tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post876078260951524724..comments2023-10-07T04:19:14.316-07:00Comments on A CHRISTIAN VOICE FOR GAY, LESBIAN, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER RIGHTS: AN EXCELLENT ARTICLE: AN OPEN LETTER FROM JESUS TO 'CHRISTIAN' AMERICA, BY FRANK SCHAEFFERJerry Manekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00748201321055468172noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post-28568691157757107242010-01-14T10:44:12.174-08:002010-01-14T10:44:12.174-08:00Amen, Anonymous!!!!Amen, Anonymous!!!!Jerry Manekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00748201321055468172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post-62614756971407372072010-01-14T10:32:51.817-08:002010-01-14T10:32:51.817-08:00Actually, America is not a democracy! It is a secu...Actually, America is <i>not</i> a democracy! It is a secular republic where rights of minorities are supposed to be protected by the framers' intelligent design.<br /><br />EdM<br />"Fin des Voies Rapides (If Peak Oil Were No Object)<br />heet://ifpeakoilwerenoobject.blogspot.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post-91097309041588680732009-12-14T14:29:35.306-08:002009-12-14T14:29:35.306-08:00Beautifully put, Don Charles! "I submit that...Beautifully put, Don Charles! "I submit that Christianity doesn't require contact with any particular tome or talisman or preacher or church in order to be valid. What makes it valid is adherence to the teachings and example of Jesus Christ. That, in a nutshell, is Mr. Schaeffer's core argument, and I agree with it 100%." AMEN!!!! Best wishes, Jerry.Jerry Manekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00748201321055468172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post-32732516964619782632009-12-14T14:11:04.377-08:002009-12-14T14:11:04.377-08:00A very provocative article, Jerry. It's well ...A very provocative article, Jerry. It's well worth reading, but I think the premise of writing in Jesus Christ's name will backfire on Mr. Schaeffer. Not a good idea, in my opinion; our Savior spoke the truth as well as it could be spoken, and He needs no one to speak for Him. <br /><br />As for ignoring the "dumb, harsh" parts of the Bible as he says, I beg to differ. Nobody needs to ignore anything. All anybody needs to do is read the Bible with common sense! Not everything in its pages is a rule meant for Christians to follow. The rules that Christians follow were laid down by just one individual, Jesus Christ. <br /><br />It's the Gospels that we look to for Divine authority. Not the Levitican code; not the prophets; not even the letters of the Apostle Paul! As I've said before, all books of the Bible are NOT created equal! What's more, a Christian does not live on the Bible alone. A Christian must seek an interactive relationship with God; there's no substitute for doing that. <br /><br />You can be thousands of miles away from a Bible and still be enriched by the Holy Spirit! God needs no vessel through which to reach your heart; when He wants to come into your life, He just comes! That's how Paul was converted.<br /><br />I submit that Christianity doesn't require contact with any particular tome or talisman or preacher or church in order to be valid. What makes it valid is adherence to the teachings and example of Jesus Christ. That, in a nutshell, is Mr. Schaeffer's core argument, and I agree with it 100%.DC HAMPTON JACOBShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09884630801131861786noreply@blogger.com