tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7617525341761466610.post1730385013007988566..comments2023-07-16T05:05:29.285-04:00Comments on Paredwka: Catching the Ball: Response to "A Lutheran Looks at ... Eastern Orthodoxy" -- part 2Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7617525341761466610.post-31631481423678437482015-03-24T13:00:30.749-04:002015-03-24T13:00:30.749-04:00I do not think I am an appropriate person to ask a...I do not think I am an appropriate person to ask about works of mercy and the dynamic of a spiritual father. I can only speak to the value of confessing our sins. How can we make progress in the spiritual life if our failures pile up and weigh us down? If we confess our sins, God is faithful and just to forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Then we can continue to move forward and build upon the good the work being accomplished in us by the Good One.<br /><br />Regarding your first question, I would direct you to my post "The Wedge Becomes the Ax" to start. If you want to talk more about this topic (since my post does not directly address the points you raise), you are welcome to email me privately.Benjamin Harjuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05488550358197684209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7617525341761466610.post-77199690804629198602015-03-06T07:57:00.560-05:002015-03-06T07:57:00.560-05:00Great content. Specially appreciate your notes on ...Great content. Specially appreciate your notes on page 82-84. Can you expound on the weaknesses of augustinian views of martin luther roman catholicism derived understanding of God's Wrath needing to be appeased by substitution?<br /><br />Regarding works of mercy. Can you add how the dynamic of a spiritual father and confessing our struggles and sins to a trusted human being (i.e. counselor - in modern emphasis) is also vital to cleansing from inside out? In the West, Dr. Henry Cloud and John Townsend do a great job in applying this in their works such as "12 Christian beliefs that can drive you crazy" or "How people grow" (although they disconnect through a wall of separation not found in Scripture Justification from Sanctification)honorGodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07364205882298949154noreply@blogger.com