RE: [TruthTalk] Legalism and Old Testament Law Keeping

[ShieldsFamily]

Glenn,   Did you read the passages that David Miller recommended from John Wesley? http://gbgm-umc.org/umhistory/wesley/perfect.html  I have been reading them, and plan to read them together with my Beloved Sweetie. Here is one excerpt:   “The sea is an excellent figure of the fullness of God, and that of the blessed Spirit. For as the rivers all return into the sea; so the bodies, the souls, and the good works of the righteous, return into God, to live there in his eternal repose. The bottom of the soul may be in repose, even while we are in many outward troubles; just as the bottom of the sea is calm, while the surface is strongly agitated.”   Izzy                 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2002 9:18 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [TruthTalk] Legalism and Old Testament Law Keeping   What Do I Actually Love When I Love God? Japanese philosopher Kirtaro Nishida said that religion is a raft that sails on the endless sea. If so, then we must be vigilant that we don't allow our preoccupation with the business on the raft to displace God's business, which is love. I like Meister Eckhart's prayer. "I pray God to rid me of god," which is a prayer to the ocean of God to rid us of the gods of the raft.