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1101 | One born of God cannot sin? | 1 John 3:9 | mark d seyler | 144856 | ||
Hi M.J. Head, I've been following this thread with much interest. You have been describing the New Man/Old Man relationship in nearly the exact terms as I understand it. Two posts of mine which may interest you are 141170 and 141096. Tell me what you think. Love in Christ, Mark |
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1102 | Can you tell me where was jesus for thos | Rev 1:18 | mark d seyler | 144808 | ||
Hi Janae, Here are some thoughts I have had on this subject. Luke 23:43 And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise. Is paradise, in this passage, heaven, or is is Abraham's Bosom? Depending on how you answer this makes a lot of difference in how you understand this issue. Eph 4:8 Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. 9 (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth? 10 He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.) When Jesus "led captivity captive", how did He lead them, but to go to where they were? And where were these captives? When we say "Jesus descended to hell", remember hell had two compartments, the side of torment, and the side of comfort, and I do not say Jesus went to the side of torment, but rather to the side of comfort. Isa 61:1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; Again, a lot depends on how literally you interpret this prophecy. My thinking is that after Jesus died, He descended to the lower parts of the earth, into Abraham's Bosom, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and to open their prison, after which He led them out, having taken captivity captive, and ascended, with them, on high. I know this is not the only way to interpret these passages, but this is the way that makes the most sense to me. Love in Christ, Mark |
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1103 | One born of God cannot sin? | 1 John 3:9 | mark d seyler | 144777 | ||
Hi CDBJ, I've heard this before, and its a very interesting idea. Another aspect of it is that the father determines the blood of the child, and we know the Bible says "the life is in the blood". The only thing is, it doesn't work with scripture. Hebrews 10:5 "Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me:" This scripture tells us that it was God Who prepared Jesus' body for Him. There is nothing in scripture that adds to this, such as to say that "the Holy Spirit's 'chromosomes' combined with Mary's chromosomes to form the Baby Jesus." To add to this is just a whole lot of speculation. Love in Christ, Mark |
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1104 | Same Bible? | Gen 21:18 | mark d seyler | 144562 | ||
Hi Seedling, I think the mid-east conflict is related to Hagar and Sarah. Consider the following passage, as the Angel of the LORD speaks to Hagar about her baby: Genesis 16:7 And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur. 8 And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai. 9 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands. 10 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude. 11 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction. 12 And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren. God bless you!!! Love in Christ, Mark |
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1105 | Same Bible? | Gen 21:18 | mark d seyler | 144531 | ||
T'oma, These women in Matthew 1: I can think of Tamar, Ruth, Bathsheba, and Mary. Which of these are descended from Ishmael? I couldn't find any geneologies showing this. Ga 4:22 For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman. 23 But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman was by promise. Roman 9:7 Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac thy seed shall be called. Remember, Ishmael was not the child of promise. God's promise to Abraham was to give him the child by Sarah. God truly loves everyone, but let's not mingle His love for mankind with His specific promise to Abraham. And one more thing. . . Where exactly is "Palestine"? Certainly you wouldn't be using the name given to Israel by the Romans, as they attempted to eradicate Israel, would you? Love in Christ, Mark |
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1106 | Sin no more? | Ps 51:1 | mark d seyler | 144225 | ||
Seedling, Roman 8:31 What then shall we say to these things? (read the earlier part of Romans 8 to see 'what things' Paul is refering to) If God is for us, who is against us? 32 He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him over for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things? 33 Who will bring a charge against God's elect? God is the one who justifies; 34 who is the one who condemns? Christ Jesus is He who died, yes, rather who was raised, who is at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us. 35 Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 36 Just as it is written, "FOR YOUR SAKE WE ARE BEING PUT TO DEATH ALL DAY LONG; WE WERE CONSIDERED AS SHEEP TO BE SLAUGHTERED." 37 But in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us. 38 For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. (read this 8th chapter of Romans through a few times, and meditate on what it says.) Being filled with God's Spirit makes us of conscious of sin in a way we never were before. 1 Cor 2:14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. As we grow in Christ, we discover the true horror and depravity of sin. But that is also when we truly begin to fight against it, as we come to hate sin. Jesus promised that those who mourn will be comforted. Philippians 1:3 I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, 4 Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy, 5 For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now; 6 Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ God bless you! Love in Christ, Mark |
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1107 | Is asking for money false? | 2 John 1:10 | mark d seyler | 143768 | ||
Thank you Brad! I personally think that I was just the lightening rod for the strike that was going to come anyway to someone. Really I just feel like "What was that?????" I fellowship at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa CA. As a church, we have been used by the Lord to plant over 1400 churches, in nearly every country of the world. We have sent out hundreds of missionaries, have established several Bible Colleges including Russia and Romania, and our newest will also include an orphanage in Brazil. We have established an international radio network (CSN) with not only our church's teaching, but other churches as well. We have active home fellowships, probibly 25 weekly large group Bible studies, and many small discipleship, fellowship, and prayer groups. We give clothing to the forest fire victims, and turkeys to the poor at thanksgiving and Christmas. We are sending a team to provide finacial and physical assistance to the tsunami victims. We established "For Zion's Sake" at Calvary Chapel Jerusalem, supplying the material needs of ingathered Jews. We have sent, with our own couriers, literally hundreds of thousands of Bibles into China. Our internet resources are access by millions, including books on doctine, commentary, and our Pastor Chuck's sermons for the past 12 years of verse by verse teaching, and without cost. Of course, I say "we", but I really mean He! Praise Him!!! It is the LORD Who has done this through us, all bought with money, with the world's money, using the world's internet, and the world's radios, and so on. We go to work and we go to church and we do our best and that seems like very little, but God is incredible, going so far beyond our dreams! I rejoice in the way our Lord redeems us, and not only us, but what we had previously squandered on our own pleasures, now He uses it (our resources) to His glory, and then gives us eternal reward! Thank you for your kind words, and your encouragement, as others also have been encouraging to me. And especially, thank you for your lucid and meaningful posts! ;-) Love in Christ, Mark |
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1108 | Is asking for money false? | 2 John 1:10 | mark d seyler | 143767 | ||
Thank you Brad! I personally think that I was just the lightening rod for the strike that was going to come anyway to someone. Really I just feel like "What was that?????" I fellowship at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa CA. As a church, we have been used by the Lord to plant over 1400 churches, in nearly every country of the world. We have sent out hundreds of missionaries, have established several Bible Colleges including Russia and Romania, and our newest will also include an orphanage in Brazil. We have established an international radio network (CSN) with not only our church's teaching, but other churches as well. We have active home fellowships, probibly 25 weekly large group Bible studies, and many small discipleship, fellowship, and prayer groups. We give clothing to the forest fire victims, and turkeys to the poor at thanksgiving and Christmas. We are sending a team to provide finacial and physical assistance to the tsunami victims. We established "For Zion's Sake" at Calvary Chapel Jerusalem, supplying the material needs of ingathered Jews. We have sent, with our own couriers, literally hundreds of thousands of Bibles into China. Our internet resources are access by millions, including books on doctine, commentary, and our Pastor Chuck's sermons for the past 12 years of verse by verse teaching, and without cost. Of course, I say "we", but I really mean He! Praise Him!!! It is the LORD Who has done this through us, all bought with money, with the world's money, using the world's internet, and the world's radios, and so on. We go to work and we go to church and we do our best and that seems like very little, but God is incredible, going so far beyond our dreams! I rejoice in the way our Lord redeems us, and not only us, but what we had previously squandered on our own pleasures, now He uses it (our resources) to His glory, and then gives us eternal reward! Thank you for your kind words, and your encouragement, as others also have been encouraging to me. And especially, thank you for your lucid and meaningful posts! ;-) Love in Christ, Mark |
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1109 | Is asking for money false? | 2 John 1:10 | mark d seyler | 143758 | ||
Luis, My difficulties in discussing these things with you are these: You claim that this is not you speaking, but rather Christ speaking through you, yet you mis-quote me (I did not say Jesus never said "sell all", I said He did not say it to everyone), and misquote the Bible (Jesus slain from 'before' ? the foundation of the world - my Bible says from) - are these the words of Christ? You make the claim that the USA is Babylon - but where is this in scripture. I believe that what the Bible says is what it means, and Babylon is Babylon. If this is the statement Christ wanted to make (if He speaks through you) why did He not make it in scripture? Are you, or are you not, saying to me personally "You are calling good evil and evil good. You are guilty of the same thing the wicked servant was in Matt 25, you are calling The True God/Truth a "Hard God" because He doesn't sow or reap in your rebellion" You give a disclaimer at the beginning that this is not directed personally to me, yet your writting seems to belie this. So I am confused. The point is, you don't know me. Nothing I have written is contradictory to the Bible. I challenge you to peruse my profile and past posts, written about many subjects, to gain a greater understanting of who I am, before you judge me. All that I have, and all that I am, is the Lord's. My works, though you do not see them, show this. Have I given you any indication that I "blend in" with my culture", that I compromise my faith? But we do live on the earth. Paul taught that we should not seek to change our station in life, but rather to use it towards God's kingdom. The one whom you mention that was punished by the Lord he had called "a hard man", was punished for failing to use the money God had entrusted him with! He expected to receive it back with more. This is not that I advocate playing the market, but we must follow and obey as God leads us. I work for a living, and pay rent for a roof. I give sacrificially, and God takes care of my needs. My time is a more valuable asset, and I give of that even more. My faith in the faithfulness of Christ is my sabbath rest. God requires us to live dead to the flesh, and alive to Christ. Risen with His resurrection, we walk in the newness of life. These are very plain truths, expressed plainly in the scripture. We need not add to them, or confuse them by esoteric terminology. Not everyone is called to be an apostle. Not all are called to be pastors, nor is the entire body an eye. Some of us are called to bless our employers and be faithful to work, to tithe to our church, to provide for our wives, to give to the poor, to let Jesus' light shine through us in the supermarket line. "Judge not, lest you be judged." Love in Christ, Mark |
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1110 | Is asking for money false? | 2 John 1:10 | mark d seyler | 143702 | ||
NewCovenant7777, You have had much to say about "selling all", not being a part of the "mammon system", and many other terms that you do not define. I find for all your words there is little of substance that I understand you to be saying. Do you deny that Paul, and others which I think we would agree on the genuineness of their walk in Jesus, worked for a living, and in so doing, participated in the economy of the world? Do you suppose that, to sell his tents, Paul may have had to purchase tents? Believe me, I appreciate what you are saying towards our commitment to Christ. Certainly Jesus told some to sell all their possessions. But consider Zacchaeus, Luke 19:8 And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold. 9 And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house. Salvation is come to this house. Before you add to this scripture, to tell us that Jesus would have later told Zacchaeus to "sell the other half", tell me where in the teachings of Paul, or Peter, or John, or Hebrews, etc. does the Bible teach us to follow this practice of selling our possessions? Certainly as God leads us individually. But to cast aspertions (sp?) with such a broad brush on the body of Christ, and such are of the ones you have been dialoging with, without either personal knowledge of their lives and walk, or actual scriptural backing to your statements, actively works against your message of, IF I understand you, the call to live holy, sacrifices lives. Jesus did not tell us all to sell our things. He does tell us all to deny ourselves, take up our cross daily, and follow Him. The "sell out" required is in the heart, when I have not held back anything from Him. Again, I could not agree with you more that we must be crucified with Christ. This is a condition of the heart, not the wallet. God tells me to Luke 16:9 "And I say to you, make friends for yourselves by unrighteous mammon, that when you fail, they may receive you into an everlasting home. Luke 16:11 "Therefore if you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches? use the resources in this world, resources He has entrusted me with. If I follow a formula and not His leading in my life, how much blessing will I not receive for not being a part of His purposes? I would like to echo Brad's questions to you: At what church to you attend and fellowship? Love in Christ, Mark |
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1111 | Show me scripture that says we can sin | Acts 15:11 | mark d seyler | 143267 | ||
Amen, Doc! My dream is to go a whole day without sin. I haven't made it yet. I so look forward to the day that we are perfected in body as well as spirit, and we will go for eternity! Love in Christ, Mark |
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1112 | Is there intelligent life on earth? | John 17:17 | mark d seyler | 142956 | ||
Hi Brad, I read something the other day that stuck with me. Something to the effect of: "Let's adjust our standards upward towards the written Word of God, not pull the Word down to our levels of illiteracy." There seems to me to be a certain lack of reverance for God's Word among certain publishing companies, who are more concerned with getting the "latest edition of the Eternal Word" onto the streets, and into their coffers. Anyway, you can't accuse Paul of "dumbing down" the gospel! :-) Love in Christ, Mark |
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1113 | Isaiah 14 - Lucifer's people? | Is 14:12 | mark d seyler | 142623 | ||
Hi Tim, Thank you for the input. I've heard that before. Who do you think this is speaking of, the King of Assyria, or of Babylon? Love in Christ, Mark |
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1114 | Isaiah 14 - Lucifer's people? | Is 14:12 | mark d seyler | 142619 | ||
Hi Doc! You make an interesting point! I was paying attention to what King Belshazzer (sp) had said, and not what was said to him! And we know he knew about the Most High. Hmmmmmmm. This still leaves me wondering about this "Assyrian" that will be destroyed in Isreal. Thank you for sharing your (not so) random thought! Love in Christ, Mark |
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1115 | Isaiah 14 - Lucifer's people? | Is 14:12 | mark d seyler | 142605 | ||
Hi Tim, I'm sorry, I had also read Kalos' post, and I think I just assumed that what he had said about the Canaanite thing was also your reasoning of how these verses apply to a man. My bad! :( What I don't understand is how this 'taunt' of "You said 'I will be like the Most High'" and so on, would apply to a man who was "praising the gods of gold and silver and wood and stone." Love in Christ, Mark |
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1116 | Isaiah 14 - Lucifer's people? | Is 14:12 | mark d seyler | 142603 | ||
Hi Tim and Glenn, How does this describe the king of Babylon? Isa 14:13-14 And thou saidst in thy heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; and I will sit upon the mount of congregation, in the uttermost parts of the north; I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High. Everything I read of the king of Babylon, at Babylon's overthrow, says he had no regard for God, and the Babylonians rather worshipped their own gods. If I simply read this passage as the Bible presents it, it seems easy to understand. If we say that this passage is unable to be properly understood without bringing in extra-biblical mythology, do we do justice to the Word of God? Shall we say that we cannot properly understand the scripture by simply reading it, but that to really know what God is saying to us we must have both the Bible, and Canaanite mythology? For that matter, do we actually know that the Canaanite story does not also depict Satan's fall? If I see the fallen one as Satan, then this correlates to Luke 10:18 as Jesus says "I saw Satan fall from heaven. . ." Isa 14:24-25 Jehovah of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely, as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand: that I will break the Assyrian in my land, and upon my mountains tread him under foot: then shall his yoke depart from off them, and his burden depart from off their shoulder. This has often been understood to be a prophecy of the antichrist, indwelt by Satan, whom God will destroy in Isreal. The Babylonians were never destroyed in Isreal. Just some thoughts. . . Love in Christ, Mark |
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1117 | Words were ADDED to later mss. | Acts 8:37 | mark d seyler | 142493 | ||
"Although most of these papyri are fragmentary, others contain large sections of Scripture and have been given very early dates by paleographers. P75 (containing part of Luke and John) dates from 175 to 225 AD. P66 (containing part of John) and P46 (containing part of Romans and the Pauline epistles) dates to about 200 AD or before. P52, a small fragment containing only John 18:31-33 and 37-38, had been considered the oldest manuscript, dating to 125 AD. However, papyrologist and textual scholar Dr. Carsten Peter Thiede has redated P64 (the Magdalen papyrus) from the early third century to 66 AD. [Carsten Peter Thiede and Matthew D’Ancona, Eyewitness To Jesus (New York: Doubleday, 1996), 124-125.] P64 consists of three small fragments containing Matthew 26:7-8, 10, 14-15, 22-23 and 31. Thiede has likewise redated P67 from the third century to around 70 AD. This manuscript contains Matthew 3:9, 15; 5:20-22, 25-28. If his position is correct, these would be the oldest existing manuscripts. The papyri manuscripts mentioned above are very old indeed. The fact that these manuscripts seem to have originated in Egypt, or at least survived there, and were not used by the majority of believers throughout the existence of the church does not carry much weight with textual scholars. But it is something we should consider. After all, why should we think that the majority of believers in church history were deprived of God’s pure word? And, if we make such limitations, what does this say about preservation at any given time in history? It does not seem to bother most textual critics that these manuscripts do not generally agree with later Alexandrian texts. The early papyri, although considered Alexandrian in nature, reflect a mixed text with many Byzantine readings in them. Consequently, Kurt Aland has labeled P46 and P66 as "free" [Kurt and Barbara Aland, The Text Of The New Testament, 2nd ed., trans. Erroll F. Rhodes (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1989), 99-100.] while Bruce Metzger simply calls P66 "mixed." [Bruce M. Metzger, The Text Of The New Testament, 2nd ed. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1992), 40.] In his introduction to the Chester Beatty Papryi, Sir Frederic Kenyon likewise observes the mixed nature of these early manuscripts. [Sir Frederic G. Kenyon, The Chester Beatty Biblical Papyri: Fasciculus I (London: Emory Walker, 1933), 16.] There are many places where the oldest manuscripts support the readings of the Traditional Text. Yet, these readings are mostly rejected in light of the later Alexandrian readings. For example, in John 4:1 Codex Sinaiticus (fourth century), Codex D05 (sixth century) and Codex Q (ninth century) have the reading Iesous (Jesus). The Traditional Text reads kurios (Lord). This is also the reading in Codex Vaticanus (fourth century), Alexandrinus (fifth century), Codex C (fifth century), and the majority of uncial manuscripts and cursive manuscripts. Both P66 and P75 have the reading kurios, agreeing with the Traditional Text. Nevertheless, this reading is rejected by the Critical Text in favor of the reading found in Sinaiticus. Consequently, modern translations such as the NIV and NRSV forsake the early manuscripts in favor of Sinaiticus. There are many other examples of this sort." Quoting Dr. T. Holland You can read more at http://members.aol.com/DrTHolland Love in Christ, Mark |
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1118 | Why the spotlight on gays? | Prov 6:16 | mark d seyler | 142379 | ||
Hi Doc, You are of course right, Jesus addresses the Church body as a group, in the epistles and in Revelation. An so I agree, He does still deal with us as a group, at least to that extent. We are all growing in grace! Love in Christ, Mark |
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1119 | Why the spotlight on gays? | Prov 6:16 | mark d seyler | 142368 | ||
Hi Lionheart, You bless me!!! I'm glad you're here. Love in Christ, Mark |
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1120 | Why the spotlight on gays? | Prov 6:16 | mark d seyler | 142363 | ||
Hi Doc, It is extremely well worth the time to go to our Father, for Him to show me my sin that I might repent. This is what I must daily do. I appreciate your calls (not just here in this thread, but this seems to be a part of who you are) to greater holiness, and towards our responsibility to those we are with. If salt worked as leaven! "For a little leaven leavens the whole lump." But only a little salt will only stay a little corruption. Jesus said we are salt and light, and therefore we are. I would suggest that that which does not retard corruption is not salt, even tho it is in the Morton canister. Jesus, when He walked the earth, gave His light to the world. Now, He shines His light through us. To the degree that we hide that light under the proverbial basket, we are responsible to God. Perhaps if my homosexual (or, for that matter, proud, or thieving) neighbor or friend saw God's true light shining out from me, they might turn to God and be saved. May that be so, and may I never do anything to stumble another. It seems to me, and I could be wrong about this, that God dealt with nations in the Old Covenent, and in the New Covenant has removed the national boundries, and deals with each of us as individuals. I do not say I am not responsible for my neighbor or brother. God has given me ministry caring for those people whom He brings into my sphere of influence, and I have no desire to shirk that duty, and indeed, as Paul wrote, they shall be my "crown of rejoicing", and if I fail them, that will be my loss. Is there such thing as "corporate sin?" Is there sin which I commit for which you will be judged? Can your obedience or sin be literally caused by mine, or do I merely influence you, and you make your own choices. God will certainly call me to account for the influences I bring, but He will not judge me for your sin. In the Body of Christ, I am called to fulfill my role, as a toe or tongue or tailbone, and God have mercy on me when I don't fulfill it. I think what I am trying to say is that I feel a group responsibility, but individual accountability. Anyway, there is a lot I disagree with in the article being discussed, but I am glad for the discussion, because there is far too much fingerpointing and distancing. Jesus went right to the people who needed Him most, giving light to all men (and women :)) and we must do the same! Love in Christ, Mark |
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