tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13324379.post114212948606295688..comments2023-04-16T09:12:10.953-04:00Comments on ErrPort-77: The Evangeliban: sex is worse than (other peoples') deathVerchielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02763830885479232414noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13324379.post-1143615334590925602006-03-29T01:55:00.000-05:002006-03-29T01:55:00.000-05:00Do not think for one moment that Reginald Finger a...Do not think for one moment that Reginald Finger and James Dobson speak for the "whole" of Evangelicals or Christians at Large. <BR/><BR/>Many tend to have this idea that the ones with "notoriety" are the voice for the whole; that everything the "notorious" think, say or do is the pattern for everybody who claims Jesus Christ Lord. That simply is not true! I personally do not know of any true "Child of God" who thinks that letting people with HIV die rather than utilizing a cure would serve the purposes of God. His purposes are ALWAYS redemptive! I do not believe those who do are a majority of Christians.<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, there are too many Believers in the Lord Jesus who are caught in legalism and judgmentalism and have missed the forgiveness and the grace and mercy of God. They have interpreted rules and regulations but, like the elder brother of the "prodigal" son, they have sorely missed the heart of the Father.<BR/><BR/>It is not "righteous" to stand in judgement against those who are where I was fifteen minutes ago (or 46 years ago) before I repented of my sins and accepted the shed blood of the Lord Jesus Christ as atonement for my sins against God. Christ took the judgement so we would not have too. Our acceptance of that simple fact makes all the difference in the world and changes our lives. If what I have found in being a Christ-follower is so life-changing, I must reach out in love and understanding as to where "they" are and demonstrate a lifestyle of "change" that would draw them, both to the Gospel and the person of the Lord Jesus Christ.<BR/><BR/>Yes, there are hypocracies all around, but there is also a demonstration of the genuine that will win out in the end.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for speaking to issues that are pertinent in your "Blog". America must take its head out of the sand before we lose our Sovereignty as a Nation. <BR/><BR/>J. David Toler<BR/>davetoler@earthlink.netAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com