Posted on 01/03/2002 11:19:13 AM PST by ArGee
A very rich man decided that he wanted to show kindness to the people of the fair city where he lived. Since he was very rich indeed, he decided to throw a banquet for the entire city. He rented the largest sports arena in the city and began his plans. He planned for huge amounts of the best food possible, making allowances for every religious and medical diet. He advertised the banquet in every possible manner - television, radio, billboard, door-to-door canvassing. Considering that there might be some who could not travel, he arranged for free bus transportation to and from the event, and some special-needs vehicles for all who could not ride busses. He even scheduled the banquet to run for 24 hours a day for several days so that everyone could be sure of being served.
He planned long and hard and finally the big day came. The rich man ate quickly and then went about wishing all his guests well and personally making sure that all had every need met. After a while he went outside to tour the grounds and talk with those who had not yet gone in, and those who had already left. Everyone was happy. Many were profusely thankful. It was a glorious occasion.
At one point the rich man noticed a group of people sitting outside a locked door with most unpleasant looks on their faces. Sensing they were not happy, he went over to them. He did not introduce himself but simply asked them if he could be of service.
"We want to go in through this door," one of them replied.
The rich man explained to them that the hall was arranged to feed a large number of people as quickly and effortlessly as possible. This required order inside, and the entrances and exits had been carefully planned to be as efficient as possible. He then offered to go call one of the golf carts that were avaialbe to help people who could not walk far to take them to the entrance. But the man replied, "We do not want to go in the entrance. We want to go in this door. We don't understand why we can't go in any door we wish. We think the man who set this banquet up is mean and hateful for insisting we go in through the entrance. He has tried to bill himself as a very kind man by offering this banquet, but he is not kind at all if he will not indulge us and let us go through this door.
The rich man was distressed at these words, but still attempted to please these people. He tried once more to explain to them what was behind this particular door, and how if they went in this door they would disrupt the meal service being offered inside. He offered to drive them himself, not only to the door, but inside the hall to their tables if they would only go through the entrance to enjoy the meal. Again the man said, "No, but only a hateful man would keep us from going through the door of our choosing. And we will sit here and tell anyone who will listen to us what an awful man he is until he lets us in."
At that the rich man was enraged and he shouted, "Enough." Then he called a police officer to have them thrown off of the property and ordered that they not be allowed to return until the banquet was over and all the scraps had been hauled away. Then, mourning for their loss, he turned to visit with other guests.
1. It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that does not occur even among pagans: A man has his father's wife.
2. And you are proud! Shouldn't you rather have been filled with grief and have put out of your fellowship the man who did this?
3. Even though I am not physically present, I am with you in spirit. And I have already passed judgment on the one who did this, just as if I were present.
4. When you are assembled in the name of our Lord Jesus and I am with you in spirit, and the power of our Lord Jesus is present,
5. hand this man over to Satan, so that the sinful nature may be destroyed and his spirit saved on the day of the Lord.
I don't see the connection here. Are you claiming that all non-Christians sleep with their mothers and therefore should not be tolerated?
1 Samuel 15
22. But Samuel replied: "Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the voice of the LORD? To obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams.
23. For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance like the evil of idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, he has rejected you as king."
Joshua 24:19
Joshua said to the people, "You are not able to serve the LORD. He is a holy God; he is a jealous God. He will not forgive your rebellion and your sins.
What does this have to do with what I posted? I never even used the word rebellion. Are you trying to say that since God won't forgive sinners on judgement day, Christians shouldn't forgive non-Christians? I am not trying to be sarcastic, I just don't understand your points and how it relates to my post. Can you put it in your own words?
Any other comparison you would have chosen to make would have been fine, just do not use any form of comparison to Clinton when you insult me on this forum in the future.
My discussion with you on this thread is now at an end.
Ding-Ding Ding-Ding...
Go over there and pick yourself out a prize.
We'll get a flame war going.
What gives Elsie? Are you claiming that there is no such thing as a Christian snob? Snobs come in all flavors, including Christians. Or do you honestly believe Christians are above such behavior?
You tell me........
Or perhaps your comments were simply out of line...
But I guess self-criticism is a bit too much for some.
But I guess self-criticism is a bit too much for some.
Thank you.
It tackles arguments like yours at length, and is written by a former, and SERIOUS skeptic. Otherwise, just keep sitting outside that locked door, pretending you have the right to tell God what to do.
Ummm... Analog and digital are equivalent. They are merely two different coding schemes for the same information. Digital can have all the resolution of analog and vice versa. In practice though, digital actually has higher resolution due to limitations in the resolution of analog recording mediums. It is a commonly held myth that there is some fundamental difference between the two that stems mostly from a lack of understanding of the relationship between analog and digitally coded forms of a signal. I know this is a little off-topic, but it is an old myth that needs to be squashed (sooner better than later).
Connect the dots........
His refusal to admit to 'evidence' is what brought this all on.
Hitler,
Stalin,
Pol Pot,
IMO, comparisons to Clinton are worse than comparisons to those you listed.
Which God?
Thanks for proving my point.
I think you're attempting to rationalize your behavior.
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