tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3626811133048875002.post5431111085675961528..comments2014-06-20T21:44:39.719-05:00Comments on Sojourn: This Christian Life: HaitiUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3626811133048875002.post-11983253645748785682010-02-01T14:56:24.030-06:002010-02-01T14:56:24.030-06:00I don't think there is actually a conflict in ...I don't think there is actually a conflict in a sense. God's judgment does work in history, but is it up to us to define God's acts of judgment? This would seem to be Robertson's position - He wants to declare something as a judgment which would conflict with the Christological ethos in the New Testament. Of course, that is my bias - a Christological one that seems to dethrone all of the powers!<br /><br />For example, most Americans would disagree that the attack on the twin Towers on 9/11 was God's judgment; yet this is - I believe - how bin Laden - and even a few Americans -would characterize it. Thus, I would say that it is not our place to declare what is judgment and what is not in light of the New Testament ethos. Our loan responsibility is to be faithful to the mission.Dr. Jay Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16314065770345121915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3626811133048875002.post-12763889448141676552010-02-01T10:25:32.099-06:002010-02-01T10:25:32.099-06:00Hi Jay - I basically agree, but I also feel like w...Hi Jay - I basically agree, but I also feel like we who put forth this perspective sidestep the many condemnations of the OT prophets of other nations based on their idolatry. Does God work judgment in history? Are we saying that this was just in the OT? What is the new covenant logic for saying that is no longer so? I don't have the answer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3626811133048875002.post-21987838020372296942010-01-25T05:16:49.291-06:002010-01-25T05:16:49.291-06:00Controversial? Really? All I've read is a reas...Controversial? Really? All I've read is a reasonable response to religious, theological, or secular extremests, which is a fair response!<br /><br />ScottAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com