tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9167645415172480708.post2862663161301743297..comments2024-01-25T04:52:39.451-07:00Comments on Satire Report: "What's up?"Michael Powershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03344463904032126734noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9167645415172480708.post-78376483299890945952009-03-18T12:55:00.000-06:002009-03-18T12:55:00.000-06:00Right on, Britton. To get theological...I consider...Right on, Britton. <BR/>To get theological...<BR/>I consider myself "perfect" on certain sins. I automatically abhor cigarettes. I am not tempted by them in the slightest. To get to that point with the sins that still do tempt me (like judging someone who DOES smoke), takes time. Eventually the Christ-like response needs to become the automatic response. But there's always a better and a best, so I think to achieve perfection in all things requires as increased vigilance and study of our surroundings. To be increasingly aware of how our actions effect others. Once you master the basics and being nice to your neighbor is automatic, suddenly you have time to think about other things you can work on, like what you can do to lighten your neighbor's burdens. This is just my thought experiment, but it kind of agrees with my concept of the Lord's perfection in omnipotence. He knows all and so is in complete control of His actions, and He only chooses good.The Jimbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04299515832281250856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9167645415172480708.post-13596440284862438652009-03-18T11:14:00.000-06:002009-03-18T11:14:00.000-06:00Just the other day I was leaving the bank and they...Just the other day I was leaving the bank and they said, "thanks for coming in today." and I responded "you too... I mean for helping me today." Good points in your post, as you said it extends not just to greetings but small talk in general. I think small talk could be defined as not only words without real meaning but words that are said repetitiously. That repetition of the same words cause a great loss in value too which you pointed out. The bank teller who thanked me tells every single one of the banks clients the same thing. She had told me the same thing in a pervious visit.<BR/><BR/>I think that might be why we have been commanded by God not to use his name in vain, and use vain repetitions, we are placing him in the same category of importance and meaning as the question "What's up?".Britton Stanfillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01201541676237392878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9167645415172480708.post-30378815698540308742009-03-18T09:51:00.000-06:002009-03-18T09:51:00.000-06:00Wow, you really thought all of that out.Kudos on t...Wow, you really thought all of that out.<BR/><BR/>Kudos on the XKCD and Brian Regan. Although, I do lament not being able to see the XKCD mouseover, that's often the best part of those comics.squirrelyearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12098250376078894226noreply@blogger.com