Comments on: If You Want to Do Good to Your Neighbor, then Cut His Grass, Help Him Change His Oil, Buy Him Lunch……..

By: Jim Pemberton

Jim Pemberton — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:36:09 +0000

A hearty AMEN, Lionel!

It doesn’t matter who’s in office in Washington DC. Christ called each of us to be personally responsible to the welfare of our neighbors – not just those living next door – and the Good Samaritan picture you have above is a prime example. The rich young ruler is another.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:47:50 +0000

I think this post ties into many others, probably more than you realize…. Christ calls us each to carry our own cross, and to individually serve, not to sit back and appoint some kind of civil servant to do it on our behalf, whether they be in the political sphere, or the religious. During election time, it’s interesting to see how many “evangelicals” see voting as being interchangeable with their “christian duty”, and as I’ve learned more about how the current offices of church leadership actually trace their roots back to the civil offices of the “Holy” Roman Empire, it’s not all that surprising. I have to say, I think more than ever I now sympathize with the seperation-of-church-and-state activists, as we, being followers of Christ, have no business trying to inject Jesus into the world through any governmental means. It’s like nowadays “evangelicals” see conservative politicians and clergymen almost as the two joint agents of the “Kingdom Values” agenda. It’s simply not the gospel….

Great post…

Daniel

By: Bro. Lawrence D.

Bro. Lawrence D. — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:44:09 +0000

Bro. Lionel,

You should call this class:

“Consistent Christianty 101: A Practical Guide Against the Sin of Hypocrisy”