tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20271097.post5004970093369905297..comments2023-05-11T05:33:36.857-04:00Comments on Persecuted Church Weblog: Rights: Real but not graspedGreg Musselmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15224965213121759243noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20271097.post-31786867639268414812009-10-21T11:07:31.178-04:002009-10-21T11:07:31.178-04:00Great to hear from you again. I am glad that you ...Great to hear from you again. I am glad that you are continuiing to study on this subject. I hope that we can continue to be a help to you in this learning experience.Glenn Pennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775729921874246091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20271097.post-50138349279997349392009-10-21T01:49:21.733-04:002009-10-21T01:49:21.733-04:00I have followed the discussion on rights, beginnin...I have followed the discussion on rights, beginning with the comments in "Rights are never granted, my dear mayor". I wasn't sure that I initially agreed with you. I am giving the whole topic some very serious thought and I deeply appreciate your remarks here. Fitting all of this into my traditional "We have no rights" mentality is rather like pounding a square peg into a round hole. Frankly, if you keep pounding long enough, the peg will go in; but something has to give in the process and sometimes that needs to happen. My theology is in transition again; I believe I must proceed with caution to ensure that I land in a solid place biblically. It's not a comfortable process; but then, God never called us to rest easily and assume that we've arrived. Having said that, proclaiming the rights of humans because they are created in the image of God seems very natural now. I think Thomas Johnson stated it well: "The Bible tells us that God is very concerned about how peopletreat other people because he has made all people in his image. He sees an attack on other people as an attack on himself."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com