Jerry,
I know this. I would not read a book that was endorsed by ...oops, if I say
that I will get in trouble, so I will just agree:
"stagnant swamp water," Wallis and Spong.
jerry k
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jerry Lewis" <jlew0@...>
To: <pastorsforum@...>
Sent: Friday, September 19, 2008 10:07 AM
Subject: Re: [PastorsForum] book - The Year of Living Biblically
> Isn't it a little presumptuous to judge a book's "whole point" without
> having read it?????
>
> Is it really "ridiculous" for people to try to obey the Bible? That is
> NOT what Christ has called me to preach.
>
> The odor of stagnant swamp water fill the air.
>
> Jerry
> "Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ, who
> gave Himself for our sins, that He might deliver us from this present evil
> age, according to the will of our God and Father, to whom be glory forever
> and ever. Amen." (Gal 1:3-5).
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jerry Krewson" <pastorjerry@...>
> To: <pastorsforum@...>
> Sent: Friday, September 19, 2008 2:00 PM
> Subject: Re: [PastorsForum] book - The Year of Living Biblically
>
>
>> AMEN!
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Kevin Sigafoos" <ksigafoos@...>
>> To: <pastorsforum@...>
>> Sent: Friday, September 19, 2008 8:21 AM
>> Subject: Re: [PastorsForum] book - The Year of Living Biblically
>>
>>
>>> The whole point of the book seems to be to discredit the Bible by
>>> showing how ridiculous it would be to live according to it's
>>> commandments. And it IS utterly ridiculous for an unbeliever to
>>> attempt to please God by following a bunch of rules. The author
>>> completely misses the point of the entire Bible -- our obedience to
>>> God's commands comes from a transformed heart.
>>>
>>> Hebrews 11:6 6 And without faith it is impossible to please him, for
>>> whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he
>>> rewards those who seek him.
>>>
>>> (BTW, you know I was being satirical about Wallis and Spong, right?)
>>>
>>> On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 12:52 PM, Jerry Krewson
>>> <pastorjerry@...> wrote:
>>>> Kevin,
>>>> Wallis and Spong--even this under educated fellow would not waste my
>>>> time
>>>> on
>>>> anything they said was good.
>>>>
>>>> I would be interested in knowing how he comes out with the 'stoning
>>>> adulters' part of it.
>>>> jerry k
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Sigafoos"
>>>> <ksigafoos@...>
>>>> To: <pastorsforum@...>
>>>> Sent: Friday, September 19, 2008 6:46 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: [PastorsForum] book - The Year of Living Biblically
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Well ... any book endorsed by Jim Wallis and Shelby Spong MUST be
>>>>> good!
>>>>> :-)
>>>>>
>>>>> I wonder if he managed to get the 1st Commandment right? Without
>>>>> God's grace and transformation of his heart, there is no way we could.
>>>>> Therefore, obeying the rest of God's laws is an exercise in
>>>>> futility.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>>
>>>>> Grace and peace,
>>>>> Kevin Sigafoos
>>>>> ---------------------
>>>>> For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be
>>>>> glory forever. Amen. (Rom 11:36)
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>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Grace and peace,
>>> Kevin Sigafoos
>>> ---------------------
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