Posted on 01/10/2006 10:06:56 AM PST by Terriergal
Gee, and I was told by somebody that nobody is accusing Rick Warren of apostasy.
You must be nobody.
Hey Mom, good to see you again. I just bought The MacArthur Study Bible and all I can say is "wow".
I realize you think you know it all, but why not give a serious Bible study a whirl. You may surprise yourself and see what some of us are talking about.
BTW, that wonderful minister, Warren, says (sarcastically) that "all we need is another Bible study". Mighty peculiar to most of us that know one could study the Bible forever and never stop learning.
I just checked and it appears tht the last time you even quoted one single verse of God's Holy Word to back up anything you have said on this forum was November 22, 2004
That being said, I'd have to conclude that H-Y-P-O-C-R-I-S-Y is alive and well and rearing it's ugly head.
Just what we need. An evangelical proponent of socialist liberation theology. This is the same dry hole Jummy Carter ended up at.
Exhibit 1: Federal Judge John E. Jones, Dover PA.
He really lost me here. I totally disagree with him. Christ will built HIS church and the gates of Hell will not prevail against it. We don't NEED the government's help.
You cite a post that is consistent with anything I've said here and call it hypocrisy???? I won't speculate on what may be causing your confusion.
If you are implying that I don't post frequently, you are more pathetic than I thought. Unlike a few Freepers, I don't live here; only visit from time to time.
The title of this is very misleading.
The man is right on in several areas:
A. He's right, Christianity shouldn't be associated with only one party or the other. While I feel that the Republican party is the most consistent with the teachings I find in the Bible, they aren't always right, and besides, saving souls always needs to be the first priority.
B. He's 100% right about poverty, AIDS, homlessness, orphans and the like. In my view, the government intervention is in large part the unpaid dues of the church, which should be leading more on these issues. Of course, there is a reverse effect, in that some of the reason the church isn't leading on these things like they should is because of the government, but there can be no doubt that far too often the Church has not lived up to it's responsibility on these things. Faith based initiative? Fine, but we can't wait for it, we need to start on it now.
Hey, so far this has been a refreshingly civil thread. I've seen how nasty threads can get when someone feels their religious views are being attacked so thanks to everyone who has so far exhibited Christian charity. Thanks for the post; it helps those of us who are not familiar with the guy.
Spoke too soon.
Pulp Fiction
Feel free to lighten up the place with a lawyer joke or two.
I am sure Warren was not referring to the fundamentals of the faith when he made reference to fundamentalists. He was likely referring to people like Pat Robertson. If so, Warren is correct to criticize those like Robertson.
there are a few people on this thread who think Billy Graham preaches a false Gospel, so one whould not be surprised at the attacks on Rick Warren. He's not exactly a professor at a high brow seminary, so why should anyone expect him not to preach the gospel in a manner that is effective with the vast majority of the people who hear it.
It's better to just ignore him than to take a shot at him... and miss. The collateral damage from this pot shot might come back to haunt Mr. Warren. A lot of people who number themselves among the fundamentalists have been Warren supporters.
Links don't work. Maybe it is God's way of saying David Cloud is a nut case.
I don't know if this story is actually true or not, but it was reported that the former CJ of the USSC Rhenquist attended a rather large symposium attended by a large number of prominent attorneys and CEOs of large corporations. His opening remark was reported to be as follows:
"It is an honor for me to speak before such a large and imporatant organization, as I have done in the past. during my previous speach before this organization, I opened with a few lawyer jokes. This time, I will resist the temptation to do so again. The last time, the attorneys didn't appreciate them as being funny at all; and the business executives didn't think they were jokes."
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