Comments on: Just Do It http://www.newbereans.com/2009/12/14/just-do-it/ The Relentless Pursuit of Authentic Christianity Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:50:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Jeremiah Dusenberry http://www.newbereans.com/2009/12/14/just-do-it/comment-page-1/#comment-211 Jeremiah Dusenberry Fri, 18 Dec 2009 05:32:18 +0000 http://www.newbereans.com/?p=530#comment-211 I might have to do the same thing Jeremy (plagiarize.) I might have to do the same thing Jeremy (plagiarize.)

]]> By: Jeremy Nehf http://www.newbereans.com/2009/12/14/just-do-it/comment-page-1/#comment-208 Jeremy Nehf Wed, 16 Dec 2009 07:54:34 +0000 http://www.newbereans.com/?p=530#comment-208 You said,"I love discussing doctrine as much as anyone I know, but there is an inherent danger therein; when we assume that by agreeing with a truth, we must be obeying it. Putting most of our energies into knowing and little into doing is dangerous indeed." And I was just thinking that the first instance of knowing I can remember in the bible is Adam "knew" his wife. (Haven't checked the Hebrew so don't get nit-picky!) ;) Anyway it is one thing to know your wife. It is quite another to "KNOW" your wife. One implies knowledge that is intellectual. The other implies experiential knowledge. The former is passive while the latter is active. The first is nice, the second is better! By the way, I LOVE this line "We are sometimes more zealous for being right than we are for being righteous" I've decided to plagiarize it as my own! ;) You said,”I love discussing doctrine as much as anyone I know, but there is an inherent danger therein; when we assume that by agreeing with a truth, we must be obeying it. Putting most of our energies into knowing and little into doing is dangerous indeed.”

And I was just thinking that the first instance of knowing I can remember in the bible is Adam “knew” his wife. (Haven’t checked the Hebrew so don’t get nit-picky!) ;)

Anyway it is one thing to know your wife. It is quite another to “KNOW” your wife. One implies knowledge that is intellectual. The other implies experiential knowledge. The former is passive while the latter is active. The first is nice, the second is better!

By the way, I LOVE this line “We are sometimes more zealous for being right than we are for being righteous” I’ve decided to plagiarize it as my own! ;)

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