Comments on: Legalism or Obedience? http://www.summitmadison.org/legalism-or-obedience/ Sun, 29 Jan 2012 03:03:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Cammie Shelatz http://www.summitmadison.org/legalism-or-obedience/comment-page-1/#comment-48 Cammie Shelatz Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:54:26 +0000 http://www.summitmadison.org/?p=608#comment-48 Beautifully said, Dannielle!!! I love your heart!! Beautifully said, Dannielle!!! I love your heart!!

]]> By: Dannielle Zarn http://www.summitmadison.org/legalism-or-obedience/comment-page-1/#comment-47 Dannielle Zarn Fri, 26 Mar 2010 14:55:04 +0000 http://www.summitmadison.org/?p=608#comment-47 I was meditating (chewing) on the whole Ritual series and it occurred to me that these rituals all have one thing in common. They are each designed to help us take our eyes off of ourselves and our abilities to provide for ourselves and to see God as our Provider. When we fast He is the one who gives us physical strength (not our legalistic super organic diet). When we tithe He is the one who Provides for us financially (not our daily grind, nor the company we work for, nor the government we think owes it to us.) When we keep the Sabbath we see that serving Him is our purpose (not serving ourselves). When we worship we take our eyes completely off of ourselves and our own inadequacies and focus on His glory. We honor Him instead of putting perishable wreaths on ourselves. He will provide us with rewards - we don't have to. In the old testament the blood of sacrifice reminded them they were incapable of of perfecting themselves and it help them look to the coming Messiah whom He would provide. The ceremonial washings reminded them that only God could throughly (yes throughly) cleanse them. He provides our righteousness. Circumcision was a reminder of God's covenant and how we are to circumcise our hearts. He provides his promises and is far more faithful than any one of us. They all help us point our focus on Him, rely on Him and recognize that without Him we are nothing - literally! It reminds me of a favorite old hymn..."Turn your eyes upon Jesus, look full in His wonderful face and things of earth will go strangely dim in the light of His glory and grace." I was meditating (chewing) on the whole Ritual series and it occurred to me that these rituals all have one thing in common. They are each designed to help us take our eyes off of ourselves and our abilities to provide for ourselves and to see God as our Provider. When we fast He is the one who gives us physical strength (not our legalistic super organic diet). When we tithe He is the one who Provides for us financially (not our daily grind, nor the company we work for, nor the government we think owes it to us.) When we keep the Sabbath we see that serving Him is our purpose (not serving ourselves). When we worship we take our eyes completely off of ourselves and our own inadequacies and focus on His glory. We honor Him instead of putting perishable wreaths on ourselves. He will provide us with rewards – we don’t have to. In the old testament the blood of sacrifice reminded them they were incapable of of perfecting themselves and it help them look to the coming Messiah whom He would provide. The ceremonial washings reminded them that only God could throughly (yes throughly) cleanse them. He provides our righteousness. Circumcision was a reminder of God’s covenant and how we are to circumcise our hearts. He provides his promises and is far more faithful than any one of us. They all help us point our focus on Him, rely on Him and recognize that without Him we are nothing – literally!

It reminds me of a favorite old hymn…”Turn your eyes upon Jesus, look full in His wonderful face and things of earth will go strangely dim in the light of His glory and grace.”

]]> By: sue wilcox http://www.summitmadison.org/legalism-or-obedience/comment-page-1/#comment-35 sue wilcox Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:04:43 +0000 http://www.summitmadison.org/?p=608#comment-35 It was tough and I have a lot to learn, but it really helped reading Mark and Cammie's blog today. I kept thinking that if this was so hard, how about being persecuted like that Gao man in China (we watched the VOM DVD on him earlier this week...) Doug and I did a day together and I did the day before with the Summit... but I have a hard time being OK with telling people that if we are supposed to do it in secret... where do you go with that to get better and receive encouragement? It was tough and I have a lot to learn, but it really helped reading Mark and Cammie’s blog today.
I kept thinking that if this was so hard, how about being persecuted like that Gao man in China (we watched the VOM DVD on him earlier this week…)
Doug and I did a day together and I did the day before with the Summit… but I have a hard time being OK with telling people that if we are supposed to do it in secret… where do you go with that to get better and receive encouragement?

]]> By: Cammie Shelatz http://www.summitmadison.org/legalism-or-obedience/comment-page-1/#comment-34 Cammie Shelatz Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:20:50 +0000 http://www.summitmadison.org/?p=608#comment-34 Mark, thank you so much for your transparency. I absolutely love it. I am truly looking forward to hearing what the Lord may have revealed to you!! Love you, brother! Mark, thank you so much for your transparency. I absolutely love it. I am truly looking forward to hearing what the Lord may have revealed to you!! Love you, brother!

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