CSvax:cmh@pur-ee.UUCP (08/17/83)
There is an interesting point contained in the need to shout at others that they are damned (we have a regular here who appears in Spring and hangs around haranguing until Fall when, I presume, he hears a call to go to Florida). My guess is that the need to do so stems from wanting to be right. I find that those people, and many other sour-pussed born-agains are inside grinding against isolation, and that their talk about christian fellowship carries the stress on fellowship, not on christian. Of course, they strongly object to that view. Wouldn't it be nice if all these good people could keep each other just friendly company? I think then their need to preach about would cease and they could function as useful members of society. Chris Hoffmann
liz@umcp-cs.UUCP (08/19/83)
From: Chris Hoffmann <CSvax:cmh@pur-ee.UUCP> There is an interesting point contained in the need to shout at others that they are damned . . . My guess is that the need to do so stems from wanting to be right. My experience from talking to some of these folks it that most of them are not preaching out of insecurity but out of a desire for people to know who Jesus is and of his love. If they were just preaching damnation, that would be a problem... I have heard some things from these preachers that made me wince, but you try standing up somewhere and take a controversial stand on something. Let's see if you don't make some mistakes. Here, (at least) we can go back and edit our remarks before broadcasting... Wouldn't it be nice if all these good people could keep each other just friendly company? That's funny -- I've only heard people complain that Christians are too cliquish... I think then their need to preach about would cease and they could function as useful members of society. Maybe preaching is a useful function -- if Jesus really is Lord and really does want fellowship with us, people need to know that. -- -Liz Allen, U of Maryland, College Park MD Usenet: ...!seismo!umcp-cs!liz Arpanet: liz.umcp-cs@Udel-Relay