PIOUS GUSH

Christianity has become nothing more than pious gush. This gush is characterized by such statements as, "I believe that the desire to tithe comes from a heart that is committed to Jesus Christ." This definition of tithing is emotional and fuzzy. It is subjective to the core. It is based upon feelings rather than logic and reason. It is a statement made by an antinomian (against law).

Tithing is judicially based. It is based upon an objective standard. "Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings." (Malachi 3:8). To not tithe is to steal from God. The eighth commandment says, "Thou shalt not steal." Those who do not tithe are stealing from God. Can a thief be a Christian?

I can hear the argument that this was Old Testament law for Israel, to which I would respond that God is immutable. His law has not changed. Besides all that, the Church has replaced the nation of Israel as God’s chosen people (Galatians 6:16 and Matthew 21:43).

Do not respond to this letter with emotion. Back up what you say with scripture and in context. Saying that tithing is a matter of the heart is not scripturally based. It makes tithing optional and becomes a tradition of man rather than what it is based in law.

ORWELLIAN DOUBLESPEAK

Mayor Jaynes has learned the language of doublespeak. Out of one side of his mouth he says that he is not opposed to home schooling and then out of the other he says that home schooling takes money away from the public school system. Which is it, Mayor Jaynes?
It is not to hard to understand his double talk. He is openly uncongenial towards home schooling. Why else would he seek to disallow a home school mom from using a public facility i.e. the Jonesborough Public library for an event?

Mayor Jaynes said that he was misunderstood but with the same breath he asked library officials to reconsider having future programs on home schooling. This is telling the library not to have anymore events that promote home schooling. This is Mayor Jaynes position. He is informing the library of what they can and cannot promote. There is no misunderstanding about it.

Mayor Jaynes says that he is not opposed to home schooling or private schooling. He may not be opposed but he is not in favor either because he goes on to say that for each child not in the school system, "it’s $7,000 (we don’t get)." What does this say? It says that Mayor Jaynes is opposed to home schooling and private schooling. His actions speak louder than his words and I refuse to accept his doublespeak.

SHOULD WOMEN GO TO WAR?

The Bible is clear with regard to roles of men and women. God created them male and female. This is the law of distinction. Men and women have similarities and obvious differences. One obvious distinguishing characteristic is that men are physically stronger than women. God designed it this way. Adam Clarke wrote, "God fitted man by the robust construction of his body to live a public life, to contend with difficulties, and to be capable of great exertions. The structure of woman’s body plainly proves that she was never designed for those exertions required in public life."

Numbers 1:2-3 reads, "Take ye the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, after their families, by the house of their fathers, with the number of their names, every male by polls; from twenty years old and upward, all that are able to go forth to war in Israel..." Clearly, God has spoken that only males are to go to war. What self-respecting man would want his wife to go to war? What father, who loves his daughter, would want her to go to war? God has given the male the responsibility and the ability to protect the physically weaker sex.

A woman at home is protected from those who would take advantage of her physical weakness. Psalm 113:9 reads, "He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the Lord." A woman’s role is to be bring forth life and not to take it in war. To overstate the obvious, men do not get pregnant and have children, women do. Without children being reproduced, there is no future generation.

A MURDERER MURDERING A MURDERER

The Paul Hill case was a case of a murderer murdering a murderer. Paul Hill deserved the death penalty, as do all murderers. The death penalty is the sole providence of state government as Romans 13 makes clear, not any individual, unless done in self-defense (Ex. 22:3). Paul Hill is in hell along with the abortion doctor he murdered and his escort because he refused to repent of his deeds. The Bible is clear in regard to where murderers spend eternity Galatians 5:19-21.

Gary North wrote, "What outraged the pro-abortionist was that Hill had adopted their strategy of executing the judicially unconvicted. He had put an abortionist in his sites, just as they put millions of unborn American children in theirs. For them, this was turf-invasion. They do not tolerate turf invasion." In other words, abortionists execute judicially innocent babies. They have a license from the government to administer the death penalty without the benefit of trial.

Paul Hill had been excommunicated from his church and had quit the ministry before he committed these murders. In other words, he acted on his own authority. Christians do not condone his actions. He got what he deserved. This in no way exonerates the abortionist and women seeking abortions. You may get away with it now, but remember God has not forgotten and He will hold you accountable. Do what Paul should have done, Repent of your murder.

IRRATIONAL THINKING

All of non-Christian thinking at heart is irrational. A case in point is Amy Williams’ letter. She states that anti-death people are interested in oppression rather than the rights of unborn children. She cannot see that pro-death advocates oppress unborn children. They are more interested in fulfilling their own selfish desires than the life of others. How many abortions has she had? How many children has she given birth to and successfully raised? Is she an expert in child rearing or child killing?

She says that if we were interested in stopping in abortion, we would pass out birth control. This is irrational because birth control is the cause of abortion as it promotes sexual promiscuity and it is not 100% effective. Abstinence is 100% effective. Even she would have to agree that you can only get pregnant by having sex. Waiting until marriage is wise.

How irrational is she? She ought to thank her mother for not aborting her. If her mother had, she would not even be able to support abortion. She believes in the death penalty for the innocent, while Christians believe in it for the guilty. We at least give the accused a trial whereas she and those like her do not even do the same. Is this rational?

As for those so called churches who support abortion. They are synagogues of Satan. I am a pastor and the Bible really says that abortion is murder and carries the death penalty. How could an organization that supports murder of innocent babies be deemed positive? Is this rational? Underneath all their rhetoric lies selfishness, childishness, irresponsibility and immaturity. They are murderers and they are irrational.