emilynghiem
Constitutionalist / Universalist
- Jan 21, 2010
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Dear sealybobo
the Christians and religious coalitions for the environment
would AGREE with you that it is our responsibility to be STEWARDS
and take care of the creation or world as you are saying.
Remember the same GOD creates the laws of nature.
aNd what environmentalists are arguing for is to respect the
laws of nature and natural balance as was already created by NATURE.
So you are asking people to abide and respect NATURE
which is the same as respecting God as creator or as creation.
We don't have to get divided over language.
The concepts align and we are asking to
restore peace and harmony and stop destructive practices
by greed and unforgiven conflicts.
The collaboration we are asking for is what it
means to be united or joined in CHrist or by CONSCIENCE.
You want people to obey CONSCIENCE
and this is what it means when Christians are called to obey God through CHRIST.
we are asking for the same things.
We just use different language for accepting
responsibility for the laws and restoring natural harmony and balance.
Parture has something to say to you honey. You aren't a real christian. See why religion is wrong/bad and a waste of time? Made up? Everyone has their own idea and no one has an ounce of proof. But you're going to hell says another Christian.
As you can see sealybobo TY and I aren't buying into that go to hell approach.
The path to salvation is forgiveness first, and then correction follows.
We are both trying to rebuke our fellow believer.
We are called to establish truth by agreement in Christ.
So until we reach that point, the jury is out and it is not clear what points are right or wrong.
We build consensus by agreement, so we need to resolve these conflicts first
and there is no need for judgment in that process.
@Parjure is projecting emotionally which is natural and not something to demean somebody over.
The truth is written on our consciences, so where we resolve issues and forgive emotions attached,
then this truth will be brought forth, agreed upon and established.
If @Parjure is not a true believer this person may cut and run.
But since all of us attest to be believers in Christ then we are called to
finish the process and reach agreement in truth. Only nonbelievers
can ask believers to part company. True believers are called to finish witnessing
in Christ until truth is established by agreement.
That is why TY and MaxGrit are still here also.
if they were nonbelievers they would curse so and so as a fake and run off thinking they are done.
True believers in Christ will continue the process until all agree on God's truth as one.
You want the truth? Here is how to find it.
Finding truth is difficult and the road to it is rough. As seekers after truth, you will be wise to withhold judgment and not simply put your trust in the writings of the ancients. You must question and critically examine those writings from every side. You must submit only to argument and experiment and not to the sayings of any person. For every human being is vulnerable to all kinds of imperfection. As seekers after truth, we must also suspect and question our own ideas as we perform our investigations, to avoid falling into prejudice or careless thinking. Take this course, and truth will be revealed to you.
You are putting your trust in the writings of the ancients. You are not being critical enough of those writings. If you believe Jesus was god himself and performed miracles then you believe that on faith alone. Just like Muslims believe what happened to Mohammad 500 years ago.
sealybobo and where are you getting that I am doing this?
I think your fears may apply to Parture
who is citing scripture and trying to judge me by that
The problem with Muslims are if they reject and exclude Jesus
and divide themselves from others.
The Muslims who include all people, especially people of the
Book with Jews Christians and Muslims as one in Christ
do not have these problems of dividing people or judging by religion.
So a Muslim can acknowledge Jesus was a prophet, which they do, but worship Mohammad and be Muslim and still go to heaven? Parture???
The Muslim would have to accept the full meaning and message of Christ Jesus,
where there is no conflict or separation from other Christians.
Even if the Muslim is a secular gentile and follows natural laws such as seeing Jesus as a teacher,
then the spirit of Restorative Justice still has to fulfill the NATURAL LAWS to be one in Christ Jesus.
If there is division and not agreement in truth, no, that is not heaven.
So no, you cannot DIVIDE the secular gentiles under natural laws
AGAINST the believers under spiritual scripture or that isn't unity in Christ yet.
They have to be fully joined in agreement in Christ
even if some atheists Muslims Jehovah's Witnesses
and Buddhists remain secular gentiles under natural laws.