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Response to my portion:'what Jesus says about it'
(to read:my particular understanding'interpretation of..) Amen by the way as He
was, is and, will be the truth. That was Karl Barth's point in the fictitious
interview.
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Sent: April 05, 2005 06:28
Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Narrow way not "
loving"?
Not as I like it - but what Jesus says about
it. He's either the Truth or He isn't. Sadly it appears His
Words don't carry much weight these days in some
circles. As for DavH's observation - why would you think that these
are Christian ppl Dave? Jesus told the 'sons
of thunder' who wanted to call down fire on some Samaritans that "they didn't
know what spirit they were of" so what has changed? Apparently the
disciples repented because they continued on with Him. Ppl who are eager
to consign others to hell these days most likely have an anger
problem. Sharon Rocha told Scott Peterson that the devil wouldn't even
have him and one of Laci's siblings said they hoped he would burn in
hell. So far I've seen no indication that this family are Christian - so
anger and grief over their loss is understandable. God is glorified
however, when a crime is committed against a 'believer' and they publicly
forgive; or as we saw just recently in Georgia where a young widow
apprehended by a rapist who had just killed five ppl was able to stay calm and
read passages from The Purpose Driven Life to him because of her faith in
Christ; this is the fruit of righteousness. jt
OK, 'as you like it'.
Not so Lance, I have it on good authority that it
is out of the abundance that fills the heart that the mouth speaks
(Matt 12:34, Luke 6:45) - Discernment 101
jt
'They' are, in reality, saying/meaning what
you've ascribed to them. Their hearts are more
gracious than their words, however.
DAVEH:
My latest post is in GREEN......
DAVEH: Not at all Izzy. I see Christians as
being eager when they use a phrase like "I hope you burn in
hell" when they disagree with the actions or beliefs of
others. While you may not have had such feelings about non
Christians, Izzy....I suspect there are a lot of Christians who do
feel that way. I quick net search and found numerous references
to such eager Christians, Izzy. Here's an
excerpt....
The "misunderstood" ADF headline incited over
3000 hate messages to the school, ranging from the more benign, "I
hope you burn in Hell for all eternity," to the more sinister late
night calls like, "I know where you live and you work at that God
forsaken school." We had two sheriffs full time on campus for two
months, and it scared the daylights out of our children.
.........Do you think there have been any TTers who've
hoped for such, Izzy? If so, I would suggest they
meet the eager definition.
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