Comments on: Standing On Our Knees http://covenantoflove.net/prayer/standing-on-our-knees/ Fri, 18 May 2012 07:06:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Rielly McLaren http://covenantoflove.net/prayer/standing-on-our-knees/#comment-704 Rielly McLaren Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:17:01 +0000 http://covenantoflove.net/?p=2459#comment-704 I agree, there has been a wide misinterpretation of 1 Cor 10:13. There is an additional element to this verse that is equally important as well: the phrase "way of escape". The Greek word is ekbasis, which is rooted in the word ekballow, meaning, "to throw out". The word denotes the idea of finality or completion. With that being said, the application I drew from this is that God is not interested in temporary fixes or flesh-wound bandages; instead, he performs full-out surgery throughout the mind and heart. Too often our focus is on "just get me through this situation"...we treat our temptations as only something we need to survive. In contrast, God being faithful in temptation is the process of "standing up" in the midst of temptation. This means that ekballow is the process of building character that is lasting in the life of the tempted, not shallow and temporary solutions. Just some additional thoughts, nothing earth shattering. Thanks for this Derek. Rielly I agree, there has been a wide misinterpretation of 1 Cor 10:13. There is an additional element to this verse that is equally important as well: the phrase “way of escape”. The Greek word is ekbasis, which is rooted in the word ekballow, meaning, “to throw out”. The word denotes the idea of finality or completion.

With that being said, the application I drew from this is that God is not interested in temporary fixes or flesh-wound bandages; instead, he performs full-out surgery throughout the mind and heart. Too often our focus is on “just get me through this situation”…we treat our temptations as only something we need to survive. In contrast, God being faithful in temptation is the process of “standing up” in the midst of temptation. This means that ekballow is the process of building character that is lasting in the life of the tempted, not shallow and temporary solutions.

Just some additional thoughts, nothing earth shattering. Thanks for this Derek.

Rielly

]]> By: Harry Heimann http://covenantoflove.net/prayer/standing-on-our-knees/#comment-701 Harry Heimann Sun, 25 Jul 2010 13:55:48 +0000 http://covenantoflove.net/?p=2459#comment-701 I couldn't agree more. We need to be reminded many times that we are not God and in many of these circumstances that come our way we do just that. Then our eyes will go to the only One who can help. Jesus said (John 15:5 ......apart from me you can do nothing)" Good reminder Derek. I couldn’t agree more. We need to be reminded many times that we are not God and in many of these circumstances that come our way we do just that. Then our eyes will go to the only One who can help. Jesus said (John 15:5 ……apart from me you can do nothing)” Good reminder Derek.

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