Comments on: Was Jesus a good Example?

By: Ted Crawford

Ted Crawford — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 02:44:33 +0000

Was archive-browsing & stubbed my toe:
6/26/09 – “Was Jesus A Good Example”.
“He lived the fullness of the life He was created for…”
Is “created” the right word? Or am I just gnat-straining?

By: Bob Hamp

Bob Hamp — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:51:30 +0000

Scott. You are too kind, thanks.

By: Babs

Babs — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 16:15:52 +0000

Hmmmm… so I go backwards in today’s blog reading and read this second after “Words, Words, Words”. What word was I drawn to? “Example”. Jesus did NOT ‘example’, He did because it’s WHO He was. Oh My Goodness! How many times do we hear parents being told to be an ‘example’ to their children? Or do we hear ourselves telling our children the same? As I read this blog a true revelation happened in my soul, like a lighting bolt from heaven. If all I am concerned with is ‘exampling’ or teaching my kids how to ‘example’, am I really becoming Christ-like or just exhibiting the right behaviors at the right time when I’m enough in the moment to do so? Additionally, am I teaching my children to do the same? Focusing on “exampling the correct behavior” instead of focusing on “becoming like Jesus through spending time with Him”, is kind of like comparing happiness to joy [in my world]. Happiness is fleeting because it’s a ‘feeling’, while joy is a constant because it should be embedded in our core as a result of our relationship with Christ. Exampling is fleeting while Becoming is embedded.

By: Scott Pickering

Scott Pickering — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:38:52 +0000

Bob Hamp: “I Love Teaching” [verb]
Scott P: “I Love Bob Hamp’s Teaching” [noun]

By: Colleen Foshee

Colleen Foshee — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:40:32 +0000

Finding the more I see God as He really is, the more I become who I really am. “Transformed as I behold him” takes the to do list out of my hand, and puts a to be urge in my heart. Thanks Bob, for bringing more clarity to this for me.