The Salvation message is hope. Would you ever look at a grieving family of a non-believer and tell them they have no hope of seeing their loved one again? Do you think Jesus would tell them that?
The expanded context of the quote does not change the message... rather it intensifies it. It is curious to me that where I talk about hope and the overwhelming love of Christ, you hear me talking about license to do whatever we want. As if people who didn't do what you've done would somehow be getting off easy if God loved them, too.
You have always been far too interested in setting the parameters of who is in and who is out. Judgement belongs to God. So does Salvation. The calling of Christians is to love those around them, to mirror the servant attitude of Christ. We are not the judges, we are among the accused.
The expanded context of the quote does not change the message... rather it intensifies it. It is curious to me that where I talk about hope and the overwhelming love of Christ, you hear me talking about license to do whatever we want. As if people who didn't do what you've done would somehow be getting off easy if God loved them, too.
You have always been far too interested in setting the parameters of who is in and who is out. Judgement belongs to God. So does Salvation. The calling of Christians is to love those around them, to mirror the servant attitude of Christ. We are not the judges, we are among the accused.
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This message last edited by Dannymac on 10/11/2009 at 06:43:34 PM
One of the harder parts of my job...
08/11/2009 09:03:06 PM
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That is tough man.
I am confident though you are the right person to help them through this. *NM*
08/11/2009 10:07:13 PM
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Re: One of the harder parts of my job...
08/11/2009 11:35:01 PM
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So I have some questions for you....
09/11/2009 10:05:19 PM
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Have I ever told you that you are confusing as hell?
10/11/2009 03:46:20 PM
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More interestingly....
10/11/2009 05:57:23 PM
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Do you think Christ would "present the salvation message" or do you think he would just live it?
10/11/2009 06:21:30 PM
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Funny....I remember Christ both living His message, as well as preaching
10/11/2009 07:16:12 PM
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It was entirely clear what you advocated Danny do at the funeral.
11/11/2009 03:02:56 AM
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Yes, I would.
10/11/2009 06:37:35 PM
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As I said to everynametaken
10/11/2009 07:32:21 PM
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Have fun with your strawman.
10/11/2009 07:42:37 PM
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*haha* (and yes, I am laughing at you)
10/11/2009 08:55:24 PM
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First of all - the spelling is Heresy.
10/11/2009 09:05:32 PM
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In regards to your questions, I had a hard time understanding exactly what you were getting at.
11/11/2009 06:09:23 PM
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