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1 | Is it a sin to play the lottery? | Bible general Archive 1 | Jensen | 16716 | ||
You make my point..Thanks 1.Janie didn't say that gambling was going to be a means of securing a retirement. 2.The image we portray can make easy or difficult the road that leads to a presentation of the Gospel. Janie sounds like a regular person. I heard the Gospel from a regular guy. I was not saved at a church picnic (oh sorry..there goes that sensetivity thing again :-)) 3."(Holy Spirit) perfected Christian life" -yes. The "perfect" Christian life would include winning souls to Christ which would not be a reason for a church split. A reason for a split may be for some Christians to suggest that they themselves are the standard of which the Scripture speaks. But those people I find usually are not "gifted" in bringing souls to Christ. That must sound a little mean, but I do not mean it to be so. I am somewhat passionate about not being a "stumbling block" and if we refuse to ( INSERT AMUSEMENT CHOICE HERE) then we may just become a stumbling block because we seem, I said seem, to be a wet blanket. Go where the sinners are :-) But do not sin. 4. This grape juice thing is curious to me coming from someone who sees in Scripture that you should not play a football pool (and it's not there), and does not see that Jesus blessed the wine not the juice (which is there.) You are by far not the only one to think that somehow wine as a Communion element would be missing the mark. I just find cognitive disonance(sp?) a muse ing :-) 5.What seems to be "outlandish" is always just around the corner. But I got a bit extreme in a poor attempt to make a point. 6. I believe we both have a problem with writing a last paragraph - you pretty much did what you said I did. If it was written with the intent of showing me how I sound sometimes, point well taken. We really are speaking of serious issues. May God bless you and yours, Jim |
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2 | Is it a sin to play the lottery? | Bible general Archive 1 | charis | 16745 | ||
Dear Jim, I'm not sure in what way I make your point, but I'll take it as a compliment. :-) 1) I was talking about gambling-lottery in general, not Janie in particular. I hope she was not offended by my comments. 2) I, too, heard the Gospel from some regular guys and gals. But I did get saved at a church (4th of July) picnic! :-) Friend, I find your comments more amusing than any form of 'innocuous' gambling or 'minor' sin. 3) Jim, one of the things I asked the Lord when I first came to serve Him in Japan was, "Please, never let me be a bore, or bored!" Though you seem to take my writing as such, I assure you that the Lord has been faithful! I am where the sinners are, and by the grace of God attempt to portray His excellence without condemning the lost. By the way, my environment is over 99-percent non-Christian. And you are correct in that (my opinion) Christian bigotry is the biggest hindrance to the Gospel. 4) Cognitive dissonance - close, but no bubble-gum cigar :-) What you are saying is that if I don't use the real (alcoholic) thing, then I'm a hypocrite to observe any other literal interpretation of the Bible. Is that right? (Ours is not a 'no-alcohol church,' but few, if any drink, and none, to my knowledge drink to excess) My reason for using grape juice is not legalistic, and if I offend the Lord for my inaccuracy, I pray for forgiveness. I, personally, don't believe that Jesus is concerned about which 'fruit of the vine' we use. 5) Something like 'Ripley's Believe It Or Not!' 6) ? I'm not sure which 'last parpagraph' you mean. I guess you mean my injection of irony, or poor attempt at humor. Please understand that my English not so good. It has been my 'second language' for over half my years, and this forum is my opportunity to try to be clear and precise. I do, however, try to keep my smile at all times, even when I disagree with another saint. True, these ARE serious issues, but serious does not mean angry, rude, pedantic or dull-witted. In Christ Jesus, charis |
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