Comments for Peter’s Thoughts http://peter.theholms.net Random thoughts. I do not argue anything to be set in stone on this blog. My purpose with this blog is to initiate thoughts and challenge you to think and question the things that you already believe. I think that it is only by questioning and through further thinking/research that we can grow stronger in what we believe. Hence, my purpose with posting my thoughts is for you to grow stronger in your beliefs. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:29:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 Comment on Ulf Ekman Being a Catholic by ANTHONY FEOLA http://peter.theholms.net/2009/04/20/ulf-ekman-being-a-catholic/comment-page-1/#comment-104 ANTHONY FEOLA Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:27:11 +0000 http://peter.theholms.net/?p=69#comment-104 Great post Peter! I especially like how you bring out "turning to a unity focused on Christ." So many times I think we are like the disciples in Luke 24 on the road to Emmaus. Jesus was walking and talking to them, but they didn't recognize Him. He spoke and thier hearts burned within them, but they still didn't recognize Him. It wasn't until they sat and broke bread together in fellowship that God opened their eyes. I suppose we will have a hard time understanding what God is doing in the body of Christ worldwide until we allow the Holy Spirit to open our eyes and see Christ. In my opinion it will be difficult to unify with and understand Christ in His body if we don't take the time to sit down, fellowship and understand Him in His body. This ultimately means laying down our own pride, prejudice, and pre-concieved ideas of how it is supposed to be. Personally, I sense a healthy stability come into my life when I receive of what the Holy Spirit is doing through Livets Ord. Great post Peter!

I especially like how you bring out “turning to a unity focused on Christ.” So many times I think we are like the disciples in Luke 24 on the road to Emmaus. Jesus was walking and talking to them, but they didn’t recognize Him. He spoke and thier hearts burned within them, but they still didn’t recognize Him. It wasn’t until they sat and broke bread together in fellowship that God opened their eyes. I suppose we will have a hard time understanding what God is doing in the body of Christ worldwide until we allow the Holy Spirit to open our eyes and see Christ. In my opinion it will be difficult to unify with and understand Christ in His body if we don’t take the time to sit down, fellowship and understand Him in His body. This ultimately means laying down our own pride, prejudice, and pre-concieved ideas of how it is supposed to be.

Personally, I sense a healthy stability come into my life when I receive of what the Holy Spirit is doing through Livets Ord.

]]> Comment on Ulf Ekman Being a Catholic by mor http://peter.theholms.net/2009/04/20/ulf-ekman-being-a-catholic/comment-page-1/#comment-103 mor Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:33:45 +0000 http://peter.theholms.net/?p=69#comment-103 Kunde inte ha sagt det bättre :) En sak vet jag: det finns så mycket mer att lära sig och söka insikt i och det utmanar mig att söka. Min älskande/älskade Jesus sa själv: Sök och ni ska finna. Det sökandet fortsätter genom hela vårt liv här på jorden. I söndags hörde vi en fantastiskt predikan om skillnaden mellan att "känna Gud" och att "lära känna Honom". Jag kan säga att jag känner Michael Oscarsson - vet vem han är och vad han gör och står för. Men det betyder inte att jag verkligen vet vem han ÄR. Man behöver "lära känna" och det kräver närhet och överlåtenhet till den personen. Det är vad vad vi behöver mer av: att lära känna Honom och Hans uppståndelsekraft! Kunde inte ha sagt det bättre :) En sak vet jag: det finns så mycket mer att lära sig och söka insikt i och det utmanar mig att söka. Min älskande/älskade Jesus sa själv: Sök och ni ska finna. Det sökandet fortsätter genom hela vårt liv här på jorden. I söndags hörde vi en fantastiskt predikan om skillnaden mellan att “känna Gud” och att “lära känna Honom”. Jag kan säga att jag känner Michael Oscarsson - vet vem han är och vad han gör och står för. Men det betyder inte att jag verkligen vet vem han ÄR. Man behöver “lära känna” och det kräver närhet och överlåtenhet till den personen. Det är vad vad vi behöver mer av: att lära känna Honom och Hans uppståndelsekraft!

]]> Comment on Baptism by Johan http://peter.theholms.net/2009/03/30/baptism-2/comment-page-1/#comment-101 Johan Tue, 31 Mar 2009 07:11:22 +0000 http://peter.theholms.net/?p=63#comment-101 Good thinking : ) Good thinking : )

]]> Comment on Extra!!! Extra!!! They are Kissing!!! by Kimbelry http://peter.theholms.net/2009/02/24/extra-extra-they-are-kissing/comment-page-1/#comment-100 Kimbelry Sun, 29 Mar 2009 00:12:21 +0000 http://peter.theholms.net/?p=60#comment-100 I listened to that show on my way to work and was responding just like Jon and Sherry....mortified. I believe that a kiss is sacred. It is something you save for the "ONE". I did not always believe this as my husband said I was the "Kissing Slut" from 5 years old and up. I knew the boys liked it. As a born again believer in Christ I have learned that God gave us special gifts that are only meant for 1 person to recieve. You hold them precious to you and never give them away until the day you stand at the alter and you know in your heart God has given you the "ONE". The moment the pastor says you may kiss your bride.... hmmmmm. That is when the gift you saved is given to the "ONE" it was meant for all along. Some say this is to religious or legalistic... But I have lived the life of a woman who gave everything away and when God brought the "ONE" to me he only got the left overs. My memories are flooded with the faces my lips touched. I will never be able to look at my loving husband and say "I kept this just for you. Know one knows but you what my kiss is like. " I wish I had.. I listened to that show on my way to work and was responding just like Jon and Sherry….mortified. I believe that a kiss is sacred. It is something you save for the “ONE”. I did not always believe this as my husband said I was the “Kissing Slut” from 5 years old and up. I knew the boys liked it. As a born again believer in Christ I have learned that God gave us special gifts that are only meant for 1 person to recieve. You hold them precious to you and never give them away until the day you stand at the alter and you know in your heart God has given you the “ONE”. The moment the pastor says you may kiss your bride…. hmmmmm. That is when the gift you saved is given to the “ONE” it was meant for all along. Some say this is to religious or legalistic… But I have lived the life of a woman who gave everything away and when God brought the “ONE” to me he only got the left overs. My memories are flooded with the faces my lips touched. I will never be able to look at my loving husband and say “I kept this just for you. Know one knows but you what my kiss is like. ” I wish I had..

]]> Comment on Extra!!! Extra!!! They are Kissing!!! by your love http://peter.theholms.net/2009/02/24/extra-extra-they-are-kissing/comment-page-1/#comment-99 your love Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:20:17 +0000 http://peter.theholms.net/?p=60#comment-99 AS our 6 yr old said when asked "What does it mean to have a crush on a boy?" She simply answered-"its when you wanna be best friends with a boy"innocent enough that boy kissed her on the cheek later that week...opps. She has since moved on. AS our 6 yr old said when asked “What does it mean to have a crush on a boy?” She simply answered-”its when you wanna be best friends with a boy”innocent enough that boy kissed her on the cheek later that week…opps. She has since moved on.

]]> Comment on Extra!!! Extra!!! They are Kissing!!! by Johan http://peter.theholms.net/2009/02/24/extra-extra-they-are-kissing/comment-page-1/#comment-98 Johan Tue, 24 Feb 2009 23:37:46 +0000 http://peter.theholms.net/?p=60#comment-98 Dude, whats up with these people : ) Dude, whats up with these people : )

]]> Comment on Extra!!! Extra!!! They are Kissing!!! by ANTHONY FEOLA http://peter.theholms.net/2009/02/24/extra-extra-they-are-kissing/comment-page-1/#comment-97 ANTHONY FEOLA Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:20:41 +0000 http://peter.theholms.net/?p=60#comment-97 Hilarious! Hilarious!

]]> Comment on Extra!!! Extra!!! They are Kissing!!! by Jayme http://peter.theholms.net/2009/02/24/extra-extra-they-are-kissing/comment-page-1/#comment-96 Jayme Tue, 24 Feb 2009 18:07:58 +0000 http://peter.theholms.net/?p=60#comment-96 I might have kissed a boy once when I was that age. I am sure that there were boys who did a lot of kissing in my grade school, too. (I was a fast runner so I got away.) Sad story, really. Poor kids are so confused these days. Go ahead and shoot someone, but give them a kiss?!?!? Yikes. I might have kissed a boy once when I was that age. I am sure that there were boys who did a lot of kissing in my grade school, too. (I was a fast runner so I got away.)

Sad story, really. Poor kids are so confused these days. Go ahead and shoot someone, but give them a kiss?!?!? Yikes.

]]> Comment on Baptism by Peter http://peter.theholms.net/2009/02/03/baptism/comment-page-1/#comment-95 Peter Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:27:09 +0000 http://peter.theholms.net/?p=56#comment-95 Anders and David, First, Anders, this is the blog to be brief on. I do not write often due to lack of time. You are free to do the same! I think that ID might be correct in its true sense. However, we might have lost the understanding of what ID means. An ID badge shows who I am. It is supposed to tell someone a mirror of me! With other words, I am one with my ID, my ID is who/what I am. Having that said, (i will study Rom 6 tonight...) I think that there is more supernaturality in the baptism than we, oftentimes, claim. While in Tulsa, VCC performed baptism after the Wednesday night service. We happened to stumble over our dear friends baptizing one of their kids. A current class I thought included the statement that baptism is merely a public statement that "I am now a Christian!" We have dematerialized the meaning of baptism! Just as there is a great discussion on the elements of the Eucharist and the supernatural involvement, or, presence in the eucharist, I think that there is a divine act taking place in the baptism. More later... Anders and David,

First, Anders, this is the blog to be brief on. I do not write often due to lack of time. You are free to do the same!
I think that ID might be correct in its true sense. However, we might have lost the understanding of what ID means. An ID badge shows who I am. It is supposed to tell someone a mirror of me!
With other words, I am one with my ID, my ID is who/what I am.

Having that said, (i will study Rom 6 tonight…) I think that there is more supernaturality in the baptism than we, oftentimes, claim. While in Tulsa, VCC performed baptism after the Wednesday night service. We happened to stumble over our dear friends baptizing one of their kids. A current class I thought included the statement that baptism is merely a public statement that “I am now a Christian!” We have dematerialized the meaning of baptism!
Just as there is a great discussion on the elements of the Eucharist and the supernatural involvement, or, presence in the eucharist, I think that there is a divine act taking place in the baptism.

More later…

]]> Comment on Baptism by Anders Gerdmar http://peter.theholms.net/2009/02/03/baptism/comment-page-1/#comment-94 Anders Gerdmar Wed, 18 Feb 2009 20:49:41 +0000 http://peter.theholms.net/?p=56#comment-94 Dear Peter & co, just very briefly: I think even the word “identify” is too weak. If we identify, there is still a distance between us and the object with which we are identifying. According to Romans 6, we are baptised eis, “into” Jesus Christ, into his death, we are buried with (sun) him, we are sumphutoi with his death and resurrection, the Greek word meaning “grown together with,” like two plants who are joined… Wow! I believe that this talks about realities, they are no symbols, and the best way forward for understanding this is to meditate on texts like Rom 6! Greetings to my friends over there! Anders Dear Peter & co,
just very briefly: I think even the word “identify” is too weak. If we identify, there is still a distance between us and the object with which we are identifying. According to Romans 6, we are baptised eis, “into” Jesus Christ, into his death, we are buried with (sun) him, we are sumphutoi with his death and resurrection, the Greek word meaning “grown together with,” like two plants who are joined… Wow!
I believe that this talks about realities, they are no symbols, and the best way forward for understanding this is to meditate on texts like Rom 6!
Greetings to my friends over there!
Anders

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