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Old 01-07-2015, 02:31 PM   #5
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Default Re: How Much To Throw Out?

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In regards to helping the poor etc I agree that Christians everywhere are a giving and caring group of people. I just have not seen the same emphasis from you or many others on this forum as to your caring about the poor, homeless etc. You just quote other groups who care. I know in my city our church is very involved with the Food Pantry to feed the needy, we are part of a county wide effort to feed the homeless every day, my wife has been involved in the Free Medical Clinic we offer to the homeless in our city. I could go on but my point is that you seem to care more about "right belief" than about people whereas Christ's emphasis in the NT was about the poor and needy. "Right belief" has an outcome and I don't care what you believe if you aren't actively involved in caring about the people in your area who are unfortunate then I don't understand your Christianity. Read your Bible: Matt 25:31-46; 2 Cor. 8:1-15; Acts 4:34-35; Acts 2:45; Phil. 4:16, 19; Titus 3:14; 1 John 3:17 and many more. Christianity is much more than you have made it to be. You seem to have a small Christ.
"Right belief" alone can save us, as Paul says in Eph 2.8, "For by grace we have been saved thru faith." Good works can never save us. Only faith in Christ's death and resurrection can save us. (Too many verses to mention.)

Dave, it is very unfortunate that you have left the faith and attached yourself to the Unitarian Universalist movement, which cares nothing about faith or love towards Jesus Christ our Savior. Our Lord's great commands are to love God, and to love our neighbor. Unfortunately the Universalists have forsaken the first command, and decided to focus only on the second command. While better than not, to care only for good works, thinking that by them you can be saved, is perhaps the greatest deception.

For those not familiar with the movement, here are the seven Principles and Purposes --
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We, the member congregations of the Unitarian Universalist Association, covenant to affirm and promote
  • The inherent worth and dignity of every person;
  • Justice, equity and compassion in human relations;
  • Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations;
  • A free and responsible search for truth and meaning;
  • The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large;
  • The goal of world community with peace, liberty and justice for all;
  • Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part
The movement is devoted to New Age humanism, and only borrows from the Scripture to provide legitimacy to their cause. There is nothing in their mission statement which even acknowledges God exists.
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