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Back to Babylon?
mari_et_pere:
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Randy LOL! ;D ;D
If it were only that easy I'd have it made. :)
Matt
mari_et_pere:
I think most of you sense the spirit I'm coming from here. Not a spirit of conformity, but a spirit of LOVE. Not judgement (who am I to judge when I've done dastardly things far beyond what most dream of) but acceptance. Not acceptance of false doctrine, but an acceptance of people who have so far been led BY GOD to believe such false doctrine.
Sunday me and my wife and my little boy went to a cook out. It was at a church goers house. We forgot the crucifixes and silver bullets at home, but alas all was well. there were 10 or 12 couples there with their kids. We had some good conversation, good food, good fun with the kids, some laughs, and generally had a really good time. Although I haven't gotten into the deep subjects of TRUTH with most of these people, I can pretty much guarantee they don't believe like I do. But one thing was evident and always has been since I met them all: all of us are kind-hearted people on a journey, seeking to grow in the spiritual and learn God's truths. I say they're not as in tune as I, they may say the same about me. They accepted me. Would you accept them?
Just a thought, like a WWJD type thought.
Matt
seminole:
You bet I would accept them. How can you do otherwise?
Nole
fe32k:
Hmmm.... seems I am not coming accross very well on this subject. Thanks for hearing me out though, I speak from experience. My points had NOTHING to do with acceptance. Church/Mass/sunday school/etc are NOT social events such as a BBQ or a get together or a movie night. It is a time for learning and absorbing the teachings and to share these teachings with each other and to worship the god that created those teachings. Acceptance was not the subject of this thread.
Matt, most of the people who send hate email to Ray are those "good hearted" christians you speak about.
Jeremiah 17:9 "The heart is deceitful above all things..."
Those "good hearted" christians are the same the teach these heretical "evil hearted" doctrines. They are decieved, I agree, but these doctrines are fruits of the evil in ones heart.
Last time I went to church, the pastor made a joke about how the Catholics are going to be surprised when they end up in hell! Everyone laughed and thanked God for the truth. Please don't tell me these people are not like the pharisees!! The pharisees weren't blatantly evil, they were people just like the church goers you speak about, people that you would accept.
Mat 23:27 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchers, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.
Mat 23:28 Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
But again this is not about acceptance. As I said, ultimately God knows what you should do and pray for an answer. As for me, I have no desire to return and not my wife nor my child will be a cause for that.
God be with you,
Roy
p.s. You should read more or Ray's emails responding to these "good hearted" people.
skydreamers:
hmmmm Roy....I think I might be starting to see it your way....did I say that outloud? ;D
Peace,
Diana
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