Jerry L.,
I am surprised that you don't know who Wallis and Spong are. Even this
backwoods boy knows.
Wallis is the leading religious self-appointed, Democrate embraced spokesman
for the Demos.
Spong, well, I am surprised a fellow like you, so up on the modern things of
this world, like ---, would not know of these fellows.
jerry k
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jerry Lewis" <jlew0@...>
To: <pastorsforum@...>
Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 6:25 AM
Subject: Re: [PastorsForum] book - The Year of Living Biblically
> Jerry K,
>
> The book is not written from a "Christian perspective" at all. That is not
> the point of it. Sometimes it is important to consider things from
> another perspective to better understand more effective ways to
> communicate the truths of the gospel.
>
> As to the specific endorsers you mentioned, .... I do not know them, nor
> do I think I have read anything by them. There are many religious and
> non-religious reviewers whose comments were printed in the front of the
> book.
>
> Jerry L
> "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 4:38 PM
> Subject: Re: [PastorsForum] book - The Year of Living Biblically
>
>
>> 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
>>>>> ---------------------
>>>>> 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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