tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538825134834187144.post8407814356817364155..comments2023-06-01T10:52:44.280-04:00Comments on The Gospel-Driven Church: Nothing in My Hand I BringJaredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07454966527986478217noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538825134834187144.post-72572908470619818032010-08-23T00:36:17.487-04:002010-08-23T00:36:17.487-04:00Thanking God for the wisdom He is giving you to co...Thanking God for the wisdom He is giving you to communicate the gospel to his people. Continue the work he entrusted to you. Praying for you Jared!Francohttp://www.wagmuna.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538825134834187144.post-71536312353265969902010-08-21T22:23:31.518-04:002010-08-21T22:23:31.518-04:00I'm not sure theres anything especially wrong ...I'm not sure theres anything especially wrong with the prayer 'God, I thank you that I am not like other men' because God is being glorified for his actions.<br /><br />The irony of this prayer is that this guy does prove himself to be like other men by exalting himself over the tax collector.Ianhttp://finallyhuman.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538825134834187144.post-11626165868097090882010-08-21T11:40:04.791-04:002010-08-21T11:40:04.791-04:00Yes. He brought nothing and left with the incompar...Yes. He brought nothing and left with the incomparable riches of Christ (illustratively speaking).<br /><br />Or, a la Isaiah 55:1, it's like going to the store with no money and buying wine and bread and milk.<br /><br />Or, from the other perspective, going to the store for those items with lots of currency and hearing, "Your money's no good here."Jaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07454966527986478217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538825134834187144.post-54830136243087717752010-08-21T11:36:07.008-04:002010-08-21T11:36:07.008-04:00Yeah, the tax collector left with something though...Yeah, the tax collector left with something though. God took from him deserved wrath giving him undeserved mercy according the riches of His grace. In the words of Pastor Tullian: "Jesus plus nothing equals everything."Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615022576907470977noreply@blogger.com