*saddleback: frank turek preaching re "was Jesus intolerant?" Clip from "Son of God" re Jesus cleansing the temple,overturning tableshttp://crossexamined.org/dr-frank-turek/ . The command to not judge is a command re HOW to judge..ie don't judge hypocritically,not a command to not make judgments at all (and what about judging in terms of eternal life or not?). Jesus was not barney,not mr rogers,...yes he was kind but he was also tough." "Evangelism is one beggar showing another beggar where the food is.."
"Not praying for people,but preying on people" (he criticizes so-called "prosperity gospel"...this is a cheap criticism...he mentions televangelists...its a cheap critique,like a sermon about people being jerks on the freeway)...& comparing the corruption of the temple at the time of Jesus to asking for donations for the church is not a fair analogy)...the point of asking for donations...actually tithes..,whether a tv ministry or any other ministry or church is not so much for the well-being of the ministry but a good faith test of believers..so even if u give to a ministry that is wasteful or greedy..if u give in good faith not knowing the ministry or church is insincere, it WILL be counted as an act of faith by God. If,however,u know a ministry is "bad" & give to them,then u r being wasteful,a bad steward.re Chris Hitchens the atheist..sum him up as "there is no god & I hate him"; when he talks to atheists he asks them "If Christianity were proven true to u would u believe it"? And they say NO,...then why r we even here? We can give them the arguments & proofs all day long but it won't change anything if they don't believe in truth. YES! , Next point,"sex is fire"..outside of the boundaries it will burn your house down...;"if u even look at a woman lustfully..." its impossible,that's the whole point..only Jesus can fulfill perfectly.
"Not praying for people,but preying on people" (he criticizes so-called "prosperity gospel"...this is a cheap criticism...he mentions televangelists...its a cheap critique,like a sermon about people being jerks on the freeway)...& comparing the corruption of the temple at the time of Jesus to asking for donations for the church is not a fair analogy)...the point of asking for donations...actually tithes..,whether a tv ministry or any other ministry or church is not so much for the well-being of the ministry but a good faith test of believers..so even if u give to a ministry that is wasteful or greedy..if u give in good faith not knowing the ministry or church is insincere, it WILL be counted as an act of faith by God. If,however,u know a ministry is "bad" & give to them,then u r being wasteful,a bad steward.re Chris Hitchens the atheist..sum him up as "there is no god & I hate him"; when he talks to atheists he asks them "If Christianity were proven true to u would u believe it"? And they say NO,...then why r we even here? We can give them the arguments & proofs all day long but it won't change anything if they don't believe in truth. YES! , Next point,"sex is fire"..outside of the boundaries it will burn your house down...;"if u even look at a woman lustfully..." its impossible,that's the whole point..only Jesus can fulfill perfectly.
