| Re: For my friends the Jews |
RoadRunner - West |
| Jason Gastrich, B.A., M.A. (news@jcsm.org) |
2003/10/26 00:33 |
la n. wrote:
> "Jason Gastrich, B.A., M.A." <news@jcsm.org> wrote in message
> news:5LJmb.66936$Z86.24081@twister.socal.rr.com...
>> la n. wrote:
>>> "Jason Gastrich, B.A., M.A." <news@jcsm.org> wrote in message
>>> news:0EJmb.66872$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.
I'm taking a break. I'll post a response in a couple of hours or tomorrow.
Nite and God bless!
Jason
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