Comments on: what do we intend?

By: Will

Will — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 03:29:08 +0000

It is diffinitely time to begin getting all believers prepared as best as can for what is about to come on America and the entire world. Certainly, the confirmations are through the roof of the coming of the close of the ages .
Many have been shaped by what they have seen that is produced on the screen. Fades and style are the ripples of the world that have been flowing through the heart of mankind for many years now since the invention of the printing press. Many compare circumstances present describing them as something that happen in a movie.

Christ himself said , ” If God did not cut short those days for the sake of the elect , mankind would destroy himself.”

The earth itself is undergoing much stress due to this pathway of mankind.
The Honey is about to give out completely. No Pollination, no crops, no crops no feed for livestock, no livestock no milk. No food.
For a gluttony , selfish, and greedy with pride people.
It’s not just America, it is all over the world.

The wars, the rumour of wars, are only the tip of the iceberg of what is instore here for mankind and the world.

We are of in the world , but not of the world. If they do not confess
Jesus Christ as God, the Messiah come in the flesh and walked among men, they are of the antichrist. And this includes all forms of judism, moslem, hindu, or any other pagan invented belief that denies the sole
gospel of Jesus Christ..

Soon now, this one that Jesus told us that will come , the one written about by Daniel the prophet… Matthew 24:15….This lawless one will be revailed and many are going to be decieved and many will be tolerant and become lukewarm.

There is already a saying that is beginning to be quoted within the circles of those that claim to have been christian and converted to moslem .
The Saying is, ” To be a good christian is to become a good moslem also”

Many will compromise and fall away just to save their own lives and feed their bellies.

Can Christians and Moslems coexist ultimately ? The Answer is no.
The lawless one will make war on the saints….and then the end will come.

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what does elton john intend? « seedlings — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 17:34:24 +0000

[...] In What Do We Intend? I suggested that pluralistic societies may be threatened by intentions — what proponents of one worldview intend for those of another. I invited all people to be clear about how they view others, and I kicked off by explaining how Christianity shapes how I understand, interact with, and seek to influence nonchristians. In doing so I demonstrated that Christianity poses no threat to pluralism because Christians follow a God who commands peaceful tolerance and forbids coercion. [...]

By: Curt

Curt — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 02:29:40 +0000

I think of original sin as being the “nature” of being human, and I’m using the word nature in an Aristotelian sense here. In this way of thinking, everything has a nature, or essence. An unsaved human is – by it’s very nature – separated from God, and therefore suffers from original sin. Original sin is not due to anything anyone has done (unless we’re talkling about Adam and Eve). There are sinful actions, but they are caused by **being** in a state of orignal sin. Modern people don’t usually speak about things having an “essence” anymore, and that makes the idea of original sin confusing as all get out to a lot of people; they keep asking, “what did I do by being born?” The answer is, you didn’t do anything. The concept is a reminder not to be content with yourself as you are, not to settle for this world, to push, instead, for a much more real existence than can be had here. That sort of existence can only be had by closing the gap that sin represents. Only God can so this, but you have to want it.

By: RubeRad

RubeRad — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 14:25:04 +0000

They will know we are Atheists by our meaninglessness

By: Steve B

Steve B — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 02:46:37 +0000

Awesome post, if for no other reason than the issues it addresses.

Two thoughts: One is the issue of “transparency.” The idea that true evangelicals don’t feel it necessary to “bait and switch” or soft-coat elements of their faith to “get people in the door.” Rube Rad asked “how do we know?” if a Muslim is really who and what he says he is? The same question holds true for Christians.

And the answer is simply this: Actions speak louder than words, or, in the voice of the Scriptures, “By their fruits shall you know them…a good tree cannot bring forth corrupt fruit, nor a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.” (Matt. 7:16-17).

In most evangelical churches I’ve attended (I consider myself to be one), the emphasis is placed on “transparency” and an open, honest witness. The idea being that so much of the world is ready to believe that “we” are trying to sell them a bill of goods, that one of our focuses should be to deprive them of any ammunition to justify their cynicism.

Most religions, to include Islam, have a humanist basis, in that they rely to some degree on works and “devotion” in achieving salvation. Sharia demands absolute adherence to a burdensome code of laws, much like the Pharisees. Hindus, Buddhists, and many others talk of reincarnation, Karma, essentially “working it off” and “achieving” heaven.

Christianity is the only faith which puts the burden of atonement on its Savior. With salvation come certain “expectations,” but scripturally these are born out of a desire to show devotion, rather than “earn” love. If you have to earn it, it isn’t love.

“They will know we are Christians by our love.” What then, is the bellweather test for Muslims? Humanists? Atheists? What “fruits” should we expect from their worldviews? Getting those answers is a great purpose for this kind of post.