Comments on: Holy Discontent http://blog.cbeinternational.org/2006/07/holy-discontent/ Blog voices from Christians for Biblical Equality Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:51:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kathryn http://blog.cbeinternational.org/2006/07/holy-discontent/comment-page-1/#comment-4493 Kathryn Mon, 24 Jul 2006 01:58:30 +0000 http://blog.cbeinternational.org/?p=64#comment-4493 Anger can be a positive thing, a sign that there is a sense that something is wrong and we need to change it. Godly anger may be a sign that the Holy Spirit is grieved about a particular situation or issue, especially injustice. Rest in the promises of God concerning that particular issue. Do it before the sun goes down. We can take positive action concerning Biblical equality and then rest assured that lives are being changed when we believe in God's promises. Remember that "faith without works is dead" (James 2:17), so we must add positive action to our faith. Putting Christian egalitarian books and magazines in church-and public-libraries (and other public places) is a great way to take positive action and strenghthen your faith, expecially if the church is complementarian. Seek out good news on this subject whereever you can find it (within a godly context, of course). I speak from experience. I can really relate to the emotions described by Sally in comment #1, having been there a lot of times. I've learned what to do. Anger can be a positive thing, a sign that there is a sense that something is wrong and we need to change it. Godly anger may be a sign that the Holy Spirit is grieved about a particular situation or issue, especially injustice. Rest in the promises of God concerning that particular issue. Do it before the sun goes down. We can take positive action concerning Biblical equality and then rest assured that lives are being changed when we believe in God’s promises. Remember that “faith without works is dead” (James 2:17), so we must add positive action to our faith. Putting Christian egalitarian books and magazines in church-and public-libraries (and other public places) is a great way to take positive action and strenghthen your faith, expecially if the church is complementarian. Seek out good news on this subject whereever you can find it (within a godly context, of course). I speak from experience. I can really relate to the emotions described by Sally in comment #1, having been there a lot of times. I’ve learned what to do.

]]> By: sally http://blog.cbeinternational.org/2006/07/holy-discontent/comment-page-1/#comment-4459 sally Sun, 23 Jul 2006 08:48:56 +0000 http://blog.cbeinternational.org/?p=64#comment-4459 I have real trouble with not getting so angry and mad about this issue that I end up crying and almost incoherent. This week I'm in a Bible study looking at 'those' verses. I asked my dad to pray for me. He said, "What do you want me to pray?" My first reply was "that I won't get too angry." But then I changed it to "no, that I'll be able to speak clearly and make myself understood in a loving way." My counsellor, in response to my question asking how I could not 'get so angry' about it, said, "What's wrong with showing your emotions? You obviously have them. There's nothing wrong with it." I guess the key thing is to not speak 'reactively' - when the trigger words and phrases come up, take a deep breath and see if I can see what the question really is, and what the person is really trying to say. Pray for me! I have real trouble with not getting so angry and mad about this issue that I end up crying and almost incoherent.

This week I’m in a Bible study looking at ‘those’ verses. I asked my dad to pray for me. He said, “What do you want me to pray?” My first reply was “that I won’t get too angry.” But then I changed it to “no, that I’ll be able to speak clearly and make myself understood in a loving way.”

My counsellor, in response to my question asking how I could not ‘get so angry’ about it, said, “What’s wrong with showing your emotions? You obviously have them. There’s nothing wrong with it.”

I guess the key thing is to not speak ‘reactively’ – when the trigger words and phrases come up, take a deep breath and see if I can see what the question really is, and what the person is really trying to say.

Pray for me!

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