Actually Steve after some thought I'm not so sure you're right about this...
I mean, where do we draw the line with this?
Ok, what about if you live in a small country town and the only supermarket in town is owned by a false minister and all profits go directly to his babylonian church?
Am I to forego purchasing goods from there because he will profit from it? I mean really, by me purchasing from there I am in effect perpetuating his deception am I not? Should I burn his supermarket to the ground? That seems to be your logic Steve...
Dude, your WAY, WAY FAR OFF. We were talking about SELLING 'ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN' BOOKS FOR MONEY. Not burning peoples supermakets to the ground! And if you cant see the differece between buying a FAKE CHRISTIAN BOOK and buying a HAM SANDWICH then, i dont know what to say.
Ok, how about this one...
I live in an isolated part of the world and there is only 1 butcher in town and he's a practicing satanist. Before he kills the animals he performs a satanic ritual of some sort and offers the blood of the beast to Satan. What now Steve?
Should his butchery be reduced to ashes and he run out of town?
Thats creepy mate! YIKES! But were not talking about butchers were taking about selling 'christian' books.
Actually Steve Paul addressed this exact issue in 1 Corinthians 10.
The scripture he used to justify eating such meat was 'The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof'.
Couldn't I say the same thing about selling Christendom's books Steve?
The earth is the Lord's mate, what's it really matter if I sell it or not?
Selling books that DAMN THE SOUL and eating a t-bone steak is about as far apart a Satan and Christ.
Pro 23:23 Truth, buy thou, but do not sell, wisdom, and correction, and understanding.
Yes, the books were burned in the days of the apostles but when was the printing press invented Steve? 1600ish I believe.
By burning those books, they may well have 'quelled the tide' of deception for a good season.
ITS ABOUT WHAT
YOU DO NOT WHAT OTHER PEOPLE DO!
Let me know your thoughts Steve and try not to be so derogatory in your response, I'm not a complete idiot.
Sorry is you took it that way but haveing the screen name 'EZE'(dont know if you know but 'eze' here in the states was a rapper who was drug abuser, homosexual who died of aids) and the first word out of your mouth was 'homie' I didnt know what to think. So i thought a little 'humor' was in order. Sorry if you took offence.
Steve you said this - "...And I'm sure Ray and Mike DONT WANT THAT MONEY!"
Are you on first name basis with both Ray and Mike Steve?
Have you infact posed this exact question to them?
I'd like to know if you have...
Well with Mike maybe, Ray I haven't emailed to much because he so busy. But they are both humble men and I'M SURE they wouldnt mind. And NO i havent posed this question to them. BUT YOU CAN TAKE IT TO THE BANK THAT THEY WILL TELL YOU THE SAME.
Also Steve, you quoted Ac 19:19.
But Steve c'mon mate, 'no scripture is of it's own interpretation' - 2 Peter 1.20
Do you have a 2nd and 3rd witness for your 'burn the books' theology?
If you read my original post you'd see I STILL HAVE REFERENCE BOOKS OF ORTHODOX 'CHRISTIANITY'. I WAS MAKING A JOKE OUT OF THE BURNING THE BOOKS!(even though i did burn my JOhn Hagee books) I wasNT saying you MUST BURN ALL YOUR BOOKS! EVEN THOUGH THATS WHAT GOD IS GOING TO DO TO ALL THE LIES WROTE IN THOSE BOOKS!
So here is a few verses that show about 'IDOLS OF THE HEART' (I.E. MONEY)
1. Act. 19:19
2. 1Jo 5:21 Little children,5040 keep5442 yourselves1438 from575 idols.1497 Amen.281
3.1Th 1:9 For1063 they846 themselves show518 of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God2316 from idols1497 to serve1398 the living and true God;
4.2Co 6:16 And what agreement hath the temple of God2316 with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God;2316 as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in1704 them; and I will be their God, and they shall be2071 my3427 people.
5.1Co 12:2 Ye know1492 that3754 ye were2258 Gentiles,1484 carried away520 unto4314 these dumb880 idols,1497 even as5613 ye were led.71, 302
6.Rev 2:14 But235 I have2192 a few things3641 against2596 thee,4675 because thou hast there1563 them that hold2902 the3588 doctrine1322 of Balaam, who taught1321 Balac904 to cast906 a stumblingblock4625 before the children of Israel,2474 to eat5315 things sacrificed unto idols,1494 and2532 to commit fornication.4203
7.Rom 2:22 Thou that sayest a man should not3361 commit adultery,3431 dost thou commit adultery?3431 thou that abhorrest948 idols,1497 dost thou commit sacrilege?Peace...Steve