General Music Chat

I think it is a communication issue.

I think you are avoiding offending anyone by seeming to suggest that being a Christian makes you better than them, whereas I am afraid of you missing the witnessing opportunity of the CHANGING POWER of Jesus Christ, God's love.

A good strategy for accomplishing both is...

"I can only tell you how Jesus has made ME better."

"It is not that I am better than you or someone else, but I am certainly better than ME. Jesus has made ME, a better ME, and He can make YOU, a better YOU."





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Now that's deep.

I think it is a communication issue.

I think you are avoiding offending anyone by seeming to suggest that being a Christian makes you better than them, whereas I am afraid of you missing the witnessing opportunity of the CHANGING POWER of Jesus Christ, God's love.

A good strategy for accomplishing both is...

"I can only tell you how Jesus has made ME better."

"It is not that I am better than you or someone else, but I am certainly better than ME. Jesus has made ME, a better ME, and He can make YOU, a better YOU."





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Now that's deep.

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When Jesus told Peter he would build his church upon this rock in Matt 16:18 The rock he was referring to is the bedrock truth found in the verse before
15 He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? 16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.

When Jesus told Peter he would build his church upon this rock in Matt 16:18 The rock he was referring to is the bedrock truth found in the verse before
15 He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? 16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.

The "Rock" Jesus was referring to, was HIMSELF.

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Right, that Christ is the son of God, the real thing.

I'm still tripping on Craig's idea that people worship the bible. That is such a weird idea to me. I've waited to respond. However the first verse that came to mind after hearing that was...

John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God

How many times have you seen churches with names like these...

Bible Baptist
Bible Way
Community Bible Church
The Bible Church of (your town)

The list could go on and on and on.

Why are they not instead...

Christ Baptist
Christ Way
Christ Community Church
The Christ Church of (your town)

Titles are important.

I agree Craig. Titles are important that's why I worship with a church that gives the honor to him in name. The Church of Christ. Since we have talked about it so much I'm surprised you omitted from your list.

I personally don't see the point in this thread.

Religion doesn't get you to Heaven...A personal relationship with Jesus Christ does. A person could go to church every Sunday of their life, and still go to Hell. And likewise, a person who has never stepped foot in a church can still accept Jesus and go to Heaven.

You could call me a Christian, but I prefer to simply be known as a guy who's accepted the truth and invited Jesus into my life.

lol stop disagreeing with ppls threads, jk. well said.

i mean no disrepect nor do i wish to start a pissing contest. i will however except the burden and carry the weight of turning this into something musical....i promise the best music will be in hell...promise.

There will be no music or any other redeeming qualities in hell.

There will be the song of the cries of people burning...but you won't catch me singing that song around the house...

Yeah I think that song is called "wailing and gnashing of teeth." I don't want to learn that one.

ill be there rockin out with my c*ck out. and originally hell was a cold place seeing as that its far from the light of god. hell wasnt even mentioned until the new testament anyway, so its open to interpretation as to whether it exists in the first place. i mean hell considering the sabbath was originally on saturday and moved to sunday how can any of it be accepted as truth. the vast majority of the holidays were paegan at one time. it is fact that this planet is 4 billion yrs old. it is fact we as species have only been here but a tiny blip on the scale of geologic time(a blip that DID NOT coinside with that of the dinosaurs). but whos to say that 6 days to a god isnt several billion years. whos to say that a god doesnt orchestrate something like evolution to creates its beings. in any case ill dress appropriately.

Chris?



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Sorry, didn't know you were waiting for a reply from me in particular. This week is pretty busy but I'll try to find some time to reply.

cheers ^.^,
Chris

I'm still tripping on Craig's idea that people worship the bible. That is such a weird idea to me. I've waited to respond. However the first verse that came to mind after hearing that was...

John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God

Unless the King James Bible is God (or any of the original texts) then, this must be speaking of the LIVING word... Jesus Christ, and NOT the WRITTEN word, which is derived from the INSPIRATION of God.

I know you don't believe that Jesus is LITERALLY the King James Bible do you?


2 Timothy 2:15

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