Protestantism

» Migisi - Evil

In response to Evil posted by pink101:
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Thanks for clearing that up. But why would one refer to the church in female terms, since most (if not all) Christian churches were and are led by men?

-- posted by Migisi

» Brian Tubbs - Female Church

In response to Evil posted by Migisi:

One reason, Migisi, is because the New Testament refers to the church as the "bride of Christ."

» paper_turtle - Its just that ... Do you mean ...

In response to Re Brian's Blog "left-wing Jesus?" posted by Migisi:

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BrotherJones wrote:
It is just that when one of our friends commits to pacificism I think we all worry a bit for the person and we wonder at what length that pacificism would go,
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Migisi responded
Do you mean that you'd worry that he'd allow himself to be arrested, slapped, beaten, whipped, and nailed to a cross to die?
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Excellent response, Migisi. :D

peace and love,
Paper Turtle

-- posted by paper_turtle

» paper_turtle - Hi Brian :)

In response to Female Church posted by BrianTubbs:

HI Brian! I was wondering when you might show up. You've been missed.

I'm interested to know what you think of my original post in this thread.

peace and love,
Paper Turtle

-- posted by paper_turtle

» Migisi - Female Church

In response to Female Church posted by BrianTubbs:

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One reason, Migisi, is because the New Testament refers to the church as the "bride of Christ."
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Good point.
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As such, who would dare to insult the 'bride of Christ' - the 'wife of the Lamb' - by calling her a devil-worshipping whore?

-- posted by Migisi

» paper_turtle - active/passive

In response to Re Brian's Blog "left-wing Jesus?" posted by Brother_Jones:

in post #12 Brother Jones wrote:
Hopefully, I would remember my Savior if I got into a situation where a little non-passive behavior was needed.
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in the post to which this one is linked BrotherJones wrote:
Everyone of us agrees that some kind of push back is involved with standing up against evil...even thieves don't like to be ripped off by other thieves.

One of the most frequent (and, to my mind, egregious) mistakes people make about non-violence is that they equate non-violence with being completely passive--letting people walk all over you, and meekly knuckling under.

There are many ways to respond to evil which are not violent. And if I were face-to-face with a violent person I would think it foolhardy to even attempt to prevail by the use of violence.

In less dire situations, violence is seldom the most constructive course of action. You, Brother Jones alluded to this when you referred to parents beating their children.

As I see it, non-violence seeks to engage the mind and heart, rather than invoking fear or physical harm. The person who is beaten into submission seldom loves his conquerer and converts to his conquer's side. Instead, he plots rebellion and retribution.

peace and love,
Paper Turtle

-- posted by paper_turtle

» pink101 - Many Reject Christ

In response to Many Reject Christ posted by Brother_Jones:
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You have to excuse me for not responding sooner.
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I've been reading about Tim LaHaye and Gary Frazier.
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Here's a link on the latter: http://www.discoveryministries.com/missi...
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-- posted by pink101

» Brian Tubbs - Under the weather

Hey everyone, this past weekend was Homecoming at our church, so I've been pretty busy these last few days. And my family and I have been under the weather. We're on the road to recovery, so I hope to catch up on these discussions soon.

» Brother_Jones - Female Church

In response to Female Church posted by Migisi:

As such, who would dare to insult the 'bride of Christ' - the 'wife of the Lamb' - by calling her a devil-worshipping whore?

I agree with you. I didn't do what you think I did. At least, in my mind, I didn't. I reread my post and I didn't insult the Church.

i am just an oldtimer for the Lord.

-- posted by Brother_Jones

» pink101 - Recovery, Ohio

In response to Under the weather posted by BrianTubbs:
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We're on the road to recovery
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That's the place where General "mad" Anthony Wayne was defeated, right?
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Ft. Recovery, Ohio.
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-- posted by pink101