tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1388370369187844627.post7434405686394548588..comments2024-03-12T10:35:54.578-05:00Comments on Homeward Bound: InactiveMichael Boldea Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09695469447648193872noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1388370369187844627.post-25402308358641253232009-05-17T10:17:00.000-05:002009-05-17T10:17:00.000-05:00Dear Pastor Michael,
I'm catching up on your blog...Dear Pastor Michael,<br /><br />I'm catching up on your blog postings, after traveling and being offline for awhile. This is my "church" attendance for today (Sunday), because I've not yet found a self-proclaimed "Bible-based" local church that doesn't still cling to at least one unscriptural pet doctrine. And the "pastors" will preach about almost anything except sin, repentance, and the need for a savior. I thank God for you, Michael, because yours is the one place I still visit regularly in order to be fed. You are truer to the scriptures than anyone I know of; you don't put esoteric "spin" on the Word as so many ministers are doing, or search for endless layers of symbolism, codes, and such. You expound on the plain meaning, which is so nourishing to my famished soul.<br /><br />Thank you especially for your "Inactive" post, which I will copy and keep handy to read again. This particular message is profoundly meaningful to me, as I reflect back on all the times I've tried, out of love for their souls, to alert family and acquaintances to certain conditions in their lives which are keeping them off the narrow way that leads to Life. It matters not how delicately or directly one speaks to them; the reaction is almost invariably, "You are judgmental, holier-than-thou, unloving, unprogressive, etc." But when you see people you love fornicating, or openly displaying lust, idolatrous materialism, or the like, what do you do? An honest Christian conscience can't bear to watch loved ones trotting down the broad road to their doom. So I do speak up, although usually it gets me nothing but a figurative kick in the teeth and the loss of their support and companionship. I can't live with my conscience when I try to keep quiet. But even if the whole world goes against me, I still have Jesus Christ, and "His grace is sufficient for me."<br /><br />Bless you, dear Michael. Please keep on doing what you're doing!<br /><br />MelanieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1388370369187844627.post-28328909940915880272009-05-15T12:38:00.000-05:002009-05-15T12:38:00.000-05:00The tools He issues for the work seem designed for...The tools He issues for the work seem designed for use right in our immediate vicinity, don't they. For me, though, it sometimes seems hardest to keep focused while laboring among those who know me the best. I praise God that He is able to keep us from falling. I praise God that Jesus Christ my Savior is able to keep that which I have committed unto Him against that day. I praise God that, holding forth the Word of life, when Christ returns I may rejoice that I have neither run nor labored in vain... not because of any goodness, strength or ability of mine, but because Jesus is the Author and FINISHER (hallelujah!) of my faith. As such, we purpose in our hearts to stay awake, to stand fast, and to keep on keeping on, trusting that His Holy Spirit will do in and through us exactly what He wants to do. <br /><br />Great post. Thank you for the warning and the encouragement.Amy S. Trosenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15637672440031668093noreply@blogger.com