Comments on: When Legalism Masquerades as Holiness

By: Ellis Taylor

Ellis Taylor — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 07:03:55 +0000

Hi Hamo,

Good post, and the more and more I get into Scripture, the more convicted I am about how I put up my own fences for myself and for the others to act in a ‘Christian’ way. It really reveals how big I/we can be on outside appearances rather than true heart transformation. That’s pretty scary stuff!

The other thing it made me consider was the role of questioning in Church and the ways of postmodern culture. For those older ones who fought for the non-alcohol and tobacco rules, they probably felt somewhat offended for the questioning of their rule. Yet, in the post-modern culture, we are taught to really deconstruct and question everything – something which a lot of Christians still seem to have trouble with at some level. Could it be that our culture has something to teach us about following Jesus – such as questioning tradition for tradition’s sake as Jesus did? Just a thought…

Cheers,
ET

By: James

James — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 09:18:42 +0000

Yeah, Hamo, I’ve seen the link to ’singles’ many times…does it know something about me or something!

Most times I view your blog it shows….hmmm

By: Mark R

Mark R — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 05:24:27 +0000

No body believes they love God as much as the evangelicals do.

By: Hamo

Hamo — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 08:56:46 +0000

Reallly?! I haven’t seen it so I will trust you that it was there…

Hmmm… wot to do

How bizarre!

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 02:23:32 +0000

Hamo,

Please tell me that the advertisement on teh riught of your homepage for ’sexy Christian singles’ is a piss-take? Please tell me that. Please, please, please…

Or are you making money from the dark side?

Andrew

By: sarah

sarah — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:09:44 +0000

I’m with James.

By: Hamo

Hamo — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 11:26:19 +0000

Thanks guys – I think our inner Pharisee is always waiting to jump out!

By: Beryl Singleton Bissell

Beryl Singleton Bissell — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 02:13:29 +0000

A powerful post, especially today when so many of fearful of life outside the fences. Good people many of them, just terrified of those who dare to think differently and perhaps cut a hole in that fence. Who knows what might sneak in, or out.

By: James

James — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:36:43 +0000

Thanks for this post Hamo, it is encouraging:)

By: Geoff

Geoff — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 19:00:29 +0000

Hamo,

To me one of the things I have enjoyed about following your blogg is that I have often been challenged to reassess the things that I believe in and have a look at their basis. I have found some to be just habits with no real value and no scriptural basis and others are sound. I believe it has provoked my faith to have less froth and bubble and much more substance, at least I hope so. I am truly grateful to you for this.

My default character is pretty legalistic and I wince at the pain this must have caused others. I would have stoned the adulteress and been OK with it, but Jesus forgave her and said “sin no more”. This is truly profound example of what our behavior should be.

Many of us in the church need to have a good long look in the mirror and pieces like this one you have just written really provoke that sort of reflection.

thanks again

Geoff