tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25676168.post8683205986711064036..comments2024-01-27T13:13:38.405-05:00Comments on Biblical Theology: Edwards on the Effects of the FallMatthew S. Harmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17506399043911656897noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25676168.post-30347478254890328562007-02-05T11:39:00.000-05:002007-02-05T11:39:00.000-05:00Yes, I would agree. It is an excellent analogy!
F...Yes, I would agree. It is an excellent analogy!<br /><br />From personal experience, however, I don't see it as being so cut and dry. To continue with the analogy, I find that many times personal desires seem to be burning up only one room of the house of my life - maybe it is a small closet area out of the way. I manage it carefully so that it does not threaten the whole house and, most importantly, so that it is not evident to anyone who is casually walking through my house. It is almost as though we have "controlled fires" burning in various out-of-the-way rooms. <br /><br />We perceive them as controlled, of course, but in reality our management of these rooms dominates our attentions without our even realizing it. Part of the "deceitfulness of sin" perhaps. In these cases it is often necessary for a brother close to me to inspect my house a bit more closely and pry into the less trafficed rooms!Jonathan Erdmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04234688186113838474noreply@blogger.com