Is it right for a Christian to hold a Bible in one hand and a doobie in the other?
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Are we too good to go drink with the people in the tavern? Why is it that, that belief does not fly with the Bible?
Waiting on him
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They need Jesus as much as the man in the country club. Though most probably think the country club looks better on their resume.
Prayer Warrior
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It's not a matter of being too good. Maybe just being smart.
Edit: I was a baby Christian in college when God told me to stop and drinking and never drink again, ever. I was smart to obey Him (even though I don't expect everyone else to live this way).
Waiting on him
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I got called to a part of town one summer to repair an AC. This place was drug infested, you know the real ugly kind with the hard pipe hitting negros. I told my wife as walking out the door that I was going to take my pistol, but then inwardly God spoke, the testimony you’ll give won’t require a gun.
what an opportunity to co labor with the Almighty.
we had fellowship with Jesus that day behind those apartments me and four other and passers by.
what an opportunity to co labor with the Almighty.
we had fellowship with Jesus that day behind those apartments me and four other and passers by.
"Work out your salvation continuously with FEAR and TREMBLING. "
Any of that ring any bells?
And if you aren't...
You are only a member of a "good guy club".
Waiting on him
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Waiting on him
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1 Corinthians 9:20-23 KJV
[20] And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law; [21] To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are without law. [22] To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some. [23] And this I do for the gospel's sake, that I might be partaker thereof with you.
[20] And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law; [21] To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are without law. [22] To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some. [23] And this I do for the gospel's sake, that I might be partaker thereof with you.
101G
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place your name on the ballot in 2024 I'll vote for you... (smile)
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101G The "Spiritual Saboteur"
Oh you are digging yourself a hole. lol Christ drank with people and it is part of the most sacri
Don't get me started on the original...lol
Prayer Warrior
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My point is that He never got drunk, which results in a foolish loss of mental faculties.
Take it up with God...
But if I was you be sure to wear a diaper when you meet Him.
You cannot read the Bible like it is the latest edition of the local Sunday Paper. Sometime remind me and we can get into the cultural and Christian aspects of the vineyard, grapevines, grapes and wine.
So now you go to personal insults claiming that I don't know scripture hermeneutics?
Yeah...
You sure are demonstrating that love John talked about in his letter...
Making my first thoughts extremely accurate.
Sorry...
I thought that I was talking to someone else...I didn't look closely enough because I was grinding beef for hamburger and then making hamburger helper.
But...
In the original of "work out your salvation..." The verb is one of continuous action...
Some translations say "daily" or something along those lines but it means "continuously" or "always" as in an ongoing action.
And I'm not flat reading any part of scriptures...it's not a good idea ever.
Hamburger helper! That brings back memories.
It kinda like the funny saying...Politicians promise the world and take a seat after they are elected.
A lot a people looking for work get hired and sit down and stop looking for work.
Some Christians think that once saved....and then they take a seat.....life is a walk with Christ.
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Legalists have got it wrong. The problem is not drugs and Jesus, it is why does Jesus not mean enough that drugs are left behind.
Drugs are about dulling life away so one can cope, but Jesus brings us life that fills us and resolves these issues in ways we can never imagine.
So the sign of someone has not yet really grasped Jesus is using drugs.
So rather than being condemned the issue is about getting alongside them and discipling them into who Jesus really is and what it means to our lives.
As with many conservatives the idea of getting to the heart of people and realising Jesus in our lives is just pipe dreams that those who take drugs have, not really part of the faith. So unfortunately often those on drugs are more honest about their needs, which creates massive problems for those who are all style and no substance. But praise the Lord, His people are called by His name and listen to Him and follow Him, Amen.
God bless you
Prayer Warrior
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I would say this is the truth, and it can apply to many different things.
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