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It's evident that you and I have vastly different opinions about the definition of a Christian. My definition does not include humanism and secularism. Anyone who wants to try and not be particularly Christian in their prayer concerns me. It's evident that the great and mighty United States has fallen flat on it's faith spiritually with beliefs such as this! We have become like Europe...Godless.
Choosing different attributes to discriminate against others because YOU believe they are Christian is not remotely Christian. Jesus did not discriminate, period . . . especially about worldly things. When will Christians finally realize that carnal things are of concern ONLY if they produce "spiritual sin" (your state of mind) thereby harming the spiritual fate of your soul. Paul emphasized this individual spiritual character to our thoughts about what we do in Romans 14:14,
. . . I know and am confident in the Lord Jesus that nothing is of itself unclean; But to him who regards anything as unclean, to him it is unclean.
BTW, Obama will be using a Bible.......and it is only Obama who is being inaugerated.....him and Biden, who, as a Catholic, will also use a Bible.....so your initial premise that the "Bible won't be used at Inauguration" is in error.
I think you're being kind when you say "in error." It is, in fact, a lie. If we have learned anything over the last 8 years, it's that we should call a lie a lie when we know it to be one.
Choosing different attributes to discriminate against others because YOU believe they are Christian is not remotely Christian. Jesus did not discriminate, period . . . especially about worldly things. When will Christians finally realize that carnal things are of concern ONLY if they produce "spiritual sin" (your state of mind) thereby harming the spiritual fate of your soul. Paul emphasized this individual spiritual character to our thoughts about what we do in Romans 14:14,
. . . I know and am confident in the Lord Jesus that nothing is of itself unclean; But to him who regards anything as unclean, to him it is unclean.
Romans 14 is specifically speaking about food. The laws forbade Jews to eat specific foods like shellfish etc. But now that the Messiah had come the laws were no longer existent. However, many people still felt compelled to obey certain laws, and Paul was saying that it was okay because they were doing so for the Lord. And if someone was eating something that could possibly offend a brother or sister, he/she should respect their feelings/beliefs and not eat that in front of them.
Romans 14 is specifically speaking about food. The laws forbade Jews to eat specific foods like shellfish etc. But now that the Messiah had come the laws were no longer existent. However, many people still felt compelled to obey certain laws, and Paul was saying that it was okay because they were doing so for the Lord. And if someone was eating something that could possibly offend a brother or sister, he/she should respect their feelings/beliefs and not eat that in front of them.
It is irrelevant to the interpretation WHAT the "unclean" thing was . . . the relevance to spiritual understanding is that its status is determined by the THOUGHTS of the specific individual. THAT is spiritual understanding not carnal.
It is irrelevant to the interpretation WHAT the "unclean" thing was . . . the relevance to spiritual understanding is that its status is determined by the THOUGHTS of the specific individual. THAT is spiritual understanding not carnal.
This makes no sense. One cannot take scripture and turn it into what they want. Paul was specifically talking about food in Romans 14. It has no relevance to your attempt to speak to spiritual understanding.
Strang: You’ve said you’re personally against abortion and would like to see a reduction in the number of abortions under your administration. So, as president, how would do you propose accomplishing that?
Obama: I think we know that abortions rise when unwanted pregnancies rise. So, if we are continuing what has been a promising trend in the reduction of teen pregnancies, through education and abstinence education giving good information to teenagers. That is important—emphasizing the sacredness of sexual behavior to our children. I think that’s something that we can encourage. I think encouraging adoptions in a significant way. I think the proper role of government. So there are ways that we can make a difference, and those are going to be things I focus on when I am president.
This makes no sense. One cannot take scripture and turn it into what they want. Paul was specifically talking about food in Romans 14. It has no relevance to your attempt to speak to spiritual understanding.
I understand that to your way of reading and interpreting scripture . . . it is tied to carnal things and situations . . . so you derive meaning from that. If it brings you to Jesus and encourages you to follow him and the holy spirit in your life . . . that's all you need. I need to understand the deeper spiritual significance that it has for how I am to form my thoughts and control my feelings to produce the kind of consciousness that is pleasing to Jesus and God. So I need to look deeper than the surface appearance. That brought me to Jesus (from a long way away) . . . so it works for me.
Well, to clarify, the Bible will be used at the inauguration, just not by Gene Robinson. Obama is taking the oath on Lincoln's Bible. But frankly I don't care. I'm more concerned that Obama governs in a way that is pleasing to the Lord. If he does that, but takes his oath on a stack of law books, that's fine by me.
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