tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16790134.post5909998376115385723..comments2023-11-03T08:28:04.408-04:00Comments on Voice of Vision: Look the Part?Even So...http://www.blogger.com/profile/14208866122431178938noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16790134.post-13970368295087913192007-06-15T15:18:00.000-04:002007-06-15T15:18:00.000-04:00You are right Chris, that is why we can't just all...You are right Chris, that is why we can't just all get along with it...those that say we must do these shallow things to get the world to listen, and THEN we can give them the gospel are missing the point, it isn't giving God the glory, it is man centered, and it isn't alright, and besides if we do that we are actually being deceptive, bait and switch like, aren't we...Even So...https://www.blogger.com/profile/14208866122431178938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16790134.post-46255320686997739412007-06-15T12:36:00.000-04:002007-06-15T12:36:00.000-04:00"For many deceivers are entered into the world" 2 ..."For many deceivers are entered into the world" 2 John 7<BR/><BR/>Very good thoughts JD.donsandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03665794015011057098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16790134.post-85789854875856692122007-06-15T09:39:00.000-04:002007-06-15T09:39:00.000-04:00JD said-...they might have been helped in spite of...JD said-<BR/>...they might have been helped in spite of not because of the person,...<BR/><BR/>That would be me, JD. However, when I finally came in contact with the genuine deal, I almost "felt" dirty...like I had been with a prostitute!<BR/><BR/>The means really DON'T justify the end!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16790134.post-2918792405408216682007-06-15T09:28:00.000-04:002007-06-15T09:28:00.000-04:00The concern over image made me wonder why I have n...The concern over image made me wonder why I have never seen a painting of the apostle Paul with a scarred face from beatings and stonings.Craver Viihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12882284402568264182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16790134.post-18243941754465614232007-06-15T06:57:00.000-04:002007-06-15T06:57:00.000-04:00On "second" thought that was 2 Corinthians 4:7. Ma...On "second" thought that was <B>2</B> Corinthians 4:7. <BR/><BR/>Made myself spell out Corinthians (twice) as a “penance." Does that pay for my sin?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16790134.post-46413195902050189262007-06-15T04:59:00.000-04:002007-06-15T04:59:00.000-04:00If you have nothing of substance to say, you'd bet...If you have nothing of substance to say, you'd better look good. Or you'd better babble a lot, so that the multitude of words covers the emptiness of your message.<BR/>I think this is this modern approach to milking people off of their money. In any case, there are many who will buy into it and go along for the fun of being assimilated.<BR/>It was supposed to be a narrow way, right?annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15669872553144304889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16790134.post-32804340336791965372007-06-14T23:08:00.000-04:002007-06-14T23:08:00.000-04:00Great point about Judas. The following passage is ...Great point about Judas. The following passage is amazing considering Judas was one of the twelve. <BR/><BR/><I>“And He called the twelve to Himself, and began to send them out two by two, and gave them power over unclean spirits… So they went out and preached that people should repent. And they cast out many demons…”</I> Mark 6:7, 12-13a<BR/><BR/>Imagine, <I>Judas</I> casting out demons. <I>Judas</I> preaching repentance… <BR/><BR/>Kinda makes me think of 1 Cor. 4:7- <BR/><BR/><I>“But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us.”</I>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16790134.post-52629809925715267722007-06-14T22:10:00.000-04:002007-06-14T22:10:00.000-04:00Well stated. Look for my call tomorrow, JD.Lord bl...Well stated. <BR/><BR/>Look for my call tomorrow, JD.<BR/>Lord bless youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16790134.post-46905553928256628222007-06-14T21:47:00.000-04:002007-06-14T21:47:00.000-04:00Well, let me get this out right now: I know that p...Well, let me get this out right now: I know that people, perhaps many people, may be touched by a particular ministry and might be genuinely helped, but that doesn't change the point...they might have been helped in spite of not because of the person, God in His grace allowing the wolf to be used to help the hurting anyway, as others know and the Heidleberg catechism infers...scripture gives us the example of Judas, of course...none of that excuses their wolfen identity, it only disguises it for a while, but the truth will eventually come out, and I believe in this case, considerng the cumulative evidence, it has done so definitively...not to say that everything they have done is bad or that they cannot repent, they can, and I hope they do, but this is jagged teeth and baying at the moon material, for sure...just because you have been ministered to by a wolf doesn't make him any less ravenous inside...<BR/><BR/>I really don't want to make it only about certain individuals, but for this to be an object lesson in such things to look for...Even So...https://www.blogger.com/profile/14208866122431178938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16790134.post-52999511833203039382007-06-14T21:33:00.000-04:002007-06-14T21:33:00.000-04:00Yeah, & the real irony is Scientology is headquart...Yeah, & the real irony is Scientology is headquartered in the same city as the shysters you refer to in your post. I believe these were the same two that had the owner of a strip club speak from their pulpit on a recent Sunday. <BR/><BR/>There's a lot of wolves amongst the sheep today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16790134.post-35002136966723989702007-06-14T20:59:00.000-04:002007-06-14T20:59:00.000-04:00Wow...that quote says a lot...Wow...that quote says a lot...Even So...https://www.blogger.com/profile/14208866122431178938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16790134.post-34049039847700591422007-06-14T20:49:00.000-04:002007-06-14T20:49:00.000-04:00Words of another wolf:"Writing for a penny a word ...Words of another wolf:<BR/><BR/><I>"Writing for a penny a word is ridiculous. If a man really wanted to make a million dollars, the best way would be to start his own religion."</I>- L. Ron HubbardAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com