"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: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
>
>
Me too ... zzzzz.... I look forward to your response ......
good nite and God bless you too ...
la n.
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