"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:0EJmb.66872$Z86.41354@twister.socal.rr.com...
> >> la n. wrote:
> >>> "Jason Gastrich, B.A., M.A." <news@jcsm.org> wrote in message
> >>> news:6mJmb.66713$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.
>
> I'm happy to answer your question, but please answer my questions first.
> You failed to answer them.
>
> 1) Who do you think Jesus is?
One of the great masters, messengers of God.
As was Mohammed.
>
> 2) Can you affirm that gospel message?
Expound please. It's past my bedtime and I'm not
thinking clearly ... ;)
>
> God bless,
> Jason
>
>
And .... I asked you first ... so you answer *my*
questions first ... ;)
btw, it is not beyond my ken that you were one of
the candidates for the California gov't leadership.
Are you okay with Ah... nuld?
la n.
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