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To: HiTech RedNeck

By your and his standards, about 99% of all churches should drop God from their name, mission statements, etc. The organization made an awful mistake, and they will pay the price in membership, shame, etc. It is a sign of the times and we should push back against it, but demanding a group that is still on the positive side of the ledger drop God from their name is to totally miss the lesson of the first human to enter Heaven post Jesus - the thief on the cross.


47 posted on 05/25/2013 6:55:48 AM PDT by C. Edmund Wright (Tokyo Rove is more than a name, it's a GREAT WEBSITE)
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To: C. Edmund Wright

It’s rhetorical-hypothetical. I held a hope that that would become obvious when pointed out. Yes, Jesus did strongly caution churches about their possible ultimate ignominious fate if they were beginning to get looie.


50 posted on 05/25/2013 6:58:43 AM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (How long before all this "fairness" kills everybody, even the poor it was supposed to help???)
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To: C. Edmund Wright

You remember the thief on the cross repented, right? Sainthood or redemption happens after death, and at the hour of death.

It’s how there are no saints alive,

Or, less Catholic, it’s how heathens, like all parents, can raise children by example (the best way), constant daily repentance.

The thief is a great example pointed to by theologians, and contrasted by the other thief, often forgotten, who refused to repent. the good thief said he was sorry with remorse and sincerity.

He shows us that’s how it’s done.


55 posted on 05/25/2013 7:06:01 AM PDT by stanne
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To: C. Edmund Wright

The thief on the cross REPENTED.


80 posted on 05/25/2013 8:12:05 AM PDT by Mr Rogers (Liberals are like locusts...)
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