BLIND LEADING THE BLIND

[Guest Jude 1:3]

Here are some insightful remarks from the former "leader" of the United Church of Canada.

"I don't believe Jesus was God, but I'm no theologian."

"I have no idea if there is a hell. I don't think Jesus was that concerned about hell."

"Your soul is lost unless you care about people starving in the streets."

"I don't believe Jesus is the only way to God. I don't believe he rose from the dead as scientific fact. I don't know whether those things happened. It's an irrelevant question."

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I wonder, has this man ever picked up a Bible?

[Floatingaxe]

I wonder, has this man ever picked up a Bible?

Maybe to swat at a pesky fly.

[Smalcald]

Indeed that sort of heresy is not that uncommon in some Protestant denominations today.

I encourage people to look seriously at the Web sites of some of the mainline US denominations and you will find this sort of talk relatively normal. But of course this was predicted in scripture when Paul said that some people who were once in the Church would indeed actually deny Christ.

If you look at his comments, they relate back to conforming our faith by science and a yearning to get along with the world. He does not believe Jesus "scientifically" actually rose from the dead because of course we all know that corpse's don't rise, so Christ is seen not as God or divine, but a person with a divine spark, a great spiritual leader, and on and on.

[Iryssa]

What else is new? Everyone knows to avoid the United church (it sucks, because they always own such pretty church buidlings...made my search for a nice church to have my wedding in a lot harder, let me tell you)

[Tribulation]

What utter trash!! Who is this man?!

[Guest man]

But of course this was predicted in scripture when Paul said that some people who were once in the Church would indeed actually deny Christ.

Christ also said it in Matt. 24:12 And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold.

[Floatingaxe]

What utter trash!! Who is this man?!

I know---see what we have had to put up with in this country?

[Mutzrein]

You know the interesting thing about Jesus statement regarding 'the blind leading the blind' was that it was directed toward the religious establishment of the day - those who believed they held the 'keys' to the kingdom of God.

[Arthur Durnan]

The United Church of Canada is long dead, only in need of burial.

http://arthurdurnan.freeyellow.com

[Openly Curious]

Here are some insightful remarks from the former "leader" of the United Church of Canada.

"I don't believe Jesus was God, but I'm no theologian."

"I have no idea if there is a hell. I don't think Jesus was that concerned about hell."

"Your soul is lost unless you care about people starving in the streets."

"I don't believe Jesus is the only way to God. I don't believe he rose from the dead as scientific fact. I don't know whether those things happened. It's an irrelevant question."

(link removed by moderator - we don't allow links to sites that sell or raise money)

I wonder, has this man ever picked up a Bible?

Hello Jude,

You can tell right up front when someone is "Not" approved by God by their study of the word of God as you can see this person has not done so. "Study to show thyself approved unto God" is a key verse that let's me discern and you can tell when God's approval is not upon someone by their preparation in the Word and clearly this man has not shown himself approved unto God as the man did not spend time in God's presence getting his message and counsel from the Lord and from such we should turn away as there counsel becomes ungodly apart from the Word of God.

Jesus taught us in the word to let the blind lead the blind but in that text of scripture Jesus also gives us counsel in how we should conduct ourselves when we see and have these blind leaders among us and that is "to let them alone" as this helped me for I was troubled with some leaders in my past and this passage help me to deal with these type of people. Jesus said "let them alone" and that is important because these types do no have spiritual insight to lead and if you follow them blindly and do not know the word for yourself then you to will fall in the ditch right after them because neither your leader nor you can see the ditch up ahead so you should "let them alone."

Matthew 15:1-20 is the text I am referring unto in my comments should you want to read it

but especially verses 8-9 and 13-14 of that text as verse #14 says, "Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind: And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch."

For that is wisdom from our Lord Jesus Christ indeed.

OC