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Besides adding things that aren't in the Bible, like ninja angels, it shows Abraham (calls him by the wrong name and muddles the covenant with him) as a sort of vision-casting madman who thinks he heard from God. It shows Moses living as a lonely hermit after he killed the Egyptian. The Bible says Moses buried the body, not a Hebrew slave.
In the city of Sodom, it seems to suggest that heterosexual sex was the problem....but the Bible say homosexuality was the sin.
After the flood, Noah says that man has a second chance to get right with God....but the Bible doesn't say anything like that.
Rick Warren is one of the chief advisors for the movie. The movie reflects a purpose-driven theology--meaning that God just has a purpose for us, and we have to seek out his vision. That's not what the Bible is about. It's about God redeeming his people.
Rick Warren is one of the chief advisors for the movie.
Horrors.
A man who leads a church where thousands of people go to worship and praise God every week. Let's not get started on their community outreach programs that feed the hungry, visit the sick, and provide medical care for the poor (including an HIV/AIDS ministry that helps actual gay people). Which is, in case you missed it, is doing exactly what Christ told us to do.
How many people has his church led to accepting Christ as their savior you might wonder? Easily thousands.
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A man who leads a church where thousands of people go to worship God every week. Let's not get started on their community outreach programs that feed the hungry, visit the sick, and provide medical care for the poor (including an HIV/AIDS ministry that helps actual gay people). Which is, in case you missed it, is doing exactly what Christ told us to do.
How many people has his church led to accepting Christ as their savior you might wonder? Easily thousands.
I realize his church does good things. That's great.
But he doesn't teach the Gospel. I watched a video of him speaking. His goal in preaching is to produce obedience. The problem though, is that obedience is not the Gospel. God wants a changed heart--not obedience. The Gospel is that we are saved by faith in Christ--not living well. I realize to you this may not be a big deal...if I understand correctly, you're not a Christian. To you, it's just semantics....but it's not a small thing. This is a big deal.
.if I understand correctly, you're not a Christian.
Actually, I am.
Most definitely. (Just not your kind since I would not presume to judge my fellow man, which you fundies seem to enjoy, and I would never shake my finger at someone for watching a TV series on the Bible which had input from the man who gave the invocation at the President's first inaugural. I'd also not wait for my pastor to give his seal of approval to my TV choices. God gave me a brain, I've read the Bible, and we have a TV with a remote that works as long as it has fresh batteries. )
Most definitely. (Just not your kind since I would not presume to judge my fellow man, which you fundies seem to enjoy, and I would never shake my finger at someone for watching a TV series on the Bible which had input from the man who gave the invocation at the President's first inaugural. I'd also not wait for my pastor to give his seal of approval to my TV choices. God gave me a brain, I've read the Bible, and we have a TV with a remote that works as long as it has fresh batteries. )
For a guy that says he doesn't judge, you sure had a lot to say about me and my ilk just now.
Having said that, I'm not shaking my finger at anyone. Nor have I ever said I don't judge.
For a guy that says he doesn't judge, you sure had a lot to say about me and my ilk just now.
It wasn't a judgement. God made me opinionated. Take it up with Him if there's a gripe. Though my guess is He has bigger things to take care of. Like Pope selection. Making sure the sun comes up in the east. March Madness.
It wasn't a judgement. God made me opinionated. Take it up with Him if there's a gripe. Though my guess is He has bigger things to take care of. Like Pope selection. Making sure the sun comes up in the east. March Madness.
BTW: I'm not a guy.
My apologies. Hard to see what gender a person is based on a username, sometimes.
I realize his church does good things. That's great.
But he doesn't teach the Gospel. I watched a video of him speaking. His goal in preaching is to produce obedience. The problem though, is that obedience is not the Gospel. God wants a changed heart--not obedience. The Gospel is that we are saved by faith in Christ--not living well. I realize to you this may not be a big deal...if I understand correctly, you're not a Christian. To you, it's just semantics....but it's not a small thing. This is a big deal.
Viz...I know we've gone over this before but you seem to have forgotten it...or maybe you just choose to IGNORE the FACT...that we don't even KNOW what the ORIGINAL gospel was since we've never had nor have we ever seen any ORIGINAL AUTOGRAPHS that were written...if any were written at all. What we have are copies, of edited copies, of edited copies, of edited copies, of more edited copies, so on and so forth, etc...of books that were called "gospels" which were written by unknown authors and assigned authors much later on. We have absolutely no idea who actually wrote them...a fact that cannot be denied. So judging someone else for not teaching what you consider to be the "gospel" is silly.
You preachers want OBEDIENCE. God want everyone to LOVE THEIR NEIGHBOR AS THEMSELVES...obedience doesn't mean squat if you're not doing that.
Viz...I know we've gone over this before but you seem to have forgotten it...or maybe you just choose to IGNORE the FACT...that we don't even KNOW what the ORIGINAL gospel was since we've never had nor have we ever seen any ORIGINAL AUTOGRAPHS that were written...if any were written at all. What we have are copies, of edited copies, of edited copies, of edited copies, of more edited copies, so on and so forth, etc...of books that were called "gospels" which were written by unknown authors and assigned authors much later on. We have absolutely no idea who actually wrote them...a fact that cannot be denied. So judging someone else for not teaching what you consider to be the "gospel" is silly.
How do you know this? You're making the assertion that we have no idea what the original texts were...so back it up. You know this how, exactly?
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You preachers want OBEDIENCE. God want everyone to LOVE THEIR NEIGHBOR AS THEMSELVES...obedience doesn't mean squat if you're not doing that.
When I talk about "the gospel"....I'm talking about the fact that Jesus died so that anyone that believes in him can have eternal life.
What you've just quoted above is how Jesus summed up the Mosaic Law. But then....how would you know? You seem to think we don't have any reliable scriptures. The Mosaic Law won't save you--it only serves to show that you are a sinful being unable to save yourself.
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I'd also not wait for my pastor to give his seal of approval to my TV choices. God gave me a brain, I've read the Bible, and we have a TV with a remote that works as long as it has fresh batteries. )
