tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36420158.post4123789690352682695..comments2024-03-03T11:14:57.517-07:00Comments on George's Window: How can I keep from singing . . .Geo.Epphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14722142979716416551noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36420158.post-17283191840218533422010-06-15T19:01:37.744-06:002010-06-15T19:01:37.744-06:00First of all, I am not impressed by the making of ...First of all, I am not impressed by the making of comments anonymously. I make my statements openly and am open to discussion.<br />To "anonymous" I would say that I agree in the metaphoric sense, but I would challenge him to show how washing our garments in Jesus' blood could ever have been meant literally. Surely the writer knows that these are metaphors; they fit into the category of the parables. <br />Jesus was prepared to go to his death for the principles set out by the father. We are spiritually "saved" by following in those footsteps. <br />The evangelical stream of North American Christianity has taken the standpoint that salvation is miraculous. If we're to quote scripture, let us also refer to Matthew 25: 31-46 where Jesus clearly teaches that the separation of the righteous from the cursed is a function of the degree to which his example is followed, i.e. the feeding of the hungry, visiting of prisoners, etc. Salvation is not a magical act; it is an outcome of following Christ's example in the way we live in the above passage. <br />Consider this: a recent study found that evangelical pastors consume pornography above the average rate. Saved form sin, where they?Geo.Epphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14722142979716416551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36420158.post-17668349544002968272010-06-13T19:04:23.786-06:002010-06-13T19:04:23.786-06:00You mention in one of your writings that you are a...You mention in one of your writings that you are a teacher of the Bible in your church.Yet you seem to question what the Bible teaches. The writer of the hymn you mention had it exactly right.Read Rom. 3:23 and Rom. 5:12 and 1John 2:2. All the descendants of Adam inherited his sinful nature (Gen.5:3)<br />It is the blood of Jesus Christ that cleanses from all sin. 1John:1:7Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com