[StBernard] Gladys on the Ellen show

[Westley Annis]

Jer, 

I just don't see how you see "evil" in this Ellen Clip.   I believe the
standard for evil in the world is something much worse than this.  I don't
know where "the liberals" comment comes from.  I didn't see this as a
liberal versus conservative comedy clip, nor did I see it as something to do
with sexual orientation.  You know, God loves Ellen just as much as he loves
you.  He loves every sinner and person on death row just as much as he loves
you.  As I said, I don't watch the "evil" Ellen show so I don't know how
much she talks about drunkenness or if she is an advocate of such.  The clip
was just funny. So whether you agree or not, I say live and let live.  Love
your neighbor as you love yourself.  Love your enemy.  Treat others how you
would want to be treated.  Turn the other cheek.  He that is without sin
cast the first stone.  I could go on and on about the good teachings of
Christ as you have gone on about the harshness.  I know that being merciful
is forgiveness, that's why I said it.  I do not believe that someone has to
be repentant in order to show mercy toward them.  That may be your
interpretation of God's teaching, but it is not mine.  I forgive because God
tells me to in my personal relationship with Him, and he tells me not to
judge.  Giving my forgiveness to someone is for me, for my soul.  I do not
wish to carry around that hate for this group of people or that group of
people.  As Christians we are called to love all people and live a good
life.  Just be kind and love each other.  I think we should agree to
disagree about religion.  We are all entitled to our opinion and
interpretation of the bible.  I choose to follow the new testament and
concentrate on the love of God and give up all the bad in the world that I
cannot control, to Him.  I know you will not agree with my philosophy on how
I choose to live my life and how I choose to think of others.  But you don't
have to.  You are much more strict minded than me and that's ok, that's you.


Laurie


> -----------------------------------------------------

> The problem, Laurie Excess? Isn't drinking to a stupor, drunken state of

> confusion or whatever as exhibited on Ellen's trashy show a fine example.

> However, because if we have to use Jesus, let's do it well as an example.

If

> Christ drank his symbolic wine to a state of inebriation, the Bible would

> not have been written in the inspiration, perfect state of hope that it

has

> been for a couple thousand years. 

> 

> If we judge, God wants us to do so fairly (as everyone in existence, even

> Jesus has said such about what he deemed "unholy or ungodly". Take for

> example, Mary Magdalene, whom he considers a harlot ("go and sin no more",

> whom Jesus considers unholy for her actions and has her repent). He could

> have easily apply the judgment to other perversions I've discussed (and He

> may have), so his judgment was not only appropriate, it was "just" and

> truthful and we all know that Jesus wanted everyone to "follow Him" or be

> "Christ-like". Judging harshly is trivial as when he spoke, it was

truthful

> and when it's not a lie or denial, it's what God wishes. Just that we see

it

> for what it is and avoid the sins themselves in our everyday lives.

> 

> Mercy? Laurie, being merciful is forgiveness. We all should be merciful at

> the onset of repenting sinners or evil-doers. Continuing to offend God is

> only as good as those who believe God's intent. That we all honor his

> commandments (not sometimes but all the time) and beg His forgiveness when

> we fail as sinners. 

> 

> Therefore, when we see evil we acknowledge that what we see is against the

> Laws of God and not "whitewash" it to make us feel better or to feel like

> we'll offend the liberals. When we are sinners, we feel as sense of

> wrongdoing in the eyes of our Maker. He's giving us a conscience as a

> miracle to his testament that we can repent and seek forgiveness and

rejoin

> his graces.

> 

> Trying to rewrite God's Word (as "loosing up" one's morals to reset the

> standards of our everyday corrupted society) is damning. If we believe in

> God's Word, believe that the Bible and God's history since Adam and Eve is

> but a myth/fairy tale established to ease one's guilt, there is an

inherent

> danger that we as creations of God would not want to face when we are

indeed

> judged by Him in His own time. 

> 

> God has given us our brains with opinions so that we might realize good

from

> evil. How we choose to accept one as fun or one that is in His pleasure

> makes us perfect examples of the caretaker of his Love given us.

> 

> --jer--