tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28988815.post7614954342461481982..comments2023-08-15T06:44:05.705-05:00Comments on Pure Church: The Cost of Following Jesus: Helping BradFellowElderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08590139703839397873noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28988815.post-22183439486422564232009-12-05T19:57:06.184-05:002009-12-05T19:57:06.184-05:00I have been following this set of posts with inter...I have been following this set of posts with interest. I found it interesting that there was an article at the Gospel Coalition Blog by D. A. Carson that addresses these issues. <br />Here is the link: http://bit.ly/6b1h2NTerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10516701596063439361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28988815.post-85105447382147758442009-12-05T09:24:54.159-05:002009-12-05T09:24:54.159-05:00Thabiti,
I really have a very similar situation f...Thabiti,<br /><br />I really have a very similar situation facing me as a Pastor of a small church. Thanks for the input.Haydenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01256518337951573331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28988815.post-43699997594461400252009-12-04T13:11:26.592-05:002009-12-04T13:11:26.592-05:00I agree with most of this... but I'm not sure ...I agree with most of this... but I'm not sure I agree with "Develop a plan with Brad to pursue marriage quickly." To me, the sin issue is living together, unmarried, and obviously having sexual relations.<br /><br />The solution to this is either a) stop, i.e. live separately, or b) get married. However, while b) deals with the "unmarried" part, it requires him to marry someone with whom he would be <em>unequally yoked</em>, another sin. So this seems to to simply trade one sin for another. a) may not seem like the most logical course of action to the world -- especially when you consider the finances and potential for disagreements in the family. But I believe it is the most Biblical. We wouldn't ask an believer to marry his children's mother if they <em>weren't</em> living together, would we?<br /><br />Thanks<br />TomTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04348984425778030040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28988815.post-48497805332216163432009-12-04T12:04:35.507-05:002009-12-04T12:04:35.507-05:00thanks for starting this series it looks like bein...thanks for starting this series it looks like being really helpful. you have begun well by giving us some gentle, loving, biblically faithful, thinking. I found the comments about loving jill and the children and demonstrating to them the reality of love in community helpful. Too many from our reformed family come across as harsh in application of the bible. You are modelling love in your thinking. Thanks.john edmondsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28988815.post-44167177730869254632009-12-04T11:42:38.155-05:002009-12-04T11:42:38.155-05:00Excellent. It's such a difficult situation tha...Excellent. It's such a difficult situation that is sadly not just hypothetical. It cries out for grace on behalf of all parties involved.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10658215452617342095noreply@blogger.com