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7/18/07 11:49 AM |
John | | San Jose, CA | | | |
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Wow!I would NEVER presume believers sin more than non-believers. Perhaps this Atheist encountered "Christians" who belive this to be so, or he somehow misrepresented their position (straw-man?) I actually tend to think the opposite is true. Pastors and teachers are probably the greatest sinners of all, since their enhanced position and authority present them with greater opportunity to sin than either myself or this Atheist. As a believer I'm far more succeptible to the sin of hypocracy than the Atheist, who's much lower regard for God keeps him from having to deal with such a sin as much as I do. But for his many other sins, and we all sin, he will have to one day give an account, not to man, but to God, which is why we need the savior. A person who is being guided by God's word and Holy Spirit could easilly look like someone who is "picking and choosing" their "morality" by one is not being guided by God's word or the Holy Spirit. I would hope that I would not be so arrogant as to presume this of anyone. |
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7/17/07 11:50 PM |
John | | San Jose, CA | | | |
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"...we have very little violence here (in Iowa) and very little gun control."Really? Guess I'll have to add your state to my list of possible relocation destinations, should the opportunity arise . Thanks, Pro-Gun Christian! My only problem with the comparison of guns with "steak knives" is that the former can be used to inflict harm at a stand-off distance, whereas the latter is only good at close quarters and is therefore less dangerous. I suspect you already know this but others may not. |
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7/17/07 2:27 PM |
John | | San Jose, CA | | | |
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Kirby S writes:"Most who preach righteousness, do so out of the conviction that they have more of it than those to whom they are preaching." I actually see myself as being LESS righteous than those to whom I try to witness. Reasons for this include the fact that when I fail to live up to Christ's standards (and all who take His name do) commit hypocracy, which the unsave cannot do since they don't and can't identify with Him. My unsaved brother always was, and may yet be, a MUCH more righteous person than I was. Difference is that I'm now trusting in Christ's perfect righteousness while he remains confident in his own sense of goodness, thinking that he'll fair better in this life (or the next) than most others because of his own good works. Something else I only recently noticed, to my own facination, is that my unsaved brother has a MUCH more difficult time recalling past events where he and I were caught in a sin for which we both had to be punished. Because we Christians are always confessing our sins we tend to remember them, wheras those attempting to justify themselves (in the case of my brother) seem to be unconscously, if not consiously, REPRESSING the memory of--and thus NOT "confessing" their own sins. |
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7/16/07 5:02 PM |
John | | San Jose, CA | | | |
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Yeah. Sure. They could market action figures of David on his palace with Bathsheba in the shower--or how about a levite's concubine action figure (Judges 19) which can be *divided* into 12 parts.Step right up and get yours today before they're all sold out! But seriously, folks, I think the Bible (for the most part) is WAY too profound to be adaquately represented by mere toys. I first learned of Daniel in the lions' den from 1970's-era Sunday-school flanelgraphs (those of you old enough to remember know what I'm talking about). I remember Daniel being saved from the lions but I don't remember my teacher mentioning the fate of Daniel's accusers, torn assunder by the very same lions Daniel was rescued from. I wonder if the Daniel's lions' den toy incorporates this. I doubt it. I suppose parents could still use the toys, but I would hope that they would (carefully, of course) tell their kids the rest of the story, not represented by the toy itself. |
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7/9/07 12:03 PM |
John | | San Jose, CA | | | |
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Look.The Bible teaches that for anyone to qualify for the office of bishop or elder or deacon, that person MUST rule their household (wife, kids, etc.) well. This one requirement totally illiminates ALL women from consideration since it is the husband and not the wife that is to be the head or ruler of the household. People who want women pastors are simply rebelling against God. They don't want to listen to Him because His Word demands what He wants rather than what they want. It's really that simple. They need to repent. |
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