Sunday, December 4, 2011

God or Love? God of Judgement?

One thing that I love so much about being home is that my neighborhood is completely flat. Because of this, I have recently rekindled my love for rollerblading. While living in Athens, the hills made me run off the road and into parked cars one too many times for my comfort, so I had to get new hobbies.

While gliding around and avoiding killing the dogs which nip at my wheels, I like to listen to thought-provoking podcasts. I highly recommend Ravi Zacharias' "Let My People Think," if you are looking for such a podcast. Not only do Ravi and the other thinkers talk through some deep, hard questions, they also have lovely accents, which  make them sound that much more intelligent.

Today, I came across this podcast called "God of Love: God of Judgement" by Michael Ramsden and really wanted to share. I know it is a bit long, but it is definitely worth the time! 

Teasers:
Compassion indicates not only a moral judgement of an occurrence, but also the movement to do something about it... When God has compassion, He looks at us as we are and rightly judges us as wrong. He was moved to do something about it.

"True love exists not in the absence of judgement, but in the presence of it."

"If you've never known truth, then you've never known love" -Black-Eyed Peas

"How you respond to the prospect of justice and judgement tells you a lot about what side of the law you stand on."