tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384632623933772727.post3200587163263309884..comments2024-03-23T22:54:58.661-04:00Comments on FBC Jax Watchdogs: News Flash: God Causes Bills Receiver to Drop Winning Pass; Receiver and Bills Fans Obviously are Not Tithers!FBC Jax Watchdoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10740366031265491559noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384632623933772727.post-14521098936126992192010-12-06T15:44:42.669-05:002010-12-06T15:44:42.669-05:00"I can see everyone who reads my blog and how..."I can see everyone who reads my blog and how often they read it."<br />~Les Puryear<br /><br />http://lesliepuryear.blogspot.com/<br /><br />Big Brother is watching you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384632623933772727.post-76453063742350100492010-12-03T13:33:22.165-05:002010-12-03T13:33:22.165-05:00Slightly off topic: What do you think of Les Purye...Slightly off topic: What do you think of Les Puryear's list of requirements to become a member of his new church?<br /><br />http://lesliepuryear.blogspot.com/2010/12/our-new-church-membership.html<br /><br />#6 in particular seems troubling to me (depending on what he means)<br /><br />Of course, when he was questioned (in the comments section), he says that he doesn't feel the need to explain himself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384632623933772727.post-18667817708904131132010-12-03T09:44:46.903-05:002010-12-03T09:44:46.903-05:00"Is it or is it not right to judge someone..."Is it or is it not right to judge someone's Christianity based on a Tweet? I say it's NOT right. Can someone have a shallow moment? Can someone not have worded something carefully in a rushed moment? YES. Does it make them a bad Christian? NO. The guy even tried to explain himself. But no one even bothered to Google it. Several posters jumped all over him."<br /><br />I understand that this is a popular notion in the culture. The only thing that is wrong is to criticize anyone for doing something wrong.<br /><br />Unfortunately, that is not a Biblical principal. Christ condemned the Pharisees for their shallow relationship with God. He judged them by their actions. Actions display what is in the heart. Dr. Rogers used to say that you find out what is really inside someone when you jostle them.<br /><br />In this case, the football player has shown that he has a very shallow relationship with God.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384632623933772727.post-88720507132880644642010-12-03T00:56:16.582-05:002010-12-03T00:56:16.582-05:00His verbal actions demonstrated his fruit. His act...His verbal actions demonstrated his fruit. His action in a stressful invironment really brings out who he or she really is. We have nicely payed pasters to help grow spiritually and avoid acting bad fruit. We should be like Jesus and not the world. I should expect the church to find reason to justify his bad action.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384632623933772727.post-33446232990783508472010-12-03T00:16:22.450-05:002010-12-03T00:16:22.450-05:00Dr. Marks December 2, 2010 12:05 AM
Had to chuckl...Dr. Marks December 2, 2010 12:05 AM<br /><br />Had to chuckle when I read his comment.....FMBJrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384632623933772727.post-49696749607970996312010-12-02T17:58:47.791-05:002010-12-02T17:58:47.791-05:00Is it or is it not right to judge someone's Ch...Is it or is it not right to judge someone's Christianity based on a Tweet? I say it's NOT right. Can someone have a shallow moment? Can someone not have worded something carefully in a rushed moment? YES. Does it make them a bad Christian? NO. The guy even tried to explain himself. But no one even bothered to Google it. Several posters jumped all over him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384632623933772727.post-71650309326128935062010-12-02T14:59:45.474-05:002010-12-02T14:59:45.474-05:00"But who is to say he's a shallow Christi..."But who is to say he's a shallow Christian based on a quick tweet made when he was disappointed and trying to be funny and it didn't come out right?"<br /><br />Here we go again. Words and Actions in PUBLIC do not mean what they communicated. How convenient.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384632623933772727.post-34718053139203057482010-12-02T13:36:15.160-05:002010-12-02T13:36:15.160-05:00"But who is to say he's a shallow Christi..."But who is to say he's a shallow Christian based on a quick tweet made when he was disappointed and trying to be funny and it didn't come out right?"<br /><br />I am. I would never dream of blaming God for dropping a pass (even in my thoughts) much less write it on the Internet for the world to see. I wouldn't even do it as a joke. But then again, I'm not a shallow Christian.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384632623933772727.post-74110358458305627982010-12-02T12:29:42.376-05:002010-12-02T12:29:42.376-05:00"we are just fortunate enough not to have ove..."we are just fortunate enough not to have overy critical people like the Wartburg Watch write a blog about it."<br /><br />And you don't think you are being overly critical of the Wartburg Watch?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384632623933772727.post-84413955253118249382010-12-02T12:03:31.621-05:002010-12-02T12:03:31.621-05:00Watchdog,
I totally understood what you were doin...Watchdog,<br /><br />I totally understood what you were doing. That didn't bother me at all. I was more bothered by the Wartburg Watch's comments. They took the quote very literally and denounced the guy. I just checked their website that you linked to and didn't see an update with Stevie Johnson's reply to the press about the tweet. I guess what I am trying to say is that several posters here assumed the guy is a lousy Christian based on a tweet. And that is wrong. None of us our famous, but I am sure we could also say a shallow thing or two in a tough moment...we are just fortunate enough not to have overy critical people like the Wartburg Watch write a blog about it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384632623933772727.post-62089733116886570382010-12-02T09:46:30.105-05:002010-12-02T09:46:30.105-05:00"what's wrong with Prayer? You have not b..."what's wrong with Prayer? You have not because you ask not! You liberals drive me crazy!"<br /><br />huh?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384632623933772727.post-90345482248775768672010-12-02T09:45:06.471-05:002010-12-02T09:45:06.471-05:00"But who is to say he's a shallow Christi..."But who is to say he's a shallow Christian based on a quick tweet made when he was disappointed and trying to be funny and it didn't come out right?"<br /><br />Yeah, you are right. Just because he makes millions of dollars a year for playing a game, and then decides to send a message to the world questioning God's faithfulness because of a dropped pass is no sign of bad judgement or immaturity.<br /><br />And nothing is funnier than poking fun at God when everything doesn't turn out perfectly.<br /><br />Perhaps it was a Thanksgiving day joke. Kind of ironic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384632623933772727.post-41989432992055297952010-12-02T08:52:51.666-05:002010-12-02T08:52:51.666-05:00Anon - I don't know anything of this receiver,...Anon - I don't know anything of this receiver, never heard of him before this dropped pass. Just using his situation to poke fun of the latest nonsense in tithing doctrine, that misfortune will befall us if we don't give 10%.FBC Jax Watchdoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10740366031265491559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384632623933772727.post-33819028520039207982010-12-02T08:30:06.468-05:002010-12-02T08:30:06.468-05:00anon at 5:40:
I don't know anything about thi...anon at 5:40:<br /><br />I don't know anything about this football player. Heck, I know nothing about football in general.<br /><br />But who is to say he's a shallow Christian based on a quick tweet made when he was disappointed and trying to be funny and it didn't come out right?<br /><br />It's plain wrong to tear someone apart based on a "tweet". Chances are I could take a blip of something you say during a day and accuse you of being a shallow Christian too. And the Wartburg Watch. And ME.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384632623933772727.post-67514349316031145822010-12-02T00:05:38.557-05:002010-12-02T00:05:38.557-05:00I thinking reading this and learning about this ha...I thinking reading this and learning about this has just made my life much easier. Since I have had so much professional training in the field of psychology I now feel cheated. Now I have been enlightened. Apparently, according to these ministers, if i can get my clients to simply be consistent tithers they can fix their marriage problems? This is good news. I always thought it was deeper issues like communication problems, unresolved hurts, addictions, etc. Wow! My job just got easier.<br /><br />Dr. MarksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384632623933772727.post-64603506129711974042010-12-01T21:18:20.215-05:002010-12-01T21:18:20.215-05:00what's wrong with Prayer? You have not because...what's wrong with Prayer? You have not because you ask not! You liberals drive me crazy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384632623933772727.post-2099953786567552422010-12-01T17:40:13.686-05:002010-12-01T17:40:13.686-05:00“I didn’t expect it to be how it was,” Johnson sai...“I didn’t expect it to be how it was,” Johnson said of all the negative attention he received for the tweet. “It’s still on my page, I’m not going to delete it. I didn’t mean it how they put it, I was simply asking why and it blew up. I’ll move forward from it and take it in stride. We’re an Internet generation and maybe I shouldn’t have done it. But I don’t regret that I did it.”"<br /><br />Compare his words above to someone thrown in prison in China for daring to confess Jesus Christ. Compare his words to Richard Wurmbrand thrown in a prison in Romania for many years for preaching Christ crucified who was tortured for years.<br /><br />TWW was not overboard at all. They get it. It is a shallow Christianity that is not Christianity at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384632623933772727.post-80328411938408709232010-12-01T15:13:44.951-05:002010-12-01T15:13:44.951-05:00I kind of read it as tongue in cheek...like "...I kind of read it as tongue in cheek...like "I love you God, I screwed up, thanks, not sure what you are doing" in the sense of what do I need to learn from this. Sure enough, this is what he meant:<br /><br />"In actuality, Johnson explained, he was just asking God why he tested him like that, but still, it became big news and everyone from local reporters and talk show hosts to late night funny man Jimmy Kimmel took shots at Johnson.<br /><br /><br />“I didn’t expect it to be how it was,” Johnson said of all the negative attention he received for the tweet. “It’s still on my page, I’m not going to delete it. I didn’t mean it how they put it, I was simply asking why and it blew up. I’ll move forward from it and take it in stride. We’re an Internet generation and maybe I shouldn’t have done it. But I don’t regret that I did it.”<br /><br />Would not be the first time that the Wartburg Watch folks went way overboard in their critcism of someone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384632623933772727.post-17861238948940701132010-12-01T13:25:00.462-05:002010-12-01T13:25:00.462-05:00This kind of action is evident of babylon mystery ...This kind of action is evident of babylon mystery school invading america where the church sees as a good thing. espically the SBC.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384632623933772727.post-46390928874645087982010-12-01T11:48:34.823-05:002010-12-01T11:48:34.823-05:00Doesn't surprise me at all. This is the kind o...Doesn't surprise me at all. This is the kind of reaction you can expect when anyone employs the "it's all about me" health/wealth, blessing/cursing, superstitious/yuppie model of Christianity. <br /><br />How dare God not give me everything I want at the moment I want it. <br /><br />Who does He think He is?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384632623933772727.post-54646765830874772162010-12-01T06:15:31.158-05:002010-12-01T06:15:31.158-05:00I'm in the middle of reading "Spending Go...I'm in the middle of reading "Spending God's Money." She points out how the more distance between the giver and the receiver, the more chance for abuses.<br /><br />Christianity is BIG BUSINESS in America. It's about wealth and power and selling books and selling products and seminars.<br /><br />Maybe there should be a study done on tithers vs. non-tithers. A scientific study. Then we can all see clearly if tithers are wealthier, healthier, catch more footballs, etc. than non-tithers. Then the issue won't be so vague. We will know if what the pastor is saying is true or not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384632623933772727.post-22971706828852662932010-11-30T21:47:12.578-05:002010-11-30T21:47:12.578-05:00Tom
You can get a new video on our blog. We just u...Tom<br />You can get a new video on our blog. We just updated ours. They just cancelled that one for copyright stuff.<br />Love the article.Deenoreply@blogger.com