Posted on 08/06/2005 3:15:19 AM PDT by Pharmboy
I think that Israel does not need the devil to help them in any way. They will be okay, in spite of this.
The only one around here who needs a "chastising" is you. Let's face it, you're displaying the same attitude of those running these churches that are doing everything in their power to dilute the Word of God and the Church's teachings.
"Oh, why do you have to bring the whole 'secularism' thing up?"
"Secular influence on the Church isn't a bad thing, we're simply reflecting the diversity of our membership..."
I call it letting the world influence the Church, rather than the Church's real mission of influencing the world.
Senor Rios will do well to internalize a sincere understanding of the principle difference between "messianic zeal" and plain old "megalomania".
First time witnesses to your breathtaking "Holier than Thou" fighting stance might just mistake this for a street brawl.
Wow, now I am accused of messianic zeal and megalomania. I truly wonder if you even know what either of those two terms actually means.
People with the attitude you're displaying are the reason we have been seeing the Roman Catholic Church wracked by sex scandals, and some of the mainline Protestant churches engage in liberal causes.
The mentality that says we shouldn't put some zeal into our Christianity because it might offend the secular world is the ultimate cop-out, and a betrayal of our mission as given to us by Christ.
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