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Does the post you were replying to show a lack or misunderstanding of empathy? I have that user on ignore so I can't read what they said.
That's what I figured. And when I hear folks going on like this I remember what they have to say about "MAGAs". You know the rest.
The same thing. But perhaps we're going by different interpretations of what scripture says about it. Say perhaps a newer modern liberal interpretation vs the older traditional orthodox interpretation.
That sums up wanting illegal immigrants to stay here in order to supply a cheap dirty labor force.
You wrote: As such, examples of worldliness would include such things as oppression of the poor, hungry, and the immigrant. The love of money and power, the exploitation of human beings made in God's image.
Loaded question.
Why? On one hand there's the objection to human exploitation. On the other hand is the complaint over ending human exploitation.
I'll need a little info first. Who has been charged with abduction? And why are they expected to have godly values? Who is being abducted? What due process are you talking about? Are you using the word abducting in place of a more realistic term for dramatic effect?
You haven't heard/read it being said that we need illegal immigrants to do the menial jobs no one else will do for the same low pay?
Using Ctrl+F no word starting with "abduct" can be found in that article. This is why I called it a loaded question.
And some would consider a society to be worldly if it allowed a woman to be seen in public kissing another woman. Oh for shame.
As an agnostic, you're giving me an unbiblical unchristain point of view. But this is about the biblical and Christian perspective. Which is, anything of this world that is not of God and Godly, is worldly. As Christians we a commanded by Christ to put aside that which is worldly and fervently pursue that which is Godly. We are to love worldly ungodly people and guide them and help them, but we are to abstain from being like them. We are to be separated from them.I must say that I find your discussion about worldliness to be quite interesting, although seemingly misguided and irrelevant. It has absolutely nothing to do with what makes something sinful or unGodly.
For example, some would consider a society to be worldly if it allowed an unmarried woman to be seen in public with a man who wasn't her father or brother.
Yes, some LGBTQ+ members are pompous, arrogant, self-serving jerks, but I could say the same about a whole lot of politicians too.
Worldly just means that it doesn't conform to somebody's version of wholesomeness. It has nothing to do with whether their behavior conforms to doing justly, loving mercy, and walking humbly with their God.
Any religion that's focusing on how a persons behavior doesn't conform to their own personal sense of Godliness, isn't focused on God, it's focused on themselves.
There's nothing keeping an LGBTQ+ member from being a loving, responsible, and respectful member of society. In spite of the fact that some members of that society are treating them as if they're worthless trash.
Yes, where they're being pompous, arrogant, self-serving jerks, call them out on it. But one should never, ever prohibit someone from being a Christian simply because they don't conform to that person's personal version of wholesomeness.
Now if I've misunderstood either of your positions on the matter, then kindly accept my apology. Otherwise, I simply thought that my viewpoint was worth sharing.
"Who are you to condemn someone else’s servants? Their own master will judge whether they stand or fall. And with the Lord’s help, they will stand and receive his approval." Romans 14:4 Paul finally met up with Jesus "Do not judge" in the end.
Several bible passages are misused to validate worldly Christianity.
No, it's about what the Bible says and what Christianity is supposed to teach according to Christ and His Apostles. The entirety of what they taught that is, not just cherry picked snippets taken out of context.
