Gideon, dear chap,I've never seen you so wound-up before.
: Define "Imperial Communist", Robert; don't you know that communists don't have heirarchies as such; thus the idea of a communist Empire is inherently autocontradictory?
In writing the communist theorises equality but in practice he is Imperial. Do you not recognise the carnal subjugation yourself?
: It might be worth clarifying my position on ecological disaster; I don't believe that humanity is doomed;
That's a big turn-around from your previous rhetoric. Perhaps we can all sleep a little better now.
: Perhaps you feel differently, although I would find your Christianity a little hollow if you did.
Too the contrary, it is not my Christianity it is His. It is wholly available to you and everyone else right here and now. I merely attempt to tell you about His joy and happiness.
: Actually, it's a Christian-originated scare, that; the idea that every barcode has "666" for the Beast on it is a fantasy straight out of Revelations.
Jesus said, "My Kingdom is not of this world", so I see no need to fret over such a thing regardless of who pedals the fear and under what pretence it is pedaled.
: : 4) Even more fear is spread amongst ozone depletion prophets, animal "rights" rebels, the Y2K crowd, stock market crash consultants, population "time-bomb" tickers and, on and on and on, und so weiter.
: Good grief; do you have any evidence of reasons to be cheerful about the above subject?!
What will fear achieve besides enslavement? Joy is in the Holy Spirit!
: Exactly why is it hogwash?
Fear induced by another man is hogwash. Can you not see that?
: Is not breathing a clear and ever-present enslavement to the worldly kingdom?
: Stop breathing for Jesus; reach salvation in asphyxiation!
Jesus healed where ever He went. There is no reason to fear when you are in Him.
: Which makes it massively different from, say, "Do what the Bible says or burn in Hell for all eternity?".
The Imperial kingdom is of this world. Christ's Kingdom is that of Grace.
: Don't look at me; I'm versatile; I can survive.
: However, I care for others, rather than merely devoting myself selfishly to my own salvation and declaring everyone who doesn't agree with me to be damned and enslaved.
I'd never declare you damned. In fact just the opposite, I hold out much hope for you and the other members of this discussion group. You are all precious and I regard myself no better than you.
Enslaved? perhaps. You can be your own judge for that, I'll simply comment on your apparent anxiety and how it has been induced. I too care about others, that is why they need to hear the truth. If I were silent, that would be uncaring. There is no greater Gift that they can recieve than Jesus Christ. God Bless.
Robert
