Theology, Hollywood StyleWritten by Terry Mitchell
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Third, God does not demand that people obey Him/Her/It, nor is He/She/It concerned about certain types of moral values. Since obedience is not a requirement, repentance is never necessary. One's personal moral turpitude and how one relates to God are non-issues as well. For example, God doesn't really have a problem with any of following: homosexual activity, sex between couples that aren't married to each other, profanity, or use of God's name in vain. Only moral values governing a person's treatment of other people matter to God, according to Hollywood gospel. For example, it's okay to be a complete hedonist as long as you give your fair share to charity and serve your community. The bottom line is that God's primary concern is that we do best we can to be "good" people and model citizens. How we perform in that area will determine whether not we "make it" to heaven. Never mind fact that this notion creates a theological imbroglio, i.e., how would you ever know how good is good enough? What is this Hollywood-style theology based on? It is certainly not based on teachings of Holy Bible, although Tinseltown brigade likes to selectively quote from it now and then. Obviously, this theology is based on way Hollywood would like for things to be. Like many other entities and individuals, Hollywood molds concept of God into something that fits in well with its own lifestyle and agenda. True Christians know that, while Jesus (the only path to God) is always waiting for us with open arms, we must come to God on terms that He has established, and not other way around. I normally stay away from proselytizing, but that's just plain old unvarnished truth.
Terry Mitchell is a software engineer, freelance writer, and trivia buff from Hopewell, VA. He also serves as a political columnist for American Daily and operates his own website - http://www.commenterry.com - on which he posts commentaries on various subjects such as politics, technology, religion, health and well-being, personal finance, and sports. His commentaries offer a unique point of view that is not often found in mainstream media.
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“If we receive witness of men, witness of God is greater: for this is witness of God which he hath testified of his Son” (1 John 5:9). Trust in His Word over anything a human thinks. And then God spells it out plainly in Isaiah 55:8. “For my thoughts [are] not your thoughts, neither [are] your ways my ways, saith LORD.” This is one reason why Jesus spoke following and is recorded not only once but three times. “Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any [man] will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me” (Matthew 16:24, Mark 8:34, Luke 9:23). To be one of God’s servants, sheep, and disciples, we must be willing to submit to instruction. And best source of instruction is found in His Word, Bible. “All scripture [is] given by inspiration of God, and [is] profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness” (2 Timothy 3:16).
Lay evangelist trying to get people to read the Bible to know why they go to church instead of meeting for just the social aspect. www.tstl.net
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