Chaplain Mike ~ no I don't think you were giving him
Αθλητικά & Εξωτερικού Χώρου credit. I remember reading a quote once that was attributed to Melanchthon. He was warning his good friend Martin Luther that if he persisted in his conviction that each person should have the Scripture and be free to read and interpret it there would be 10,000 popes running around. And Luther's response was something to the effect of so be it. And I agree. Even with the vunerablility that you mention the joy and freedom that comes from reading Scripture is worth the risk.
Before we feel jouissance , that sense of emotional release and satisfaction at the discrediting of someone like Harold Camping, we should perhaps take a look in the mirror. It may be easy to
Άσκηση & Γυμναστική spot false teaching like Camping's, especially when he and his followers spend millions of dollars to plaster billboards around the countryside. But what about all the "plowboys with Bibles" leading churches and "ministries" small and large in places across America and the world?
Κυνήγι & Ψάρεμα At the foundation, what's the difference?
There's something really troubling about this. Camping placed himself above the witness of scripture, and quite a few Christians were willing to say, "well, ok!" He's not the only one. Osteen and others are preaching self-centeredness while the Bible teaches bearing ones cross. Moralists preach salvation through works while scripture preaches salvation Christ alone. Again, a plowboy could read what the Bible says, but the many of the most influential evangelicals in America would say condescendingly, "you're over your head.
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Αθλητισμός d Camping may be an extreme case, but he is merely carrying an eschatological agenda which many conservative evangelicals fervently believe, but to its logical extreme. He is not the problem, merely a symptom. Does he represent anything different from any other religious media celebrity begs for? In this Second Great Disappointment, CampingaEUR(TM)s adherents were quitting their jobs, selling their earthly possessions, and giving away everything from 401k savings to their pets in preparation for what they fervently believed would be their final day on earth.
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Maybe the most compassionate thing you can do for your family members during this stressful time is to attain out for aid on their behalf. If someone in your family is caring for the dying individual at home, think about hiring a homecare nurse as an alternative. Have groceries delivered. Employ the service of a housekeeper to appear in two times a month. Your church or other local community business might be in a position t
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