People who operate in good faith deserve to be treated differently than people who operate in bad faith. The fact that so many Christians don't understand this boggles my mind. They have let satan twist Christ's words to the opposite meaning.
The clearest example we have of this is Christ Himself. Anyone who has spent anytime in the Gospe…
People who operate in good faith deserve to be treated differently than people who operate in bad faith. The fact that so many Christians don't understand this boggles my mind. They have let satan twist Christ's words to the opposite meaning.
The clearest example we have of this is Christ Himself. Anyone who has spent anytime in the Gospels will see Christ treated the *repentant* sinner far differently from how He treated the hypocritical Pharisees. He called them vipers and sons of Satan right to their face, for crying out loud.
Yet many Christians, most of whom don't know their Bible, have let the world convince them that we must treat today's hypocritical Pharisees *the same* as we do the repentant sinner. It is such a perversion of the Gospel it defies explanation other than coming from the devil himself.
Presently reading a book by a Phd theologian, Greg Boyd: The Myth of a Christian Nation. His whole premise is flawed. Too deep to discuss, but your and Juju's posts here address and refute much of it.
People who operate in good faith deserve to be treated differently than people who operate in bad faith. The fact that so many Christians don't understand this boggles my mind. They have let satan twist Christ's words to the opposite meaning.
The clearest example we have of this is Christ Himself. Anyone who has spent anytime in the Gospels will see Christ treated the *repentant* sinner far differently from how He treated the hypocritical Pharisees. He called them vipers and sons of Satan right to their face, for crying out loud.
Yet many Christians, most of whom don't know their Bible, have let the world convince them that we must treat today's hypocritical Pharisees *the same* as we do the repentant sinner. It is such a perversion of the Gospel it defies explanation other than coming from the devil himself.
Precisely! The people perish for lack of knowledge and this is the fault of OUR religious leaders. It's time for a reformation in the American church.
True forgiveness demands repentance by the one forgiven. The great White Throne judgment still awaits us all ....
good one. I saved that specially Jeff.
Presently reading a book by a Phd theologian, Greg Boyd: The Myth of a Christian Nation. His whole premise is flawed. Too deep to discuss, but your and Juju's posts here address and refute much of it.
thanks and have a good day!
Right?! I have seen so much of this I can easily imagine what that author says. These "Christian authorities" are deceivers.
Yes. Precisely this is how I see it too