All Comments for: The Human Condition | Christianity Today | A Magazine of Evangelical Conviction

Free Newsletters:

RSS Feeds |

Audio |

Twitter

Home > 2008 > July

Christianity Today, July, 2008 |

REFLECTIONS

The Human Condition

Quotations to stir heart and mind.

Compiled by Richard A. Kauffman | posted 7/17/2008 08:49AM

I HAVE DISCOVERED that all the unhappiness of men arises from one single fact, that they cannot stay quietly in their own chamber.
Blaise Pascal, Pensées

IT IS NO EASY TASK to walk this earth and ...

[Reader Reviews]

Average User Rating:

Rate and Comment on this article

Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 comments.

Page: 1

Show All

Jesse

Posted: July 21, 2008 6:00 PM


any philosphy with any sense in it points to Christ, Christians can do better at reading between the lines of anything a placing either christ or satan their

Mark Eaton

Posted: July 21, 2008 7:24 AM

Not one mention of God or Jesus in this article. I really want to vote zero but the system will not let me. Why do we wonder why we struggle with faith when all we pay attention to is philosophy? Colossians 2:8 says "Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceipt, according to the tradition of men, accoring to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ". While these men and women may be Belivers, what we must pay attention to is the Word of God and not the word of men.

T.	Posted: July 19, 2008 3:31 PM

One of the sayings in this collection of sayings deserves the one star, namely that "SATAN DOES NOT here fill us with hatred of God, but with forgetfulness of God."Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Too often the church is lukewarm with its people only meeting God once a week. Or otherwise so consumed in its activities and its keeping busy that it does not rest with God. Those who are overly busy say it is their fervor for God that drives them. But I think it is often their own haste and unease to which they are prisoners. As for the other sayings in this collection I say it is a set of mainly half-baked ideas with some faint inclination towards the truth, sometimes. Let us not become forgetful of God either in stagnating or in excess of activity.

Isaiah

Posted: July 17, 2008 5:17 PM

The fundamental question is not a matter of how we conduct ourselves, or what philosophy we have in life. Primarily and utterly it is a matter of whether we are in Christ or in Adam (Romans 5-6), in the spirit or in the flesh (Romans 7-8). Let us rather be occupied and be so consumed with our Lord yet living a life of normality whilst on this earth (1 Tim. 2, Titus 2). I believe we should not be concerned as a matter of priority the manner of our living and thoughts per se, but rather much more how this Christ can be applied and enjoyed as our life in every aspect of our life (Rom. 5:10, Col. 3:4) for His divine purpose (Eph. 1:9-11) Our Christ must be all and in all (Col. 3:11)! Let us not lose our focus on Him in whom the Father so utterly delights!

Page: 1

E-mail this page

Write CT

Print this article

Post a comment