Re: Yak Butter

What's the difference between YAK butter and YEC butter?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Debbie Mann" <deborahjmann@insightbb.com>
To: "Asa" <asa@lists.calvin.edu>
Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2006 3:59 PM
Subject: Yak Butter

> Pascal claimed that the Bible has perfect knowledge of man. I agree:
>
> The Pentateuch says that the sins of the fathers will be visited on the
> children for many generations. Ezekiel 18 says that if the son is
> righteous,
> his righteousness shall be rewarded, no matter how evil the father. Romans
> 1
> says that homosexuality, and other sins, are due to the fact that men who
> knew God chose to turn away from God.
>
> What this says to me is that: When a parent makes bad decisions for which
> they are culpable by any standards, and their children decide to make the
> same bad decision, that God finds the children culpable.
>
> We sometimes would, sometimes wouldn't.
>
> In our current society, if we found some isolated tribe doing atrocious
> things, and they weren't doing them to us - we would probably analyze
> them.
> If they escaped and started doing them to us, we would institutionalize
> them - but not in the penal system.
>
> What I see God saying is that, 12 generations ago, their parents knew it
> was
> atrocious. Therefore, the penalty is the same as it would have been for
> their parents.
>
> By the way, I referred to Romans 1 - I never read it without considering
> Romans 2:1, which most very definitely tells us not to judge.
>
> I find that the Bible does give me perfect knowledge of what I need to
> know.
> By far, the number one message in the Bible is to Love. I John says that
> everyone who loveth is born of God.
>
> While, I agree that there is a little more to it than that, I find that if
> others can 'out love' Christians, that Christians aren't meeting their
> calling.
>
> In summary, I believe the Bible says that idolatry is bad, in fact it is
> like being a religious whore. The children of this generation are guilty,
> because at one time their ancestors did it knowingly to spite God.
> However,
> while God is willing to have us know this, our job is not to condemn them,
> but to love them - and to explain the truth to them as they are receptive.
> If we love them well, they are more likely to be receptive.
>
> Additionally, as has been mentioned, we cannot know what is happening in
> their hearts and spirit life. I have known many who frantically add more
> and
> more religion in order to try and fill a growing void. We cannot know what
> others have in their hearts.
>
> What confuses me most is that the Dalai Lama seems to have great peace and
> wisdom. I believe we are to prove what we believe to be communication from
> God by peace. When I see others, seeming to do that with messages that
> conflict with what I am proving - then I do have confusion.
>
> So, I cannot dwell on it to much, because confusion robs one of peace.
>
> However, If I have Love and Peace - what else do I need?
>
>
>
Received on Sun May 28 11:15:39 2006