tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8219781724285312648.post1776848819280288701..comments2024-01-25T05:05:26.688-08:00Comments on Stuff Apostolics Like: #186-Jonny LangJoel Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15449770157998900843noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8219781724285312648.post-21268304335772853262010-09-06T20:56:49.426-07:002010-09-06T20:56:49.426-07:00Joel Riley admitted to being a Hipster:
"Let...Joel Riley admitted to being a Hipster:<br /><br />"Let me preface this post by saying the only reason I am writing this is because I was a Jonny Lang fan years ago, and the moment a musician I like gets popular I disavow my loyalty and quickly scour obscure websites trying to find other obscure bands/artists that no one has ever heard of just so I can continue thinking in my head that "I am above the masses."Ashley Kinslernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8219781724285312648.post-64633086526161073892010-08-21T23:15:20.188-07:002010-08-21T23:15:20.188-07:00Excellent insight/observation/discernment, Joel. I...Excellent insight/observation/discernment, Joel. I have found myself guilty of this very thing. When it comes down to it, they are not God. We need to rejoice when they are saved, encouraging them, loving them, and treating them as Jesus would want us to treat anybody, but when we idolize them - putting them between us & God - we have sinned. The Bible says that He is a jealous God - there is none beside Him. The Bible says to love the Lord thy God with all thy heart , soul, & mind and Him only shalt thou serve (big time paraphrase).<br />Your post will undoubtedly offend some Christians, but not because you were nasty or rude, but because you wrote the Truth. Keep it up. Being challenged in our spirit should draw us closer to Jesus, not farther away. God Bless You mate.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04404801364590880364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8219781724285312648.post-68307402022578648172010-08-21T14:03:46.363-07:002010-08-21T14:03:46.363-07:00This kind of stuff always cracks me up. Sort of li...This kind of stuff always cracks me up. Sort of like when my dad used to point out famous arabs to me in an attempt to stave off a perceived over-americanization.<br /><br />I've often heard people pray for the kings of leon to stop on stage and suddenly begin to speak in tongues, then repent in front of their audience. The belief being that immediately afterward all of their audience and fans around the world will follow suit. Right....<br /><br />Call me a skeptic, though i'd like to think pragmatist/realist is more appropriate, but that kind of thing is ridiculous. Remember that when madonna converted to kabbalah the world let out a collective "who cares." Yeah, millions went out and converted just like her--wait, no, they didn't. They were marginally interested, then the next news cycle started and they moved on. The same will apply to famous/former apostolics. However much we'd like to believe otherwise, they're in the entertainment industry and the public that consumes their products has become desensitized to these sorts of actions, particularly religious.<br /><br />Perhaps we ought to quit asking things of them/praying fantastic miracles out of them and just start praying for them as we would anyone else. Let's just let God do what He wants in their life (gasp! ridiculous, He doesn't know what's best, we need to tell him what to do!) and see what happens.<br /><br />Note: I realize not everyone has this sort of reaction, but it's a fairly decent illustration of many who do.Chady Hosinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14701331138931021729noreply@blogger.com