Comments on: Exclusivism that welcomes all http://inklingz.net/2009/08/exclusivism-that-welcomes-all/ good news that changes everything. Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:10:52 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Corey http://inklingz.net/2009/08/exclusivism-that-welcomes-all/comment-page-1/#comment-80 Corey Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:44:28 +0000 http://inklingz.net/?p=582#comment-80 "misuse of truth does not negate a truth in itself" - I thank my lucky stars for this every day. Thanks for posting this. Good stuff. “misuse of truth does not negate a truth in itself” –

I thank my lucky stars for this every day. Thanks for posting this. Good stuff.

]]> By: Scott Carpenter http://inklingz.net/2009/08/exclusivism-that-welcomes-all/comment-page-1/#comment-75 Scott Carpenter Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:41:39 +0000 http://inklingz.net/?p=582#comment-75 I live in Charleston, South Carolina, the "Bible Belt". I was raised as a Methodist in Baltimore, MD but have experienced different denominations in Charleston. I don't have any specific ties to any at the moment because these various churches did the best they could do to confuse the heck out of me. For instance, this past Easter service made me think of Christianity as a "farce" because of how the Lutheran minister described how after Jesus was buried, Mary went to the Tomb to see Jesus. There was a man standing in front of her but she did not recognize him as Jesus. She demanded that the man tell her where Jesus went and he simply looked into her eyes and said, "Mary". Immediately she understood that was Jesus and she went to go tell the other deciples of his return. This made me question many things based on his sermon. To me, it seemed like a made up story from one persons perspective that had no proof other than Mary's experience. My wife told me that there was more to that story and further details after the resurrection. However, it still left me with many questions and an empty feeling inside. After reading your words, I now have that good feeling I once had regarding the Christian faith. It was written well and in my opinion the best explanation on why Christianity is good and is better to belive in, than not. Thanks for helping me start my day with a good note. I live in Charleston, South Carolina, the “Bible Belt”. I was raised as a Methodist in Baltimore, MD but have experienced different denominations in Charleston. I don’t have any specific ties to any at the moment because these various churches did the best they could do to confuse the heck out of me. For instance, this past Easter service made me think of Christianity as a “farce” because of how the Lutheran minister described how after Jesus was buried, Mary went to the Tomb to see Jesus. There was a man standing in front of her but she did not recognize him as Jesus. She demanded that the man tell her where Jesus went and he simply looked into her eyes and said, “Mary”. Immediately she understood that was Jesus and she went to go tell the other deciples of his return.
This made me question many things based on his sermon. To me, it seemed like a made up story from one persons perspective that had no proof other than Mary’s experience. My wife told me that there was more to that story and further details after the resurrection. However, it still left me with many questions and an empty feeling inside.
After reading your words, I now have that good feeling I once had regarding the Christian faith. It was written well and in my opinion the best explanation on why Christianity is good and is better to belive in, than not.
Thanks for helping me start my day with a good note.

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