Posted on 03/02/2018 11:39:12 AM PST by Mariner
We have to know the details.
It’s like a modern leftist asking if black families were better off with or without “Great Society” welfare. The answer seems obvious to the naive till we realize how loudly money can talk — even louder than God for a moment.
If you thought that the bible ever said “Save xxx” where xxx is a secular country, then you could stand to read it.
Extensive trade with China helps in preventing wars with the Chinese....not necessarily expanding liberties of the people of China.
No, you might fear to talk about Christ’s retributions on sin without taking thought as to how it could personally come home to you. Then you will temper your declaration with mercy, lest God use you as example to the maximum.
Until the whole is so yoked together in iniquity that it is damned before God. Do we want to declare independence of this before too late? I venture yes.
What part of my declaration was without mercy? Sending missionaries out while your own country sinks into barabarism hardly seems merciful to me. You know nothing about me, and yet can personally condemn me for stating the truth? I did not condemn all missionaries, but I will never support forced dependence or fraud. Sorry if that offends you.
Sorry it is commanded by Jesus. You are totally tone deaf. Your silence spoke volumes.
And suppose “your own country” DOES sink into “barbarism”? Is it not God’s own expressed will that the stones cry out when the people won’t praise? Had your own “logic” prevailed — get thee behind me Satan — the gentiles would never have seen gospel.
What you say says all about you I need to know for the context of my comments.
For someone who professes mercy, you are quite miserly with it yourself. I don’t know you, and I’ll not pretend to know your relationship with Christ. Have a nice day.
BTW, the Gospel was preached first to Israel.
In measure as YOU give, YOU receive. Why complain?
And how did they act? Wasn’t the Cross a barbaric answer?
Regretfully turning to independence is not realistic. Our govt owes too many entities too much money. Many of them are to countries other than ourselves.
Canadians have no history of chattel slavery ownership to live down.
Like the ones we have dropped for the last 15 years in he Middle East? That war hasn't ended 15 Trillion dollars later.
Yeah, I'd want to stop there too, if I had been shooting my mouth off about a place I'd never been to.
Hasn't saved the Americas either. Hasn't saved Europe, hasn't saved Asia, hasn't save Australia, hasn't even saved Antarctica.
Shall we quit trying then?
You are never going to be able to save the world, just some of the people in it.
You and Twain share the PC view. And by that I don't mean political correctness, I mean Perfection or Crap.
Nothing that is done by people can measure up to your lofty standards. Which is why he wrote fiction I suppose. Reality was distasteful.
In Twain's case not even God measured up to his standards.
We don’t save people; God does. We are called to spread the Gospel everywhere, even the hardest place: at home. If your home is in a foreign land, then you are a missionary. Money given in faith is a sacred trust. There are people doing God’s work everywhere and I don’t mean to disparage them.
It is hard to convey some things in a limited forum, so I apologize if I’ve offended you.
Still stands on Twain though. :)
We don't and never will have heaven on earth anywhere. And people are very imperfect. Even those who are spreading the Gospel. Because, we are just people.
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