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To: Mr. Jeeves
Communists are taking over the country, and people are wasting time on FR labeling an important group of potential allies against them as "heretics". Posts like this are doing Obama's work for him.

Well, when it comes to setting cultural priorities, who are we going to follow...a lackey named Mr. Jeeves? Or Jesus and Paul? Here's Jesus:

"I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more. But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear him who, after the killing of the body, has power to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him." (Luke 12:4-5)

So does Jesus say, "fear the raiders of the lost country?" and "fear the communists?" (No) Does He say to exercise fear of the One who has authority to cast somebody into hell? (Yes) So, indeed, our "fear" is on behalf of those who are placing their eternal spiritual lives at risk.

...wasting time on FR labeling an important group of potential allies against them as "heretics".

You know, I could probably guess that the folks who the apostle Paul warned the church @ Ephesus about had the bulk in common with the sheep there. So, did Paul play the "allies" game you're playing then? (No)

As Paul was leaving the church of Ephesus, he warned them with this high-priority alert:

"I know that after I leave, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock. Even from your own number men will arise and distort the truth in order to draw away disciples after them. So be on your guard! Remember that for three years I never stopped warning each of you night and day with tears." (Acts 20:29-31)

Tell me something, Jeeves: If you did something tearfully night and day for three years, do you think it's rather important? So what? We're just to conclude, "Oh, the man who contributed a good chunk to the New Testament -- what does he know about cultural priorities?"

I'll take Paul's and Jesus' already-revealed priorities to your guesswork based upon bashing us as O supporters.

67 posted on 03/18/2009 9:44:12 AM PDT by Colofornian
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To: Colofornian

There is nothing of God in your posts - just a human ego that needs to feel itself part of an “in-group” so it can look down on an “out-group”.


80 posted on 03/18/2009 10:06:30 AM PDT by Mr. Jeeves ("If you cannot pick it up and run with it, you don't really own it." -- Robert Heinlein)
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