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Bro Ernie,

I want you to know that the stand you take is a rare one today. This is proven by what is seen on these posts. It is a sad day we are in, being lumped together as Independant, Fundamentalist Baptists when most don't have the least bit of an idea of what that truely means. It is also seen when a "controversial" topic comes up, if you look at the profiles of those that whole-heartily disagree, they don't even tell what church they attend; some won't even call themselves what they are claiming to be.
After I was saved, I remember a fire that wouldn't stop burning inside. A fire for the Lord. And it is still burning today. You, Bro Ernie, post truth and sometimes truth hurts. But when there are people that try to refute even what God has given in His Word, it is sad.
Keep going Bro Ernie, you may be rare, but you're not alone.
TheOliveBranch

 

Dear Granny,

You posted...

I see by the smiley in your post that you knew my statement was tongue in cheek.

The bigger issue however is indeed legalism.

Any practice of "holiness standards" to impress God or man by our works and/or way of life.

True holiness has a different standard.

Not to "impress" God but to "obey" Him in a pro-active but spontaneous way.

Only our heavenly Father knows for sure (and not even we ourselves (...the heart is deparately wicked, who can know...) what is the motive of the heart.

The evidence is by the fruit that we bear for all too see.

The works of the flesh or the fruit of the Spirit.
Galatians 5.

And OBTW Granny, there is vulgar language here at the BB, I've seen a post or two on the BB before the administrators had the opportunity to sanitize the words.

HankD

[ August 03, 2002, 10:57 AM: Message edited by: HankD ]

 

Gag!!!

 

And OBTW Granny, there is vulgar language here at the BB, I've seen a post or two on the BB before the administrators had the opportunity to sanitize the words.[HankD]

"Oh wow! I'm surely thankful I haven't seen any! I do pray every morning & ask the Lord to bless my day of "playing-in-the-world"-to keep me from anything unsavory-to not let me see anything I shouldn't...I would give this up in a flash if it took my eyes off Jesus. (Even my screen-saver speaks of Him)

 

Ernie this board is amazing, as I read this thread I found someone early on making fun of your spelling. I was about to respond and remind them how rude that was when I came across another post from you where you made several spelling errors. I had to then rethink my plan, but to top it all now you are harassing Dr. Bob for his spelling. I just Pray that I have spelled everything correctly, so I won't be attacked. Yes one of your posts was tough to read but let's all get over such petty squabbles. Let's all love one another and atleast be respectful when we dissagree.
Murphy

 

Good Morning, Bro.Ernie! I trust you will have a most wonderful day today! Our little services don't begin until 11, so I have some time to go 'play with the world'...I guess it's a good thing I don't live near any of y'all~I'd pester ya to death-haha!

I thought Dr.Bob was just stressing your name, like-ErNEEeeee! like that. Oh well, maybe not.

Say, did ya know that Jesus is coming soon? YES! (Can't ya hardly wait?!!) Well, take care & may the Lord bless ALL who visit here today...

"In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me."-Psalm 56:11(KJBible)

 

Wow! Bro.Ernie! I did not see you in my services today! You'd be kinda hard to miss, tho', considering we only have 8. (I think some folks don't wanna come to a home-setting)...

Or "maybe" it could be they heard we have some of that "legalistic" preaching! haha The title of son-in-law's lesson was "SEPARATED UNTO GOD"~straight outta the KJBible!

Well, I reckon I've agitated enuff folks today, so I'll be moseying on down the road... <---don't ya just hate those teef?

"Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution." 2 Tim 3:12 KJBible

 

"Thank you dear Lord for answered prayer!"

 

The objective question then becomes, "What is truth?" Can the truth be found in the NIV? Yes! Can the truth be found in the NASB? Yes! Can the truth be found in the CEV? Yes! Can the truth be found in the KJV or the NKJV? Yes! Who is to judge what the truth is? Can people live Godly lives using versions other than the KJV.....YES! Some of the KJV people need to quit spouting off about the KJV being the "ONLY" Word of God. It simply is not true. If it was the only acceptable version, then people would need to be teaching people English all over the world so that they could read it, and the King's English at that! I still love my KJV and read it regularly. But, I also use other versions. I've led people to the Lord with other versions. I praise the Lord for HIS ABILITY and the Spirit of truth that shows people from the versions I've mentioned.

I was told by someone I would probably be censored. I don't know. If I am, I am. That is the right of the moderators, and those of you who are going to other boards and voicing displeasure about censorship and saying "You'll be censored for this" or "you'll be censored for that"...if you don't like this place, please, either conform to the rules or leave. For some of us it's a very enjoyable place to come to.

B.T.

 

To think, some people actually wonder why I'm sometimes ashamed to admit I'm in the IFB camp.

 

Hey, Granny,

Yep, that's me.

The "Landover Baptist" thing was a joke that I really regret having done now. Nobody got it and I was shocked at how upset it made people.

At the time I listed that as my "religion", I was still new here and didn't really understand what was going on here on BaptistBoard.

I put down "Landover" on my profile for two reasons.

One is that I didn't have one full time church I was involved in.

The other is that I was poking fun at my own goofy attempts at religion and the well meaning, although comically misguided, attempts to get on God's good side that we all share.

I had this idea that people would ask themselves, "Do I really do that" and that we would help keep each other in check, but instead, all it did was cause a lot of anger and hurt feelings which, believe me, was the last thing I wanted to happen.

Believe it or not, that's not the worst thing that I said as War_Eagle that I'd like to take back.

Don't sell them short, granny.

Most of my time as a firefighter has been in the 'burbs.

I spent a little while as a smoke eater in Philly, but mostly in the 'burbs.

I think the biggest thing I ever did was in the weeks following Sept 11.

A bunch of us jumped in an ambulance and went to NYC thinking we were just going to man the canteen and hand out coffee and doughnuts and sandwiches to the rescuers.

We did that, but we also spent a lot of time at their stations and those guys run a dozen calls a day.

We all know what they're capable of from Sept 11, but what they do on a normal day is just unbelievable.

I think all firefighters and medics are in awe of those guys.

[ August 06, 2002, 04:50 PM: Message edited by: Smoke_Eater ]

 

Ernie, I don't think anyone's problem is so much with what you believe, (otherwise, how would you explain the many other here who believe similarly to you and seem to get along well with everyone?) but how you present yourself.

Personally, I'd love to talk to you about what you believe, but I can't get past your nasty attitude.

The funny thing is that you seem to acknowledge that you treat others badly and you don't seem to want to behave in a Christlike manner. That seems to be more confusing than anything else.

 

Warm Christian greetings!

Ernie Brazee does not have a "nasty attitude"; what he says is absolutely correct, there is a great deal of compromise to-day among those who call themselves Evangelical Christians. Standards of holiness have slipped badly and there is often very little difference between the "believers" and the world.

In my experience as a Christian unsaved people have no respect for so called "christians" who have low standards of holiness.

My only advise to Ernie is simple - don't come down to the level of your opponents, keep your head up, you have the Lord on your side!

Kind regards

Robert J Hutton