tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035771623800448582.post2697604031939937509..comments2023-11-02T04:23:13.748-07:00Comments on brooke: Tony Campolo at USDbrookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02319057752729247563noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035771623800448582.post-21835081729356947872008-10-15T12:21:00.000-07:002008-10-15T12:21:00.000-07:00Hi Dave, That is a good point. What Tony was refe...Hi Dave, <BR/>That is a good point. What Tony was referring to when he said that was Matthew 25, when Jesus said that all the nations will be gathered before him, and he will divide them into people who took care of the "least of these" and those who did not. Those who did take care of those people in society will be welcomed into the kingdom and those who have not reached out to the "least of these" will be punished. Tony uses this verse to say that we will be judged by how we have treated the poor, hungry, thirsty, etc., and that it is in those relations that we will really find salvation. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing about the DR. I agree that in my experience as well, being with the poor is transformational and we usually end up learning more from them than we have to offer. I also agree that it should be our job and not the government's, but unfortunately, we often suck at this, and so sometimes the government is needed to care of these people through programs like unemployment or welfare or other things.brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02319057752729247563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035771623800448582.post-57773339461913859282008-10-14T22:32:00.000-07:002008-10-14T22:32:00.000-07:00You'll have to forgive my typos!You'll have to forgive my typos!Dave Greenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233776603902502690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035771623800448582.post-86895826025408313812008-10-14T22:31:00.000-07:002008-10-14T22:31:00.000-07:00You posted: "People accuse Tony of not focusing on...You posted: "People accuse Tony of not focusing on grace enough, but Jesus says you can only be transformed through having relations with the poor and oppressed." I have been racking my brain to come up with a passage in the Bible where Jesus said this. He said things about dying to self, taking up your cross, etc., but not anything about being transformed by having relations with thep oor and the oppressed.<BR/><BR/>Having said that, I just got back from the Dominican Republic and I would agree that being with the poor is transformational. It makes you look at what you have and compare it to what they have and it shows how extremely wealthy we are in this country! But it is not the governments job to do this, it is our job. We, as individuals, must make choices that impact others in postitive ways. We are far too selfish.Dave Greenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233776603902502690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035771623800448582.post-73098699041553265132008-10-10T13:24:00.000-07:002008-10-10T13:24:00.000-07:00Sounds like a great talk. Those are some pretty ad...Sounds like a great talk. Those are some pretty admirable words.BShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03424628843049633726noreply@blogger.com