I cannot believe that you, Linear, call yourself a CHRISTian!
Since I originally made this post by Dr. Charles Stanley, I find you to be most offensive, disrespectful, and ignorant of what a true Follower-of-the-Lord Jesus is!
Disagreement with someone is not disrespectful.
May I enlighten you, the Holy Bible tells people such as yourself, Linear Aq, "Touch not mine anointed and do my prophets no harm." 1 Chronicles 16:22 and Psalm 105:15.
Is Dr. Stanley one of God's anointed or a prophet? How am I to tell? He claims to speak for God. So did Joseph Smith but you don't agree that he was a prophet. Am I to simply accept that every word from Dr. Stanley is a proclamation from God? Are we not supposed to test the words of the prophets (Deut 18:18-22)?
And with all of these ridiculous questions you seem to have, you are more than welcome to contact 'In Touch Ministries' yourself!
<Intouch.org> - or you can ask Dr. Charles Stanley a question personally at this website: <askdrstanley@intouch.org>
They don't answer my questions.
Your ignorance of the Bible is very obvious, Linear! Perhaps you should search your heart, pray and ask the Lord to 'open your spiritual eyes', and read the book of ROMANS!
Allow me to assist you....Romans 6:14- tells us, "For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye (Christians) are not under the law, but under grace."
I am not sure how this applies to my questions about Dr. Stanley's proclamations.
What's all this needless talk about 'following the law'?
Jesus has set us free from the Law. Of course, you may not know that since you are so busy ridiculing Dr. Charles Stanley, not to mention so many others on the evolution/creatiion form.
Disagreement is not ridicule. The laws that Dr. Stanley appears to be talking about are U.S. laws not the Laws of Moses. I have restricted my comments to U.S. laws also.
Allow me to enlighten you, Evolutionist Christian (?)
Galatians 5:18 tells us, "But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law."
Those are not the laws that I am talking about. That is, unless you feel that Christians shouldn't obey the laws of the government. I believe Paul and Peter both made statements about that.
Romans 13:1-7
1 Peter 2:13-17
How about informing us exactly what the Doctrine of the 'Evolutionist Christian' is. It appears to be totally hypocrisy!
Please show me where my statements have been hypocritical.
Allow me to also help you with James 1:8 "A double minded man is unstable in all his ways." (Hello?)
"Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. cleanse your hands ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded." James 4:8
I don't feel double minded. I don't call sin "good" and righteousness "sin". If you don't feel that you are sinning by criticizing my position then I should not feel I am sinning by criticizing yours.
You rant and rave on with your strife and confusion. Why not read James 3:14-18. You want to have 'peace'? Do what the Holy Scriptures tell you, Linear.
Which part of my post seems filled with bitter envy or selfish ambition? What do I gain by asking questions or pointing out problems that I see with your positions?
What happened? Did you get lost on the way to the "Evolutionist/Creation" Forum? I can't possibly see where you can fit in over in the Bible Forum, that is, unless you are giving your own 2 cents worth of it's Inerrancy?
What did your post of Dr. Stanley's statement have to do with Bible inerrancy? What did it have to do with the Bible at all except for his perception that our country was moving away from biblical law. In fact, the word "Bible" wasn't in the statement at all.
The Bible is completely TRUTH! Do you have a problem with that?
Not at all. Truth can be conveyed with fictional tales.
Why not take it up with Jehovah God, Himself, as did Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite? Surely you know who they were?
They didn't actually speak to God so I have no idea what you are asking me to do.
BTW: This Country, the USA - WAS founded on Biblical Precepts/ as I believe Russ has clearly stated. We have fallen away from God in our Public Schools, (and government)- and He has taken His hand off America. Whether you believe it or not, Linear!
What biblical principles are the basis for the Amendments to the Constitution of the United States? Should we discuss this at length...one amendment at a time? It would certainly be a basis for a good Bible study.
What do you call "same-sex" marriage
A contract for a union between 2 persons of the same sex, to share assets, cohabitate, and allow use of public laws and privileges accorded to married couples. The Bible does not address same sex marriage in a direct fashion. Just like other sins (lust, covetousness, gluttony...etc), it will not be addressed by U.S. law.
I am personally against it and the Bible speaks to it indirectly in 2 places.
Exodus 21:22 No consideration that the unborn child is killed.
Numbers 5: A jealous husband can arrange for his wife to drink a bitter potion that would cause an abortion.
disallowed the Pledge of Allegiance in the Public Schools
Never heard of this one. Could you provide a link or some other evidence that this was government sanctioned?
no talk of Bi[b]lical History?
Again, I am unaware of any laws that prohibit the teaching of Biblical History. You have a reference that I can look at regarding this?
