A Shame?

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Hmm, I thought the list only a few days behind. It is even further than I
believed, or Bro Jerry Welch needs to check his system time...

On Sat, 5 Sept 1998 17:46:35 -0500 tlwitness@juno.com (Jerry Welch)
writes:
Me from before-
>>We saw these youth winning co-workers to God. As far of the 
>>aspect of what you term "Biblical authority", 
>

Jerry-
>Please tell me what you think I mean so that I know if you are 
>understanding me correctly.

You keep quoting this phrase in this discussion "Biblical Authority". I
maintain that not all that Moses, Samuel, even Peter and Paul were
Biblical. Ok, I know I just gave NT and OT examples. In Acts I believe
the question of uncircumcised believers was addressed. "Biblical
authority" required this, but the council said it was not needed. Who
then was correct? 
Then after some snips
>Would you have been sinning had you NOT submitted but honestly told >him
that you didn't have a personal conviction on the matter?

I guess I did not question why he did not want me playing Donkey Kong,
Asteroids, Centipede, and Pac-Man games. I just stopped. He did not give
a answer, just asked me to stop. Some of these games were manufactured by
the Bally company who was the largest maker of slot machines at the same
time. When I went back to school in St Louis, there was a game called
Qix. I did not play, but did happen to be with another group that played
this game. Not the same, and they lost interest soon, due to the
economics of the time. ; )
I hear you that the link of evil empires vs. Christian companies cannot
be a good argument. I used to work for a division of Phillip Morris, as
they used to own Kraft-General Foods. It is amazing how huge these
companies are these days. 

>You can't spend money ANYWHERE these days where the company's 
>interactions are "Pentecostal Pure".

Pal, we have not had the money to spend anywhere lately. ; )


>Do you change such a stand whenever a different person visits and 
>preaches in the pulpit?

Nah, I am thick skulled and need to have a 2x4 sometime thunk me four or
five times. (I have over smileyed already but here is another :>)


>SPECIFICALLY, why have you NOT kept some of them?
Rings, I got married to a gal who wanted a wedding ring, and did not feel
a compelling reason not to wear one. I still do. When I visited my former
church I took my ring off out of respect, but the white skin mark must
have looked odd. 
Some other convictions over the years (now over 20) I have kept. One is
that when there is a fellowship dinner/lunch/party/BBQ/whatever in the
church, I do not eat nor drink in the sanctuary. If I am working in the
church, I eat my lunch out of the bldg, hallway, etc. Not a heaven or
hell idea, but one that I feel strong enough that I don't even drink coke
in the auditorium.

Brian Berger


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