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To: TXnMA
When I consider the state of American Protestantism, I am filled with complete despair. I have tried to witness to people who have either been scarred by fundamentalist legalism and/or they have been told that in order to be a Christian they have to believe, as you correctly call it, the YEC heresy.

Everything I see points people away from Christ and toward their own works in one way or another. Liberalism has the Gospel of Marx, enough said. Mainstream evangelicalism is mostly self help pop culture. Fundamentalism keeps Christ hidden behind a ton of baggage. Maybe God has left us to our own devices so our culture can, quite deservedly, self-destruct.

79 posted on 02/06/2009 1:56:40 AM PST by Wilhelm Tell (True or False? This is not a tag line.)
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To: Wilhelm Tell

I’ve started a couple posts in response to yours, then stopped. I just can’t let your statement stand unchallenged. Where to start though, you just don’t know what you’re talking about. If you had honestly and sincerely tried to live according to God’s Word and cherished His Word you wouldn’t think this way.

Fundamentalism and legalism don’t belong in the same adjective combination. People may have been scarred by Legalism but no one has been scarred by the truth of God’s word (fundamentalism). So what you’re saying is you can’t witness to people because they believe a lie (old earth dogma)?

I don’t know why you would witness to people if you believe that dogma.


97 posted on 02/06/2009 8:28:11 AM PST by demshateGod (The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
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To: Wilhelm Tell; TXnMA
When I consider the state of American Protestantism, I am filled with complete despair. I have tried to witness to people who have either been scarred by fundamentalist legalism and/or they have been told that in order to be a Christian they have to believe, as you correctly call it, the YEC heresy.

Me, too. That's the reason I'm so passionate about the YEC heresy. I've seen it hurt too many people and I've seen it become a stumbling block for people to know Christ.

120 posted on 02/06/2009 10:01:52 AM PST by DallasMike
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