[CS-FSLUG] Not like the world
kyro
kluck at gdrs.com
Thu Dec 2 07:12:26 CST 2004
Bravo!
Alvin Smith wrote:
>Brothers,
>
>Please forgive me if I am out of order here.
>
>I have two issues:
>
>1. Our response to B Gates.
>2. Our response to MS vs Linux.
>
>As Christians, does anyone disagree that our response to BG is to love him?
>Matt 5:48. Verbal abuse gets us nowhere. The World responds this way. We
>however have been called out. to respond in a decidedly differrent manner,
>like Christ. How does the use of verbal assault against BG promote the cause
>of Jesus Christ or the concept of "Kingdom Building"?
>
>Our enemy is not BG, nor is it MS, nor is it any flesh. Eph 6:12.
>
>How can we maintain that one OS is evil and another is virtuous based on men
>and their motivations? How many know that Linus is an atheist? Software is
>just a tool that is to be used for the glory of God and for the building of
>His Kingdom regardless of the licensing philosophy.
>
>Before you drive a nail, do you always stop to contemplate the motives of the
>maker of the hammer?
>
>Yes, I choose Linux. Not because I hate MS, but because I believe it is
>better. I also believe it is the best choice for the Church as well for many
>reasons.
>
>II Cor 5:18-20 surely guides us in our response to the machinations of the
>world system.
>
>peace,
>
>
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