Comments on: It Just Doesn’t Seem Right

By: Ben Sigman

Ben Sigman — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:16:00 +0000

Ammar,

I love how you are wrestling with God's plan, our plan; His will and our will.

I do believe that we do become rudderless apart from the revelation God gives. Since God has given us revelation through Jesus, the Scriptures and the Holy Spirit our job becomes openness and discernment.

The only difference I might have with you is in who God would be apart from us. We will truly never know becomes God is in community as Father, Son and Holy Spirt and has created us to be in communion with Him. Yet, I would say that God would be no less apart from us since he is perfect.

I hope my ramblings help.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:32:00 +0000

You are brilliant Ben, I love reading your stuff. You know I've been questioning the validity of my conception of God's plan, as well as it's meaning in my life. Is His plan meaningful simply because it's God's plan, or does God's plan lead to something meaningful? To phrase it better is God's plan as it is because God sees that such a course of events would be meaningful? But if this is right then something else other than God's will makes the plan meaningful. Our will conjoined with His plan is what makes it have meaning, without our volition God's existence wouldn't be substantial, and without God's existence our lives wouldn't substantial or even possible.

You are always so enlightening, fill me in I feel a bit confused.

Ammar.

By: James Todd

James Todd — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:58:00 +0000

I have enjoyed reading your posts on Next Right Step. Even though you’re no longer at Eastlake, and you are missed very much, it’s comforting to get your thoughts on such important topics. Marilyn and I would like to send our condolences to Marin’s family. Be well, and God Bless…

todd davis