tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872289811002419028.post5304813490903003415..comments2023-07-21T10:01:32.456+01:00Comments on T Childs Christianity Blog: Paradise LostT-Childshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14973808285834438472noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872289811002419028.post-37531495370599357912012-10-07T15:17:48.370+01:002012-10-07T15:17:48.370+01:00'The key is self-awareness, and being able to ...'The key is self-awareness, and being able to take the piss out of oneself.' Ah, now I KNEW there was something missing from my post!! As ever Daz, your comments are most welcome; you can say with one word what some people have to say with hundreds...T-Childshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14973808285834438472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872289811002419028.post-38391188642171855852012-10-07T01:00:53.390+01:002012-10-07T01:00:53.390+01:00The key is self-awareness, and being able to take ...The key is self-awareness, and being able to take the piss out of oneself.Daz Pearcehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935407418226324575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872289811002419028.post-14970175293876873242012-09-16T22:35:40.512+01:002012-09-16T22:35:40.512+01:00Yes of course I will; be my pleasure!Yes of course I will; be my pleasure!T-Childshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14973808285834438472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872289811002419028.post-90676376820356927112012-09-16T22:35:22.032+01:002012-09-16T22:35:22.032+01:00It's a delight to visit many other blogs; peop...It's a delight to visit many other blogs; people are so different and we can learn so much from each other.T-Childshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14973808285834438472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872289811002419028.post-38125665971748376052012-09-16T22:07:02.583+01:002012-09-16T22:07:02.583+01:00please check out my blog at: catcare11.blogspot....please check out my blog at: catcare11.blogspot.comBetsy C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13661183902598074112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872289811002419028.post-67360535652667805922012-09-16T18:28:49.884+01:002012-09-16T18:28:49.884+01:00A very good post and relatable. Appreciate your v...A very good post and relatable. Appreciate your visit to my blog and your honest comment. Blessings.Just Be Realhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15815210059310140144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872289811002419028.post-18312870153891820682012-09-15T16:42:13.204+01:002012-09-15T16:42:13.204+01:00Well thankyou Frank; I sort of wrote this piece &#...Well thankyou Frank; I sort of wrote this piece 'off the cuff' so to speak rather than planning it. It truly is nice to be able to write something that is appreciated. Likewise, I am astounded at the quality of writing from all the blogs I frequent; I understand that the difference between being published and not can sometimes be who you know rather than what you know.<br /><br />Yes, the righteousness of Christ certainly outstrips any other thing that a human can contribute.<br /><br />Not having much in the way of social status, I agree with you completely. Society sees the superficial things, like a well-spoken accent, or someone who is related to this person or that person, or who is well-educated and so on. God I believe sees our hearts and whether they are tuned to Him, rather than less important things. The world is always opposed to God's mercy and simplicity, because God speaks the truth, whereas the world hides behind carefully composed layers of untruth and double-standards and even cosy falsehoods. T-Childshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14973808285834438472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872289811002419028.post-26344698242145935992012-09-15T16:35:03.791+01:002012-09-15T16:35:03.791+01:00Everyone's been very kind about my post, so I ...Everyone's been very kind about my post, so I thank everyone for that; thankyou! In reply, I have learnt so much from all the people who have commented here, so thankyou again!<br /><br />Sometimes, perhaps God lets us wander off the path to let us know what life is like without Him and His overarching influence. Many prophets spent time in the wilderness, and sometimes even that might be a sort of learning curve, knowing what the world is like so that we can in effect reject it for God. Life it seems is a balance, a balance between over-doing it and doing it just right, and a balance between many things, things that only God can put in perspective.T-Childshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14973808285834438472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872289811002419028.post-77333146589948586692012-09-15T16:23:29.992+01:002012-09-15T16:23:29.992+01:00Yes, we seem often to miss Jesus' simplicity. ...Yes, we seem often to miss Jesus' simplicity. Religion can be one thing, a simple relationship with Jesus in my humble experience is something else completely. It seems that God does pick the least of people to serve His cause, often because 'important' people can be so wrapped up in themselves that they think nothing else matters. Those who have grown up with any social status or grown up in poverty or reduced circumstances I think can more readily understand Jesus' simple but utterly profound and life-changing and life-enhancing message. Of course, God can call anyone to serve Him after all, be they rich or poor, important or not, and we should never stand in the way of His choices.T-Childshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14973808285834438472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872289811002419028.post-20405100354299478962012-09-15T16:16:03.692+01:002012-09-15T16:16:03.692+01:00You wrote: 'There have been times when I felt ...You wrote: 'There have been times when I felt distant from God. Looking back, in my case it happened because I allowed myself to be distracted with other things.' Yes, we can all get caught up in worldly things; I certainly was and for a long time too. I learnt the hard way partly because I don't come from a Christian family or background; I had no one else to teach me but God, and through reading the Bible. I'm a different person now and I know that I will always just try to serve the Lord with a whole heart.<br /><br />The Bible is an epic love story, God's epic love story for mankind and mankind's always half-hearted love for Him!T-Childshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14973808285834438472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872289811002419028.post-86661548774982383102012-09-14T21:20:29.469+01:002012-09-14T21:20:29.469+01:00I fully agree with the other commentators above, t...I fully agree with the other commentators above, this is a beautiful post. Yes we are but dust and ashes. But how wonderful it is for God the Son to die for the likes of us, and to impute in us the righteousnes of Christ which I believe is greater and more perfect than Adam's innocence.<br />As you wrote: culture, the class system, social status, wealth, education and such does not restore anyone to the innocence Adam enjoyed, but with the eyes of Christ I can appreciate and enjoy the wealth of beauty of creation so abundant on this planet.Frank E. Blasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12218732913319387677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872289811002419028.post-65017058625345899802012-09-14T20:38:06.714+01:002012-09-14T20:38:06.714+01:00This is a wonderful post. I could especially relat...This is a wonderful post. I could especially relate to the last paragraph and this line, "I lost everything before I really knew what I had." I felt that way too, made me sad,I felt I had gone so far off course. I am so glad for God's grace and mercy. We are called to love His mercy and I love it. S. Knowleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10252839278824306504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872289811002419028.post-8454399781894897322012-09-13T09:34:57.474+01:002012-09-13T09:34:57.474+01:00Hi Tim,
yes this is a lovely post. If everybody r...Hi Tim,<br />yes this is a lovely post. If everybody realized that in order to gain what was lost to us we simply have to become as a child, not leaning on our own understanding and trying to gain peace and happiness by reaching out for things that we believe will make us happy. We can miss the simplicity in Christ. There are people with masses of material wealth that have no peace, it is not the place that we will find it. There are people that have position and enjoy titles, we only have to read 'can anything good come out of Nazareth?' to know who really may hold 'position' as far as God is concerned.'but God has chosen the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and has chosen the weak things of the world to shame the things which are strong.' God will never be confined to a building, He can be found in Jesus alone wherever that may be, and 'where two or three are gathered together in His name, there He is in the midst of them.'Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16165344093549650260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872289811002419028.post-75710057110507722892012-09-13T03:56:36.416+01:002012-09-13T03:56:36.416+01:00This is a beautiful post. There have been times w...This is a beautiful post. There have been times when I felt distant from God. Looking back, in my case it happened because I allowed myself to be distracted with other things. I had believed the lie that I could juggle God and the world and that's simply not possible.<br /><br />What I have learned, and am still learning, is that God is the most patient teacher. He is so wise and gentle in dealing with us. He remembers that we are dust. <br /><br />And because of what Jesus did, whenever God looks at us He sees His son. It is a love that none of us deserve but it is a gift given to us by Jesus. And Jesus was sent by God.<br /><br />An epic love story. That is what the Bible truly is to me. It tells me about a God whose love knows no bounds. And ultimately, that is what every human being craves from the moment they leave the womb... to be loved.<br /><br />Blessings to you.Sincerityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12135778203560012397noreply@blogger.com