[Basilissa]

Re: Hello to the Good People of the Landover Baptist Church

Hi, I'm Tony.

Hello and to our Godly forum!

I'm a physician who, for the past 36 years, has led the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

And you have failed to shield us from the Chinese virus.

I have advised six Presidents on combating illness from infectious diseases including AIDS

Does that include President Reagan and his wise decision to not do anything because he saw AIDS as a perfect means to getting rid of homosexuals? If you were among the people who advised him to do nothing, then I think we'll find some common threads with you, despite you being a hellbound scientist Catholic!

in particular, the Catholic emphasis on social justice has had a profound effect on me. I certainly believe that Jesus expressed many fine sentiments in the Gospels.

Well, if by "social justice" you mean that slaves should be obedient, and authorities should not be questioned, then yes, Jesus did express many fine sentiments in the Gospels.

[Cranky Old Man]

Re: Hello to the Good People of the Landover Baptist Church

I am very proud of my work on AIDS.

Your failure to get rid of AIDS killed a lot of gays, so I have to agree with you on this.

As for COVID, I'm doing what I can (thus my outreach to superspreader churches like yours), but the administration refuses to listen.

Blaming others for your own failure. Sad.

Don't worry about me.

No one does...

[MitzaLizalor]

Re: Hello to the Good People of the Landover Baptist Church

Hi .

It's always good to see someone reading The Bible. Jesus referred to Scripture for support of His claims, as did Paul when pointing out how he knew Jesus was God.

God is still Jesus of course but as He's not presently on earth it's something of a moot point and The Holy Ghost refers our prayers on. The Bible is quite clear that there is one mediator, not half a dozen or a different one for every day of the year I Timothy 2:5 so we know that God is also The Holy Ghost, otherwise our prayers would be ineffective.

James 4:17

Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.



What is good? There have been many ideas about that! Aristotle for instance had one idea, Pythagoras something a little more esoteric, Epicurus and Caligula perhaps more pragmatic but very different from one another. What does James report?

James 1:5-7 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.

Now in our present circumstances you're relating the verse you cited to health concerns. What constitutes "good" is covered in the very next chapter. The Bible is always thorough and it's never necessary for me to cook up ideas of my own so the best thing to do is described unambiguously in chapter five.

James 5:13-16c Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms. Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: and the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him. Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed.

God is explicit. Where sickness or other afflictions are present, Christians know what to do because God has explained what to do. Knowing that but doing something else, something wrong, is what James means in this case. He says so. No interpretation necessary. God's promise is 100% efficacious not a suggestion that one might recover or might not recover or get worse or not get worse according to criteria He has not included. Healing is GUARANTEED - guaranteed by the Creator of the universe.

Some people disagree. They claim gargling with Ipecacuanha & squills is a better idea or maybe some chlorodyne. Better than 100%.? Better than God? Perhaps you've met people like that. When you ask them how they know God got it wrong, what sorts of replies do you get?

Welcome to the forum; looking forward to your response.

[WWJDnow]

Re: Hello to the Good People of the Landover Baptist Church

Dr. Fauci, I just want you to know that we at Landover Baptist Church do not condone Steve Bannon's twitter message encouraging beheading you. Violence is not the answer in a civilized nation. We simply think you should be removed from office and thrown into prison for negligent homicide.

[Joanna Lytton-Vasey]

Re: Hello to the Good People of the Landover Baptist Church

Dr. Fauci, I just want you to know that we at Landover Baptist Church do not condone Steve Bannon's twitter message encouraging beheading you. Violence is not the answer in a civilized nation. We simply think you should be removed from office and thrown into prison for negligent homicide.

Multiple homicide with numbers like these would confer some sort of superstar status among his fellow prisoners. So it wouldn't be all bad.