Thank you for the lessonon using the Lord’s name appropriately! I
feel like the Lone Ranger when I bring this up to fellow Christians!
I’m forwarding your column to some of them. Again, thank you. -Cindy
Hochstetler, Bismark, SD mrsverlin@yahoo.com.
Thank you so much for this issue of Freedom’s Ring. For many, many
years I have been concerned about the language my fellow Christians have
used. When I have said something to them about it, they seem surprised
that I would think they meant anything by it. I don’t expect any better
from non-Christians, but those who claim to be followers of our Lord need
to clean up their mouths. -Leecia Penrod lpenrod@mindspring.com.
I’ve always thought it interesting that "God" and "Jesus Christ" are such
frequent curse words. It is interesting in the sense that nobody ever
smashes their finger with a hammer or gets cut off on the freeway and then
shouts out, "Buddha"! or "Muhammed"! Why is this? Could it perhaps be
because that yelling out such a curse would not violate Exodus 20:7? Has
not Satan done his job well in convincing, not only the entire United
States, but indeed the whole world that "the name" to profane is "Jesus
Christ"? Yes. The very fact that the only name under heaven by which men
may be saved is so frequently blasphemed is proof that it is the only name
under heaven by which men must be saved! If those who so frequently took
this name in vain only realized the spiritual battle that has been waged
against their souls, they would be able to see that the universal
acceptance of "Jesus Christ" as a swear word is no coincidence. -Brent. Brentm@TSIControls.com.
I just read your articleon the conversion of Paul. Thank you. I have
been preaching for 29 years and, in fact, have taught that lesson. It
still thrills my heart to realize how simple God has made it for us to
understand His message. That simple revelation on Saul’s conversion cuts
clearly and cleanly through our Biblical interpretations of faith and
grace. I have spent a lot of time lately wading through tremendous
amounts of material that we preachers and pastors have written and put on
the internet. You know, sometimes it becomes almost wearisome to read our
stuff. I trust we are investing as much time and energy into loving our
fellowman. I guess it is a good thing that Paul did not have a computer.
I know he did slow down long enough to write, but the Lord had to throw
him into prison to get that done. -Gordon McElvany tantex@trip.net.