tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8934298301663499561.post5404901958149961728..comments2023-05-07T09:56:23.909-04:00Comments on The Christian Curmudgeon: How Bad Can a Christian Be?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07146011447109951026noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8934298301663499561.post-29606360566579461342012-03-07T22:38:24.491-05:002012-03-07T22:38:24.491-05:00Ye who are without sin . . .Ye who are without sin . . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8934298301663499561.post-73831892664903636062012-03-07T11:59:31.894-05:002012-03-07T11:59:31.894-05:00We need to be patient with people and encourage th...We need to be patient with people and encourage those who are struggling but we also need to remember that "No one who is born of God practices sin, because His seed abides in him; and he cannot sin, because he is born of God (1Jn 3:9)." We must be careful because we do not do anyone any favors by encouraging them to believe that they can be living in sin and still considered born again at the same time...Just some food for thought.Christian In The Minoritynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8934298301663499561.post-75288196935186328082012-02-21T15:22:08.924-05:002012-02-21T15:22:08.924-05:00This topic is one of my primary concerns because I...This topic is one of my primary concerns because I believe that Jesus' teachings on forgiveness have been perverted to serve sinners. Jesus said to the prostitute,"I do not condem you. GO AND SIN NO MORE." When a sin is forgiven repeatedly because the sinner simply repeatedly asks for forgiveness, we no longer have a moral system; this is a perversion of Christ's teaching. The sinner is free to continue sinning as long as he asks for forgiveness, whether s(he) means it or not. We can not judge a man's inner heart; only God can do that. We can judge a man by his actions. When those actions do not match what he says or professes, then we need to stand up for the moral code that God gave us. Otherwise, we are creating a system that rewards evil: no atonement is necessary. Christ called the sinners and the rejects of society to Him so that they could change their lives—not so that they could could continue their evil ways. Would you raise your child allowing him to steal money from the collection plate every Sunday as long as he asked for forgiveness everytime he did it OR would you at some point say, "Johnny, you are going to have to mow lawns until you have paid back all the money you stole from the collection plate plus interest. Many conservative Christians would say as long as you ask for forgiveness your sins are washed away—e.g. Gingrich has asked for forgiveness, so it's okay that he cheated on his first two wives and is now on his third. [Gingrich was actually condemning Clinton's infidelity while he (Gingrich) was having an affair during his second marriage.] Conservative Christians think you have to forgive Ginrich because he has asked for forgiveness. This "forgive no matter what" attitude helps explain why our society is so corrupt today. Political and religious leaders can do anything over and over as long as they ask for forgiveness. For a partial and shocking list of evangelical preachers in jail go to: :http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_scandals_involving_evangelical_Christians.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8934298301663499561.post-13733069685143407112012-02-19T13:45:22.369-05:002012-02-19T13:45:22.369-05:00So after we believe that Christ suffered for our s...So after we believe that Christ suffered for our sins on the cross, and God raised Him and he's alive, then we mess up and sin. Then we look at the cross and know that sin's forgiven. Our sins forvien hallelujah! We don't want to sin again. Oops. We sin again doing the same sin. Again and again and again. There's the cross; still in the same place. The death he died once and for all to sin. My sins are still forgiven. God still loves me because of Jesus' righteousness that covers me. So, when I'm 80 and made a whole lot of sinful mistakes - some huge ones, God still loves me like he did that first day I believed and trusted he took my sins on himself and suffered for me. I am no less loved or forgiven even if it's fifty years after the day I initially am brought into a saving knowledge of Christ's death and resurrection for me. Pretty cool. Pretty great! Praise God!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8934298301663499561.post-22201420904005852242012-02-18T17:22:45.801-05:002012-02-18T17:22:45.801-05:00I have a little trouble following you Anonymous 2....I have a little trouble following you Anonymous 2. Maybe you could state your point or points a little more clearly for me. Thanks.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07146011447109951026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8934298301663499561.post-42743445837942158122012-02-18T16:44:30.146-05:002012-02-18T16:44:30.146-05:00Someone shared this with me ... As believers our m...Someone shared this with me ... As believers our mentality should not be,at least we are all here in the same boat. The point is that we are a sorry lot redeemed by a Saviour who will not tolerate sin or presumtion of sin. Otherwise we just compare the severity of sin and shake our heads that we could do such things.<br />The Lord gave us the example of these sinners in the BIble to show us that we are all sinners but that there is redemption through Christ and to use them as examples for us to live by.<br />Yes we should be ready to restore rather than condemn, but restoration does not mean lack of consequences or the sin is not so bad because people in the Bible sinned too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8934298301663499561.post-49927782844191704782012-02-18T12:26:30.616-05:002012-02-18T12:26:30.616-05:00amen!amen!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com