October 21, 2005
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Is this xanga “full of hate and un-Christlike”?
I’ve received an overwhelming response from people telling me that I am cruel, arrogant and “un-Christlike”. So, before I continue with my series on the heresies of Roman Catholicism, I’d like to post some brief comments on what love and humility REALLY is. It may shock you, but love is NOT tolerance of error and humility is NOT be open-minded to the teaching of unbelievers (Arminians etc.).
1 Corinthians 13: (6) [LOVE] does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but REJOICES IN THE TRUTH.
TRUE love DOES NOT rejoice in unrighteousness. TRUE love only rejoices in the TRUTH. And If a doctor knows his patient has a deadly disease and knows the cure, is it hatred for that doctor to tell that person he has a deadly disease and tell him the cure? No. It is love. It would be hatred for the doctor to tell the patient that everything is okay. It would be hatred for me to tell an unregenerate person that everything is okay with his soul. It is loving for me to tell him that he is unregenerate and needs to repent and believe the gospel.
Comments (11)
You have made so many assumptions. You have assumed that all Roman Catholics and Anglicans are not orthodox or in the bounds of the faith. I would gather that you think the same thing about the Eastern Orthodox as well. That is the vast majority of all Christians in history. Where was the Church before you came along? Where was the faith preserved while these big three apostate groups had there way with the world?
I am curious, what is your beef with us? Sure you say we are not in line with the Bible but what set you on this path? Did you read something or meet someone or hear someone preach about some supposed errors and that got you thinking along these lines? I am really interested in the truth of that. I really doubt that you just picked up your Bible one day and decicded that all of these things were wrong with these churches. What really opened your eyes to the truths that we are not seeing? I would really like to hear your answer. Don’t read this a sarcasim. Though I think you are acting wrongly and that your position is wrong I still would like to have honest dialog with you if you are willing to participate. If you really think I, or others are in error, then you should be willing to have dialog with us rather than just dropping lines on blogs and running. Where is the discipleship in that?
Regards,
Bobby Kennedy
Sorry for the typos. I thought I had corrected everything. You’ll soon discover that I make a lot of them, and though I check, I usually don’t catch them all before I post.
Perhaps, if nothing else, we can continue to have dialog on the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist. You said you were interested in more my thoughts. I’m interested in your response to them.
Notice, Bobby, that he has not responded to a single one of my questions or arguments other than to say, “I’m right! You’re wrong! God told me directly!” I think he’s hearing voices at this point. You know – schizophrenia.
Andrew, I’m pretty sure you missed the point……..entirely. If you think people give you beef for “telling the truth”, you’re mistaken. You do exactly what these people who have already commented say you do. All you do is sit here and condemn people (everyone but yourself so far) and ignore people every time they make valid points.
There sure is a lot more I could say…………….but I’ll let everyone else who will definitely comment in the future have a chance.
andrew, i truley ask this not out of anger, but curiosity. do you ever come to a point where you realize you’re wrong. do you ever wonder if your interpretation of Scripture may not be the right one. do you grow? do you continue to learn? because the attitude i’ve seen more than hate or cruelty is this arrogance that there is no way your interpratation could be wrong.. that there is no way someone may have a better idea on what the Scripture means than yourself. im not saying be wishy washy, and im not saying be spineless in your conviction, but do you ever question yourself. do you see yourself as understanding in part? because you come across as though you think you’ve arrived, that you have a higher understanding of all things and that anyone who opposes your interpretation is not only wrong, but is unregenerate.
Do you think you should call yourself a Christian? If there is a large group of believers whose beliefs throughout the centuries have NEVER matched your own, wouldn’t it be wise to take upon yourself another name rather than cause so much confusion? I mean if I called myself a Muslim, and I didn’t acknowledge Mohammed as a prophet or the authority of the Koran, and affirmed the Lordship of Jesus—I would simply be causing confusion and would be accomplishing nothing constructive. So since no official Christian body has recognized a set of doctrines remotely similar to your own, perhaps you should stop calling yourself a Christian and find some other name.
Dave- Yeah, I was hoping to hear something by now. I was really serious when I said I wanted to have dialog, as I am sure most if not all of us would be willing to do so. I guess this is sort of what your father-in-law and his companions feel like. People make accusations and when they confront their accusers and ask for proof and dialog, they get silence or more of the same.
Well, the life of the Church must go on, and regardless of the fact that some people want to stand in the way of the unification of the one Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church, it will happen before the Lord returns.
IN RESPONSE TO THIS:
AJ writes — “Andrew Bain (internet hypercalvinist) answers: The Chicken was going to cross the road anyway. If the chicken doesn’t believe in limited atonement, it’s reprobate. and if it believes that those who believe that folks who don’t believe in limited atonement can be saved, it’s reprobate.”
G’day A.J.,
Sadly, you’ve misunderstood me. I do NOT believe all Arminians are reprobate. I was a lost Arminian for a while myself !! What I am saying instead is that Arminians are NOT regenerate, i.e. they do NOT have the Holy Spirit, because the PRIMARY work of the Holy Spirit is to “sanctify by the TRUTH”, “lead them into all TRUTH”, and cause a person to “know the TRUE God”. So while someone believes the DAMNABLE LIE that Christ died for everyone, they do NOT have the Holy Spirit.
Let’s hear what the Apostle Paul says on the matter. “Examine yourselves, whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Or do you not yourselves perceive that Jesus Christ is in you, unless you are disapproved?” (2 Corinthians 13:5). Arminians believe in a false “christ” — who died for everyone — so they cannot discern in themselves the True Christ who lay down His life for the sheep. And what does Paul say about those who cannot discern the True Christ in them? “You are disapproved.”
I SAY:
I didn’t write that, it was from a joke someone posted that is why you see so many other people being made fun of. I didn’t misunderstand you at all, I just copy and pasted, it was funny!
love does not have a haughty spirit!!!!
exactly the same as puritanlover – i found it and copied it. really, it was funny largely because of the benny hinn reference.
it might do you well to really study the life of Jesus and see how He responded to people. i’m not going to turn this into a “battle of the proof-texts”, because its not worth it. just know that what you’re doing to people is not gentle, its not humble, and its just not right. love is not self-seeking, love is not proud, and love never fails. brother, i just want to encourage you to really do your best to love others as Christ would love
im sure im wasting my breath even typing this based on the way all the others have responded because you’ll probably try to come right back with some reason why i’m completely wrong – and you won’t even take a moment to attempt to digest what i’ve even suggested.