppose that even if we succeeded in making everyone nice we should have saved their souls. A world of nice people, content in their own niceness, looking no further, turned away from God, would be just as desperately in need of salvation as a miserable world – and might even be more difficult to save.” C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity, HarperSanFrancisco – A Division of HarperCollinsPublishers, (c) 1952, Your commentary is right on. Thank you. I needed that. Bill Dahl http://www.theporpoisedivinglife.com Best, Bill Tony Campolo writes: “Jesus offers no “cheap grace.” He does not call you to be a nice believer. He calls you to committed discipleship.” Campolo, Tony. You can make a Difference-High voltage Living in a Burned out world, W Publishing Group Nashville, TN Ó Copyright 1984 by Anthony Campolo p. 6.

“Niceness – wholesome, integrated personality – is an excellent thing. We must try by every medical, educational, economic and political means in our power to produce a world where as many people as possible grow up ‘nice;’ just as we must try to produce a world where all have plenty to eat. But we must not suppose that even if we succeeded in making everyone nice we should have saved their souls. A world of nice people, content in their own niceness, looking no further, turned away from God, would be just as desperately in need of salvation as a miserable world – and might even be more difficult to save.”

C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity, HarperSanFrancisco – A Division of HarperCollinsPublishers, (c) 1952,

Your commentary is right on. Thank you. I needed that.

Bill Dahl
http://www.theporpoisedivinglife.com

Best,

Bill

]]> By: forrest curo http://www.hillelfriends.org/blog/2006/12/02/a-new-kind-of-justice/#comment-26 forrest curo Sun, 10 Dec 2006 15:35:31 +0000 http://www.hillelfriends.org/blog/?p=24#comment-26 Notice he does not say we will not have enemies to love. We are not to be anyone's enemy; that is the difference. Notice he does not say we will not have enemies to love.

We are not to be anyone’s enemy; that is the difference.

]]> By: Craig http://www.hillelfriends.org/blog/2006/12/02/a-new-kind-of-justice/#comment-25 Craig Wed, 06 Dec 2006 19:31:18 +0000 http://www.hillelfriends.org/blog/?p=24#comment-25 Awesome post, April! We met at First Friends at Quarterly Meeting. I'm a member of Friendship Friends (NCYM-C). Now that I've found your blog, I'll be sure to keep up with it. Peace out Friend, Craig Awesome post, April! We met at First Friends at Quarterly Meeting. I’m a member of Friendship Friends (NCYM-C).

Now that I’ve found your blog, I’ll be sure to keep up with it.

Peace out Friend,
Craig

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