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To: The Grammarian
If we could "right ourselves we would not need a savior..:>)Happy New year gram
134 posted on 01/01/2003 2:08:50 PM PST by RnMomof7
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To: RnMomof7
Well we can't right ourselves without Christ, but we do have free will to make the choice to follow Christ or not. And we are made in the image of God. Just unable to honor that gift without divine assistance.

And you know we lean toward pelagianism, but geeze, we are perhaps the most conservative branch of Christianity too. We would never, ever, consider that evil was not real, or think that raising children without discipline was ok.
We require our kids to stand attentively for hours at worship and prostrate themselves on a regular basis.

139 posted on 01/01/2003 6:07:04 PM PST by MarMema
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To: RnMomof7
As Lord Acton said long ago, "Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely."

And, ahem, there is perhaps no church which accepts this concept about power with as much dedication as ours.

140 posted on 01/01/2003 6:09:41 PM PST by MarMema
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To: RnMomof7
Happy New Year, Mom.
141 posted on 01/01/2003 6:24:15 PM PST by The Grammarian
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