tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-733002192021742038.post6742075478865246777..comments2024-03-01T22:10:47.368-06:00Comments on Running the Race: Everybody Gets CutMatt Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02288488456742791826noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-733002192021742038.post-59652004402554648482013-03-08T23:09:40.822-06:002013-03-08T23:09:40.822-06:00In regards to the man who's wife dies, I don&#...In regards to the man who's wife dies, I don't think so. I can't say that can't be true but I don't think so. <br /><br />I agree with your assessment on the sin part of the metaphor. But I think God also can cut away some of the "good" things in our life to allow for great. That's kind of where I was going with that; although, I agree that cutting away sin is the primary focus of this passage. Matt Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02288488456742791826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-733002192021742038.post-83626335666041006632013-03-08T16:40:56.111-06:002013-03-08T16:40:56.111-06:00My first reaction to the pruning of Christians is ...My first reaction to the pruning of Christians is pruning off sin, to make us more like Christ. He prunes us because He is molding us, like a potter molds clay. <br />What do you mean by pruning? Is it to you, "that man's wife died, because God wanted to grow him in his faith"?<br /><br />Patrick Russell Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00439298737309987588noreply@blogger.com