ROBERT@kontu.utu.fi (Robert W. Johnson) (03/19/91)
> I am afraid I just can not deal with your judging ways, dear > Robert. Some day perhaps you will understand that YOU HAVE > NO RIGHT TO JUDGE who is a "Christian" (Christ-like) and WHO IS > NOT. I think perhaps this is part of your problem. > > Christ and Buddha both live in my heart. The fire of God burns > in many hearts, even with people who do not bear the labe > "Christian" and that has been so badly bandied about it is > almost sickening to me and makes me cringe. But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils and not to God: and I would not that thee should have fellowship with devils. Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils. Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he? 1 Corinthians 10:20-22. Now these things were are examples, so the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted. Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them: sa were some of them. The people satdown to eat and drink, and rose up tp play. Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day twenty and three thousand. Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them were also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents. Neither, murmur thee, as some them also murmurred, ad were setoyed of the destroyer. Noe all things happend unot them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come. Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall. There hath no temptation taken you but as is common to man: but God is faithful , who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry. I speak as to wise men: judge what I say. The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the commmunion of the body of Christ? For we being many are one bread, and one body: for we are partakers of that one bread. behold Isreal after the flesh: are not they which eat of the sacrifices partakers of the alter? What say I then? that the idol is anything, or that which is offered to sacrifices is any thing? 1 Corinthians 10 6:19 ----- Robert W. Johnson Computer center, The University of Turku, Turku Finland robert@kontu.utu.fi (InterNet) robert@firien.bitnet (BITNET) The preceeding is my opinion and may not express the opinion of my employer and furthermore has nothing to do with my employment.