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sidelined
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From: Edmonton Alberta Canada
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Message 72 of 121 (198895)
04-13-2005 8:06 AM
Reply to: Message 69 by Phat
04-13-2005 6:59 AM


Phatboy
I am not about to support helping the poor impoverished masses if it means that I must sacrifice my well being in order to do so
Not to be a jerk Phatboy, {even though you did accuse me of being a liberal once} but how do you square the above statement with the phrase in Luke 16:13 "Ye cannot serve God and Mammon"?

And since you know you cannot see yourself,
so well as by reflection, I, your glass,
will modestly discover to yourself,
that of yourself which you yet know not of

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sidelined
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Posts: 3435
From: Edmonton Alberta Canada
Joined: 08-30-2003


Message 80 of 121 (199127)
04-14-2005 1:33 AM
Reply to: Message 73 by Phat
04-13-2005 8:39 AM


Phatboy
I do understand sacrifice on the part of family,yet is it not the basis of Christianity that we help despite the personal sacrifice? Is it not also a stipulation to have faith.{Remember Jesus stating
And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
You state that you know such things as god are true and "real" yet why is such a situation as you face concerning such a challenge since it would be no problem to simply ask for means to provide {remove the mountain} the unfortunate with what they need and thereby provide {it shall remove}such people with what they need.
Nothing shall be impossible to you.The verse says you can literally,physically implement power to move a mountain,what possible impasse could food and clothing for destitute people be? Why would such a attempt by you not work at all if Christ himself says that the opposite must occur?
Forget suffering.Implement the very things you stand for as your main figure of love and worship insists is within your potential to do?

And since you know you cannot see yourself,
so well as by reflection, I, your glass,
will modestly discover to yourself,
that of yourself which you yet know not of

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