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To: nhoward14

I was raised in the Methodist Church. As far as I know there is no tenet of that Church which enjoins, or even advocates, its members to publically “contemplate the salvation” of another person.


12 posted on 08/05/2010 5:13:49 AM PDT by WayneS (Respect the 2nd Amendment; Repeal the 16th)
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To: WayneS

I am a Methodist also. We are called to spread the gospel so that others might profess faith in Jesus Christ and receive salvation. If we take an action to meet this calling, it means we have “publically contemplated the salvation” of another person.


17 posted on 08/05/2010 5:28:30 AM PDT by nhoward14 (It's not racism when we do it. - Liberals)
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To: WayneS; nhoward14
As far as I know there is no tenet of that Church which enjoins, or even advocates, its members to publically “contemplate the salvation” of another person.

Specific people? (Yeah, I understand the very reluctance to even go there in thought or contemplation). But generically?...like people groups at home & abroad? If all the missionaries & missionary agencies & those who support them took your word above as "gospel" on that, might as well call 'em all back home -- if it doesn't matter if a group of people has plenty of "lost" people in its midst.

That's almost like saying "why care about the effects of broken homes upon children? Why should we have social science theories & studies which enjoins or advocates the public contemplation of other people's divorces?" 'Tis a HUGE difference between over-navelgazing your nextdoor neighbor goin' thru a divorce -- and social scientists taking a broader look at the impact of divorce upon children...like some of what Judith Wallerstein has done thru the years.

This parallel example can also be applied to missionaries & intercessors who study people groups around the world. (So yes, Wayne, millions of Christians worldwide do indeed "contemplate the salvation" at least of groups of people -- and they lift them up in prayer daily.)

My bottom-line assessment of your comment: This is simply screwed up libertarian theology taken to its max...where "loving thy neighbor" becomes "who cares about thy neighbor?"

52 posted on 08/05/2010 1:33:46 PM PDT by Colofornian (If we could "CTR" we wouldn't need a Savior. [See 1 Corinthians 1:30])
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