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To: GiovannaNicoletta
From a Christian perspective, one should always have the Lord in his heart not just when they see “signs”. Also, Christ himself said that the day of judgment would come “like a thief in the night” that even he didn't know when the end would come.

It's all well and good dramatic and attention getting to profess your evangelical zeal but the Bible tells us to pray in private and treat the lest of our brothers as you would Christ himself. Of course, it's not as attention getting as dancing before the Arch of the Covenant.

331 posted on 01/14/2010 5:36:32 PM PST by Unshriven
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To: Unshriven
From a Christian perspective, one should always have the Lord in his heart not just when they see “signs”. Also, Christ himself said that the day of judgment would come “like a thief in the night” that even he didn't know when the end would come.

That's true, a person who truly knows Christ not only "should" have Christ in his heart, but does have Christ, and the Holy Spirit, in his heart all the time.

However, Christ not only said that He would come "like a thief in the night", but that those who were obeying His commandment to watch for His return would know when it would be near, "even at the door".

So we know from Christ's own words that not only are we to look for His return, but we would know when it is about to happen.

It's all well and good dramatic and attention getting to profess your evangelical zeal but the Bible tells us to pray in private and treat the lest of our brothers as you would Christ himself. Of course, it's not as attention getting as dancing before the Arch of the Covenant.

That can't possibly be how how you perceive a Christian's excitement at the soon return of their Savior. What a shame if it is. Christ commands us to proclaim Him around the world, sing joyful songs to Him, and most of all, not to stay silent about our faith in Him.

And the part about not praying in public? Sorry, but that's not a commandment for Christians to stay in the shadows and shut up about Him. That is for phony religious people who try to draw attention to themselves by putting on phony religious shows in public. That's not Jesus telling those who love Him to hide and not talk about Him.

And as for "dancing before the "Arch" of the Covenant" I personally don't know anyone who does that. I didn't know the Ark of the Covenant had been found.

332 posted on 01/15/2010 12:40:50 AM PST by GiovannaNicoletta
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