The Grinch

[ladypeartree]

been doing that since my son died around this time of year almost 30 years ago 

[Neighbor]

On 12/8/2024 at 6:38 PM, missmuffet said:

The pro's and con's of The Grinch

Pro's

1. The Who's teach the Grinch that coming together

is showing kindness.

2. The movie shows that material things are not

the source of Christmas.

3. How God can transform hearts.

Con's

1. The Grinch is an atheist.

2. The coldness of his heart.

3. He hated Christmas.

4. He was greedy.

5. He was prideful.

Being an atheist does not make one cold of heart, nor hate Christmas, nor greedy, nor prideful. Those are  traits that may be found in any person, perhaps to some degree every person.

[Neighbor]

On 12/8/2024 at 3:34 PM, missmuffet said:

What do you think a born again Christian's attitude should be toward the Grinch

at Christmas time? Is it only a secular thing?

 

 

This born again Christian thinks he can do better with his time than to "watch" televised versions of a cartoon book  by turning the tv off and reading again Pilgrim's Progress.

[Neighbor]

8 minutes ago, Neighbor said:

This born again Christian thinks he can do better with his time than to "watch" televised versions of a cartoon book  by turning the tv off and reading again Pilgrim's Progress.

If one likes to read online on a screen  https://www.gutenberg.org/files/39452/39452-h/39452-h.htm  A link to an edited child friendly version of Pilgrim's Progress. Available free by permission as stated  at the site link.

[missmuffet]

5 hours ago, Neighbor said:

This born again Christian thinks he can do better with his time than to "watch" televised versions of a cartoon book  by turning the tv off and reading again Pilgrim's Progress.

The first positive move you can make is to "turn off your tv". But that is like the elephant in the room and many, many

Christians would not be able to do that.

[missmuffet]

5 hours ago, Neighbor said:

Being an atheist does not make one cold of heart, nor hate Christmas, nor greedy, nor prideful. Those are  traits that may be found in any person, perhaps to some degree every person.

Does the atheist have the same heart that a born again Christian has?

[Sower]

2 hours ago, missmuffet said:

Does the atheist have the same heart that a born again Christian has?

Well, lets see what God has said..

"The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?" 

“I the LORD search the heart and test the mind, to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his deeds.”
                                       Jeremiah 17:9-10

 "Now this I say and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds. 18 They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to their hardness of heart.  They have become callous and have given themselves up to sensuality, greedy to practice every kind of impurity"
                                          Ephesians 4:17–19

Thanks, mm..
                          

 

 

[Neighbor]

2 hours ago, missmuffet said:

Does the atheist have the same heart that a born again Christian has?

Why sure, fact being Christian can bring about a judgmental  disdainful  countenance  that chills the heart within a person,  while  an atheist can develop a very principled generosity and tolerance that is indeed warm heartedness. As I am fond of saying;  evil can do good works and in fact does some very awesome work that expresses love for the injured, the needy, especially. How can one not admire the work of shriners hospitals as example.

[missmuffet]

2 hours ago, Neighbor said:

Why sure, fact being Christian can bring about a judgmental  disdainful  countenance  that chills the heart within a person,  while  an atheist can develop a very principled generosity and tolerance that is indeed warm heartedness. As I am fond of saying;  evil can do good works and in fact does some very awesome work that expresses love for the injured, the needy, especially. How can one not admire the work of shriners hospitals as example.

I disagree. The born again Christian has the Holy Spirit within. Just because a person does nice things is not going

to get them to heaven.

[missmuffet]

2 hours ago, Sower said:

Well, lets see what God has said..

"The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?" 

“I the LORD search the heart and test the mind, to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his deeds.”
                                       Jeremiah 17:9-10

 "Now this I say and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds. 18 They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to their hardness of heart.  They have become callous and have given themselves up to sensuality, greedy to practice every kind of impurity"
                                          Ephesians 4:17–19

Thanks, mm..
                          

 

 

Yes, so is God in your heart or the world? Who do you live your life for? Satan or God?