*I'll make this quick on the subject of "Viva" Las Vegas<G> If your definition of "Christian" requires abstanince from any vice... found in: Las Vegas-Reno-Atlantic City-Olonapo city-Saigon... Gambleing Drinking Smokeing Rock Concerts abuse of prescription drugs Child abuse Wife beating Lust/Pornography Glutiny Greed Anger Hate Lying Cheating Stealing ...A lot of "Christians ain't going to make it" without mercy and grace. I figure however, *Light and *dark can't exisit in the same place as "light displaces dark" and being a Christian is about what you "*Do" and less about what you "*Don't" do... Some boys allways run to the "EXTREAM"...in judgeing conduct. They trip over themselves to accuse, and condem... I was in Vegas with cdr.Jen and my son and spent the night. We were stuck in traffic on the freeway, and I was completely stopped. Out my driver door on the center divider was a 4 cell mag light (Flashlight/electric torch) I picked it up. No name- no I.D.- nothing... Back at the Outpost, I told that story and one boy who's dumber than a fence post started yelling that I was a thief! THIEF! *That stung... for in my humanness, I "scored" a cool $20 flashlight<G> But if this boy who was as dull as a board *beleves me to be a thief and proclaims to my friends.. *Who is the greater offender? Is it me for "causeing a stumbleing block" or the boy for discrediting his Commander's integrity? Jeff Mayhew wrote: > Philipians 1:9: > And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge > and in all judgment; That ye may approve things that are excellent; that > ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ... > > Las Vegas has much more to offer than gambling, which, needless to say, > wouldn't be what a Royal Ranger commander would be doing anyway. As > Christians, we are guided by the Holy Spirit, NOT the devil. If a > Christian wants to go to Las Vegas for his honeymoon, than there is > nothing wrong with that. The sin would be giving in to temptation and > doing something unacceptable. Sin "permeates and suffuses" on this entire > planet. If you need proof, just read the news. By telling them that LV > isn't a place for Christians to go, ever, you undermine their spiritual > maturity and you undermine the power of judgement given by the Holy > Spirit. A grown man knows what is right and wrong. If he has prayed about > it, and the Lord tells him it is alright for him and his bride to > honeymoon, than so be it. End of story. > > We as Rangers (And Ranger Netter's) need these emails to be uplifting and > scriptural, not based on human feelings and emotions. Let's all, as > leaders in our church, do our best to bring a word from the Lord to each > other in situations like these, instead of going with our first gut > instinct. God Bless!!! > > In His Love, > > Cmndr. Jeff Mayhew > Outpost 72 - Brockton, MA > Southern New England District > > On Mon, 08 May 2000 19:37:02 -0400 Edward Christiansen > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > When one considers the horrific sin that permeates and suffuses > > that place, I would immediately wonder who put the thought in > > their heads. I would guess the devil and let them know, in > > a kind manner that Las Vegas is not a place for Christians > > to go on vacation. Ever. > > > > Yup, I'm opinionated. > > > > White Buffalo > > > > > Spirit Rider wrote: > > > > > > All, > > > To my knowledge, this has not happened. > > > Just something that has entered my mind and was > > > wondering about. Ok? > > > What would you think of a commander that gets married > > > (both are christians) and takes a honeymoon to Vegas? > > > No it's not me. So don't even go there. > > > > > > later, > > > Noel"Spirit Rider"Bell > > > Make .50 cents per hour with a viewbar > > > http://www.alladvantage.com > > > ID AYE 266 > > > Make money by haveing a start page > > > http://www.ignifuge.com > > > ID FDW259 > > _______ > > To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > "Eat the hay & spit out the sticks! - A#1's mule" RTKB&G4JC! > > http://rangernet.org Autoresponder: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Cmndr. Jeff Mayhew > Outpost 72 - Brockton, MA > Southern New England District > > ________________________________________________________________ > YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! > Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! > Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. > _______ > To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > "Eat the hay & spit out the sticks! - A#1's mule" RTKB&G4JC! > http://rangernet.org Autoresponder: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ��ࡱ�
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