tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081986616112123438.post3181584876313645161..comments2023-10-03T05:30:12.632-07:00Comments on Our Sword: Genesis 17-19Our Swordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12625473527059930239noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081986616112123438.post-87291953166973006862008-12-10T10:38:00.000-08:002008-12-10T10:38:00.000-08:00Thank you for the very insightful comment! You're...Thank you for the very insightful comment! You're so right in discerning that Abraham had the right attitude - humility, as opposed to Jonah, and others, wrong attitudes.<BR/><BR/>I also really like what you said about God practicing His own instruction. That really made me think. Yes He certainly does not only tell us how to live, but lives by that standard Himself. <BR/><BR/>Thank you again for your insightful comments that make me ponder new aspects of God's word.<BR/><BR/>God blessOur Swordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12625473527059930239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081986616112123438.post-14800289081914546532008-12-09T14:19:00.000-08:002008-12-09T14:19:00.000-08:00God does seem to appreciate sincerity in dialog, a...God does seem to appreciate sincerity in dialog, and He is very patient with us mere mortals.<BR/><BR/>Reading your post I am reminded of another conversation someone had with God. Unlike Abraham, this person did not have the right attitude. This man was angry with God, angry enough to die. Most men if they were in God's position with God's power would be tempted to squash Jonah for his bad attitude, but God was very patient with him and reasoned with him (Jonah 3:5-10, 4:1-11). God practiced His own instruction that a soft answer turns away wrath (Proverbs 15:1). God used a soft answer to turn away Jonah's anger rather than return anger for anger as we sometimes do (Romans 12:21).author@ptgbook.orghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775228362728122027noreply@blogger.com