tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20342931.post115090675316821142..comments2023-10-26T10:42:35.773-04:00Comments on Bible in the Basement: Who Do You Think You Are?Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03908805430109059630noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20342931.post-1151107378552307122006-06-23T20:02:00.000-04:002006-06-23T20:02:00.000-04:00I like that verse. ThanksI like that verse. Thanksnjcopperheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17480190430679213903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20342931.post-1151080197896342122006-06-23T12:29:00.000-04:002006-06-23T12:29:00.000-04:00NJC -You'll get no disagreement from me on that, a...NJC -<BR/><BR/>You'll get no disagreement from me on that, and thanks for pointing it out. I once heard a pastor comment on the significance of Acts 10:32, in which God says to Cornelius, "Send therefore to Joppa and ask for Simon who is called Peter. He is lodging in the house of Simon, a tanner, by the sea."<BR/><BR/>God himself describes this Simon fellow according to his vocation - he is "Simon, a tanner." God himself recognizes, and cares about, our vocation!Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03908805430109059630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20342931.post-1150984914738878382006-06-22T10:01:00.000-04:002006-06-22T10:01:00.000-04:00Ken,Your questions are spot on as to the unchangin...Ken,<BR/>Your questions are spot on as to the unchanging foundation of who we are as Christians. If we define ourselves (what we boast of) through our vocation, nationality, physical body, marital or social status or any other worldly distinction, our houses are built on sand. That said, I think there is a tendency in Christians to devalue or denigrate the created order. We am not called from being "who we are" to being a Christian, but to being a Christian "who we are". The Presbyterians have historically taught that we serve Christ, not only when we serve in the Church, but when we live for him wherever God has placed us (sex, age, abilities, vocation, family, personal interests, etc.). God has called me to be an American and a banker but a CHRISTIAN American and banker.njcopperheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17480190430679213903noreply@blogger.com