tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3672430635825507531.post1229811063106925850..comments2024-03-05T02:04:02.456-05:00Comments on InsideOut: Please Don't Call Me ReligiousInsideOut Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15099200653158385835noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3672430635825507531.post-7047758036315438812011-10-17T10:03:57.619-04:002011-10-17T10:03:57.619-04:00I really love this article! Such a wonderful remin...I really love this article! Such a wonderful reminder of why we are Christians, and what that name really entails. Relationship... not religion.Rebekahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17865257877370363351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3672430635825507531.post-73748269351922423022011-09-16T15:04:40.514-04:002011-09-16T15:04:40.514-04:00Hailey, I think our differences ultimately are not...Hailey, I think our differences ultimately are nothing more than ambiguity about the area of our faith at issue. I agree that dress, music, and other such convictions ought not to be standardized, that Christ has given us freedom. Paul aptly reminds us, though, that 'all things are permissible, but not all things are beneficial.' Our habits can be indicative of our beliefs, but should Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3672430635825507531.post-57815731464652615642011-09-16T11:46:37.884-04:002011-09-16T11:46:37.884-04:00[in response to Kelly]
Thank you so much for your...[in response to Kelly]<br /><br />Thank you so much for your input! I appreciate Father Hector’s perspective. What I meant, though, was not that Christianity is differentiated by the mere fact that a relationship is involved, but rather in Christianity God took action FOR US, initiating a relationship, and that the centrality of that relationship to Christianity is unique. Following God’s rules Haileyhttp://inside-out-girl.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3672430635825507531.post-60608360434780476402011-09-16T10:25:29.908-04:002011-09-16T10:25:29.908-04:00[In response to my anonymous friend]
I think you ...[In response to my anonymous friend]<br /><br />I think you have a fantastic definition of true religion and understanding of how it applies to Christianity. And, now that you are defining religion as a “framework for existence” or as I put it in my previous comment “fundamental set of beliefs,” I can agree that Christianity is the beautiful and perfect marriage between religion [as defined aboveHaileyhttp://inside-out-girl.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3672430635825507531.post-84604250152383672472011-09-16T10:21:23.709-04:002011-09-16T10:21:23.709-04:00Hey there Hailey! First, I am going to say again ...Hey there Hailey! First, I am going to say again -- you are a fabulous writer. Truly gifted and with a superb "voice." I am so proud of you!!!<br />I enjoyed this post very much. I wondered about your statement that relationship is "what differentiates [Christianity] from all other religions of this world." That's a BIG statement sweet girl! So I reached out my friend, Kellyhttp://www.abettermanbook.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3672430635825507531.post-82627467396750076742011-09-15T14:51:54.416-04:002011-09-15T14:51:54.416-04:00My initial thoughts are that you oversimplify and ...My initial thoughts are that you oversimplify and therefore degrade the concept of 'religion'. While it definitely exists in legalistic forms, it's true nature and tendencies are exactly the opposite. Religion, in my opinion, is simply a framework for existence. Individuals who desire to identify with a given religion ought to follow the principles of that entity. <br /><br />ReligionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3672430635825507531.post-31041112671620609072011-09-15T08:16:31.640-04:002011-09-15T08:16:31.640-04:00Ok, here are my thoughts…
If ‘religion’ means a se...Ok, here are my thoughts…<br />If ‘religion’ means a set of fundamental beliefs, then certainly Christianity is a religion as well as a relationship. But since we're defining religion as it is most often used, as rules about or the *practice of those beliefs*, then yes I think, at the very least, it is unproductive for Christianity to be a religion. The “why” behind this ties into your Haileyhttp://inside-out-girl.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3672430635825507531.post-72699420907157313832011-09-14T23:43:46.272-04:002011-09-14T23:43:46.272-04:00The same way you do. "A set of rules to follo...The same way you do. "A set of rules to follow, or certain standards for our lives."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3672430635825507531.post-20133657336784077572011-09-14T22:40:12.883-04:002011-09-14T22:40:12.883-04:00Good question. But to help me better answer, how a...Good question. But to help me better answer, how are you defining 'religion'?Haileyhttp://inside-out-girl.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3672430635825507531.post-62750598173986584412011-09-14T21:50:21.716-04:002011-09-14T21:50:21.716-04:00While I agree with the fundamental premise of your...While I agree with the fundamental premise of your post, Hailey, I have a question. <br /><br />Christianity is primarily a relationship, agreed, but is it /wrong/ for Christianity to also be a religion? That is, is Christianity a forum for the individual to invest his or her life in Christ however they see fit [recluse tendencies, 80 work weeks because 'I'm working so I have more to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3672430635825507531.post-72202988785996519842011-09-13T20:55:52.914-04:002011-09-13T20:55:52.914-04:00Excellent article, Hailey! What an encouragement t...Excellent article, Hailey! What an encouragement to keep our focus on what really matters.Maribethhttp://www.maribeth.barber-bunch.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3672430635825507531.post-3165813004652018622011-09-13T15:44:12.645-04:002011-09-13T15:44:12.645-04:00Well stated, Hailey! Great article and great remi...Well stated, Hailey! Great article and great reminder to us all! Thanks for sharing!Katrina Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04179102640058335833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3672430635825507531.post-57693488970758636872011-09-13T14:56:01.966-04:002011-09-13T14:56:01.966-04:00oh I love that !!!oh I love that !!!leslienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3672430635825507531.post-42945591395421569892011-09-13T13:37:20.516-04:002011-09-13T13:37:20.516-04:00Love this. So true. That's what makes Christia...Love this. So true. That's what makes Christianity so different from religions. Religions are spelled D-O. Christianity is spelled D-O-N-E.Brittany Sadlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01111740881616159184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3672430635825507531.post-72699335875695835172011-09-13T13:06:04.214-04:002011-09-13T13:06:04.214-04:00Grace- undeserved unmerited favor. Isn't it th...Grace- undeserved unmerited favor. Isn't it the least we can do , pursue a relationship with the one who saved us by Grace from what we deserve. This is a parting world, and as friends and family leave it before me , I want to know in Whom I believe and where I will be going . So grateful.<br />Thank you uncle pea, thank you mandy, thank you Dad.Leslienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3672430635825507531.post-86844936127811479202011-09-13T11:51:32.753-04:002011-09-13T11:51:32.753-04:00i think that's amazing.i think that's amazing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com