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9/18/2020 11:47 PM |
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Dr. Tim wrote: Romans 7:24-25 24Â Â Â O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death? 25Â Â Â I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. That we are. All of us are in the same boat. If it were not for God's mercy and grace. Let's treat each other with the same love, patience and tenderness that God gave to us, and I think we'll all be more united than ever. |
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9/18/2020 8:24 PM |
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I am not arguing with you Ladybug, I hope you know that. All I am saying is there's far too much fighting and insulting one another in the church these days. I really think we need to be the big person and back off when the fires get stoked. You are fighting against the giant of pride who demands its rights and freedoms, come hell or high water. Just let them have their poison and pray that God eventually opens their eyes to the truth. Blessings and patience sister. |
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8/18/2020 12:06 PM |
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The Quiet Christian wrote: Normalization of abnormal behavior is a key element of the Progressive platform. How sad that Disney has pursued this approach. Something about a millstone and being cast into the depths... Like any business, you don't bite the hand that feeds you. |
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8/18/2020 10:23 AM |
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Buckeyes wrote: (TMC) I think what MacArthur is doing here is right. (Now, they probably should have gone ahead with the masks and social distancing, but that’s IMO.) The situation in California is particularly egregious- it is against the executive orders for Christians to even hold small home Bible studies. And at the exact same time Churches were told not to sing, and given attendance caps lower than other public places, the Governor announced that there would be no restrictions whatsoever on mass BLM protests. The Executive Orders in most states are on shaky legal ground to begin with- but targeting Churches while specifically exempting other particular groups, is absolutely 100% illegal under the US Constitution. So who is really in violation of Romans 13, when elected officials are violating the Law of the Land that they swore before God and us to uphold? I guess the point is, who has given you the right to judge? You're only responsibility is to obey. Of course, the law of the land is rotten, it's supposed to be. The world is antichristian and always has been. Rom. 13 is a flat command, not based on what sort of gov't we have. |
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8/17/2020 9:12 PM |
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The Quiet Christian wrote: Amen to that, Brother Watcher! Sometimes, though, we have the calling to serve thru government service. Daniel and his three buddies were more like they were impressed into government service then volunteers, but the principles remain. For those called to serve or stand, may the Lord be with them. I think for MacArthur, he saw the handwriting on the wall and decided to step forward and stand up. Honestly, I've seen the frustration of other pastors with like mindsets, although not in California. There is a broader backdrop of Californian politics which is harshly anti-Christian. Everyone has his breaking point. My sense is that GCC hit theirs and said "Enough!" What makes GCC a special case is they are too large for the county to handle. Smaller churches would have been forced to knuckle under by now. From my standpoint as an observer watching from afar, I see persecution coming, and it won't be pretty. There will be two camps of Christians: Those who stand firm for their rights and be trodden under as aggressors, and those who will quietly do the Lord's work and be martyred. The quiet martyr is always preferred in my opinion. Blessings. |
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8/17/2020 8:54 PM |
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The Quiet Christian wrote: That's an honest assessment, Watcher. What makes it hard is that most of us see our citizenship and form of government having been crafted by men with faith in light of that faith and based on Biblical principle. Another factor is that we have a Christian responsibility to be salt and light in this world, and one way we can do that is through the operation of the government and our influence over it... Here in the US, it also means we may protest the government. So I hear you, and fully admit my own bias. I need Jesus' covering every second. Thank you for your humility and honesty in this matter. It's refreshing to hear! What has helped me is to remember that I am an ambassador in this world. Ambassadors do not settle down, run for gov't in another country, or try and change the laws. They do try and influence others to make changes which is fine. Being a Christian ambassador, I do my utmost to influence society by spreading the Gospel, untainted with Americanism or Canadianism, or any other preconceived ideals. Just the Gospel as Christ preached it. This disobedience I'm seeing both of our countries is saddening and it has nothing to do with Christ. It's a social gospel that will never win souls. |
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8/17/2020 7:50 PM |
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The Quiet Christian wrote: I hear you, Brother Watcher, and one this one we disagree. Paul had no input or role in the Roman Empire other than taxpayer. In the US, there is a different political system, at least for now. I'm sure that if we took this far enough, we'd wind up debating whether my great, great, great, etc grandfathers were right in going to war against the Crown to separate, in rebellion. Yours may well have declined to join us upstarts. One of the rallying cries of that conflict was "No king but Jesus!" The same Presbyterians who had upheld the royalty, to their peril, had offspring that stood against the royal lineage of GB. I suppose it gets down to whether you are an American first and a Christian second or the other way around? I suppose that choice is between you and God. For me, I am a Christian first and foremost and a Canadian citizen second, and it's got nothing to do with the American Way or anything else for that matter, but an unwavering obedience to God. |
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8/17/2020 7:11 PM |
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The Quiet Christian wrote: I suppose, Brother Watcher, how one defines the requirements of worship and whether gathering virtually is sufficient or what the nature of gathering together is required. If we believed the government and that this is really all about the pandemic, I personally believe the church closure orders would be easier to accept. But because the closure seem to be politically motivated and our governments are of the people, by the people, and for the people, men like MacArthur are establishing whom they will serve - the Lord or the state. While it is the blending of political right with Biblical viewpoint, even those who are complying are doing so with increasing frustration. Like MacArthur,... Should MacAurthur have done so? Are we not to pursue justice based on actual truth. And again it comes back to personal choice rather than being obedient. Sorry, I don't agree and I doubt Paul would have either being under Nero's rule. |
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