Jesus and Strippers
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Anchor said:
Okay, so they don't want them to wither in their sins. They just refuse to get their sanctification sullied by getting anywhere near the "appearance of evil". Better she go to hell than someone think my wife saw a naked boobie.
When a believer is more worried about his reputation and holy street cred than the soul of a lost person there is something seriously wrong.
So, if I don't go to the club and seek out the Chippendales (or other male strippers), or go to the gay bar and witness to those there, or any number of other similar scenarios I am now "more worried about [my] reputation and holy street cred than the soul of a lost person..."? Okay, this is one of those statements that, before you say it, you really need to turn your ears inside out and hear how stupid it sounds.subllibrm said:
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Anchor said:
Like Tim, you left out the leading of the Holy Spirit that was mentioned in the story the lady told.
My comments are directed at the judgmental reactions to her going there. Now you have the context so read it again.
BTW I am glad that Ananias obeyed God and went to minister to Saul. Because the good folks at 1st Baptist Damascus weren't going to be seen with that guy.
Anchor said:
The question is: "Would you go if you had the opportunity?"
THAT will show your commitment to the gospel.
This reminds me of a friend of mine who was a Director of Awana in the state of Michigan. Someone took a picture of his van parked outside of a bar back in the 1980s.
It caused a great disturbance in the IFB of Michigan force.
The guy was visiting his uncle, who lived above the bar.
It caused a great disturbance in the IFB of Michigan force.
The guy was visiting his uncle, who lived above the bar.
He wasn't good at avoiding the appearance of evil was he? ????FSSL said:
Unfortunately, some did say it was poor that he parked his car there. He should have met his uncle elsewhere.
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Arent we overlooking the obvious...
If you knock on every door in your area, regularly, and visit the jail every week, and County facilities in your county....
and any other group home, halfwayhouse, ladies shelter, College Campus, etc.....
You'll meet the strippers eventually, as well.
earnestly contend
If you knock on every door in your area, regularly, and visit the jail every week, and County facilities in your county....
and any other group home, halfwayhouse, ladies shelter, College Campus, etc.....
You'll meet the strippers eventually, as well.
earnestly contend
subllibrm said:
That he was Southern Baptist?
Lol... We have ash receptacles outside our church.
No, it's pretty much par for the course when it comes the that brand of Fundamentalists. They become more concerned about what people will think if they are seen doing something evil or something they see that might throw themselves into a throws of an evil sinful activity if they are confronted with a sinful activity.Anchor said:
Again, this is what Jesus had timeout up with the Pharisees when he was eating with "sinners".
I am assuming you have some reliable sourcing on that statement (other than "...my aunt's cousin's 1st husbands' daughter-in-law assured me that is the way it is..." [or similar}). Otherwise, it remains "a moronic...lie."Recovering IFB said:
Recovering IFB said:
It is the common "avoid all appearance of evil" approach to IFB-institutional rules.
It is exactly the reasoning given in our church and IFB college about going to the movie theatre. When they realized that they could not argue against G-rated movies, they argued on the basis of "avoiding all appearance of evil" because the same theatre showed R-rated movies and no one would know what you were there to watch.
Well , if you haven't figured out by my handle name by now...............?Anchor said:
I came up this way. That use to be my mindset. I spent the first 20 years with my walk in the Lord in churches that taught this mindset, almond with what FSSL just said above. Again, like the Pharisees, worried about what people might think about the "appearance of evil".
So for your moronic lie remark, you just proved to me that you have no other answer for your previous remarks. So I'll take that as a conceit in the weakness in your argument, or what little argument that have provided to back up your point.