[PeterPrinciple]

In my warriors group this week, the pastor said:

1) We need to know the message

2) We need to be passionate

3) We need to be bold

4) We need to be persistent.

I told him he just described the Communist Party, Homersexual activists, liberals, Racism activists. etc.

[Tell It Right]

I suggest be firm in belief with Scripture, but if possible be nice when being firm. If all we do is mock the non-Bible believers (admittedly I'm guilty of doing) it increases the odds that they put up red-alert shields and quit listening to us -- perhaps more firmly believe their own misguided beliefs by arguing back to us.

But if we're able to say things like: "Here's what the Bible says about it, why I and many others believe it, and why nobody will be able to convince me otherwise...", we have a better chance, if still small, of making progress for God's Kingdom in an insane world bent towards hedonism.

[cyclotic]

C’mon man, we need to love our neighbor dontcha know.

/s

[dfwgator]

Credited to Emo Phillips:

Once I saw this guy on a bridge about to jump. I said, “Don’t do it!” He said, “Nobody loves me.” I said, “God loves you. Do you believe in God?”

He said, “Yes.”

I said, “Are you a Christian or a Jew?”
He said, “A Christian.”

I said, “Me, too! Protestant or Catholic?”
He said, “Protestant.”

I said, “Me, too! What franchise?”
He said, “Baptist.”

I said, “Me, too! Northern Baptist or Southern Baptist?”
He said, “Northern Baptist.”

I said, “Me, too! Northern Conservative Baptist or Northern Liberal Baptist?”
He said, “Northern Conservative Baptist.”

I said, “Me, too! Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region, or Northern Conservative Baptist Eastern Region?”

He said, “Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region.”

I said, “Me, too!” Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1879, or Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1912?”

He said, “Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1912.”

I said, “Die, heretic!” And I pushed him over.

[dpetty121263]

God is done with America and will allow America to suffer it’s own folly and final destruction which is right around the corner as her people are for the most part become evil and lost sinners.

[Glad2bnuts]

How much studying of the Bible do people do on average?

How much studying do they do while using a translation program or Concordance?

How much studying of the Old Testament?

How much studying the New Testament?

It doesn’t count if you are listening to others tell stories, or just read from the Bible. Do the work, find out what The Book actually says, and what it means to convey.

[Jan_Sobieski]

I think the root cause of America’s Spiritual decline is a departure from the Word of God in favor of heretic megapastors like Charles Stanley, Rick Warren, and others. Stanley’s false teaching of “once saved always saved” have “turned the Grace of God into lasciviousness”. Warren’s “Chrislam message” and “prophesy is a distraction” have taken an entire generation away from the Word of God and watching and praying…

[unlearner]

Peter was crucified in Rome rather than in Jerusalem, btw.

[Red Badger]