tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12723103.post111988971681722183..comments2023-05-27T03:17:19.681-07:00Comments on PyroManiac: Monday Menagerie IVPhil Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00649092052031518426noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12723103.post-1120058261626136142005-06-29T08:17:00.000-07:002005-06-29T08:17:00.000-07:00OK, there was a flurry of excitement when Phil Joh...OK, there was a flurry of excitement when Phil Johnson started blogging, just because he's Phil Johnson. But posts like this one show why people will keep coming back. Its theological gravitas notwithstanding, this blog is just pure-D-old *interesting*. And fun to look at. One of a handful I check daily.Cindy Swansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14090693362997103412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12723103.post-1119991562893590432005-06-28T13:46:00.000-07:002005-06-28T13:46:00.000-07:00Wow.I imagine that the only reason John Piper didn...Wow.<BR/><BR/>I imagine that the only reason John Piper didn't pick that story up for use in <I>Let the Nations Be Glad</I> (I haven't finished <I>Don't Waste Your Life</I>, yet, and he may've used it somewhere) would be that it is just so powerful preeminently as a reminder for what Bro. MacArthur used it -- our refusal to enjoy our status as adopted sons and daughters in real union with Jesus Christ and real communion with God the Father because of Him. (But Piper <I>could've</I> used it to make points that he has made, as well --e.g., settling-for-less, ultimately-self-consuming materialism amassing <B>only</B> wood, hay, stubble as testimony to God's goodness: "Look at my boat!")<BR/><BR/>We had a foster brother in our home for a year or two, who could've enjoyed all the benefits of the other <A HREF="http://www.supersiblings.com" REL="nofollow">siblings</A>, but he chose instead to sit on his bedroom floor and play with puzzles. No band or sports, no musical instrument practice, refusal to do chores, give or receive gifts, take walks, rake leaves, etc. He <I>would not</I> become a partaker in our family. <BR/><BR/>These kinds of anecdotes are sad not only because they're true for this life, but also because they reflect human tendencies on the spiritual plane all the more profoundly, with all the more devastating and eternal ramifications.<BR/><BR/>joy mccarnan<BR/><A HREF="http://www.supersiblings.com" REL="nofollow">karagraphy.com</A>joydrivenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07250230819638620985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12723103.post-1119932175698924302005-06-27T21:16:00.000-07:002005-06-27T21:16:00.000-07:00That is sad. I have known a lady much like that al...That is sad. I have known a lady much like that also. Unopened mail orders and such collection.bluhazehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01354975279919185545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12723103.post-1119901919069790332005-06-27T12:51:00.000-07:002005-06-27T12:51:00.000-07:00Phil-That's a good story and it's relevence to the...Phil-<BR/><BR/>That's a good story and it's relevence to the church is amazing. It coincides with Francis Chan speaking at our church last night about how we need to do more things in Christ that scare us. These two characters resemble those within the body that soak up the teaching of any given pastor and then take it home and never share it or teach it. Love the blog! Keep up teh good work.Tom Pilarskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06822720724872455777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12723103.post-1119899728284747022005-06-27T12:15:00.000-07:002005-06-27T12:15:00.000-07:00I just read Our Sufficiency in Christ a few weeks ...I just read <I>Our Sufficiency in Christ</I> a few weeks ago. Thanks for posting this, along with the pictures and links.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10658215452617342095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12723103.post-1119894716454327082005-06-27T10:51:00.000-07:002005-06-27T10:51:00.000-07:00Phil,I remember reading that story in Our Sufficie...Phil,<BR/><BR/>I remember reading that story in Our Sufficiency in Christ.. it was one of the textbooks for Bibliology at GSTM.<BR/><BR/>Hearing that story again, reminds makes me to believe that MacArthur is a Christian Hedonist :)<BR/><BR/>I know he hates that term and not sure what your take on it is.. but it all echoes CS Lewis' statement:<BR/><BR/>"Our Lord finds our desires, not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea."<BR/><BR/>These two brothers collected mud pies instead of the riches that was rightfull theirs.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing!Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18102764056482609269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12723103.post-1119892602913713362005-06-27T10:16:00.000-07:002005-06-27T10:16:00.000-07:00Tim,MacArthur hasn't ever used this same anecdote ...Tim,<BR/><BR/>MacArthur hasn't ever used this same anecdote anywhere in any of his books. It's possible that it was excerpted for a magazine article or something somewhere, but as far as I know, <I>Our Sufficiency in Christ</I> is the original and only source of this story in any MacArthur book.Phil Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00649092052031518426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12723103.post-1119891290127398832005-06-27T09:54:00.000-07:002005-06-27T09:54:00.000-07:00That is a fascinating story. I haven't read Our Su...That is a fascinating story. I haven't read <EM>Our Sufficiency in Christ</EM> but read the story elsewhere. Has MacArthur used it elsewhere in his books?<BR/><BR/>Just last week I got to experience something like this. Some good friends of ours have a neighbour who stockpiles stuff. She orders things from Internet stores and then adds the boxes to the piles in her house, often without even opening them. Pretty well the entire house is filled with boxes. They are not neatly stacked, but are just thrown into massive piles. The basement is filled with trash and there is standing water all over the place. The woman has just about run out of money so we've been trying to salvage some items (such as the 90+ scarves she bought for $300+ each) and sell them on Ebay so she can make her mortgage payment. Many of the articles of clothing are mouse-eaten and far too smelly to do anything with. The entire house is covered in a layer of bird, mouse and rat excrement. It is quite a site to behold. How anyone can live like that, I just don't know.Tim Challieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12111279334163518285noreply@blogger.com