Comments on: “They did not honor him as God, or give thanks.”

By: James K.A. Smith

James K.A. Smith — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:40:01 +0000

I was thinking about this on Thursday as well–that giving thanks is a transitive verb that requires an object (person) to whom one is grateful. And then, as I spent more hours than I should have watching football (a coy way to escape the mother-in-law), it struck me that NFL programming came up with a substitute–the American military. Indeed, all three NFL broadcasts were run like a Memorial Day ceremony. On this re-interpretation of Thanksgiving, we, in our “blessed” nation, end up being thankful to military might.

So while some try to give thanks without a Giver, others–as you allude to in the Romans 1 citation–give thanks to another giver: the “chariots and horses” of military might (Ps. 20:7), which is no less idolatrous.

By: Thanksgiving Round-Up « mgpcpastor’s blog

Thanksgiving Round-Up « mgpcpastor’s blog — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:05:32 +0000

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By: Mike Riccardi

Mike Riccardi — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:41:59 +0000

Dr. Mohler, Thanks for your article. I appreciated another brother's presentation of Thanksgiving from the text of Romans 1. Similar reflections hit me last year when I was asked to do a "mini-sermon" for a Thanksgiving Eve service at my church. I chose to speak from Romans 1, and considered the privilege it is that we get to be thankful. Thank you, again, and I pray that you will enjoy the delight of giving thanks with your family and friends today.

By: Lou Martuneac

Lou Martuneac — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:08:12 +0000

Brother Mohler:

This one more and I’m done…

Signing on to TMD has you in fact holding hands with the RCC. This action is IMO a betrayal of the Scriptures that forbid such an unholy alliance (2 Cor. 6:14-17) under ANY circumstance.

The Bible says, “Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers…”

Just where does your first loyalty lie; to God and His Word or to a well-intended social agenda?

By: Ed

Ed — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:17:20 +0000

Really? You’re going to go after atheists via thankfulness? It’s a secular holiday, homes.

By: Lou Martuneac

Lou Martuneac — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:06:30 +0000

Brother Mohler:

I’m sorry, but compelled to admonish (2 Thess. 3:15) you as a brother for your joining with Roman Catholic signatories in The Manhattan Declaration. This act does NOT, “honor Him as God.”

By: Goodbye Till Monday « Pleasing Pain

Goodbye Till Monday « Pleasing Pain — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:50:42 +0000

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