tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16790134.post1293711741294190873..comments2023-11-03T08:28:04.408-04:00Comments on Voice of Vision: Pictures LieEven So...http://www.blogger.com/profile/14208866122431178938noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16790134.post-69458856696648215072007-12-13T20:49:00.000-05:002007-12-13T20:49:00.000-05:00In context: The man saw something that wasn't clea...In context: The man saw something that wasn't clear, but he knew what he was actually looking at was men, not trees, trees were what they seemed like until the real picture came clear...he could only tell they weren't trees because they walked...the healing was gradual, and Christ showed he was not tied to method...<BR/><BR/>Now in relating that to this post...we shouldn't press analogies or visual imagery too far...the illustration points us to the point, it isn't the point itself...Even So...https://www.blogger.com/profile/14208866122431178938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16790134.post-15135566126973731012007-12-13T19:45:00.000-05:002007-12-13T19:45:00.000-05:00So what about the man seeing people as trees? I h...So what about the man seeing people as trees? I heard a preacher awhile back say that the man saw men as trees because humans are styled after trees. He used the verses about being like a tree planted by the waters... to back up his idea. I didn't give it much thought since it had no bearing on my understanding of the scripture.Sista Calahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08490376459710128024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16790134.post-47498417546726237732007-12-13T17:47:00.000-05:002007-12-13T17:47:00.000-05:00Dan, you are doing better each time you do it, kee...Dan, you are doing better each time you do it, keep going back to the fountain and you will keep finding an inexhaustible source...Even So...https://www.blogger.com/profile/14208866122431178938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16790134.post-662706791278969512007-12-13T17:46:00.000-05:002007-12-13T17:46:00.000-05:00I barely have time enough to blink.he he he, Crave...<I>I barely have time enough to blink.</I><BR/><BR/>he he he, Craver you are too much...nice to see you again...that is what I see when I did the blink test above, Christ is reflected in you, brother, have a fruitful season...Even So...https://www.blogger.com/profile/14208866122431178938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16790134.post-36026090054261976022007-12-13T15:32:00.000-05:002007-12-13T15:32:00.000-05:00Great post J.D.I have struggled a little with this...Great post J.D.<BR/>I have struggled a little with this myself as you know. I just get worried that if I don't have that great "picture" then they will never get the point. Like I need to help God or that His word is not enough. Although I think with children (in Christ and in age) and maybe even the elderly it is needed more than perhaps than if it were a group of mature christians. None the less balance is important... with the scales tipped toward the Word.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14133485903365443217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16790134.post-610452223935863912007-12-13T13:29:00.000-05:002007-12-13T13:29:00.000-05:00Sorry, I've been out of the picture for a bit... ...Sorry, I've been out of the picture for a bit... Things are excruciatingly busy right now; I barely have time enough to blink.Craver Viihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12882284402568264182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16790134.post-24442460383252993092007-12-13T11:23:00.000-05:002007-12-13T11:23:00.000-05:00David...Loggins, no, it was supposed to be Messina...David...Loggins, no, it was supposed to be Messina...<BR/><BR/>Jim...of course...<BR/><BR/>Don...stangnant water is bad to drink, indeed...Even So...https://www.blogger.com/profile/14208866122431178938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16790134.post-87026666956294754752007-12-13T11:21:00.000-05:002007-12-13T11:21:00.000-05:00"Illustration and analogy can be effective tools i..."Illustration and analogy can be effective tools in helping us understand the richness of what we are hearing or reading, but they cannot replace the simple truth."<BR/><BR/>Amen. Good post. Thanks Pastor JD.<BR/><BR/><BR/>"advised him to make the point of his message fit the illustration (because it would stay with the audience)"<BR/><BR/>The pulpits are full of human-centered speakers who are well-meaning, but they have been swimming in a pool of theology an inch deep and a mile wide: Shallow and stagnant.donsandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03665794015011057098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16790134.post-1711137936251516402007-12-13T10:51:00.000-05:002007-12-13T10:51:00.000-05:00JD, are you saying Jesus had long blonde hair and ...JD, are you saying Jesus had long blonde hair and blue eyes? :)<BR/><BR/>Was it not only the nazarites that had long hair?Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07281425856398968419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16790134.post-41982975515055073512007-12-13T09:55:00.000-05:002007-12-13T09:55:00.000-05:00hmmmmm...much trouble with sitemeter today...its p...hmmmmm...much trouble with sitemeter today...its picture is lying to me right now...not to mention technorati...Even So...https://www.blogger.com/profile/14208866122431178938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16790134.post-39043540852314613722007-12-13T01:03:00.000-05:002007-12-13T01:03:00.000-05:00Excellent point, JD. I have to remember this when ...Excellent point, JD. I have to remember this when illustrating thing for my kids.<BR/><BR/>Incidentally, was I supposed to see Kenny Loggins?Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10658215452617342095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16790134.post-20833734898587592342006-12-29T19:35:00.000-05:002006-12-29T19:35:00.000-05:00I will, Rick...to God be the glory!I will, Rick...to God be the glory!Even So...https://www.blogger.com/profile/14208866122431178938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16790134.post-62868678076038673132006-12-29T19:20:00.000-05:002006-12-29T19:20:00.000-05:00J. D.,
This post reminds me of a situation in my ...J. D.,<br /><br />This post reminds me of a situation in my own life. I have been witnessing to my best friend from high school for years. I have used many illustrations throughout this time in order to reach him - to touch some deep place within him. Over the past several years I have seen the ineffectiveness of this and began simply presenting the Gospel message. I cannot begin to tell you the difference it has made (though of course you know). God has blessed my endeavors with this presentation of the Gospel and yesterday he came by my shop to visit me. I believe he is "moments" away from repentance and confession. God bless you and others who are sharing posts like this one that has so much import.<br /><br />BTW, his name is Tony - please keep my friend in your prayers.<br /><br />RickRick Potterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12525495561013100331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16790134.post-66728925036287800192006-12-29T16:14:00.000-05:002006-12-29T16:14:00.000-05:00A seminary professor (theology), who was speaking ...A seminary professor (theology), who was speaking at a "retreat" I attended, told of a student who came up with an "excellent" illustration for a passage on which he was going to preach a sermon. Unfortunately, as he studied the passage he found that the point of the passage did not fit the illustration. He went to his homiletics professor who advised him to make the point of his message fit the illustration (because it would stay with the audience) instead of the point of the passage.<br /><br />This was an evangelical seminary. And we wonder why preaching is so lukewarm today.<br /><br />Thanks for the reminder, JD.Taliesinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06250806687440204400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16790134.post-26835519982974835322006-12-29T14:24:00.000-05:002006-12-29T14:24:00.000-05:00Indeed, Craver...I was wondering if the lack of co...Indeed, Craver...I was wondering if the lack of comments was an <i>illusion</i> or an <i>illustration</i> of what people thought of this post...Even So...https://www.blogger.com/profile/14208866122431178938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16790134.post-54633634437725820722006-12-29T13:56:00.000-05:002006-12-29T13:56:00.000-05:00I see Resurrected people.<i>I see Resurrected people.</i>Craver Viihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12882284402568264182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16790134.post-42565832277224114112006-12-28T23:08:00.000-05:002006-12-28T23:08:00.000-05:00Hey JD, thats a great one! In fact because of a co...Hey JD, thats a great one! In fact because of a conversation Melissa and I had I had half written a similar post. Same topic, different view. Thanks... Lord willing, see you Sunday!One Sheep's Voicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14775664062266994974noreply@blogger.com