"Jason Gastrich, B.A., M.A." <news@jcsm.org> wrote in message
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> la n. wrote:
> > "Jason Gastrich, B.A., M.A." <news@jcsm.org> wrote in message
> > news:6mJmb.66713$Z86.54453@twister.socal.rr.com...
> >> la n. wrote:
> >>> "Jason Gastrich, B.A., M.A." <news@jcsm.org> wrote in message
> >>> news:slImb.66135$Z86.22179@twister.socal.rr.com...
> >>>> la n. wrote:
> >>>>> "Jason Gastrich, B.A., M.A." <news@jcsm.org> wrote in message
> >>>>> news:j4Imb.65979$Z86.21128@twister.socal.rr.com...
> >>>>>> la n. wrote:
> >>>>>> <snip>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Welcome to free.christians.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> JG
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> P.S. You win the award for longest, initial post. Just kidding.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Thank ya ... :).
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I don't know what free.christians is about. I'm on the
> >>>>> Uncle Davey fan group; and, as much as I lurv my friend
> >>>>> Uncle Davey, I also like to disagree with him at times,
> >>>>> and at times ... vehemently.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Could you tell me "what the hay" free.christians is
> >>>>> about?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> la n.
> >>>>
> >>>> Sure. Better yet, check out our web site:
> >>>> http://freechristians.org.
> >>>>
> >>>> God bless,
> >>>> Jason
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> Thanks. Cool site!
> >>>
> >>> As Unca Davey knows, I grew up in a fundamentalist protestant
> >>> religion (Brethren), for which I will be forever grateful. However,
> >>> in later years I developed a more open, less judgmental, mindset.
> >>> I count among my favourite people such diverse as Uncle Davey,
> >>> a very devout Catholic Priest, a Chilean-Canadian Muslim, a
> >>> couple of jewish friends, a New Age Reiki master; but, most
> >>> lately, the source of my most motivational teachings is don Miguel
> >>> Ruiz in his books "The Four Agreements" and "The Mastery of
> >>> Love."
> >>>
> >>> I am tempted to say that there are many paths to God, but I
> >>> realize that God is within each of us.
> >>>
> >>> la n.
> >>
> >> It sounds more like you left the Christian faith; not that you
> >> became less judgmental. I estimate you still make a great number of
> >> judgments; you just make some that don't agree with the Bible. Yes?
> >> For instance, you made a number of judgments above.
> >>
> >> God bless,
> >> Jason
> >>
> >>
> >
> > Could be. I don't hate gays. I'm open to other religions. I don't
> > see that any religion is "the true" religion. I am attracted to many
> > aspects of buddhism. I don't believe I'm condemned to hell for not
> > being
> > a fundamentalist Christian. I am against George W. Bush and his
> > fundy "rapturist" belief that God is on the side of the U.S. against
> > all evil-doers.
> >
> > What does that make me?
> >
> > la n.
>
> As far as I'm concerned, the core issue that matters is this: who do you
> think Jesus Christ is?
>
> Here is a link to the gospel message: http://gospel.jcsm.org. Can you
> affirm it?
>
> That's the bottom line. You don't have to like George Bush to be a
> Christian. A person needs to repent from their sins and trust, believe,
and
> accept the biblical Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior.
>
> Some issues are "essentials" and some are "non-essentials." Frankly, you
> brought up some non-essentials and I don't want to "major on the minors."
>
> God bless,
> Jason
>
>
Believe it or not, I still consider myself to be a Christian in that Christ
was/is
my role model. However, Christ is only one of many great Masters to my
way of thinking.
I don't believe Jesus Christ was Baptist or Catholic or Presbyterian.
The various institutional religions depict Jesus in their own fashion, and
there are so many out there.
I respect every Christian, whether he be Mormon or Catholic, for his
interpretation.
Are you able to do that, Jason?
la n.
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