MLK and IFB's

[Lone Ranger]

There is a book of the Bible written about David's immorality. Abraham and Saul get quite a mention. Same for Peter, Jonah, Aaron, and a host of other characters...

...thankfully, Christ is bigger than any of our failures and it is His righteousness we count on, not our own.

Really now? I know some verses and even some chapters, but a book of the Bible written about David's immorality?  Methinks some people are fond of hyperboles.

 

[rsc2a]

There is a book of the Bible written about David's immorality. Abraham and Saul get quite a mention. Same for Peter, Jonah, Aaron, and a host of other characters...

...thankfully, Christ is bigger than any of our failures and it is His righteousness we count on, not our own.

Really now? I know some verses and even some chapters, but a book of the Bible written about David's immorality?  Methinks some people are fond of hyperboles.

Miss the point?

 

[BALAAM]

We had an uproar a few years ago in the public schools because they gave the MLK holiday to the kids and took away President's day.  OMG did the schools get angry parents' letters, including me.  He wasn't a President, and actually not in any government leadership role.  I don't think one person here, unles they're of the black race actually celebrate MLK day.  So I ask, how many actually go to a rally or any type of celebration?  The schools do not have any type of celebration anymore because they don't do it for President's day.  The only community here in NWI that celebrate MLK day is Gary because they are nearly 90% black.

well... sorry... but you are wrong..... i go to MLK day celebrations every year.... and so does my dad.... we spent most of the afternoon at one in kapiolani park this past monday........ neither of us is of the black race and he is actually a middle aged white guy who always votes republican..... he also attended hyles anderson college in the 1970s...... 

honolulu probably has fewer black residents than most large cities in the u.s. and yet MLK day celebrations have been held here ever since the holiday was established.......whether or not to celebrate it has never really been an issue......  and honolulu already had a king street long before MLK was even born.... 

And here in NW Indiana I faithfully attend King Kamehameha's birthday each year. Of course, I am usually alone...... :-\

 

[Lone Ranger]

There is a book of the Bible written about David's immorality. Abraham and Saul get quite a mention. Same for Peter, Jonah, Aaron, and a host of other characters...

...thankfully, Christ is bigger than any of our failures and it is His righteousness we count on, not our own.

Really now? I know some verses and even some chapters, but a book of the Bible written about David's immorality?  Methinks some people are fond of hyperboles.

Miss the point?

Yes, I completely miss the point because your thesis is faulty. There is not a book in the Bible written about David's immorality. We are all prone to sin because of our sinful nature, but to imply that David's life was characterized by a lifestyle of immorality is not correct. You fail to mention the references in the Bible about David's repentance. The fact that David was a man after God's own heart caused him to acknowledge his sin and repent.

I completely agree with you that Christ is bigger than any of our failures; and it is His righteousness we count on, not our own. I do think we have a responsibility to "go and sin no more" though. I reject the idea that a Christian who "continues in sin that grace may abound" can actually have a closer walk with God.

I do acknowledge that MLK had a profound influence on the civil right's movement in our country, and for that he can be commended. I don't recognize him as a great man of God as some do.

 

[Smellin Coffee]

 

[RAIDER]

Yes, I completely miss the point because your thesis is faulty. There is not a book in the Bible written about David's immorality. We are all prone to sin because of our sinful nature, but to imply that David's life was characterized by a lifestyle of immorality is not correct. You fail to mention the references in the Bible about David's repentance. The fact that David was a man after God's own heart caused him to acknowledge his sin and repent.

I completely agree with you that Christ is bigger than any of our failures; and it is His righteousness we count on, not our own. I do think we have a responsibility to "go and sin no more" though. I reject the idea that a Christian who "continues in sin that grace may abound" can actually have a closer walk with God.

I do acknowledge that MLK had a profound influence on the civil right's movement in our country, and for that he can be commended. I don't recognize him as a great man of God as some do.

Nicely done!