Stephen Russell wrote: >> As far as Jesus, He is very remote in nowadays US. You have to be quite >> dead before he is in your sight. Well, he does make an occasional >> appearance in very religious environments, to People so heavenly minded >> that they are of no earthly good.
> If you say so. I find people who are active in looking to bring his > message to others. > >> The Catholics and Protestants measure holiness by the dollar amount of >> your donations, no knowledge of Jews. Muslims are holy after they blow >> up themselves and a bunch of "unbelievers". > Have to disagree here Pete. You are confusing the internal politics > of a local church (community) and casting that negativity across a lot > of people you have never met and or interacted with. > > Part of today's reading is: > > While he was at table in his house, > many tax collectors and sinners came > and sat with Jesus and his disciples. > The Pharisees saw this and said to his disciples, > "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?" > > Can you see past black and white and find the gray? Hi Stephen, Well, *I* am gray, in my travels I have visited a couple hundred churches - mostly Protestant. The people seated at table with Jesus indeed did see him. He was not remote to them, He is remote to us now, even to the majority of believers. We may see him with the eyes of faith, but that is not actually seeing - and He may be far different from our concept of Him. Now in the loony bin, you may find several visionaries. -- Regards, Pete http://pete-theisen.com/ http://elect-pete-theisen.com/ _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
