Re: [asa] Teaching ID and teaching that Gobal Warming is not real

At 03:32 PM 1/5/2008, Merv wrote:

>Rich Blinne wrote: ".. Whenever such as above is proposed there is
>the inevitable cry of protest from the deniers who are more beholden
>to their p olitical philosophy than to Scripture. That cry is
>wearing thin on evangelicals, however. .." ~ Rich B.

>AMEN -- and let me get out of your bandwagon so I can get behind it
>and push. Hidden costs beyond this world exist as well, as we
>Christians ought to be remembering. To use Philip Yancey's words
>(from memory), "you don't get into heaven without a reference letter
>from the poor." ..." -- Merv

@ Of course, it's not hard to get "a reference letter from the poor"
if you helped them, but if you helped them with ill-gotten gain you
are only fooling yourself - you aren't fooling God - he'll tell you
where you can stick your Brownie-point "letter" and show you what the
"hidden costs" are that will be paid by individuals who pretend that
there is no difference between these two choices:

1.) See a need and be a cheerful giver using your own resources (and
the voluntary contributions from others) to help.
2.) See a need and be a cheerful giver of the resources you stole
(yourself or through agents) from others.

  "... Jesus instructed his disciples not to worry so much about
material goods but to sell their possessions and give to the poor.
..." ~ Reverend John Houghton - Luke 12: 16

"You go first, 'Rev.' Houghton... that cry is wearing thin on me." ~ Jesus

"Then one from the crowd said to him, "Teacher, tell my brother to
divide the inheritance with me." But he said to him, "Man, who made
me a judge or an arbiter over you? .." ~ Jesus: Luke 12:13-14:

"Unless the Father who sent me drags you to me and imputes my
righteousness to you, you won't get into heaven with or without a
'reference letter'. I am the only One who cares about the poor in a
way that's helpful to them. All of your tender mercies are like
wounds by comparison." ~ Jesus

"Do not feed the poor! It will result in an exponential increase in
population! Society will be destroyed." ~ Reverend Thomas Malthus, 1798 A.D

"Today, the Space and Science Research Center, (SSRC) in Orlando,
Florida announces that it has confirmed the recent web announcement
of NASA solar physicists that there are substantial changes occurring
in the sun's surface. The SSRC has further researched these changes
and has concluded they will bring about the next climate change to
one of a long lasting cold era. ..." 01/02/2008
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1952624/posts?page=13#13
[refresh browser]

~ Janice ... Hilarious! ("Always listen to experts. They'll tell you
what can't be done, and why. Then do it." ~ Robert A. Heinlein, "The
Notebooks of Lazarus Long")

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Received on Tue Jan 15 11:36:31 2008