tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5970683153008645393.post1981818690867967825..comments2008-12-03T09:17:26.164-06:00Adam Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05826908205996140341noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5970683153008645393.post-76310569615771339632008-12-03T09:17:00.000-06:002008-12-03T09:17:00.000-06:00I think you've hit the nail on the head, Steven. You just keep following that line of thought and see where it gets you.Adam Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05826908205996140341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5970683153008645393.post-34193071397163104782008-12-03T00:26:00.000-06:002008-12-03T00:26:00.000-06:00I guess Christians really want people to really suffer, especially if they had a servant.<BR/><BR/>Jesus ordered his disciples to fetch donkeys.Steven Carrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11983601793874190779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5970683153008645393.post-9237925749747028912008-12-02T18:28:00.000-06:002008-12-02T18:28:00.000-06:00Hey, Steven.<BR/><BR/>I have to apologize right off the bat, because I have returned the book after finishing it, and am unable to look up the exact quote you're referring to. However, I think you are referring to Keller's discussion of the rich man and Lazarus.<BR/><BR/>Keller referred to the rich man in hell as retaining his stubborn superiority by thinking he could still order around Lazarus like he was his lackey. This is a fresh perspective on this passage, to my mind. I have really never heard anyone approach the story from this angle before, to be quite honest.<BR/><BR/>While I do think it is Christian love to bring someone water if they are suffering as badly as the rich man is in the parable, however, as Abraham explained to the rich man, in the story there was a gulf fixed between them which made such an act of kindness now impossible.<BR/><BR/>In this life, such kindnesses should never be refused, but I think part of Keller's point in the chapter on hell was that after death, one's eternal destiny is fixed and decided, and such things can no longer be reversed.<BR/><BR/>So finally, in answer to your question, "Is it really Christian love to condemn burning people for daring to ask for water to be brought to them?" My answer is that yes it is, if you're being truthful.Adam Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05826908205996140341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5970683153008645393.post-24941405061430951862008-12-02T15:23:00.000-06:002008-12-02T15:23:00.000-06:00On page 77 ,Keller criticise somebody in a fire for asking for water!<BR/><BR/>Is it really Christian love to condemn burning people for daring to ask for water to be brought to them?Steven Carrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11983601793874190779noreply@blogger.com