tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8929683.post6402928554580025927..comments2008-06-12T08:23:32.102-05:00Mike L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15978997781556741350noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8929683.post-26202245452630574662008-06-12T08:23:00.000-05:002008-06-12T08:23:00.000-05:00Thanks for the comment Paul.<BR/><BR/>I think we would be well served to stop considering how we will be "judged" from beyond but rather what the results of our choices will be here and now. Doug actually has a whole chapter about rethinking the idea of God as the ultimate judge.Mike L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15978997781556741350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8929683.post-9706970291774039652008-06-11T23:51:00.000-05:002008-06-11T23:51:00.000-05:00Sounds like an interesting book.<BR/><BR/>As far as I can tell, it's all there - that is, you can find biblical support for a Christianity of fear, God-appeasement, and tallying points toward a heavenly reward - or you can find the Christianity to which loving others, loving God, and generous, expansive motives toward the wider world are central.<BR/><BR/>Maybe we'll be judged by the verses we select for emphasis. This may not even require the hand of God in any overt manner; could be just a matter of deciding to go on fouling our own planetary nest, or not.paul maurice martinhttp://www.originalfaith.com/noreply@blogger.com