Lately, I have been spending a lot of time at the Boundless Blog. (Focus on the Family's blog for young people) It's a little like this blog, except the author's take themselves more seriously, and there are fewer tithing jokes.
In my favorite post so far, one the authors argues that Global Warming is a farce, and then the readers take him to task in the comment section. (All while loving him in Christ).
There are some good discussions going on over there, and it gives me hope that the next generation of Christians are going to be a little less Dobsonesque.
Global warming is Jesus doing, here’s proof:
Luke 12:49 KJV I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be already kindled?
Mark 9:49 KJV For every one shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt.
1 Corinthians 3:13-15 KJV Every man’s work shall be made manifest: for the day (of the Lord) shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man’s work of what sort it is. (14) If any man’s work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. (15) If any man’s work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.
You know, when He taught us to pray “THY WILL BE DONE”, what we’re really praying is “BURN BABY BURN”
I think Jesus is a pyromaniac.
‘Scrupe
I’ll have to agree with you ‘scrupe. 2 Peter 3:7,”But the present heavens and earth by His word are being reserved for fire, kept for the day of judgement and destruction of ungodly men.”
and verse 10 continues, “But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, in which the heavens will pass away with a roar and the elements will be destroyed with intense heat, and the earth and its works will be burned up.”
All the buildings and land purchased to build ‘houses of worship’ will be turned into fly ash. All the opportunities we have had to help the poor and oppressed with our money, which would have given us treasure in heaven, will be in the rear veiw mirror.
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I think Hank Hanegraff said “the gospel is free, the means of getting out is not, someone has to pay for the plumbing.” That is true, but you’d think that those wanting to get that message out would consider the cost of the vehicle. Many churches sad to say think like the government. They collect the tax and then just do what they damn well want with it. My wife and I are testimony to that. You give for a certain purpose of supplying to someone who needs to pay a hospital bill or perhaps they just lost their job and need rent money, but instead where does it go. “The general fund.” We began to realize long ago that if you want to give to meet a particular need. Do it yourself, don’t depend on the church to do it for you.
Yeah, whatHEsaid, that’s a HOT one.
Wow, I just read the article on How Not to Date and couldn’t believe the backwards thinking going on in there.
This reminds me of the movie “The Bachelor” where Chris O’Donnell proposes to Renee Zelleweger by saying he needs to “s*** or get off the pot”!
Ashamed? For dating a girl and taking the time to get to know her? The amazing part is that they break up for a month and then he proposes implying that they lived happily ever after. Good luck with that, buddy.
Personally, I wouldn’t even consider marriage unless I had dated someone for at least a year MINIMUM. You can’t possibly know someone well enough in 6 months to get a clear picture of who they are as a person in less than six months. Marriage is a big commitment, and Christians hold it higher than anyone else. So why the hell do they insist that a whirlwind courtship is a recipe for a successful marriage?
Probably because they feel like the “commitment” is the glue, not the “how well do you know the other person.”
Not saying I agree with it, but don’t you feel like you could date someone for years and maybe not “really” know them?
In my own marriage, as time has gone by, I think both my wife and I have changed/evolved/grown. And the marriage “has” and probably “will always” take work on both our sides to stay committed.
I think some of these kinds of Christians feel that vibe and just say…”hey, make the commitment and stick with it even as you get to know each other better and find out more about each other.”
I guess I’m more with you, FICM, that I’d date for quite a while before I was ready to make it official, but I also think some people can date too long too…feeling like they don’t quite know each other enough yet to make the call.
The other part that stuck in my craw was the fact that their physical intimacy (kissing) was the cause of their fighting and bickering. Couldn’t it have easily been something else, like – oh, I don’t know – being a selfish jerk? Or her being incredibly demanding and not supportive? There are so many reasons why their relationship was floundering and rather than seek out the causes of conflict they assume it’s because they’re sinning.