tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019242355400566406.post9026584957518179296..comments2023-05-20T04:57:44.328-07:00Comments on Seda's Ramblings: Stuff and PovertySedahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13992966189983263290noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019242355400566406.post-62870080777900593792008-10-13T05:53:00.000-07:002008-10-13T05:53:00.000-07:00Yeah I meant that it is probably a more universal ...Yeah I meant that it is probably a more universal concept, but one that should be held more closely in Christian circles, but usually isn't. I believe you when you say you probably don't know any Christians like that. We are mostly stubborn, prideful, and definitely unwilling to give up our comforts for the cause of Christ. <BR/>Terri, very interesting point of view. I hope that there are more Christians than you listed that have Christ in their hearts, although I admit that many times it does not appear as though we do.David and Sarah Carrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14387355127535702980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019242355400566406.post-48526002798038594532008-10-13T05:26:00.000-07:002008-10-13T05:26:00.000-07:00Welcome to nonviolence. By not attaching to mater...Welcome to nonviolence. By not attaching to material things we are no longer afraid of being robbed of them. If we can't own the resources there is no longer reason to kill for them. All great wisdom traditions teach us this, yet we still struggle with the lesson. Ghandi, Buddha and Christ were the best living examples. They were the role models of how to love our enemies. <BR/>Christ only taught and modeled nonviolence - when he disarmed Paul he disarmed all soldiers. Christians followed his teachings for the first three centuries, but then the religion was co-opted by the state, Constantine realized that if he joined this growing religion he could control it, force it into idolatry - worship of state and material things. When Christians became hired killers for the state, they gave up any right to call themselves after the name of Christ. At least we still have the Quakers, Mennonites and the Amish as a reminder that Christ does still live in a few hearts.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10387774648881038785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019242355400566406.post-31899977546043579572008-10-12T16:23:00.000-07:002008-10-12T16:23:00.000-07:00I don't know that it's so Christian, David. It jus...I don't know that it's so Christian, David. It just is. Seems pretty universal, to me. I guess it's in keeping with Christian teaching, certainly with what Jesus said and how he lived, yet it's just as much a Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim, Pagan, or animist concept. I think it arises naturally from eliminating fear and embracing life, and of the people I know who show it most perfectly, none of them, I believe, are Christian. In fact, I think they're all pretty much non-religious. But I'm glad you like it, and that it fits in with your Christian philosophy.Sedahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13992966189983263290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019242355400566406.post-57353117877603724732008-10-12T15:38:00.000-07:002008-10-12T15:38:00.000-07:00That is definitely tough to do. Sounds like a very...That is definitely tough to do. Sounds like a very Christian concept, and I guess Hindu and maybe other religions, I am not sure. But as a Christian, that really hit home.David and Sarah Carrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14387355127535702980noreply@blogger.com