tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558253513796745662.post6466579160753809961..comments2023-08-13T07:09:16.921-04:00Comments on Contextual Criticism: Christian Anti-Defamation Commission attacks ObamaLowellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15305748075301453010noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558253513796745662.post-22742299577879511542009-02-06T12:11:00.000-05:002009-02-06T12:11:00.000-05:00Well, maybe you're right. But, don't you think th...Well, maybe you're right. But, don't you think that claiming the name of Christ and then promoting a series of lies and theological nonsense to tear down the president of the United States is kinda sick?Lowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15305748075301453010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558253513796745662.post-36490507579782836142009-02-06T11:53:00.000-05:002009-02-06T11:53:00.000-05:00Hi Jacob, I'm with you on how infuriating and conf...Hi Jacob, I'm with you on how infuriating and confusing being a Christian can be. Trying to make sense of theology within the world is enough to drive someone insane. I had to pull away from the Protestant/Evangelical church (was raised Catholic, and after my former husband left me, for various reasons, I found it unwelcoming at a time when I was desperately frightened and lonely). I read this CADC post of yours, and though I agree that their beliefs can be frustrating, I don't call them sick people for having those beliefs. Try to retain the grace that you ask of others while you walk your path, sound good?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558253513796745662.post-62508795464029705872009-02-01T10:44:00.000-05:002009-02-01T10:44:00.000-05:00I am not a Biblical scholar but have heard all kin...I am not a Biblical scholar but have heard all kinds of terrible people start a sentence with “I am a Christian…” then spout bigotry, salacious stuff; hate talk, etc. It seems to be a word more misused than used in any meaningful way. KKK members claimed they were doing God’s work, as do skinheads, Nazis, the terrorists involved in the Oklahoma bombing, lynching’s in the South, genocide in Europe, and elsewhere, etc.<BR/><BR/>I thought a Christian was one that followed Christ’s teachings. The devil is in the details. Which teachings and interpreted by whom? If it were easy to follow Christ’s teachings, we would not have so many different denominations and interpretations, each of which insists theirs is the true word. He never wrote them down even though he could read and write the Scriptures he learned and preached as a child. What Scriptures did he learn and follow and why aren’t they followed today by His followers as they were when he lived? What changed? Who changed them and why?<BR/><BR/>Perhaps the scholars that read this can answer those questions in some coherent manner.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558253513796745662.post-50563381036883312212009-01-31T19:07:00.000-05:002009-01-31T19:07:00.000-05:00There are many definitions in the Bible as to "Chr...There are many definitions in the Bible as to "Christian," oh, you who fails to use his/her name.<BR/><BR/>In fact, for over 400 years, there were literally hundreds of Christian groups with their own gospels and epistles all of which claimed to be Christian.<BR/><BR/>Do you want a definition from the Hebrew Bible? Omigod. That prob'ly wouldn't work too well. <BR/><BR/>How 'bout the Gospel of Mark? Or the Gospel of John. Maybe from one of Paul's letters? The forged letters of Timothy and Titus? Ah, let's try the Revelation of John. Nah, too confusing.<BR/><BR/>Hmmm. Maybe the Gospel of Mary Magdalene, or the Gospel of Thomas, or the Gospel of Judas, or the Shepherd of Hermas or one of the letters of Clement,etc. Those writings and hundreds more were all considered "authoritative" in the first few centures C.E.<BR/><BR/>I know you're putting me on. And I don't know why the hell I should bother. But...<BR/><BR/>How's this? Jesus said, "Follow me."<BR/><BR/>Your turn.Lowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15305748075301453010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558253513796745662.post-69359438112435427482009-01-31T18:56:00.000-05:002009-01-31T18:56:00.000-05:00What is a Christian Jacob? Please use Biblical def...What is a Christian Jacob? Please use Biblical definitions, not worldly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558253513796745662.post-54940875545885897482009-01-07T14:28:00.000-05:002009-01-07T14:28:00.000-05:00I haven’t read or listened to any of the CADC mate...I haven’t read or listened to any of the CADC material nor am I interested in doing so. But your statement “Oh, and you remember all those passages in the gospels where Jesus warned that anyone associated with Black Liberation Theology would have a special place in hell!”<BR/><BR/>How about this one, But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to and different from that which we preached to you, let him be accursed (anathema, devoted to destruction, doomed to eternal punishment)! As we said before, so I now say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel different from or contrary to that which you received [from us], let him be accursed (anathema, devoted to destruction, doomed to eternal punishment)! Gal 1:8-9Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com