Comments on: Don’t Be Stupid. http://blog.adamdiehl.com/2007/04/05/dont-be-stupid/ {blog of adam} Wed, 21 Dec 2011 08:55:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Tara Lilly http://blog.adamdiehl.com/2007/04/05/dont-be-stupid/comment-page-1/#comment-863 Tara Lilly Mon, 09 Apr 2007 05:37:59 +0000 http://blog.adamdiehl.com/2007/04/05/dont-be-stupid/#comment-863 How easily people can be taken in! Think of all the people caught up in that life. But it's nothing new; consider 2 Peter 2:1-2, "But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them-bringing swift destruction on themselves." My first comment was about how I didn't really see anything wrong with it! LOL The devil is sly-he'll do anything to get you. How easily people can be taken in! Think of all the people caught up in that life. But it’s nothing new; consider 2 Peter 2:1-2, “But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them-bringing swift destruction on themselves.” My first comment was about how I didn’t really see anything wrong with it! LOL The devil is sly-he’ll do anything to get you.

]]> By: joe http://blog.adamdiehl.com/2007/04/05/dont-be-stupid/comment-page-1/#comment-853 joe Sat, 07 Apr 2007 18:51:49 +0000 http://blog.adamdiehl.com/2007/04/05/dont-be-stupid/#comment-853 Ah...I missed that. It is the mission statement, therefore it stands on it's own. It needs no context. So, I disagree with it in its present form as it is detrimental to the deity of Christ. :) That's my $.02 Ah…I missed that. It is the mission statement, therefore it stands on it’s own. It needs no context.

So, I disagree with it in its present form as it is detrimental to the deity of Christ.

:) That’s my $.02

]]> By: Adam http://blog.adamdiehl.com/2007/04/05/dont-be-stupid/comment-page-1/#comment-852 Adam Sat, 07 Apr 2007 18:32:02 +0000 http://blog.adamdiehl.com/2007/04/05/dont-be-stupid/#comment-852 The original context was in the mission statement of "Watch-tower." (which is a magazine, and also a society). I don't have the magazine anymore so I can't check on the context. But like everything I read in the magazine - it was surrounded with lots of Christianese statements... few of which seemed to go together. Context didn't really mean a whole lot. The original context was in the mission statement of “Watch-tower.” (which is a magazine, and also a society).

I don’t have the magazine anymore so I can’t check on the context. But like everything I read in the magazine – it was surrounded with lots of Christianese statements… few of which seemed to go together. Context didn’t really mean a whole lot.

]]> By: joe http://blog.adamdiehl.com/2007/04/05/dont-be-stupid/comment-page-1/#comment-851 joe Sat, 07 Apr 2007 17:19:02 +0000 http://blog.adamdiehl.com/2007/04/05/dont-be-stupid/#comment-851 I'm completely with you here, Adam! This statement totally undermines the deity of Christ. I would reword the statement as follow: "It encourages faith in God’s <i>Son, our</i> now <i>and forever</i> reigning King, Jesus Christ, whose shed blood opens the way for mankind to gain eternal life.” The other thing I would ask is: What was the original context of this statement? Taken as-is, I disagree with it, but if it is part of a larger whole, I would need to see the larger whole in order to make a proper determination. I can just as easily strip the Bible out of context and make it say anything I want... (I'm not saying this is out of context, I'm just pointing out the possibility as it relates to Scripture and its interpretation.) I’m completely with you here, Adam!

This statement totally undermines the deity of Christ.

I would reword the statement as follow: “It encourages faith in God’s Son, our now and forever reigning King, Jesus Christ, whose shed blood opens the way for mankind to gain eternal life.”

The other thing I would ask is: What was the original context of this statement? Taken as-is, I disagree with it, but if it is part of a larger whole, I would need to see the larger whole in order to make a proper determination.

I can just as easily strip the Bible out of context and make it say anything I want…

(I’m not saying this is out of context, I’m just pointing out the possibility as it relates to Scripture and its interpretation.)

]]> By: Adam http://blog.adamdiehl.com/2007/04/05/dont-be-stupid/comment-page-1/#comment-850 Adam Sat, 07 Apr 2007 15:04:30 +0000 http://blog.adamdiehl.com/2007/04/05/dont-be-stupid/#comment-850 J.W. do not believe that Jesus is God. This sentence, I believe, is very deceptive. It pulls the deity away from Jesus. Let's Analyze it, starting by eliminating the Christianese in the 2nd half of the sentence: "faith in God's now-reigning king, Jesus Christ." Now let's eliminate the distracting adjectives so you can see what I saying: "God's king, Jesus Christ." This sentence separates "God" from "Jesus" but surrounds it with lots of Christianese. That's my take anyhow. J.W. do not believe that Jesus is God. This sentence, I believe, is very deceptive. It pulls the deity away from Jesus. Let’s Analyze it, starting by eliminating the Christianese in the 2nd half of the sentence:

“faith in God’s now-reigning king, Jesus Christ.”

Now let’s eliminate the distracting adjectives so you can see what I saying:

“God’s king, Jesus Christ.”

This sentence separates “God” from “Jesus” but surrounds it with lots of Christianese.

That’s my take anyhow.

]]> By: pattiT http://blog.adamdiehl.com/2007/04/05/dont-be-stupid/comment-page-1/#comment-845 pattiT Fri, 06 Apr 2007 14:25:34 +0000 http://blog.adamdiehl.com/2007/04/05/dont-be-stupid/#comment-845 Maybe the word ,'now' connected to reigning may be an issue. It sounds as if He could be dethroned. Which we who believe, know cannot ever happen! Maybe the word ,’now’ connected to reigning may be an issue. It sounds as if He could be dethroned. Which we who believe, know cannot ever happen!

]]> By: Tara Lilly http://blog.adamdiehl.com/2007/04/05/dont-be-stupid/comment-page-1/#comment-838 Tara Lilly Fri, 06 Apr 2007 00:29:20 +0000 http://blog.adamdiehl.com/2007/04/05/dont-be-stupid/#comment-838 I actually don't know if there is anything about that statement I can disagree with. Maybe that is what is so alluring-people can't easily tell the difference. I would be interested to see other's interpretations about this. I actually don’t know if there is anything about that statement I can disagree with. Maybe that is what is so alluring-people can’t easily tell the difference. I would be interested to see other’s interpretations about this.

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