A few years ago we stopped buying chocolate that was not fair trade... It was a small step... but a candy bar was no longer a treat knowing that someone had suffered to get it into my hands.
Recently more information has become available to me about ethical shopping... mostly about clothes. I really love clothes... (which is not so great for my blossoming devotion to a more minimalist life.) So I have been Googling ethical clothing choices in Canada... since I'm not aware of where to purchase a lot of these brands in my area (still searching)... and honestly I just don't have the clothing budget for many of the items that are branded ethical... for our family thrift stores and hand me downs will probably be the decision we make for a majority of our clothing purchases. (Plus I love a good treasure hunt!!)
The Art of Simple has the best list for ethical shopping that I have found online... It's mostly U.S. shopping, but there are a few companies that have Canadian branches.
Fill me in... where do you know of that sells ethically manufactured clothing?
WHY DO CHURCH LEADERS QUOTE MEN WHO TEACH DOCTRINE CONTRARY TO SCRIPTURE? BY STEVE FINNELL
ReplyDeleteWhy do preachers of the gospel quote men who pervert the Scriptures? Why would you ever quote these men in a positive light? Why would church leaders ever believe men who teach and preach doctrine contrary to Scripture are worthy of being quoted.
Max Lucado Quote: "We never taught--the buzzphrase is baptismal regeneration, where you go into the baptistery lost and come out saved. We never taught that. Now, I am not saying there were not people in our church who believed that..."
Water baptism is essential to salvation. (Acts 2:38, Mark 16:16, Acts 22:16, 1 Peter 3:21).
Why would any serious church leader quote Max Lucado in a positive light?
John Piper Quote: "We are not saying that final salvation is unconditional. It is not. We must meet the condition of faith in Christ in order to inherit eternal life. But faith is not a condition for election. Just the reverse. Election is a condition for faith. It is because God chose us before the foundation of the world that he purchases our redemption at the cross and quickens us with irresistible grace and brings us to faith."
God want all men to be saved and all men have that choice.(2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.)(NKJV)
Why would a preacher of the gospel quote John Piper in a positive light?
Pope Francis Quote: "The Lord has redeemed all of us, all of us, with the blood of Christ, not just Catholics. Everyone! 'Father, the atheists?' Even the atheists......."But I don't believe, Father, I am an atheist!' But do good: We will meet one another there."
Good works cannot save anyone. (John 8:24 "Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for if you do not believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.")(NKJV)
How is it possible to quote Pope Francis in a positive light?
Billy Graham Quote: "....or the non-believing world, they are members of the Body of Christ because they've been called by God. They may not even know the name of Jesus but they know in their hearts that they need something that that don't have, and they turn to the only light that they have, and I think that they are saved, and that they're going to be in heaven."
Can you not believe in Jesus and be saved? (John 8:24 "Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for if you do not believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.")(NKJV)
Tony Campolo Quote? "going to heaven is like going to Philadelphia... There are many ways...It doesn't make any difference how we go there. We all end up in the same place.(Carpe Diem: Seize the Day, 1994 pages 85-88)
John 14:6 Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.(NKJV)
Why would preachers and teachers of the gospel quote men in a positive light who pervert the gospel of Christ?
Why not just quote Scriptures?
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Hi Steve... Thanks so much for stopping by my blog and leaving me an entire blog post in the comments... I am assuming it is because I posted a page of Irresistible Revolution and promoted Shane Claiborne's book that you posted that particular entry. Without the context of the quotes in your writing I don't feel comfortable commenting on them... However your I will give my personal answer to your questions:
DeleteWhy would preachers and teachers of the gospel quote men in a positive light who pervert the gospel of Christ?
(in relation to Shane Claiborne since he is who I quoted)
I honestly don't believe that people who are serving and loving others to the best of their ability are perverting the gospel of Christ... Love is the gospel.
Why not just quote Scriptures?
There are 2 parts to this for me...
1. I am wrestling with my personal feelings about scripture right now and how it is to be interpreted.
2. I believe the wisdom and stories of other people are inspiring.
Again thanks for stopping by and starting this conversation.
Sarah
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