Posted on 07/15/2007 4:04:01 PM PDT by fgoodwin
Gods grace works on everyone who will let it .
Or a weak God who can only save those who will let him save them. So since they (you) can control what God can and cannot do, you must consider yourself to be stronger than God.
I (have) never said I could control what God could or could not do.
WRONG! I suggest he look up the meaning of the greek word "pornea" (where we get the word pornography) - Jesus condemns it several times in the gospels (In Matthew and Mark)
But that doesn’t fit in his concept of “Fuzzy God”
THE FUZZY GOD
If you ask around, you find that there are not at all many hard-core atheists about. Most people say they believe in “god”, but I want to suggest that they are usually not talking about the Creator God of the Bible, but about a false, “fuzzy” god, whom I shall label “fuzzgod” for short.
Unless our concept of God is totally based upon what God has revealed about Him- self, the word “God” has no fixed content, and communicates no objective meaning. As evolution has eroded trust in the reliability of the Bible, many churches have begun contemplating such ideas as whether God could be referred to as “she”. Lets face it—if people are only talking about a god of their own imaginings (which is all that is possible if the revelation of the true God is effectively discarded) they might be conceivably talking about a three-horned cosmic cow.
On the other hand, once revelation is accepted as authoritative, there is no room for argument on the subject of Gods “gender.” Having been told that God is spirit, we are plainly told that He wishes believers to address Him as Father, not mother—end of discussion.
Lets list some features of this popular god of today:
l. “Fuzzgod” is not a god of holiness. Whereas the true God hates sin and has repeatedly acted in judgment in history, fuzzgod wouldnt do anything like that. Fuzzgod only makes people feel good, not bad. Fuzzgod is convenient to give comfort when you need warm fuzzies, and doesnt really mind about you cheating on your tax. Fuzzgod is good to send just about everyone to heaven (or maybe arrange reincarnation).
2. Fuzzgod accommodates everyones opinions. Weve all heard people say what they think God would or wouldnt do, oblivious to the pronouncements of the Bible. They must be talking about fuzzgod, since the true God gas set down what is right and wrong regardless of our opinion.
3. The character of the true God is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Many regard that as a little stodgy today—unwilling to change (evolve) with the times. Not like fuzzgod, who is quite flexible, depending on the need—sort of fuzzy around the edges. Fuzzgods adherents are similar. I remember asking a hospital chaplain whether he was theologically liberal or conservative. He replied, “Whichever the patient wants me to be.”
4. Fuzzgod is broadminded—offering many different ways to truth and enlightenment, whereas God the Creator says there is only one way to Him, through the death and sacrifice of His Son, Jesus.
5. Fuzzgod is only “sort of” the creator of all things. When fuzzgods devotees are engaged in sinful actions, its convenient to focus on the “impersonal” aspects of the idea that we just evolved from animals- less sense of responsibility that way. But when they want meaning or purpose to existence, the idea of fuzzgod as some sort of vague, impotent guiding force to the evolutionary process helps in a fuzzy sort of way.
The “unfuzzy” miracle- working God of the Bible tells us clearly that He did not stand by while millions of years of death and accidents did the creating. That sort of powerful God, who caused billions of dead things to be buried in rock layers because of judgment on a sinful world, is quite uncomfortable for the unconverted.
A Christian commercial on public TV features children telling us that “God made everything.” I suspect it will do little to wake people up to the Gospel because most would respond, “Yeah, I know that God (they mean the fuzzy variety) let everything evolve.” A fuzzy god leads to a fuzzy (or non-existent) Gospel.
All of this underscores why it is so important to make it clear that pro- claiming and defending Genesis creation is about more than just “God making things.” It is about the authority of the Bible, and the power and nature of (the true) God. It is about the reality of the Fall and the origin of sin. Thus the ultimate concern is about the whole message of salvation—only through the blood of Jesus Christ.
Boy, that's one we can all relate to. I learned long ago to disregard anyone talking about God when they start a sentence with "I think..." rather than "The bible says...."
Is this related to the “emergent church” in any capacity? I’ve heard the term tossed around lately - not sure what it means exactly.
There is a pattern emerging. McGreevy, disgraced homosexual former governor of New Jersey, is also seeking ordination in the Episcopal Church. Nice to know the denomination is embracing diversity so strongly!
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[If Mr. Boyer has truly repented and changed his ways, he has picked a particularly challenging way in which to do it. The analogy that comes to mind is of someone trying to quick smoking by hanging out in a pool hall. --Huber]
Yet another sign of The Episcopal Church’s continued moral and spiritual bankruptcy.
I’m not judging the guy’s relationship to God and Jesus — that’s between them.
But as an orthodox member of the Episcopal Church, I have to wonder why he didn’t find his “calling” as a Southern Baptist, for example?
The answer is obvious: “anything goes” is the new mantra of the ECUSA, and so he probably felt this was the place to be. After all, “The Episcopal Church welcomes you!”
The Baptists would have said “no thanks”.
Porn star who is "tired" of working but not so sure there's anything wrong with it? No problem!
Because even the Unitarians and the UCC have standards? ;-p
There was a day when I would say to myself, “Wow! That’s an incredible conversion! Satan must be furious!” Now, I check and see if the guy has gone Episcopalian first; the Episcopalian priesthood has become a refuge for crackpots to bring an aura of respectability (at least in the eyes of the media worshippers) to their wickedness:
>> The contradiction between giving up pornography and feeling its attraction was still apparent in June, four months after retiring. “I love sex,” he said. “I love performing. I love the combination of the two. I could go back and do it again, but I don’t think I would. I had a passion for that. I put it there. Now I’ve channeled my passion to a different place.” <<
This guy isn’t a convert. He’s a pornographer whose career is probably about over.
George: "I'm Buck Naked."
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>> And his choice of Episcopalian to devote himself to God and mankind is bad because...?? <<
He hasn’t repented; he’s just helping to make over the Episcopalian church into a porn-friendly place. Read his own comments in the article.
That’s the way I read it.
It would be totally wrong of me to make fun of your screen name, sausageseller, on a thread about pornography, so I’m absolutely, positively NOT going to do it.
Because, frankly, no-one gives a crap about the Unitarians and the UCC, so there’s no purpose in perverting them. The Episcopal Church, on the other hand, owns the National Cathedral, and more presidents and influential historical Americans were Epsicopalians than even free masons. Despite its dwindling numbers, it’s sorta the “flagship” Protestant denomination of historical America.
Man of the Flesh to Man of the Cloth
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/15/fashion/15fontana.html
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