Comments on: Duties http://www.nathanhamlin.com/duties Essays on the Basics of Reality Fri, 18 Jun 2010 17:06:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Nathan http://www.nathanhamlin.com/duties/comment-page-1#comment-1365 Nathan Wed, 03 Jun 2009 22:32:49 +0000 http://www.nathanhamlin.com/?p=95#comment-1365 Malea, Your question is very important, so thanks. The following posts may help answer it. I hope you and Andrew are well. Malea,
Your question is very important, so thanks. The following posts may help answer it. I hope you and Andrew are well.

]]> By: Malea http://www.nathanhamlin.com/duties/comment-page-1#comment-104 Malea Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:46:59 +0000 http://www.nathanhamlin.com/?p=95#comment-104 I have a question about the motivation behind performing our duties. It seems to me that the ideal would be to do our duty out of love of God and of others. When we don't feel this love, perhaps our motivation is at least to do what we know is good for us, or even to do it just because it is right, while asking God to give us His Spirit of love afresh. What do you think about our recourse to motivations when the best motivation isn't present? There is another issue I have been wrestling with that is connected. Both Brennan Manning and my church home emphasize the freedom that exists in being justified and loved by God completely apart from what we do or don't do. Attempts to "be good" are looked at as similar to being bound by the law (Galatians) or adding to the gospel like the Judiazers who wanted new Greek converts to add Jewish religious practices to their faith in Christ. I know you will have helpful thoughts/defense about how it is that we can enjoy being God's beloved children and still strive to be "a good person" and learn about disciplines for growth in our life with God and in this world. Thanks Nathan. We miss you and Ash a great deal. I have a question about the motivation behind performing our duties. It seems to me that the ideal would be to do our duty out of love of God and of others. When we don’t feel this love, perhaps our motivation is at least to do what we know is good for us, or even to do it just because it is right, while asking God to give us His Spirit of love afresh. What do you think about our recourse to motivations when the best motivation isn’t present?

There is another issue I have been wrestling with that is connected. Both Brennan Manning and my church home emphasize the freedom that exists in being justified and loved by God completely apart from what we do or don’t do. Attempts to “be good” are looked at as similar to being bound by the law (Galatians) or adding to the gospel like the Judiazers who wanted new Greek converts to add Jewish religious practices to their faith in Christ. I know you will have helpful thoughts/defense about how it is that we can enjoy being God’s beloved children and still strive to be “a good person” and learn about disciplines for growth in our life with God and in this world.

Thanks Nathan. We miss you and Ash a great deal.

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