Comments on: Agressively Stupid Well Intentioned People and The DaVinci Code http://terranovachurch.org/blog/2006/05/agressively-stupid-well-intentioned-people-and-the-davinci-code/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=agressively-stupid-well-intentioned-people-and-the-davinci-code Terra Nova Church Sat, 08 Sep 2012 13:49:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Dave Farley http://terranovachurch.org/blog/2006/05/agressively-stupid-well-intentioned-people-and-the-davinci-code/comment-page-1/#comment-187 Dave Farley Mon, 03 Mar 2008 01:57:36 +0000 http://blog.terranovachurch.org/2006/05/04/agressively-stupid-well-intentioned-people-and-the-davinci-code/#comment-187 I do not truly believe that living in a society like the US where about 15 percent of Americans own 70 percent of the wealth, and 50, million Americans live without healthcare, there isn't anything Christ like about a society like ours. If we could spend the money we spend on warfare to fund a disasterous war that can't be won, than our society will go down the tube. I am a believer who is not afraid to not follow with the flock and justify how other believers should think. I do not truly believe that living in a society like the US where about 15 percent of Americans own 70 percent of the wealth, and 50, million Americans live without healthcare, there isn’t anything Christ like about a society like ours. If we could spend the money we spend on warfare to fund a disasterous war that can’t be won, than our society will go down the tube.

I am a believer who is not afraid to not follow with the flock and justify how other believers should think.

]]> By: Dave Farley http://terranovachurch.org/blog/2006/05/agressively-stupid-well-intentioned-people-and-the-davinci-code/comment-page-1/#comment-188 Dave Farley Mon, 03 Mar 2008 01:55:54 +0000 http://blog.terranovachurch.org/2006/05/04/agressively-stupid-well-intentioned-people-and-the-davinci-code/#comment-188 I liked what the previous blogger wrote about the fact that Christians are more proud of what they stand against than what they stand for than what they stand for. I do not truly believe that living in a society like the US where about 15 percent of Americans own 70 percent of the wealth, and 50, million Americans live without healthcare, there isn't anything Christ like about a society like ours. If we could spend the money we spend on warfare to fund a disasterous war that can't be won, than our society will go down the tube. I am a believer who is not afraid to not follow with the flock and justify how other believers should think. I liked what the previous blogger wrote about the fact that Christians are more proud of what they stand against than what they stand for than what they stand for. I do not truly believe that living in a society like the US where about 15 percent of Americans own 70 percent of the wealth, and 50, million Americans live without healthcare, there isn’t anything Christ like about a society like ours. If we could spend the money we spend on warfare to fund a disasterous war that can’t be won, than our society will go down the tube.

I am a believer who is not afraid to not follow with the flock and justify how other believers should think.

]]> By: Ed Marcelle http://terranovachurch.org/blog/2006/05/agressively-stupid-well-intentioned-people-and-the-davinci-code/comment-page-1/#comment-148 Ed Marcelle Fri, 09 Jun 2006 04:01:00 +0000 http://blog.terranovachurch.org/2006/05/04/agressively-stupid-well-intentioned-people-and-the-davinci-code/#comment-148 i have my days. i have my days.

]]> By: Tim Becker http://terranovachurch.org/blog/2006/05/agressively-stupid-well-intentioned-people-and-the-davinci-code/comment-page-1/#comment-149 Tim Becker Fri, 09 Jun 2006 03:04:00 +0000 http://blog.terranovachurch.org/2006/05/04/agressively-stupid-well-intentioned-people-and-the-davinci-code/#comment-149 Ed - I agree wholeheartedly with your main idea. But I just have to say -<BR/><BR/>"... fought through their little, incestous circle."<BR/><BR/>"The self-righteous circle jerk had long dispersed..."<BR/><BR/>Wow! Language aside, just be glad you are not as judgemental and condemning as those people, right?<BR/><BR/>: ) Ed – I agree wholeheartedly with your main idea. But I just have to say -

“… fought through their little, incestous circle.”

“The self-righteous circle jerk had long dispersed…”

Wow! Language aside, just be glad you are not as judgemental and condemning as those people, right?

: )

]]> By: Anonymous http://terranovachurch.org/blog/2006/05/agressively-stupid-well-intentioned-people-and-the-davinci-code/comment-page-1/#comment-150 Anonymous Wed, 07 Jun 2006 12:41:00 +0000 http://blog.terranovachurch.org/2006/05/04/agressively-stupid-well-intentioned-people-and-the-davinci-code/#comment-150 he joketh (2 Hez. 1:12) he joketh (2 Hez. 1:12)

]]> By: Anonymous http://terranovachurch.org/blog/2006/05/agressively-stupid-well-intentioned-people-and-the-davinci-code/comment-page-1/#comment-151 Anonymous Wed, 07 Jun 2006 12:06:00 +0000 http://blog.terranovachurch.org/2006/05/04/agressively-stupid-well-intentioned-people-and-the-davinci-code/#comment-151 cannonicity and all . . . cannonicity and all . . .

]]> By: Anonymous http://terranovachurch.org/blog/2006/05/agressively-stupid-well-intentioned-people-and-the-davinci-code/comment-page-1/#comment-152 Anonymous Wed, 07 Jun 2006 08:24:00 +0000 http://blog.terranovachurch.org/2006/05/04/agressively-stupid-well-intentioned-people-and-the-davinci-code/#comment-152 I justify what i want (hez. 4:19) I justify what i want (hez. 4:19)

]]> By: Anonymous http://terranovachurch.org/blog/2006/05/agressively-stupid-well-intentioned-people-and-the-davinci-code/comment-page-1/#comment-153 Anonymous Mon, 05 Jun 2006 20:05:00 +0000 http://blog.terranovachurch.org/2006/05/04/agressively-stupid-well-intentioned-people-and-the-davinci-code/#comment-153 Hey dove - just came across your comments - I think I get some of what you are asking/saying and appreciate your knowledge of scripture - but there are those of us who react because of people who, in the name of Christ, attempt to beat the life/voice out of us with the Good Book. It becomes something other than speaking the truth in love - but more a pharisaical display and an attempt to silence the seeker/sinner/brother rather than truly a call to repentance. And we all sin in the process. We let anger cloud our judgment - past misunderstandings make us defensive - but in the end I think it is His kindness (and ours) that leads us to repentance . . . <BR/><BR/>Sorry - don't have time to choose and identity - hmmmm, the irony . . . Hey dove – just came across your comments – I think I get some of what you are asking/saying and appreciate your knowledge of scripture – but there are those of us who react because of people who, in the name of Christ, attempt to beat the life/voice out of us with the Good Book. It becomes something other than speaking the truth in love – but more a pharisaical display and an attempt to silence the seeker/sinner/brother rather than truly a call to repentance. And we all sin in the process. We let anger cloud our judgment – past misunderstandings make us defensive – but in the end I think it is His kindness (and ours) that leads us to repentance . . .

Sorry – don’t have time to choose and identity – hmmmm, the irony . . .

]]> By: the dove http://terranovachurch.org/blog/2006/05/agressively-stupid-well-intentioned-people-and-the-davinci-code/comment-page-1/#comment-154 the dove Thu, 25 May 2006 22:12:00 +0000 http://blog.terranovachurch.org/2006/05/04/agressively-stupid-well-intentioned-people-and-the-davinci-code/#comment-154 Thank you for your response ED. I wasn't growing impatient, I kept thinking about these things and adding them -- my last post was a call to consider(but I appreciate your concern). I do thank you for letting me know "the ropes" about blogging. I was directing my question at the blog group.<BR/><BR/>I understand we still sin. In Matt 12:36-37 it speaks of taking accountability for your words. I think believers have a responsibilty to gaurd over their heart with all diligence and repent when they do sin Jms 5:16. If I see my brother sin I should go to him right? Matt18:15-18,Gal6:1. Being a believer isn't a license to sin, but an avenue of forgiveness in thier struggle to learn and to take on the heart of God.<BR/><BR/>I didn't want to choose opponents or battles, I was trying to help, friends are honest with one another.Pr 27:6.<BR/><BR/>I just wanted to know what anyone thought about unity -- what it means "That they would be one as You and I are one, I in them and You in Me, that they may be perfected in one, and that the world may know that you have sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved Me." Thank you for your response ED. I wasn’t growing impatient, I kept thinking about these things and adding them — my last post was a call to consider(but I appreciate your concern). I do thank you for letting me know “the ropes” about blogging. I was directing my question at the blog group.

I understand we still sin. In Matt 12:36-37 it speaks of taking accountability for your words. I think believers have a responsibilty to gaurd over their heart with all diligence and repent when they do sin Jms 5:16. If I see my brother sin I should go to him right? Matt18:15-18,Gal6:1. Being a believer isn’t a license to sin, but an avenue of forgiveness in thier struggle to learn and to take on the heart of God.

I didn’t want to choose opponents or battles, I was trying to help, friends are honest with one another.Pr 27:6.

I just wanted to know what anyone thought about unity — what it means “That they would be one as You and I are one, I in them and You in Me, that they may be perfected in one, and that the world may know that you have sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved Me.”

]]> By: Ed Marcelle http://terranovachurch.org/blog/2006/05/agressively-stupid-well-intentioned-people-and-the-davinci-code/comment-page-1/#comment-155 Ed Marcelle Thu, 25 May 2006 20:59:00 +0000 http://blog.terranovachurch.org/2006/05/04/agressively-stupid-well-intentioned-people-and-the-davinci-code/#comment-155 hey Dove...a blog is not like IMing...people don't respond instantly. Please don't be angry or dispirited that over 4 hours no one responded to your four posts.<BR/><BR/>as for me, i am not sure who you are talking to. i will try to answer your questions that i can<BR/><BR/>a real Christian has been awakened by Christ to the reality of their and the greatness of the love of God in Christ. They have responded in faith to His completed work of love and Jesus. They have found freedom in death, and life in HIs resurrection. They have moved in status from life to death, from the domain of the dark to the kingdom of light.<BR/><BR/>a follower of Christ can still sin. They can even angrily point fingers at non Christians in judgement over the way they treated Christ. Just think of John and James wanting to call down lighting and thunder over a town that had disrespected their Lord.<BR/><BR/>They can judge and mistreat other Christians.<BR/><BR/>As for telling who is a Christian, i sure can not with total accuracy. Some people seem to show a holier than thou morality and call it Christianity, some a bible knowledge, some a series of religous practices. The real measure is love out a pure conscience, a sincere faith and a gunuine heart.<BR/><BR/>I think those things are measured in actions. How we treat others even when in dialogue is surely a part of that.<BR/><BR/>as for the accusations of uptight and condemnation of Christians, maybe the people who did that will answer you. Maybe they won't. A wise man chooses his battles and opponents carefully.<BR/><BR/>I hope this gives some answers and some peace. hey Dove…a blog is not like IMing…people don’t respond instantly. Please don’t be angry or dispirited that over 4 hours no one responded to your four posts.

as for me, i am not sure who you are talking to. i will try to answer your questions that i can

a real Christian has been awakened by Christ to the reality of their and the greatness of the love of God in Christ. They have responded in faith to His completed work of love and Jesus. They have found freedom in death, and life in HIs resurrection. They have moved in status from life to death, from the domain of the dark to the kingdom of light.

a follower of Christ can still sin. They can even angrily point fingers at non Christians in judgement over the way they treated Christ. Just think of John and James wanting to call down lighting and thunder over a town that had disrespected their Lord.

They can judge and mistreat other Christians.

As for telling who is a Christian, i sure can not with total accuracy. Some people seem to show a holier than thou morality and call it Christianity, some a bible knowledge, some a series of religous practices. The real measure is love out a pure conscience, a sincere faith and a gunuine heart.

I think those things are measured in actions. How we treat others even when in dialogue is surely a part of that.

as for the accusations of uptight and condemnation of Christians, maybe the people who did that will answer you. Maybe they won’t. A wise man chooses his battles and opponents carefully.

I hope this gives some answers and some peace.

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