I grew up with guns. Use guns. Love guns. Support the 2nd Amendment. But where do we draw the line?I think most of us would say that having nuclear arms is too far. So we agree the 2nd Amendment is not unlimited. An assault-type rifle is not for hunting, nor is it for home protection. I have a feeling that most people who have them are likely overcompensating in some way. Perhaps they feel it makes them more macho, etc. Not a bad thing…but really it is unnecessary. An assault rifle is designed to fire a lot of rounds…and fire them quickly. I cannot think of the any time I have ever heard of someone protecting their home and needing even a full clip of bullets. A single shot is enough to send most felons scurrying. And a few more will ensure that the cops are enroute to help.So, really, what would happen if we just said, No more assault rifles will be sold? Would we now be unable to protect ourselves?Yes, the bad guys will keep theirs. But over time and with attrition, they, too, will be taken. Further, a bad guy cannot easily hide an assault rifle as he walks through the neighborhood, so their utility (thanks to OTCP!) is limited to showing off…or really nasty acts.I’m FOR gun ownership. But if we were to keep one assault rifle out of the hands of someone who plans to use it for evil, wouldn’t that be a good thing?
I’ve never heard of him. Where does he pastor ?
I found people in my home church to abhor any preaching about the love of God or the grace of God but they would shout, dance, and speak in tongues when listening to messages about God frying people in hell!
If young children get shot, and God didn’t stop it, did he allow it?
1Co 10:26 For the earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof.
God is a God of love.
He is also a God of judgement and wrath.
God is a God of patience and He is longsuffering.
God is a God who allows freewill.
God is a God who will leave man to his own devices and sear consciences as well as turn them over to reprobate minds.
With God overseeing it, and allowing man free will,
It might not be able to be said that He did it, but you can say He used it to get our attention.
Think on this one
Romans 9:17-23
For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth. Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth. Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault? For who hath resisted his will? Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus? Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour? What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction: And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory,
Daniel 4:34-35
34 At the end of that time, I, Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes toward heaven, and my sanity was restored. Then I praised the Most High; I honored and glorified him who lives forever.
His dominion is an eternal dominion;
his kingdom endures from generation to generation.
35 All the peoples of the earth
are regarded as nothing.
He does as he pleases
with the powers of heaven
and the peoples of the earth.
No one can hold back his hand
or say to him: “What have you done?”
Jim Price is no longer COG
The listeners defend him because they too are Church of God.
OMGoodness! I certainly have an opinion in addition to the fact that R Culpepper was probably looking for the old Candid Camera Crew! I wasn’t sure what I was watching at first. I thought it was a comedy routine but turned out to be real. I had to watch it a couple of times and came to the conclusion that it might have been about allowing women pastors? I am not sure if I would feel comfortable with a woman pastor, but I know God uses women in powerful ways. But that’s just my opinion. But the way he talked about women in that assembly now that I realize it was his true feelings, ruffled my feathers! Brought back bad memories of when the COG ran a lot of good, God loving people away with their self judging attitudes.
We have had women pastors forever.
I don’t know the subject matter but you gotta know Bob Randolph meant every word……gotta love him
A man clearly out of touch with reality!
A most sincere man
This post had COG in it so it qualifies. Otherwise it would be deleted as not worthy of posting.
Don’t educate your children to be rich. Educate them to be Happy. So when they grow up they will know the value of things not the price. copied and pasted from a FB friend.
This issue isn’t about happiness its about effectiveness, about tooling up to meet needs of the modern world.