tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19769805.post1217823622167916379..comments2023-11-02T09:14:47.151-05:00Comments on Bill's Thoughts: YES HE IS!Bill Ballhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13573859102823530876noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19769805.post-20101535315900218632008-11-11T21:16:00.000-06:002008-11-11T21:16:00.000-06:00That's long!!! I have been thinking at about this...That's long!!! I have been thinking at about this and your previous post and feel I have to comment on a couple things:<BR/><BR/>(1) I do NOT believe abortion and homosexuality are the greatest sins of our nation and/or time. I believe IDOLATRY is. We have placed money above God and I believe it causes Him more grief than other sins because it’s a slap in His face. So many Christians jump all over the sins non-believers commit, totally ignoring the one most prevalent in both society AND the church.<BR/><BR/>One of the emails you received said “God raises up some rulers to bring His wrath on those who deserve it. … God may be setting up Obama to bring this.” Perhaps, in actuality, God raised up Dubya to bring His judgment on us for our idolatry and greed – after all, the policies of the current administration have brought us to the brink of financial ruin. Maybe in our suffering, more of us will turn to God. <BR/><BR/>(2) Our job as Christians is NOT to legislate morality but to love others with the goal of leading them to Christ – the only way anyone can be “righteous”. Please note that I am not saying we shouldn’t have laws based on God’s law but that being a witness for Christ is far more important. Sometimes the spouting of our ideals sounds far more like hate than love. And that certainly makes the gospel unattractive to others. <BR/><BR/>Jesus and Paul never said anything about making sure the government thinks like me or follows God's laws. They spoke of the sins of non-believers only when pointing out their need for salvation. Their harshest words about sin were reserved for the religious.<BR/><BR/>Love God. Love others.studio pashnadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12636961378714714848noreply@blogger.com