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Originally Posted by Chris Haag
Correct me if I'm wrong, but did Jesus not call EVERYBODY to his banquet?
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You're wrong if you think you are coming to the banquet. You are, in fact, eating out of a dumpster, too ignorant to know there is more available for you. Your dumpster is the dumpster of secularism, the banquet is found in Christ Jesus alone.
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Originally Posted by Chris Haag
And how can you justify judging those with different views than yourself?
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We don't have to justify it. It is our duty to judge, and to do so with righteousness (Proverbs 31:9; John 7:24).
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Originally Posted by Chris Haag
I'm simply proposing a counter to determine if your "belief system" is strong enough to follow it.
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Friend, this isn't a logical or philosophical debate. There are no superior arguments with which to persuade one who is questioning. One has faith in Christ Jesus or not. One accepts the gift of faith as given by the LORD (Ephesians 2:8). One maintains that faith, against all odds, knowing in their heart of hearts that Christ is who He says He is. If you don't believe it, you cannot follow. If you do believe, you cannot but help to follow.