Comments on: Learning the Ropes http://rlemmel.com/blog/2008/06/14/learning-the-ropes/ How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace, who brings good news of happiness, who publishes salvation, who says to Zion, "Your God reigns." Isaiah 52:7 Mon, 29 Sep 2008 01:01:29 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Young Ryan http://rlemmel.com/blog/2008/06/14/learning-the-ropes/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Young Ryan Sun, 22 Jun 2008 01:38:29 +0000 http://rlemmel.com/blog/?p=7#comment-7 Thanks for setting this up it looks great! Thanks for setting this up it looks great!

]]> By: randy http://rlemmel.com/blog/2008/06/14/learning-the-ropes/comment-page-1/#comment-6 randy Sat, 21 Jun 2008 17:34:08 +0000 http://rlemmel.com/blog/?p=7#comment-6 I had some of the same feelings Dave. As I was reading over some of the book on the road this week I struck by the number of times the word 'demand' (or others like it) appears. For a book that promotes joy this seemed out of order. It appeared more burdensome than joyful. Piper does reconcile this somewhat toward the end of the book. Paul, beginning the fourth chapter of his epistle to the Ephesians, implores us to 'walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called.' The chapter begins with 'Therefore', thus this admonition is a conclusion to the to the teaching of the previous chapters. In this teaching Paul lays out before us our standing in Christ according to the grace and election afforded us in Christ Jesus our Lord. Piper, I believe, follows the same pattern. It is in the reality of our salvation, settled in Christ, that we are encouraged strive for that joy that has been won for us. The joy which love of the world can so readily quench. We can address this more thoroughly in class Sunday. Indeed, it is probably the key point on which our having this joy rests. '.., work out your salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure.' -Philippians 2:12,13 I had some of the same feelings Dave. As I was reading over some of the book on the road this week I struck by the number of times the word ‘demand’ (or others like it) appears. For a book that promotes joy this seemed out of order. It appeared more burdensome than joyful. Piper does reconcile this somewhat toward the end of the book.

Paul, beginning the fourth chapter of his epistle to the Ephesians, implores us to ‘walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called.’ The chapter begins with ‘Therefore’, thus this admonition is a conclusion to the to the teaching of the previous chapters. In this teaching Paul lays out before us our standing in Christ according to the grace and election afforded us in Christ Jesus our Lord. Piper, I believe, follows the same pattern. It is in the reality of our salvation, settled in
Christ, that we are encouraged strive for that joy that has been won for us. The joy which love of the world can so readily quench.

We can address this more thoroughly in class Sunday. Indeed, it is probably the key point on which our having this joy rests.

‘.., work out your salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure.’ -Philippians 2:12,13

]]> By: jerry http://rlemmel.com/blog/2008/06/14/learning-the-ropes/comment-page-1/#comment-5 jerry Sat, 21 Jun 2008 13:47:17 +0000 http://rlemmel.com/blog/?p=7#comment-5 The blog site really looks great! Nice job! The blog site really looks great! Nice job!

]]> By: David http://rlemmel.com/blog/2008/06/14/learning-the-ropes/comment-page-1/#comment-4 David Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:58:58 +0000 http://rlemmel.com/blog/?p=7#comment-4 The blog looks great,nice job. I have questions regarding the book we are reading in class. It seems that Piper gives imperatives that we must achieve for our salvation. How does this fit in with the imputed rightouseness of Jesus Christ? The blog looks great,nice job.
I have questions regarding the book we are reading in class. It seems that Piper gives imperatives that we must achieve for our salvation. How does this fit in with
the imputed rightouseness of Jesus Christ?

]]> By: ryan http://rlemmel.com/blog/2008/06/14/learning-the-ropes/comment-page-1/#comment-3 ryan Sun, 15 Jun 2008 15:44:56 +0000 http://rlemmel.com/blog/?p=7#comment-3 Great work on getting the blog set up; it looks good!!! Great work on getting the blog set up; it looks good!!!

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