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1 | Should a Christian be a Mason? | Bible general Archive 1 | kalos | 10208 | ||
Norrie: I am truly delighted to see that you are participating in the Forum. Welcome aboard. Please do not take this Note as a personal cricism of you, for in no way is this my intention. This is about the issues, not about you personally. I assure you that you are not the target of my comments and rhetorical questions. Please stay with the Forum and continue to post your input. It is interesting to note that some people can lightly dismiss people like the Christian Research Institute (CRI), Dr. John MacArthur and Dr. Ryrie, based on very little, if any, factual evidence. Yet at the same time, CRI dares not speak a word against a televangelist, even though CRI can back up its statements with more than sufficient documentation of what the religious superstars teach (both in print and on tape). Also, it has often been said that no man, referring to men like Hank Hanegraaff and Drs. Scofield, Ryrie and MacArthur, is without error. Yet in each of these postings, it is implied that, "Oh, well, we can assume that Copeland, Hagin, Meyer, Hinn, etc. are virtually without error. And even if they occasionally err in their interpretation of Scripture, well, that's no big thing. Look at all the people they have helped." As commendable as they are, helping people, producing sensational experiences, or drawing huge crowds is not the standard. Only the Word of God is our standard. That's what separates Protestants from Catholics, "sola scriptura". (By the way, "sola scriptura" does NOT mean the Bible is our only source for all information in the universe. It means it is the sole authority for all faith and practice. It is not a science book, cook book, motorcycle repair manual, birdwatcher's guide, etc.) What does all this indicate if not a preference for the sensational over the responsible, show over substance, and experience over the Bible? Grace to you, --JVH0212 |
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2 | Should a Christian be a Mason? | Bible general Archive 1 | Norrie | 10213 | ||
Since I was shown that Copeland and other televangelists were wrong, I have noticed the sensationalism in many of them and therefore quit listening to any of them. Every week I get my email from CRI too, I like their articles. I was just pointing out how Hovind had refutes that he couldn't even talk to them about tho so they aren't right all the time either, a lot tho. :) I guess why I liked Copeland so much was he always used to say don't take my word for it, go to the Word and read it yourself. But I have to admit that in the last decade, the televangelists seems to get awfully greedy, using God as a "gimme" factory, that turned me off on them. Maybe when Copeland started getting involved w/them people is when he slipped, who knows. I do know that God is not a magic formula to get what you want like some of them try to act like. Some of them are so ridiculous, you wonder how anybody listens to them. :) |
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