[Faith-talk] My Take

[Kirt Manwaring]

To all,
  First off, I stand by all the opinions I've posted here thus far.  I
do think Christ is the only way...but I think all the other wonderful
divinely inspired religions out there prepare people to accept him
after death.  This one can be argued every which way (and it has
been), so I'll let it rest.  And, as to the Muslim question- I don't
regret anything I said, only the confrontational manner in which I
said it.
  So to anyone I offended or insulted in the heat of my emotions- I am
sincerely sorry.  We all have the right to have our opinions treated
with respect and dignity.  Nobody should feel afraid to speak their
mind because of fear their opinions may be insulted or belittled, and
I think I came a little too close to crossing that line.  Please
accept my sincere appologies...but also please understand that it
isn't fair or right to insult or mock others, simply for believing
differently.  I absolutely do not regret standing up for my dear
Muslim friends-I'd do it again and I'm sure I'll probably have to many
more times.  But I didn't have to make it personal, and I think I made
that mistake.  So, I genuinely am sorry for any venom I added to the
list, and I certainly didn't mean to mock anyone personally.
  God bless,
Kirt

On 5/1/11, Linda Mentink <mentink at frontiernet.net> wrote:
> Hi Laura,
>
> yes, it is a scary thought.
>
> Well, I take time from the computer to bond with my digital player! Smile.
>
> At 06:59 AM 5/1/2011, you wrote:
>>Hi Linda -- I like your take... I was wondering why your voice had not been
>>heard in a while with all this discussion.
>>Actually there are over a billion Islamic persons in the world, so even
>>saying that only a third of them are out to get us is a scary thought.
>>
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Linda Mentink" <mentink at frontiernet.net>
>>To: <faith-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2011 9:54 PM
>>Subject: [Faith-talk] My Take
>>
>>
>>Hi all,
>>
>>Well, you all have been busy the last few days. I've had the computer
>>off since Tuesday night, and I turned it on this afternoon to find
>>all your posts.
>>
>>Now, let me say from the get-go that I'm an Independent Baptist, and
>>am in a church where we use only the KJV during our worship services.
>>According to the Bible, the heart is deceitful, and desperately
>>wicked (Jeremiah 17:9), and our rightiousness is as filthy rags
>>(Isaiah 64:6 I think). So, none of us is good enough to make it to
>>heaven. Only by the grace of God through Jesus Christ, the one and
>>only Mediator between God and man, can we become heirs with Christ.
>>Ephesians tells us, For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that
>>not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man
>>should boast. When Christ lives in us, we want to do good works; but
>>our works won't do anything to earn us a place in heaven.  If
>>everyone was guaranteed a place, there would be no need for a
>>Saviour, and His sacrifice would be cheapened.
>>
>>In the Old Testament, there were many who were the type of Christ,
>>but they were under the law, and had to sacrifice a lamb, or whatever
>>they could afford, such as a dove or pigeon. Christ became that Lamb,
>>and paid the price for our sin. Most people will not be in heaven;
>>narrow is the way, and few there are who walk in it.
>>
>>We are not to judge others, but we can know many things about them if
>>we know our Bibles, and compare ourselves and others to what our Lord
>>has given us--His example in Christ. There is none righteous, no, not one.
>>
>>Just as there are many different Christian churches, there are many
>>different degrees of Muslem, and so forth. Only about one-third of
>>the Muslems are radical Muslems, those who will do what they believe
>>they must to irradicate infidels from off the face of the earth. They
>>believe that they will rule, and the infedels are Christians and
>>Jews; therefore, they want to wipe Israel (the little Satan) and the
>>United States (the big Satan) off the map. Also, the Koran keeps
>>changing, and not all English translations are what the Arabic really
>>says. Pay attention to the news, and you will understand more. And,
>>read the book I suggested.
>>
>>There is much more that I could say, but I'll stop with this: this
>>list is for the discussion of faith, but please take care not to
>>argue with each other. And, please change the subject lines! Smile.
>>
>>Blessings,
>>
>>Linda
>>
>>
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