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To: avenir; lurk

Its under F for faith.


44 posted on 06/03/2012 3:46:06 AM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: driftdiver
"Its under F for faith."

Faith – no matter what someone believes, this higher power can give strength to people.

Yes, but this is exactly the kind of false faith that would fit on a list of God Helps Those Who Help Themselves. Fine if you're a humanist, but it doesn't suit a child of God who is told by much-persecuted Paul, "Be anxious for nothing..." and goes on to prescribe prayer, not material preparation as the answer to peace.

And then there are Jesus' freeing words: "Do not fear those who kill the body but are unable to kill the soul; but rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell." Matt: 10-38

None of this forbids preparedness, but what this movement centers in is man and not GOD (thus the fear, worry, anxiety, self-reliance, unbelief, etc.).

54 posted on 06/03/2012 10:38:30 AM PDT by avenir (I'm pessimistic about man, but I'm optimistic about GOD!)
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