PaulWest said
Corey, brother, we should show more respect to our elder here in the forum.
"Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves." (MATT 23:15)
Jim,I'm not necessarily right-wing nor evangelical - hehe, you've probably noticed I don't like to be "boxed in". I suppose I'm more of a libertarian/Christian Anarchist in that I feel a Man requires limited human authority but absolute devotion to God and His Word.Though I understand concepts like right wing/left wing, evangelical/orthodox, they seem conspicuously hegelian - as if they were designed to propogate an illusion of "choice" and "freedom". An illusory distraction and false choice much like picking your favorite baseball team or choosing between Pepsi and Coke.As A.W. Tozer once said in one of his sermons here on SI, 'Resisting the World's Propoganda', "the war that's raging today is the war for your mind... you're not free... advertisers and politicians tell you you are, but you're a slave... you're a slave to the flesh, the world and the devil, or you're a slave to God... it's the same in the evangelical church..."As to being ready to answer for my words here... This thread has torn me up inside for a week (really, upset). I won't go on about why or how because I think by now I've made my point clear.If the Sun were to go black today and the world went up in flames, I believe I would be cowering behind all the crowds standing before His throne......for far worse things I've done than defend a little old catholic nun.Jim, if you feel comfortable pming me your phone number, I'd be more than happy to fellowship sometime.
Quote:Quote:God doesn't "approve" of feeding the hungry, befriending a stranger, clothing the naked? Healing the sick and visiting the prisoners has no "merit" in God's eyes?Did somebody say this? I must have missed it."...I am not seeking to judge Theresa's 'salvation' I am just saying that without right relationship no amount of 'good works' can merit God's approval..."You said it.
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