tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post8032758991331596168..comments2024-02-07T11:31:44.141+03:00Comments on On Life in St. Petersburg: Unintentional affliction?Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15283395756742923658noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-30498666602488417292009-07-20T06:48:35.037+04:002009-07-20T06:48:35.037+04:00Hi Tiffany, that sounds about right. That's wh...Hi Tiffany, that sounds about right. That's what my instinct says, although when you stop to break it down, you have to make sure the passage says what you think it does. Sometimes my reading skills are on auto-pilot. You did a better job of describing the parent-child connection than I did.<br /><br />So you're going to Russia? I'll leave a comment over on your blog.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15283395756742923658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-69742112499606946582009-07-20T05:01:41.588+04:002009-07-20T05:01:41.588+04:00Hi, I'm Tiffany a fairly recent reader of your...Hi, I'm Tiffany a fairly recent reader of your blog. I think the passage isn't necessarily contradictory. In the 2nd bit it says "Though he brings grief" and in the last "For he does not willingly bring affliction or grief to the children of men." He doesn't bring grief Willingly, it's not something He finds joy in doing. I suppose it's like when a parent sees their child being disobedient they have to discipline them, it's not something they enjoy or look forward doing, no parent wants to see their child in any pain or discomfort. However, if discipline is not enforced the child will only hurt themselves in the end, and have to deal with the consequences. Same with God, our consequences of sin mean we need discipline, and God loves us so much He is willing to do whatever needs to be done to get our attention and turn our eyes back on Him. <br /> This is just my view on it, I may not be correct, it's just how I understand it.Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18010088519176125633noreply@blogger.com