Comments on: Hope? http://www.sparkledesign.net/Fidget/2008/05/10/hope/ I'm not happy unless my hands are busy Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:24:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Lorraine http://www.sparkledesign.net/Fidget/2008/05/10/hope/#comment-1312 Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:17:45 +0000 http://www.sparkledesign.net/Fidget/2008/05/10/hope/#comment-1312 As a Christian who's been politically involved (my husband worked on a Senate campaign) I see it as a matter of being "in the world, not of it." My hope is for an eternal home, but while I'm here, I'm going to work to make the world the best place it can be. I just love your star blanket, by the way. That's what got me here, from Ravelry. As a Christian who’s been politically involved (my husband worked on a Senate campaign) I see it as a matter of being “in the world, not of it.” My hope is for an eternal home, but while I’m here, I’m going to work to make the world the best place it can be.

I just love your star blanket, by the way. That’s what got me here, from Ravelry.

]]> by: fyberella http://www.sparkledesign.net/Fidget/2008/05/10/hope/#comment-1252 Sun, 18 May 2008 00:30:58 +0000 http://www.sparkledesign.net/Fidget/2008/05/10/hope/#comment-1252 For me the question is not of hope but of faith. I feel that hope carries with it a sense of doubt ("I hope it works"), but faith is a confirmation of belief in spite of doubt ("I believe in God.") I have the upmost faith in God but political leaders leave me stale. I feel wounded by them. Whose values do they represent? Have I been lied to, too may times? To quote lyrics by Marvin "oh, mercy, mercy me, what's going on?" For me the question is not of hope but of faith. I feel that hope carries with it a sense of doubt (”I hope it works”), but faith is a confirmation of belief in spite of doubt (”I believe in God.”)

I have the upmost faith in God but political leaders leave me stale. I feel wounded by them. Whose values do they represent? Have I been lied to, too may times?
To quote lyrics by Marvin “oh, mercy, mercy me, what’s going on?”

]]> by: KT http://www.sparkledesign.net/Fidget/2008/05/10/hope/#comment-1200 Mon, 12 May 2008 21:22:40 +0000 http://www.sparkledesign.net/Fidget/2008/05/10/hope/#comment-1200 Yeah, I struggle with the question of how politically involved a Christian should be. Sometimes it's hard to even feel motivated to vote, because on the one hand humans are so fallable and most of the good ideas about how society should be would only work if we humans weren't so selfish - and on the other hand, I believe God is in control of earthly authority and we are to submit to them as to God. (as long as they aren't telling us to do something immoral, of course.) I guess it comes down to, we can't always (or often?) trust our leaders, but we can trust God. He is our hope. Yeah, I struggle with the question of how politically involved a Christian should be. Sometimes it’s hard to even feel motivated to vote, because on the one hand humans are so fallable and most of the good ideas about how society should be would only work if we humans weren’t so selfish - and on the other hand, I believe God is in control of earthly authority and we are to submit to them as to God. (as long as they aren’t telling us to do something immoral, of course.)

I guess it comes down to, we can’t always (or often?) trust our leaders, but we can trust God. He is our hope.

]]> by: xie http://www.sparkledesign.net/Fidget/2008/05/10/hope/#comment-1199 Mon, 12 May 2008 20:42:26 +0000 http://www.sparkledesign.net/Fidget/2008/05/10/hope/#comment-1199 I too really like Obama's sincerity. But on the other hand I know that as a man he will always disappoint. I don't feel like a true Christ follower, in the most literal sense- someone doing their utmost best to be like Christ- would ever seek a job in the political at all, because I think politics and Christianity are incompatible. It's incompatible with Christ's message of peace, etc. and a Christian in that position is sincerely compromising their faith. I too really like Obama’s sincerity. But on the other hand I know that as a man he will always disappoint. I don’t feel like a true Christ follower, in the most literal sense- someone doing their utmost best to be like Christ- would ever seek a job in the political at all, because I think politics and Christianity are incompatible. It’s incompatible with Christ’s message of peace, etc. and a Christian in that position is sincerely compromising their faith.

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