Protestantism

» pink101 - A Compendium

In response to Brian's Screed posted by HeadZenCards:
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Where do you find these verses? I can't believe you search the Bible for them. You must have a compendium of them.
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-- posted by pink101

» Brother_Jones - Respect For Progressives

In response to Respect For Progressives posted by pink101:

First off, using the word, certain, to define liberals indicates specific people. Who do you have in mind?
.And, how does heaven, in your mind, become an opportunity to worship Jesus Christ, as you imply, in the here and now?
.And, these "certain" liberals of whom you speak, when did they stop viewing heaven as such an opportunity?

Worshiping Jesus either while here in the flesh or whether in Heaven implies a belief by non liberals that Jesus is God. Doesn't it? Don't all the folks here who identify themselves as first and formost liberals deny that Jesus is God. Therefore, isn't it reasonable to conclude that no Jesus worship is being done here or in the next life of the certain suite liberal? Am I missing something here?

The posts you make, like this one of yours, are loaded with all sorts of implications and it is difficult to understand just exactly what it is you mean to imply.

I don't know how I could make it any plainer.

As to a personal relationship with Christ, that is a subject entire libraries have been written about. A good place to begin is with the sending of the Holy Spirit into the life of the believer found in John 14.

i am just an oldtimer for the Lord.

-- posted by Brother_Jones

» HeadZenCards - Brian's Screed

In response to Brian's Screed posted by pink101:

I rely on the Holy Spirit of the Google to guide me to the proper text for the situation.

The word of the LORD GOD came to Hosea and said:

Hosea 2:1 Say ye unto your brethren, Ammi; and to your sisters, Ruhamah.

2:2 Plead with your mother, plead: for she is not my wife, neither am I her husband: let her therefore put away her whoredoms out of her sight, and her adulteries from between her breasts;

2:3 Lest I strip her naked, and set her as in the day that she was born, and make her as a wilderness, and set her like a dry land, and slay her with thirst.

2:4 And I will not have mercy upon her children; for they be the children of whoredoms.

This is why the Holy Spirit has abandoned the modern Christian and none may stand up to the Google's power.

Somewhere down the line, the modern Christian became children of whoredoms. Therefore, the LORD GOD will not have mercy upon them.

Repent, believers in blood sacrifice! Give yourself over to the Google and set your typing fingers free!

Ask it and ye shall receive!

-- posted by HeadZenCards

» Brother_Jones - Brian's Screed

In response to Brian's Screed posted by HeadZenCards:

Oliver,

This is starting to look like mean spirit harassment of a topic and its editor. I think you know there are plenty of topics and areas of the suite that you can go and voice your beliefs without spinning your wheels on a Christian site where Brian is attempting to encourage believers in Christ without having to dodge the mean spirited type posts your hurl everyday. Why don't you attempt to encourage some like minded area of the Suite, instead of all this negative stuff from you. Or maybe you can suggest a site here that agrees with your beliefs and we can all go over there and start some discussions.

i am an oldtimer for the Lord.

-- posted by Brother_Jones

» pink101 - Sanctimony

In response to Respect For Progressives posted by Brother_Jones:
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I think your posts give emphasis to the meaning of sanctimony.
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Am I missing something here?
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Your marbles?
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Who do you know who identifies "...themselves as first and formost liberals..."?
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-- posted by pink101

» Brother_Jones - Respect For Progressives

In response to Respect For Progressives posted by BrianTubbs:

Brother Jones, you're referring to the Social Gospel??

I think you can make that connection with my post. It wasn't formost in my mind, but it is seemingly difficult to get the right message on the same page with social helps in the world. Venezuela is a good example of robbing the middle class and calling it gospel. I have a relative there now who can't sell their own property and then remove the funds to another country because the government is not allowing cash to be taken on the plane to outside countries. Go figure how many losses of freedom are happening in that religious country.

i am just an oldtimer for the Lord.

-- posted by Brother_Jones

» Brian Tubbs - Marbles

In response to Sanctimony posted by pink101:

Sometimes, I end up losing mine as well. At least that's what my wife tells me.

» paper_turtle - Respect For Progressives

In response to Respect For Progressives posted by Brother_Jones:

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Brother Jones wrote:
Worshiping Jesus either while here in the flesh or whether in Heaven implies a belief by non liberals that Jesus is God. Doesn't it?
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So, am I to infer that if liberals believed Jesus is God they still wouldn't pass the who-gets-into-heaven quiz? Or, is the implacation that only non-liberals count in God's eyes?
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Worshipping Jesus (by *people*) implies belief that Jesus is God. Yes and no. What do you mean by worship? What does Jesus = God imply in terms of how a liberal OR non-liberal lives his/her life?
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Don't all the folks here who identify themselves as first and formost liberals deny that Jesus is God.
If you took a poll, you must have left out quite a few people, Bro Jo. If you took a wider sampling the answer might surprise you. I would invite you to spend a few days at my church and ask around.
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Therefore, isn't it reasonable to conclude that no Jesus worship is being done here or in the next life of the certain suite liberal? Am I missing something here?
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As I have pointed out many times before, you do not know what goes on in the mindsds and hearts of *any* other person. You don't know what *any* participant here does in the way of prayer, worship, study, or acts of love. Therefore, how can you conclude *anything* about whether or not the "certain suite liberal" is worshipping Jesus?
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I'm not trying to attack you, but I just don't understand. You keep criticizing what individual people believe, but sometimes I just can't see what led you to your conclusions.
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peace and love,
Paper Turtle

-- posted by paper_turtle

» pink101 - Marbles

In response to Marbles posted by BrianTubbs:
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Right. I've lost mine soverial times.
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BTW, I never expect Brother Jones to answer questions that put him on the spot. If you go back over the exchanges he and I had, you will notice that he evaded every specific question that was asked of him. THAT, in and of itself, is enough to cast a serious shadow of doubt on his persona--no matter how much anyone might otherwise agree with him.
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His only interest seems to be what he thinks he is saying to the choir. I can imagine why he was defrocked--if he was.
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-- posted by pink101

» Brother_Jones - Respect For Progressives

In response to Respect For Progressives posted by paper_turtle:

?So, am I to infer that if liberals believed Jesus is God they still wouldn't pass the who-gets-into-heaven quiz? Or, is the implacation that only non-liberals count in God's eyes?

I guess there are certain days that some simple straight talk is good for the soul. I don't know what God would want to do with those who deny the divinity of Christ. Or with those who teach their children that the story of Jesus is just a fairy tale. I don't want to be numbered among their group and be known as that kind of liberal or progressive. It has to with whether a person has decided to follow Jesus as Lord.

It looks like your bottom line is that you would like to make the point that I have some quirky ideas and odd behavior associated with a bias toward liberals. I think all of us including myself are in agreement with you.

What do you mean by worship? What does Jesus = God imply in terms of how a liberal OR non-liberal lives his/her life?

My experience teaches me that folks like you tend to believe that Jesus was not God, and therefore spend most of your life calling attention to the beautiful things in nature rather than the beautiful sacrifice made on the Cross.

If you took a poll, you must have left out quite a few people, Bro Jo. If you took a wider sampling the answer might surprise you. I would invite you to spend a few days at my church and ask around.
ABC. I've got you to ask. Don't you represent in some way what your fellowship is all about?

As I have pointed out many times before, you do not know what goes on in the mindsds and hearts of *any* other person. You don't know what *any* participant here does in the way of prayer, worship, study, or acts of love.

So you think prayer, worship, study, and acts of love are pretty high on the agenda of the Liberals here? Maybe so. But I haven't heard from that side concerning those things lately. Just a simple question about 'Who do Liberals pray to?' is considered bad form. Liberals are pretty dogone touchy. Have you noticed?

I'm not trying to attack you, but I just don't understand.
You keep criticizing what individual people believe, but sometimes I just can't see what led you to your conclusions.

You are not making much of an effort to see, imo. It doesn't seem to bother you in the slightest when a friend decides that everything they once believed about Jesus is simply fairy tale material. But I am not like you. We think and believe very differently.

i am just an oldtimer for the Lord.

-- posted by Brother_Jones