Posted on 11/21/2008 1:16:43 AM PST by JosephSmithNAW
OK, Maybe some of your comments were a little harsh or unwise. FreeRepublic is a conservative web site, but more and more of us are easing towards a more progressive perspective.
Mr. Robinson is pretty hard-headed, but it is his site. Change will come, but it must be done slowly. Slowly we have to convert more members to our kinder, gentler "progressive" beliefs.
Some times after reading for a length of time on this site, we progressives just need a karmic hug. So if you feel frustrated, join us in a hug at our alternate site.
LOL! i can not believe i clicked it!
The cat is queen at FreeRepublic!
How sad.
Another one to add is this: Bible ‘prophets’ today claim that it is okay to make mistakes, that the major thing to remember is that we are learning to be prophets, so mistakes will be made. The Bible allows no such thing for true prophets. It is to be expected that many will claim to be prophets, but we believers are to test their words with the Truth of Scripture and with facts related to the prophecy...in other words...if they come to pass. If they are wrong, we are to regard them as false prophets. According to many “prophetic leaders” today, that would be heresy, but we have to regard God’s Word as He spoke it, not what we, or anyone else, wants it to mean.
HMMMM.....
I for one am NOT “easing towards the more progressive perspective” that you spoke of. I fear greatly that doing so will be the nail in our coffin, so to speak. Have we come to the point that we have forgotten that America was founded on true Christian principles? And it was our faith in God and these principles that made us great? As we loose site of this and refuse to acknowledge God’s WORD as the truth, then we fail. And FAIL is exactly what we (the “conservative” party) has just done.
I know this is an ongoing argument here at Free Republic and I respect that and I do listen to the FReepers leaning toward so called “progressive” ideas (I guess they think forgetting or denying God is somehow “progressive” thinking)... I listen to them just in case they may say something that will convince me that I am wrong. So far, all I see is failure (witness the recent election).
The article posted is just reminding us of those truths. And though they may step on some toes here and there, they are truths none the less. If they are stepping on your toes, perhaps you need to search your soul and God’s Word for the reason why. I am not saying that the article, nor I, nor anyone else should tell you how and what to believe. I am just saying that if you feel uncomfortable hearing text that reiterates what is written in the Bible, then a bit of soul searching is in order.
And the answer was only a CLICK away. How sad.
Psssst, click the hug lol
9. Every member of the church and certainly the founder is his own Pope.
It’s a good article. I don’t know why you’re getting the response you’re getting, but thanks for posting. :-)
I’m always amused by bible-only Christianity when neither Judaism nor early Christianity. both of which preceded it, maintained any such doctrine.
Yes, the rationale you cited for a true Christian church does make sense.
I apologize for the other posters; it seems like the FReepers who earlier responded to your post seem to think it’s pro-Mormon, based on the “Joseph Smith” part of your screen name (I guess they ignored the “NAW” suffix). But after going to the source, it is clear that the group you cited was established to COUNTER Mormon teachings.
It was a good read, and thanks for posting. And don’t be put off by people who admonished you for initiating a post on the very day you signed up here. Maybe THEY can tell us how long you have to be a member before you start a post. After four years, I still don’t feel free to do so!
Very interesting site.
Are you kidding me? All I have to say, “Get a life, Buddy!” I always have to laugh when someone spends their time and energy knocking down a religious group who go about the world doing good things (think Prop 8, jsut to start...but the list is endless...) Why don’t you spend your time focusing on something that lifts people up? As usual, those who publish this stuff and think they know so much about Mormons don’t have a clue. Pitiful really.
I see you are both prodding me to click the hug link. LOL, not for all the tea in China! I can smell a trap when I see one, and I am willing to bet it’s a trap. You see, guys, we Christians are not as dumb as you like to think we are. Truth is, that’s one of the reasons we reject “the progressive movement”..... we know it’s sort of like your hug link, a trap for the gullible unthinking masses looking for feel-good solutions.
Can’t blame you for trying though, hey, we all need a good laugh these days, now don’t we?
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