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Originally posted by Wyborn:
Might as well throw in my two cents.
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I'm not quoting the entire post for obvious reasons, but this is in response to it nevertheless.
Nothing personal, but it's that kind of belief that I believe is, aside from the "Church-State" controversy, gradually weakening the Christian world. The idea that God is basically a big teddy bear in the sky who's nice to everyone and thinks that all people are good is shared by most of the media, resulting in craptacular shows like
Joan of Arcadia and
Touched by an Angel, which are more insulting than they are spiritual.
I don't recall you stating whether you believe in the Christian faith or not, but that sort of belief would be what the Bible calls "lukewarm," which, again according to the Bible, is the kind of faith God hates the most. Now, to avoid being struck by lightning for hypocrisy, I must admit that I don't exactly have a burning faith myself... but then, that's between me and God.
It's because of this new trend that I think preachers like Jonathan Edwards are so awesome, regardless of whether I believe everything they say. His messages delivered an almost rude awakening to the realities of God's divinity and wrath towards man's sinful nature, which were much closer to the God described in the Bible than the one Hollywood and most of society chooses to embrace.