Posted by John on February 23, 2001 at 06:58:39:
In Reply to: He who has ears... posted by Bryon on February 22, 2001 at 22:54:09:
: There are tons of things running around in the old noodle tonight and I should be sleeping, but, I feel like God wants me to share a thing or two with a few of you. "He who has ears, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches". Jesus uses the "he who has ears..." portion a lot. Got me thinking. What does that mean? I think one of the things it means is those of us who are born again and have the Spirit of God Almighty need to WAKE UP and stop sleeping, for the time is near. Be sure your lamps are ready and full of oil for the Bridegroom knocks!!! I long to know the Bridegroom of the Church. Can we not tarry one hour? We need to pray so that we WILL NOT FALL INTO TEMPTATION! You are loved with an everlasting love, and to hold you are everlasting arms. Church, it's time to wake and set ourselves apart from the sleeping and the dead. Christ is screaming his message of Love Everlasting into our dim ears and we are dull to his voice. WAKE UP! SLEEP NO MORE! There will come a day when all we have done here is come to pass and we will have to account for our lack. Christ is coming soon. Be ready. Is it all chaff? Don't you ever get tired of intellectualism? It's chaff. It will burn up with all the rest. Reality is, God is calling us to Love Him and Love His mankind. I'm not here to campaign, I am here because I love you all and I want to see a lot of Pure Gold when we all see Christ face to face. Everything outside of God is vanity. All of it. The job, the career goals, the MAMMON, EVERYTHING. What is blinding our eyes but ourselves? We have to stop placing blame, and take responsibility for our decisions. AS SOON as sin entered man, he was blaming. Well, it didn't help him then and it's not going to help us now, is it? It's a damn lie straight from Satan. Are we going to get it or what? How many excuses are we going to make? How much "sin is going to abound all the more"? Paul said that was a no-no. I am speaking to myself tonight, but I know someone can identify, right? Am I alone? Nope. Where are our priorities? Where is our treasure man? Ninety-three percent of americans say they beleive in "god", eighty-four percent say they are "christians". Bullshit. No way. I don't want that type of christianity. Satan has done a really "good" job at blinding the eyes of the masses, hasn't he? It pisses me off, badly. We put our prind in our abilities. What is that all about. God says that our RIGHTEOUSNESS is but filthy rags. What does that say about out mere abilities!! Absolute nothingness is what our abilities are. When are we going get it? My heart goes out to all of you and especially you who might be reading this and don't know Christ as personal LORD and Savior. Consider it, okay?
: Peace and Love in Christ to all of you.
I'm sorry "me", but I think you should reevaluate what you beleive. We are Christians, followers of Christ and Christ says that he is the only way, " no man comes to the Father but by me." and it is also said that "there is no other name given among men by which we must be saved." If you feel uncomfortable in this perhaps you should not call yourself a Christian, but it is unfair for you to blast someone who is speaking to Christians, those who profess Christ as their savior, about their own apathy. If someone beleives something to be true, they have a responsibility to be true to it, this is all Bryon was doing. I know him personally and he is not pushy in the least. We respect the beliefs of others and their search for truth, but that doesn't mean we have to agree that they are right. Tolerance is not relativism, but allowing others to have their opinion while holding to your own. You are free to follow your path, I personally am familiar with the Dao de Jing, Confuscism, Buddhism, Zen, Hinduism, Native American spirituality, and New Age Spiritualism. All of these have elements of truth, but Truth finds its fulfilment in Jesus Christ. This is my belief. We respect yours, but obviously you do not respect ours.
P.S. It is common ettiquette to also give your name when you attack someone. Both of us have. to not do so discredits you even though you make valid points.