I looked at your webpage and saw this:
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He has little apparent concern for the material well being of the disadvantaged.”
That is so untrue! He loves all He created. There are many references to the poor and diadvantaged. What He expects of us is to care and help them. Paul went out of his way to persecute Christians. God told HIm that when he persecuted people he persecuted Him. God turned Paul around to be a great Apostle. This is just one example out of many. Paul stopped that and started imitating Christ.
Maybe you are not famaliar with Paul whose orginal name was Saul.
Acts 9:3-6.
[3] And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven:
[4] And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
[5] And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
[6] And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.
“He is politically connected, socially powerful and holds the mortgage on literally everything in the world. God is difficult. God is unsentimental. It is very hard to get into God’s heavenly country club.”
It’s not hard to get into His heavenly club.
John 3:16 is still the gold standard. Not “rituals” or “traditions” are required. It is belief and trusting Him alone.
John 3:16
[16] For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
I don’t want to hijack your thread. I’m just passing through and leaving this comment and hope you consider it. Don’t let others with all kinds of crazy baggage influence you. I’m no better and maybe worse than you and I have a place at His table in the heavenly country club and so can YOU!
*He has little apparent concern for the material well being of the disadvantaged.”
That is so untrue! He loves all He created. There are many references to the poor and diadvantaged. What He expects of us is to care and help them. Paul went out of his way to persecute Christians. God told HIm that when he persecuted people he persecuted Him. God turned Paul around to be a great Apostle. This is just one example out of many. Paul stopped that and started imitating Christ.
Maybe you are not famaliar with Paul whose orginal name was Saul.
Acts 9:3-6.
[3] And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven:
[4] And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
[5] And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
[6] And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.
“He is politically connected, socially powerful and holds the mortgage on literally everything in the world. God is difficult. God is unsentimental. It is very hard to get into God’s heavenly country club.”
It’s not hard to get into His heavenly club.
John 3:16 is still the gold standard. Not “rituals” or “traditions” are required. It is belief and trusting Him alone.
John 3:16
[16] For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
I don’t want to hijack your thread. I’m just passing through and leaving this comment and hope you consider it. Don’t let others with all kinds of crazy baggage influence you. I’m no better and maybe worse than you and I have a place at His table in the heavenly country club and so can YOU!*
You are correct NMH!