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To: Emile Vidrine who wrote (20149)	8/12/1998 7:46:00 PM
From: Alan Markoff	Respond to of 39621

Emile, 1 Corinthians 9:22 22 I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means win some. <<The only bridge I want to build is a bridge that connects the Moslem, Jewish and Hindu, and all other pagan peoples with Christ>> Calling people pagans is not very beneficial in winning some. <<God will show tremendous intolerance on Judgement day to all men who have spurned his only begotten Son, the Lord Jesus Christ. >> Matthew 25:32-46 32 And before Him shall be gathered all nations; and he shall seperate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats. 33 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand and the goats on the left. 34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; 35 For I was ahungered and ye gave me meat; I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink; I was a stranger and ye took me in; 36 Naked and ye clothed me; I was sick and ye visited me; I was in orison and ye came unto me. 37 Then shall the righteous answer him saying, Lord when saw we thee ahungered, and feed thee? or thirsty and gave thee drink? 38 When saw we thee a stranger and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? 39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison and came unto thee? 40: And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me. 41: Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: 42: For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink: 43: I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. 44: Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee? 45: Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me. 46: And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal. This is a true glimpse in the judgement day of Messiah. Jobs friends represnted God as desiring to destroy all sinners and worms and they were wrong. John 3:16 For God so loved the world. I can't see that you have a tremendous number of converts with your attitudes of superiority. Nancy

To: Emile Vidrine who wrote (20149)	8/12/1998 9:02:00 PM
From: mark silvers	Read Replies (5) \| Respond to of 39621

Emile <<God will show tremendous intolerance on Judgement day>> This is what I dont understand the most. Correct me if I am wrong(as I am sure you will:-) ) But the way I understand it works is like this. It doesnt matter(in terms of your salvation) what kind of deeds you do, what kind of good works you perform, or what type of intentions you possess. All that matters is that you profess loyalty to and belief in, Jesus Christ. It has to be Jesus, it cant be God, by any other name. I truly mean no disrespect, but that doesnt seem right, just, or fair. I truly would rather keep the company of good people, who do good works, with the highest of intention. People who value that kind of love and compassion over all else. It seems to me that God would also. I cant see the rationale of God wanting us to profess loyalty in his name only, and valuing that over good actions, deeds, and intentions. With all humility, I say that seems so insecure and petty. It appears so "ungodlike". I truly dont understand. I hope you understand that my intentions here are not to convert people to my way of thinking. I have no desire for others to follow me. If they find that path on their own and it works for them, great. otherwise, I leave it to everyone to find their own path. My intention for posting is to understand these basic premises that mystify me so, because they just dont seem to make sense. I am not looking for a Bible lesson, just trying to understand the basic premises. In my heart, I know that god cares less about how and what we call him, just hat we call him. I will never believe that god has an ego, or anger, or even any negative aspect such as that. Sincerely, mark Also, does anyone using AOL 4.0 have trouble cutting and pasting? I am haveing the hardest time with it.