Burnishing Bigotry - 3rd edition

Lucy #520: Then Finney picks up where he left off by stating that, ―Excuses render
repentance impossible, for excuses are justifications, and who does not know that justification is
the very opposite of confession and repentance?‖
My dear Lucy, when I see you repeatedly quoting such things – when I see you
repeatedly championing a theology that excludes and criticizes and cajoles and condemns, it
really does inspire me to stop and wonder …
*It inspires me to wonder how it is that you still do not see the patent Truth that, first and
foremost, there is never a need to give an excuse for a sin when – as in the case at hand with
Oliver Clyde Allen – there is no sin to excuse!
*And it inspires me to wonder what excuse do you have for condemning homosexuals to
Hell in a manner that is arrogant (see Proverbs 16:5 + Matthew 18:3-4), that is violent (see Proverbs
3:31-32), that is hypocritical (see Matthew 23:25-26 + John 8:7), that is disrespectful of
fellow Christians (see Proverbs 6:19 + Matthew 5:22), and that is directly disobedient of
the commandments of Christ (see John 13:34-35 + Luke 6:46 + 1 John 2:4-6)!
*And it inspires me to wonder when are you ever going to finally open your Heart
enough to learn what Jesus meant by ―repentance‖ – for while Paul‘s (and thus the modern-day
Christian church‘s) definition of that term is indeed mostly a self-critical admission of personal
sin, Jesus‟ ―repentance‖ (the Greek word metanoia in the Scriptures – see Strong‘ # 3341) was &
remains an active 180 degree alteration of one‟s entire life; a full behavioral shift of living –
from taking to giving, from judging to accepting, from longing to attain personal salvation to
longing to bring others Peace … Obviously, these two theologies – Paul‘s & Jesus‘ – do not mix
at all, meaning that you & yours must ultimately choose between them. And I am starting to
become truly curious as to why you seem so Hell-bent deteremined (pun-intended) to
keep rejecting the latter Way of Christ in favor of the former ―unway‖ of Paul.
―Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is even now at hand … The time has been fulfilled,
and the Kingdom of God is at hand; so repent, and believe in the Good News … I tell you;
unless you repent, you will all perish as [the Galileans who were executed by Pilate] did.‖
~ Jesus Christ (Matthew 4:17 + Mark 1:15 + Luke 13:3)
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