tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7583713897991615701.post2448659390948844077..comments2018-01-15T06:43:51.123-06:00Comments on Made More Like Him: An Austere God?Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12349682601677809433noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7583713897991615701.post-11460557576159801322012-07-19T15:49:39.352-05:002012-07-19T15:49:39.352-05:00As a result of this feedback, I have modified the ...As a result of this feedback, I have modified the post. I have taken away references to the fact that fear prevented the servant from doing business. Rather, I have stated that a warped view of God as unreasonable and thinking that serving Him is a hopeless endeavor led to the servant's laziness. I believe this is a common excuse for not serving God, the belief that it is too difficult and that He is impossible to please. And it is just that, an excuse.<br /><br />The reader points out that if the servant were truly afraid, he would have behaved differently. That is a good point.<br /><br />I appreciate the feedback.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12349682601677809433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7583713897991615701.post-10997105168972234892012-07-18T16:31:16.805-05:002012-07-18T16:31:16.805-05:00I received via Facebook the following comment on t...I received via Facebook the following comment on this post that I wanted to add for the reader's consideration.<br /><br />"I believe that your characterization of fear in the case of the parable of the minas is inaccurate. You portray the servant as one who wants to do right but is paralyzed by his fear. The master exposes him as one who wants to avoid work and wants to use fear as an excuse. Do you see that the master makes the case that if the servant truly feared he would have behaved differently than he did? In other word, he is calling his bluff. He is a lazy servant and wants to make his inaction sound better by appealing to fear. There is a fear that must be cast out but it is not the kind of fear that says if I don't do what God says I will be lost."Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12349682601677809433noreply@blogger.com