Re: [TruthTalk] Spiritual Realities

[Blaine Borrowman]

To Kevin:  Sometimes I even called it the TCBS, for brevity's sake.  Either way, it sends the much needed message that all is not well in Modern Christianity.   I keep getting hints that I should change my religion and adopt Christian beliefs.  If I were to do that, here is what I have learned from TT that I would be accepting--    1)  the Bible is the whole and final word of God and we need no more Bible--in other words, new revelation is disallowed;   2)  infant baptism is needed for children to be saved, or it is not needed (this appears to be optional);  3) either the mode of baptism doesn't matter (sprinkling, immersion, whatever), or baptism itself is not needed at all, this also appears to be optional;  4) one is saved by easy grace alone, no works are required, but one must at least pay lip service to show he accepts Jesus Christ 's atonement  (I like this one!!);    5) Hell is a place where wicked people are literally burned with literal fire (scary, but to me, not so much as having to account for a bad conscience might be);   6) marriage is "until death do us part," so family units and relationships do not continue after death (If this is true, then loyalty to one's spouse has little  importance);   7) one must only show kindness to a fellow believer;  8)  I should listen to the spirit, but not report it if I hear anything for fear of being ridiculed;  and finally,  9) God is just a spirit, and I suppose that is all I will be too, after I die.  The experiences of this brief sojourn in learning to deal with the pains and sorrows of mortality will mean nothing.   Shalom, Peace--Blaine     ----- Original Message ----- From: Kevin Deegan To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 4:43 PM Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Spiritual Realities Well Blaine I can see you are trying, Traditional Christian Belief System you used to say it like this Traditional Christian B. S.   Is this a sign of progress? Blaine Borrowman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:   ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 8:07 AM Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Spiritual Realities > > On Mon, 23 Feb 2004 21:39:49 -0700 "Blaine Borrowman" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Blaine:  ... the wise men--astrologers .... > >      Are the writings and beliefs of astrologers the same as scripture, > God's word?   Blaine:  I wouldn't know about sameness, but they (the astrologers) seemed to be the only ones around at the time who knew where to find Messiah.  (:>) > >      I saw an astrologer's booth at the flea market recently. Should I > seek answers to spiritual questions there?   Blaine:   I will be punished for this, but--here goes:  Considering the alternative, the Traditional Christian Belief System, I'd say go for it.  (:>) > ---------- > "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. > Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard - Read only the mail you want.