tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22781533.post7386794280438350509..comments2024-03-23T14:04:57.635-05:00Comments on Father Hollywood: Excuses, Excuses!Rev. Larry Beanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06705910892752648940noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22781533.post-70995732051871256222013-10-20T17:02:33.648-05:002013-10-20T17:02:33.648-05:00re: excuses. I have plenty. They come from my ow...re: excuses. I have plenty. They come from my own sinful flesh, and they all sound good to me. They must be put to death, because they will never learn to behave.<br /><br />re: preaching "you" instead of "we". I was wondering how this would play with John the Baptist: "We brood of vipers! Who warned us to flee from the coming judgment!"?<br /><br />I think something is lost badly if we fail to preach "you." Not only "You, repent!" but even more, "Jesus died for you. You are forgiven." In my opinion, this makes the word of God far more personal which is a good thing. This is no bland repentance and generic forgiveness. This is for you. (Come to think of it, there are other elements of the Gospel which are specifically and explicitly "for you.")Pastor Thomas E Schroederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08739826673292690207noreply@blogger.com