My Opinion

[Jito463]

Originally Posted by Evang.Benincasa

Why is it that everyone who has tattoos a junkie?

My arms are covered in tattoos, and I wasn't banging heroin, and smoking crystal meth.

Earlobe plugs?



This is Pamela she carries the offering plate during the first half of the service.

j/k

*in best Mel Brooks voice*

Carries the offering plate? She IS the offering plate!

[Esaias]

Originally Posted by Evang.Benincasa

My father ( who a prepper before prepping was cool, thought this country would go out with a big noise. Sadly it is dying with a still small whimper.

Fat lady ain't singing yet, although she's warmin' up...

[shazeep]

Originally Posted by Evang.Benincasa

How about if she really believes she is a demon?

Or a Tuna-fish sandwich?

My calling her saved doesn't mean a hill O Beans.

How about I accept her as a tree frog?

Or a 5 gallon can of gas?

Does it make it so?

Shazeep, how about if I accept your postings as seriously Biblically based?

Would that cause Elder Michael Blume have you come preach for him?

you are avoiding the question, EB. Why?

"...what differences in my treatment of her do you think should manifest if i did not accept her as saved v accepting her as saved?"

[shazeep]

Originally Posted by Esaias

Do NOT skip out on putting money in the plate.

so much for "offering" then, huh.

[shazeep]

Originally Posted by Evang.Benincasa

My father ( who a prepper before prepping was cool, thought this country would go out with a big noise. Sadly it is dying with a still small whimper.

i think you're meaning the nation. The country is giving record support to Israel, and is increasing military spending, so i don't see any whimpering. Try superceding the dollar, and see what happens!

[shazeep]

Originally Posted by Esaias

Fat lady ain't singing yet, although she's warmin' up...

ya, they were saying that in 34 AD, too...

[Godsdrummer]

Originally Posted by Evang.Benincasa

You know what Sis, tattoos meant something to the culture I was once a part.

These people don't even know why they are tattooed. In other countries it is still associated with crime. In ancient times it was rights of passage, and more or less dealt with their religion. I came into the church tattooed, I didn't feel the need to peruse getting inked after being filled with the Holy Ghost.

The whole tattooed Christian thing is like the Christian Bike gang thing, which is a reflection of our decaying culture. Love Jesus? David Moses Berg, and his group loved Jesus also, sadly they loved other things too.

Tattoos are a cultural thing, in our life time our culture has changed and is changing faster than some of us like or could dream of. In one generation it seems tattoos have gone from being a negative to something in between to acceptable.

My father tattooed himself in prison and keeps his covered. But today it seems everyone I know has one. Including my children. As for knowing why they got them. Each one has a meaning for each one of my children.

Bottom line, I think we need to quit drawing lines in the sand about non issues. And spread the love of Christ, not our own pet standards etc.

Luk 9:49 And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name; and we forbad him, because he followeth not with us.
Luk 9:50 And Jesus said unto him, Forbid him not: for he that is not against us is for us.

[mfblume]

It's like drawing graffiti on the temple of God.

lol

[Jito463]

Originally Posted by mfblume

It's like drawing graffiti on the temple of God.

lol

Uhh....that's a bad thing? Oops.

[shazeep]

imo it is a way to feed the ego.