An Interesting Week
This has been quite an interesting week in the religious realm. First the Mormon church leader passes away, then Jimmy Carter calls for reconciliation amongst Baptists.
The Mormon church leader, who was 97, passed away Sunday. There have been thousands of people attending the viewing, and various thoughts concerning the leadership he provided. While I know nothing about this man personally, it is a shame that if he truly practiced what he believed (or vice versa), then he is not in a paradise as he expected but a place of eternal torment. This is not a personal judgement, but an observation of what Mormons teach and how anti-Biblical it is. However, I think it would be good that we pray for this family during this time of loss so that they might come to truly know Christ as their Savior.
Jimmy Carter thinks that Baptists (especially conservative Baptists) need to reconcile and just get along. According to him, it doesn't really matter what we think concerning issues such as homosexuality, women preachers, etc., for we can still all get along. Yet, how can this be true? Doesn't Amos teach us that unless two are in agreement, they can not walk the same path? How are we as conservative Baptists able to teach that the Bible is God's inspired Word and then say it doesn't matter what we think or do concerning certain issues that the Bible prohibits? Isn't that hypocrisy? I say it is. Besides, it seems that the meeting that Carter arranged was nothing but a Democrat barn-burner. Oh well, what do I know anyway.
This has been quite an interesting week in the religious realm. First the Mormon church leader passes away, then Jimmy Carter calls for reconciliation amongst Baptists.
The Mormon church leader, who was 97, passed away Sunday. There have been thousands of people attending the viewing, and various thoughts concerning the leadership he provided. While I know nothing about this man personally, it is a shame that if he truly practiced what he believed (or vice versa), then he is not in a paradise as he expected but a place of eternal torment. This is not a personal judgement, but an observation of what Mormons teach and how anti-Biblical it is. However, I think it would be good that we pray for this family during this time of loss so that they might come to truly know Christ as their Savior.
Jimmy Carter thinks that Baptists (especially conservative Baptists) need to reconcile and just get along. According to him, it doesn't really matter what we think concerning issues such as homosexuality, women preachers, etc., for we can still all get along. Yet, how can this be true? Doesn't Amos teach us that unless two are in agreement, they can not walk the same path? How are we as conservative Baptists able to teach that the Bible is God's inspired Word and then say it doesn't matter what we think or do concerning certain issues that the Bible prohibits? Isn't that hypocrisy? I say it is. Besides, it seems that the meeting that Carter arranged was nothing but a Democrat barn-burner. Oh well, what do I know anyway.
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veggie tales, veggie tales, veggie tales... Veggie tales!!!
Hope to see you next Saturday!
OK, after seeing Tommy's response I can't remember what I was going to say!
I will say this - I wouldn't follow Jimmy Carter ANYWHERE.
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