I couldn't agree with you more. Even the word
sin is never spoken. Well, I'm afraid there are
gonna be one lot of surprised people.
Another word which is hardly ever heard is
accountability. This modern church has fallen
into spiritual lacitude and decadence.
IN HIS MATCHLESS NAME,
purple Mari
At 09:02 PM 1/14/2008, you wrote:
>Ronda,
>That seems to be the gospel of this present day
>in many churches--It doesn't matter what I do,
>how I live, whether I sin or not, God loves me anyway.
> Sure, parents will always love their wayward
> children, but it doesn't mean that they approve
> of their child's lifestyle. Paul tells us that
> they may be saved but so as by fire, with their
> works burned up. I want to hear the Lord say,
> well done, faithful servant. Repentance, a
> word that is lacking in the modern permissive
> church, is hardly mentioned these days, neither
> the need for holiness or the fear of the Lord.
> It is certainly a sad commentary that it is
> preached that one little decision is all you
> need with no accountability or consequences.
> Anyway, that's the way I see it and the way I read the word.
>Vinny
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Rhonda" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 8:14 PM
>Subject: thoughts andquestions about a familar song
>
>
>You all have probably sung or heard this chorus:
>It’s your kindness that brings us to repentance Oh Lord,
>Knowing that you love me nomater what I do,
>Makes me want to love you too!
>
>It’s not that God willlove me no mater what I do that makes me want to loe
>Him, that seems to imply that one can live as he or she wishes with out any
>consequence!
>I love God because He lovedme in spite of allmy mistakes, His love is not
>license for making more mistakes, nor freedom to choose selfishness but
>power to live as Christ did! Besides doesn’t repentance ean a change of
>direction…that would seem to say not doing the things one did before!Just
>thinking!
>Are theremore words to that song or is it just a chorus?
>Rhonda
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