Bill wrote: > I think there are better ways of "doing" righteousness > than talking tough and sounding righteous --
I don't think I am talking tough and sounding righteous. The thought I communicated are very sobering words. They humble me. They do not make me feel tough and righteous. Bill wrote: > ... if my boys were "wicked," and if the law called for it, > rather than take them to be stoned, I should volunteer > to take their stoning myself -- you know, vicariously. Now that is tough sounding talk to me! :-) Bill wrote: > History tells us that that is God's way of dealing with > wicked children (you know, in the New Testament). The New Testament teaches us to save our incorrigible children by having the elders stone the parents instead of the children? Really? Where? Bill wrote: > Moreover, it seems to me if you're going to call parents > wicked for not sending their wicked children to hell, > then God is just as wicked for not sending you to hell, > and me to hell, and every one of us to hell. If I was incorrigible, he would send me to hell. That is the point. Didn't Jesus teach us that if we do not forgive others, then we would not be forgiven by God? Bill wrote: > ... With Christ as our example, it seems to me that there > is something, well, just plain sick about a guy who wants > to demonstrate his own "righteousness" by sending his > "wicked" children to hell ... That would be sick. Who said anything about sending children to hell to demonstrate the parents' righteousness? I can't figure out where you got that idea. From my perspective, the only righteous motivation for sending people to hell would be love for those being eternally harmed by them. 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.
