Indeed, David, language is a blunt instrument.The word 'religion' is one worth spending some time on.
----- Original Message ----- From: "David Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: December 03, 2004 23:41 Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] The role of religion in a secular society > Lance wrote: > > There is another, with which neither I nor the Scriptures agree. > > I believe that you occasionally confuse the two in your own usage. > > You offered a correction to Izzy some time back on this very distinction. > > Do you remember? > > Yes, I do remember. That was not a slip of the tongue. I often preach > against religion on the streets. "Religion is man's way of approaching God; > Jesus Christ is God's way of approaching man." This is because these night > club hoppers think that their Sunday morning church attendance saves them > even while they go out on the weekend and get drunk and fornicate. They > need someone to wake them up and tell them that their religion of > Christianity will not save them. > > On the other hand, when the context of our speech is political, the term > "religion" usually has a different connotation and so you will see me using > it in a different way to refer to practices of men that might actually > reflect a relationship with Jesus Christ. This is to separate Godly > practices from practices that come from atheistic viewpoints like Socialism > and Communism. The socialist ideology is very much like Christianity, but > its treatment of religion is very different. > > So depending on context, you will see me use the word "religion" in slightly > different ways. I'm sorry if that is a little confusing sometimes. > Language is not very precise. Sometimes we treat language as if it were > precise, and this can lead to arguments and strife. A man of God must never > enter into this kind of strife. > > 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. ---------- "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.
