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More heresey from Barbara Brown Taylor. "A lot of bad preaching is terrified preachers, preachers terrified to speak from their hearts, terrified they'll lose their jobs."
Originally posted by dj2beckerGood to see you back. Have you heard the fabulous news about your hero, Kent Hovind?
It seems to me that many Christians are confused regarding the matter of Salvation.
Is it possible to be saved if you do not repent?
C.H. Spurgeon once made the statement: "Brethren, we shall not adjust our Bible to the age, but the age to the Bible."
I recomend this article: http://www.rapidnet.com/~jbeard/bdm/Introduction/repent.htm
Originally posted by ivanhoe"Consider the birds of the air, the lilies of the field....." That's a "nice and attractive story" I like.
[b]dj2becker: "Indeed. It is a pity that the gospel is watered down so much, to try and make it more appealing."
Our resident RHP Rev Kirksey calls this "making the tent bigger" ...... It is necessary according to him. Right, Rev ?
Tell the folks a nice and attractive story instead of God's Truth. After that they will feel much better. Right Rev ?[/b]
Originally posted by FreakyKBHNo, that's not what repent means.
As 'repent' means to change one's mind, and as specifically, the issue in salvation is Jesus Christ, the issue of salvation is what one thinks of Him. Unfortunately, many Christians would rather emote their way into heaven instead of simply following the words of God. In so doing, they equate repentance with feeling sorry for their sins (or, absurdly) vowing to never sin again,
Originally posted by kirksey957..... sounds very good, Kirk ..... but what exactly does it mean ?
"Having been brought up with the definition of faith as adherence to a set of beliefs, I have more and more begun to turn instead toward a definition of faith as an openness to truth, whatever truth turns out to be." Rev. Barbara Brown Taylor
Originally posted by kirksey957Sure, that's why you present a watered down version of the Gospel .... in fact from what I have been able to understand from the very few times you made the mistake of talking about your views, you don't preach the Gospel at all. It is indeed a watered down version of it .... no, it's not even that. It is simply another gospel ..... Kirk's gospel.
More heresey from Barbara Brown Taylor. "A lot of bad preaching is terrified preachers, preachers terrified to speak from their hearts, terrified they'll lose their jobs."
Originally posted by kirksey957Kirk, you can tell the truth and you can tell half the truth. You are telling half the truth. You are a perfect example of what Karl Marx meant when he claimed that "Religion is the opium of the people".
"Consider the birds of the air, the lilies of the field....." That's a "nice and attractive story" I like.
Originally posted by kirksey957About being "terrified of speaking from their hearts":
More heresey from Barbara Brown Taylor. "A lot of bad preaching is terrified preachers, preachers terrified to speak from their hearts, terrified they'll lose their jobs."
Originally posted by ivanhoeSo according to him we can have "Christian" gansters, and "Christian" prostitutes??
[b]dj2becker: "Indeed. It is a pity that the gospel is watered down so much, to try and make it more appealing."
Our resident RHP Rev Kirksey calls this "making the tent bigger" ...... It is necessary according to him. Right, Rev ?
Tell the folks a nice and attractive story instead of God's Truth. After that they will feel much better. Right Rev ?[/b]
Originally posted by dj2beckerif they really feel sorry, its not something you can take advantage of. you cant just say oh well god will forgive me and do w/e you want.
So according to him we can have "Christian" gansters, and "Christian" prostitutes??
(As long as they have said the sinner's prayer?)
Interesting that the very first words of Christ, when he started his ministery, were "Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand..."