We're Not Putting X-Mas Trees Up!

[Evang.Benincasa]

Originally Posted by Emma Bontrager

I am very distraught today, my friends. I am in agony and I do not know what to do. I thought I was free from paganism and false worship when I realized something terrible. You know how we would never have a Christmas tree and we are concerned about getting presents from under it, lest we bow to the tree. Well, my friends, I realized that when I plant my garden, pick up my chilldren or pick up things off the floor that I also am bowing. I am frozen in place today. I am simply sitting in a chair and not doing anything until I figure this out. Maybe one of you men can help me. (Women CANNOT help me as we cannot teach doctrine!!) Thank you very much for your help.

Emma why don't you tell everyone what you have been growing in that garden? I think you will have a bigger problem when the feds bust you.
You know when you get placed in the federal pen, you going to have to wear pants, and they will get rid of your head covering. Don't worry about bowing down and pulling weeds, when those weeds can get 15-25 years in the joint (no pun intended)

Brother Benincasa

www.OnTimeJournal.com

[Emma Bontrager]

Originally Posted by All4one

Perhaps this is the beginning of a new doctrine. I just realised that as I sat at the thanksgiving table and bent my head over the plate of turkey that I was actually bowing to the turkey and all the food!!!!!!!!!!!!! Please forgive my heathen ways Lord!

Oh no! I just realized I did the same thing!! So, was I worhsipping God or my food?? I am really going to just stay in this chair today.

[Evang.Benincasa]

Originally Posted by IAintMovin

Merry...........................................



Christmas....................................



.........!!!!!

You know, I once heard of Roman Catholic Priest, who said that every Denominal Christian, has a secret yearning deep down inside to be Roman Catholic.

He then went on to say that twice every year the Denominal Christinas make just one more step back to the Mother Church.

Hey, Elder you forgot yer dots.

In Jesus name

Brother Benincasa

www.OnTimeJournal.com

[Evang.Benincasa]

Originally Posted by Emma Bontrager

Oh no! I just realized I did the same thing!! So, was I worhsipping God or my food?? I am really going to just stay in this chair today.

After hitting on the "greens" growing in your garden, all you can do is sit in a chair.

[Emma Bontrager]

Originally Posted by Evang.Benincasa

Emma why don't you tell everyone what you have been growing in that garden? I think you will have a bigger problem when the feds bust you.
You know when you get placed in the federal pen, you going to have to wear pants, and they will get rid of your head covering. Don't worry about bowing down and pulling weeds, when those weeds can get 15-25 years in the joint (no pun intended)

Brother Benincasa

www.OnTimeJournal.com

Brother Benincasa,

You said you wouldn't tell!! So much for your kickback!!

So, how am I going to get out of this chair?? I am paralyzed with fear. You are a man, so you must be able to help me. Oh, please, please help me!!

[scotty]

So that is why they call it the "Porcelain God"..? cause I bow to it every time I wipe my rearend..?

[Emma Bontrager]

Originally Posted by scotty

So that is why they call it the "Porcelain God"..? cause I bow to it every time I wipe my rearend..?

I am paralyzed more and more. How can I get up from this chair? Now, I am afraid to go to the bathroom.

Maybe I will make some garden greens brownies. They always make me feel a little less stressed.

[Evang.Benincasa]

Originally Posted by Michael Phelps

Well, by this reasoning, Brother, there are a lot of things that we don't have scripture FOR, such as two services on Sunday, driving a car, surfing the internet, etc.

Brother Phelps, we get together almost every day, and Sunday takes all day, then there is Monday, Wednesday, Thursday. How about cars? Where do people celebrate the birth of Christ, or Christ's baptism, Christ ascension, with a car? What holiday do we celebrate using the Internet? The xmas doesn't exist only in the minds of the Catholics who handed it down to you, and you adopted it because it is part of your culture. It's the old frog in the kettle. If you throw the frog in fast while the water is at boil, he might jump as soon as he hits the water, but if you raise the temperature nice and slow, by the time the water is at boil, he is belly up dead.

Originally Posted by Michael Phelps

But, we don't have scripture AGAINST, either.

But, we're just not consistent.

Let me give you an example - the UPC people and many UC's use the scripture "I will set no evil thing before my eyes" to support their stance against television, when the entire time they are spending hours a day on the internet!!!!!

So what are they looking at?

Originally Posted by Michael Phelps

THat's my point - if you have a conviction against something, just say "I'm convicted of doing this thing" and leave it at that, don't try to wrap misinterpreted scripture around your reasoing to imply that God is somehow enforcing this conviction on everyone!

Misinterpreted scripure? Brother Phelps, the scriptures I offered were about how the ancients used TREE worship, they used groves next to their altars.
Brother Phelps, is the xmas tree Christian? Yes or no? Would the early apostles accepted the xmas tree with it's decorations? Yes, or no?

It is just that simple Brother Phelps, you want a tree, decortions, etc, have at it. You just cannot say that Jesus does back flips when you practice it.
The xmas has nothing to do with Him and never will. It doesn't move Christ no matter how much you jump up and down and cut yourselves with knives and lancets, till the blood runs red. The celebration just has nothing to do with Jesus Christ.

Originally Posted by Michael Phelps

And, I'm glad you're not offended either, I enjoy our conversations!

I am very glad Brother Phelps, I really appreciated our conversations over the years.

In Jesus name

Brother Benincasa

www.OnTimeJournal.com

[StMark]

Originally Posted by Emma Bontrager

I am very distraught today, my friends. I am in agony and I do not know what to do. I thought I was free from paganism and false worship when I realized something terrible. You know how we would never have a Christmas tree and we are concerned about getting presents from under it, lest we bow to the tree. Well, my friends, I realized that when I plant my garden, pick up my chilldren or pick up things off the floor that I also am bowing. I am frozen in place today. I am simply sitting in a chair and not doing anything until I figure this out. Maybe one of you men can help me. (Women CANNOT help me as we cannot teach doctrine!!) Thank you very much for your help.

What I think you should do is, cut down every tree in your yard and burn it.

It could lead to temptation. Just having trees in your yard maybe too much of temptation to give into Baal worship.

I think we should all remove any possible evil and temptation

[Evang.Benincasa]

Originally Posted by Emma Bontrager

Brother Benincasa,

You said you wouldn't tell!! So much for your kickback!!

Emma Bontrager, you been using your own supply, and you had forgotten that you were supposed to take care of your protection. Failing to do so can cause you to be in a very bad situation.

Originally Posted by Emma Bontrager

So, how am I going to get out of this chair?? I am paralyzed with fear. You are a man, so you must be able to help me. Oh, please, please help me!!

You need an older sister to help you out as stated in Tit 2:3-5:

The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things; That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.

Sister lay off the chronic, and repent.