--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In a message dated 11/28/2001 10:27:48 PM Eastern Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > > "Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, > do ye > > even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets." Matt. 7:12. > > > > "Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of > the > > Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to > observe all > > things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, > even > > to the end of the world." Matt. 28:19-20. > > > > Sounds like a moral requirement to me. > > > > Iron Mike, you have a duty to do... > > > > > > I acknowledge the scriptural references but I do not acknowledge the > > secular definitions. It is a labor of love because as a Christian, we > do > this because we were asked to by the Lord. We didn't have to accept the > Lord, > we chose to, doing these things that the scripture said, is not a moral > requirement, it is a privilidge.
Recently I got thrown for a loop over preaching that said I had the duty to die to Christ. The preacher got us chuckling over words to: "There's room at the hangtree for you... there's room in the electric chair for you.. Tho millions have come, there's still room for one... Oh there's room before the rifle squad for you-" Gary "Burn'n Heart" can preach the resoning better than me.. but I heard i was to die.. 'Ole -ANo.1- and his ego had to go... It effected me so strong, I went home and started building a wooden pine box coffin<G> *I got it done in time for RangerCamp and used it to haul all my FCF camp gear<G> *I even calked water tight so I could launch it in the pond and paddle around<G> The Chapter pres. and my buddy pastor "No-Map" Dan Womak heard me out.. then told me to dump the casket/coffin and my plans to take up "Undertaker'n as a FCF Trade<G>" I did... glad too. I was look'n a bit dumb<G>heheee.. It seems.. sometimes you have to be thar to git the nut of the sermon.. Second hand revilation don't sell so well to your friends<G> So I'm here in OryGun, reading you want to buck at the word "Duty" sortah like I buck at the term "National Policy on gender"<G> Must have been a dandy sermon preached<G> -=A=- If it was just a moral requirement I > wouldn't be doing them for that reason. I do those things because I love > the > Lord and I was asked to do them, not because I was told I had to. I want > to > do those things and am doing those things to the best of my ability as > provided by God's Grace, but not because "I have to." With the "I Have > to do > it" attitude is disingenuous and artificial. There is a line between > have to > and want to. > To have to implies that it is a duty and holds an air of reservation, to > want > to implies that it is a labor of love and is done without that > reservation. > God does not want that reservation, He wants the willing. Going to the > JOB is > a duty, Serving the Lord is a labor of love and not a duty. > > God Bless, > > Iron Mike > ===== *High MORALE is the Index of effective Leadership. --------------********+********-------------------- Morale raises belief of the Leader in the follower, of the follower in the Leader, of each in themself, and both in the .....cause! __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month. http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1 _______ This mailing list is dedicated to the glory of God. Let the Golden Rule be your daily rule. Offering bucket: http://eBible.org/mpj/partner.htm To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://rangernet.org/subscribe.htm http://rangernet.org Autoresponder: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
