Condemnation for attacks
by Christians, Christian growth, hypocrisy, and portrayals on TV are topics,
today, along with more on when prayer works. The “Yahoo! Answers” writer using
the ID “Emma” (Level 2 with 426 points, a member since August 5, 2012) posted
the following:
Aren't christians a bit double
standard?
I saw a TV-show where a christian thought someone
was doing a bad thing (in relation to God/religion) but to stop him from doing
the bad thing, she did a bad thing too. But it was alright for her to do it, but
not alright for him to do it? Now I know it's just a tv-show, but isn't it
pretty realistic of what a christian would do? and isn't it extremely double
standard?
Why do they think it's okay to do something bad to other people,
as long as it's for their God they are doing it!! that's the worst thing about
people being religious..
Additional Details
If he was doing a play with homosexuality in it,
and she was going to stop it by sabotaging it..
And I know every body is a little double standard
sometimes, but some christians just act like they are saints, when they are
actually really mean themselves..
THE BATTLE AXE: When Prayer
Works (10/11/2012)—All prayers are not the same before GOD. Yet, many Christian
believers mistakenly think that every follower of Jesus, everywhere,
automatically has the same access to GOD through their own prayers as when
Jesus, an assembly of believers, or the Holy Spirit prays on their behalf. Ones
access to GOD varies in accordance with many factors, including the authority of
their office, the specific spiritual gift(s) wherewith they are endowed, their
peculiar anointing, the maturity of their ministry, and details of the work they
must perform. (For example, see 1st Corinthians 12: 28-30, KJV). Hindsight
reveals that often prayer may be answered, however, (1) the divine answer may
not be accepted as correct and fitting; and (2) the answer may not be
understood. Here, the prophets Jonah and Daniel come into view; particularly
Daniel. Although an angel appeared to explain in detail his visions, recorded
prophesies from others, and troubling questions about the future, Daniel was
overwhelmed by the breadth, depth and scale of GOD’s response. The prophet was
given an answer for multitudes of believers in ages to come, rather than a
simple statement to satisfy a single man.
THE GOLDEN ARROW: Grace and
peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our
Lord, According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that
pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath
called us to glory and virtue: Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and
precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature,
having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. And beside
this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;
And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience
godliness; And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness
charity. For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye
shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus
Christ. But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and
hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins. Wherefore the rather,
brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do
these things, ye shall never fall: For so an entrance shall be ministered unto
you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus
Christ. (2nd Peter 1: 1-11, KJV)
THE DOUBLE DAGGER: To Be or
Not To Be? (08/26/2012); Why No Answer? (08/25/2012); Girdle 48: Be Ye Doers
(01/04/2012); Girdle 44: The Good Seed (12/31/2011); TV Shows? (02/02/2011);
Lip Service? (03/01/2011); Useful Movies? (02/28/2011); Two Wisdoms?
(10/12/2010)
Living under conditions generated by both the
natural world and social world, Christians must respond to secular standards
that have been created and established entirely by mankind that do not
acknowledge sacred truth. Included are customs, oral and written history,
language, popular culture, science and tradition. Skill to apply and maintain
spiritual standards consistently must be developed over time as part of
acquiring discipline, insight, and maturity.
For those continuing to develop as Christian
believers, their errors or shortcomings never result from the doctrine and
teachings of Christ, the sacred lifestyle of those reborn, or obedience to
divine law. Every person choosing Christ undergoes change, and a divine process
of transformation. In the course of becoming perfected, the believer
experiences “growing pains,” must make many choices and decisions, and must
arrive at increasingly higher levels of spiritual functioning. Just as the
errors of children are not always from lack of intelligence or ability to
reason, so with believers. In place of the Holy Spirit, their behavior and
conduct will continue to display and express deeply rooted emotional, material,
psychological and other concerns for an undetermined period.
There is far more to be said, correctly
applied, and spiritually apprehended. (For example, while TV programs often are
carefully prepared by teams of educated, experienced and talented persons, there
are many limitations to how effectively they can present sacred issues. The
skill of their performers and writers are only surface. Amusement,
entertainment, fantasy and imagination are vital; and even elements that are
absurd, repulsive and shocking are presented as though they have equal validity,
because they will attract an audience. Thus, viewers may see a comedy broadcast
offering a new vision of the American family, and highlighting a marriage
proposal as romantic, where a same sex couple appear pledging their love for one
another and their unborn adopted child, and the birth-mother (ignored as a
woman) is in the background sharing a sonogram of the fetus. In addition to
other, perhaps, unintended messages influencing young people are the notions
that all gays are celebrities (and all celebrities may be gay); unwanted babies
can always be bought, sold and given away; we should work for our dreams and
fantasies rather than duties and goals; and life is whatever you can afford and
pay for.) Even so, I trust this fragment will be useful. Be it unto you
according to your faith.
THE BLACK
PHOENIX
Washington, DC
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