Posted on 12/06/2005 4:17:51 PM PST by RWR8189
No. I do not. That was the point of my posting that sentence. Just by reading the post, it is impossible (unless we already have our mind made up) if that was the poster's attitude.
Who are we to judge who is and is not destined for hell?
As I clearly stated, we are not. There is one Judge. But, merely repeating what He has said is not judging anything. It is, well, merely repeating what He has said.
I was in both Vons and Stater Brothers markets today. The word Christmas could not be found in the store anywhere.
<< Says you. >>
That's true.
He do.
As does Almighty God.
Too.
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"It's very sad that President Bush has a Holiday Tree at the White House and it has a six pointed star on it."
It's actually called the "White House Christmas Tree".
Thank you for pointing that out. I actually read an article last week that called the White House Christmas tree a holiday tree. The article had a picture of it but called it a holiday tree. You're right! I went to the White House website and they call it a Christmas tree!
"God, I thank you, that I am not like the rest of men, extortioners, unrighteous, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week. I give tithes of all that I get."
I don't agree with that. I believe that most Christian believers pray that all are saved and that they will give the heart to Jesus. We believe the we should "judge not least we be judged". Merry Christmas to you. Amen.
:-)
I saw a Walmart commercial which wished all a Merry Christmas and a happy holiday!
Says the Bible, my dear.
"Who are we to judge who is and is not destined for hell?"
Luke 12:1-5
..."Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. Nothing is covered up that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known. Whatever you have said in the dark shall be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in private rooms shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.
"I tell you, my friend, do not fear those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. But I will warn you whom to fear: fear him who, after he was killed, has power to cast into hell; yes, I tell you, fear him!"
Rev. 20:12-14
And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Also another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the were judged by what they had done. And the sea gave up the dead in it, Death and Hades gave up the dead in them, and all were judged by what they had done. Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire; and if any one's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.
FWIW-I agree with you.
Thanks. And Merry Christmas!
"Jesus is the reason for the season."
Well, technically that's probably not true...Christmas is likely when it is because the Roman Catholic Church wanted to supersede Saturnalia. So He's the reason the season is called Christmas, but the reason for the season was originally a Roman winter solstice celebration. I suppose you could argue that the reason for the season is God, who sets the solstice date in the first place, and Jesus is the Son of God, and they're all part of the same Trinity, but that doesn't have the same sort of catchy ring to it as 'Jesus is the reason for the season,' does it?
But have a Merry Christmas anyway.
"...the reason for the season was originally a Roman winter solstice celebration."
I think my brother put it best:
"Yes, the whole Christmas thing has been one of many changes over the years. The celebrating of Jesus' birth seems to be something that came along some time after Christianity became the official religion of the
Roman empire. Before that they celebrated only His death, as was the case with most celebrated people. The Roman Christians began adapting certain pagan celebrations to accommodate Christian concepts, and because of the taint of paganism many Christian groups shunned them like the plague, but over the centuries the practices became more accepted. Even
the days of the week are named after pagan ideas (Sunday after the sun god, Thursday after Thor, god of thunder, etc.). What Christianity has been able to do is to "hijack" some of the pagan practices and make them
their own. There are still people who refuse to go along with the practice, and that is their privilege."
Merry Christmas to you and yours!
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