tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1239368619989119878.post3996912044530131719..comments2023-09-17T00:35:39.119-07:00Comments on dying to live: Worth Less or Worthless?drgregbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16018643621015748573noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1239368619989119878.post-23617003644517401702012-06-12T10:55:54.755-07:002012-06-12T10:55:54.755-07:00Thanks Larry. In writing about our 'worth,...Thanks Larry. In writing about our 'worth,' I am a bit cautious not to give the impression that our worth is what motivated God to give up His son for us. I do believe it is God's goodness, His glory, that is the reason and initiation. He is the only worthy one. We receive His worth in Christ. Apart from that, we are not worthy at all. Christ prayed that we would enter in to that valued, love relationship between the Father and Son and Holy Spirit in which they 'value' one another's worth above all. Hard to imagine how anyone would reject that, or how we can treat it with any ambivalence. sigh...drgregbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16018643621015748573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1239368619989119878.post-14524155458114106852012-06-12T08:57:33.991-07:002012-06-12T08:57:33.991-07:00Hi Dr. Greg,
One of things I learned while I was ...Hi Dr. Greg, <br />One of things I learned while I was in Israel (and at Flea Markets for that matter) while I was haggling for trinkets and baubles is that worth is determined by the willing buyer / willing seller paradigm. For us, our pen-penultimate worth for a relationship with God is determined as being worthy of the blood and life of Jesus. However, as the buyer, I get the penultimate say, in that I can refuse the offer. But what lasts for eternity (the ultimate declation) is that though we are worthy because we are the love object of God, if we refuse that valuation, God is gentlemanly enough to accept our decision. Sigh! <br />Godspeed! -lq-Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com