Gary wrote: > interestingly, Isaiah doesn't preach this passage > the way you do, David--he isn't clutching apriori > to perfectionism for himself alone; he actually > includes himself as a sinner among sinners in the > audience
Of course, and so did Peter during the first few years of his relationship with Jesus Christ. Men who have not entered the Kingdom of God, such as Isaiah, are well acquainted with their sinful state. That is why they had sacrifices every year, to remember their sin. Gary wrote: > by contrast, denying responsiblity for personal sin > while you rail against the hypocrisy of others, you > radically exclude/differentiate yourself from the entire > audience, thereby separating yourself from the/ir sinful > plight You have obviously never heard me preach. You are imagining what you think I must be preaching. Don't you understand that I have worked with sinners of all kinds, from the homosexual with aids, to adulterers, to murderers and thieves, and drug addicts, and drunks, and child abusers, and men who have committed incest... you name it. The hundreds of sinners I have ministered to this way would not want to get within 10 feet of me if your characterization of me was accurate. I do not hold myself above them, for except for God's grace, I would be in the mud pit right beside them. Gary wrote: > As I was saying, quite accurately, Isaiah > is foreign to you Isaiah is not foreign to me, but I have found that Christ supersedes Isaiah by far. Read 1 Cor. 2 and see how the Holy Spirit takes up where Isaiah left off concering eye having not seen, nor ear heard, the things that God has prepared for them that love him. Peace be with you. David Miller. ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
