feed/em/to/the/lions/@hysterical*fear.UUCP (06/25/83)
I was reading this group today and realised with some amusement that the sentiments being expressed were very familiar; specifically, this apparently universal feeling of peace after having turned one's life over to the care and direction of The Supreme Being, of being cared for and watched over and safe and all these other feelings that I find inappropriate in anyone over the age of ten or so, certainly inappropriate to anyone who dares refer to him/herself as an adult (but then y'all call yourselves His Childern anyway...) Anyway, this all reminded me suddenly of a lecture on sadomasochism given by a very happy slave. This guy said things so absolutely similar to the party lines of the various SuperMommy in the Sky clubs, especially you Son worshippers, that if I wasn't so disgusted and horrified by both sets of aberrated sick/think I would laugh hysterically. (probably for a long, long, take me away I can't deal with this anymore, time) Well, I guess he was happy with his Master and his dog-collar, and I hope you are all happy with yours, but neither one of you had better try to tell me you aren't sick. Mr. Mincemeat
bob@itm.UUCP (07/08/83)
Dear Mr. Mincemeat, "Do you not know that when you present yourselves to someone as slaves for obedience, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin resulting in death, or of obedience resulting in righteousness?" Rom 6:16 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- "I guess he was happy with his master and his dog-collar, and I hope you are all happy with yours, but nerither one of you had better try to tell me you aren't sick." ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mr. Mincemeat, no one is sick. You have a terible misunderstanding of slavery. Either you are enslaved to sin, self, and Satan or you are enslaved to the Lord Jesus Christ. Being enslaved to sin, self, and Satan is truly being in bondage. However, being enslaved to Jesus Christ is real freedom. Believe me I've been on both sides. "You shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free." Jn 17:17 "Sanctify them in the truth; thy word is truth." Jn 14:6 "Jesus said, I am the way, the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but by me." Jesus is the word, God's living message for all mankind.
mark@utzoo.UUCP (mark bloore) (07/10/83)
from a recent article: "... being enslaved to Jesus Christ is real freedom." what, then, does "enslaved" mean? this seems like pure newspeak to me. mARK bLOORE univ of toronto {allegra,ihnp4,linus,decvax}!utzoo!mark