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On 05/14/2011 12:33 PM, Timothy Butler wrote:
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<div>On May 13, 2011, at 11:59 PM, Fred A. Miller wrote:</div>
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let those in a house of worship "get it with both barrels"
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<div>Agreed. My big sense is just that we spend too much time
worrying about "the other." I did for years. Trouble is, "the
other" was messed up theology but loving people well (think the
Good Samaritan) while "the same" was acting like the Scribes and
Pharisees. That isn't always true, but it has been in my
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There are many unsaved who love people well. I can't help but use an
example of Rick Warren and his "touchy feely" don't mention specific
sins, in fact even in general too many times or the collection plate
won't be full theology....among other theology wrongs. But, they
love people well. <span class="moz-smiley-s12"><span> :-$ </span></span><br>
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<div>Too often, Evangelicals want to succeed so badly, we don't
hold our own folks to the same level of accountability we hold
everyone else to. It is funny, I'll talk to friends from the old
church (or similar churches) and they tell me all the bad things
the liberals are doing. Meanwhile, they refuse to do anything
about their own pastors. Which can make us -- it certainly makes
<i>me</i> -- a hypocrite.</div>
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Correct!!<br>
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<div>A moderate PC(USA) pastor and a very liberal Episcopalian
seminarian came to help me while Evangelicals scratched their
head and tried to figure out if they could blame me (and the
others) for what the pastor did. It really brings the Good
Samaritan to life. Who loves mercy, defends justice and walks
humbly with their God, as Micah talked about?</div>
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Few. I'd wonder about the motivation of the Episcopalian.....might
have been properly motivated and maybe not. <br>
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<div>I still disagree with them, and will do my part to promote
orthodoxy, but it reminded me that good theology without good
practice is dead and more damaging to Christ than the reverse. <br>
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I don't know if it's more or not, but certainly as bad. <br>
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Fred<br>
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"Gun control is like trying to reduce drunk driving by making it
tougher for sober people to own cars." - Unknown
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