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1 | Opinions of J. Falwell on WTC attack. | Rom 3:23 | onnig | 16918 | ||
Here is my answer: Falwell probably bases his opinions on several segments of Scripture: John 5:14 "Afterward Jesus found him in the temple and said to him, Behold, you have become well; do not sin anymore, so that nothing worse happens to you." Jesus told the paralytic that he had healed to not sin anymore or something worse may happen to him. John 8:7-11 "But when they persisted in asking Him, He straightened up, and said to them, He who is without sin among you, let him be the first to throw a stone at her. 8 Again He stooped down and wrote on the ground. 9 When they heard it, they began to go out one by one, beginning with the older ones, and He was left alone, and the woman, where she was, in the center of the court. 10 Straightening up, Jesus said to her, Woman, where are they? Did no one condemn you? 11 She said, No one, Lord. And Jesus said, I do not condemn you, either. Go. From now on sin no more." Once again, the woman is told to sin no more after being forgiven her sins. Falwell also uses verses like II Chronicles 7:14 "and My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin and will heal their land." This is taken out of context. The "My People" here in context are the Hebrews. This does not speak of the new covenant in Christ and we cannot apply it that way. Our citizenship is in heaven, Christ is going to eventually destroy this world and create a new one. A fallen world is going to do just that, fall. We must preach the gospel in order to make disciples. That's all we are commanded. Proverbs 14:34 "Righteousness exalts a nation, But sin is a disgrace to any people." I will say that this can be applied to America because there is no reference to Judah or Israel here but we cannot take this as a thrust to call a nation to Christianity. In addition to that, calling a nation to morality is also pointless because they will still perish in unforgiven sin. We are not commanded to call a nation to morality. We call individual people to repentance and to Christ, not a nation. I will also say this, in Isaiah 5:21 "Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, And clever in their own sight!" This is pointing to the pagan and ungodly who hate God. And, Genesis 6:5 "Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great on the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually." This is exactly what to expect from a godless person. We should not be suprised. Calamity will befall all people but not because of the extremity of their sins but because all sins deserve hell, but because the wages of sin is death and death is inevitable for everyone all will perish but not perish likewise as Christ mentioned. When we as Christians die, we are then eternally with Christ, praise God. Also if Falwell thinks that we are a country that has a covenant with God then he is mistaken. No country in the world has a covenant with God other than Israel. The USA is not a Christian nation although it was founded upon Christian principles since the colonial families were made mostly of puritans fleeing religious persecution. Many of the Framers of the constitution weren't Christian. As a matter of fact, Thomas Jefferson has a version of the Bible named after him. Do you know why? He did not believe in miracles, he was a naturalist/humanist, so he literally cut out all the references of the supernatural or miracles of the Bible. Now that is blasphemy but yet this man was one of the framers of the constitution. He believed in a god but not the God of the Bible which actively deals in the affairs of the world today. He was more of a Quaker than a Christian. Anyway I'm getting off the subject. The other reason why I would disagree with Falwell would be that the Scripture references above point to the individual not the people as a whole. Does that mean that those people who died in the building deserved such a tragic death? Not necessarily, see what Scripture says on that: Luke 13:2-5 "And Jesus said to them, 'Do you suppose that these Galileans were greater sinners than all other Galileans because they suffered this fate?' 3 'I tell you, no, but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.' 4 'Or do you suppose that those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them were worse culprits than all the men who live in Jerusalem?' 5 'I tell you, no, but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.'" Jesus said "no", that they were not greater sinners or that the sins of those who perished tragically were not greater than others. He just warned everyone that they repent unless they find the same fate in other words saying that all are worthy of such a fate. Onnig |
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2 | Opinions of J. Falwell on WTC attack. | Rom 3:23 | kalos | 17044 | ||
Well, the next time I have a spiritual or biblical question, I'll know who to ask. I will not waste my time asking a man who has pastored the same church for 45 years. I won't bother asking the founder and president of an accredited university. I won't ask anyone whose books have been published. No, instead I will ask the nearest Lone Ranger self-appointed Internet Bible expert. You write: "Falwell probably bases his opinions on several segments of Scripture." How on earth would you know what Falwell bases his opinions on? Did he phone you and tell you? Did you dream it? Was it told you by an angel? Did you receive visions in the night? |
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3 | Opinions of J. Falwell on WTC attack. | Rom 3:23 | onnig | 17205 | ||
I will not answer any of your questions because it is obvious that you do not want an answer. Your sarcasm is uncalled for and your rhetoric is unbecoming. Instead of defending the person of Falwell, why don't you defend what he teaches? Why have you not said a thing about the quotes that he gives which I have commented on like II Chron. and Proverbs? Also, why can't you search from Scripture (John 5:39) as we are supposed to in things pertaining to eternal life, theology and biblical issues? I will not answer you until you retract what you said. | ||||||