Comments on: The iMonk Weekend File: 2:26:05

By: Kaloni

Kaloni — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Hey, I just want to say thanks Michael. You’ve been a blessing. Keep writing!! Now, what should I pierce next, hmmmmm??

By: One Salient Oversight

One Salient Oversight — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

These guys MUST be right because they believe in inerrancy!!

By: Mark Whittinghill

Mark Whittinghill — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

I read various studies on the site, and actually had quite an enjoyable time. It brings me back about 10 years when I was hearing a lot of the same things taught. I’m not nostalgic for legalism, but sometimes things bring up memories of a time, and you get very reflective. That fact that I am drinking a beer while reading these studies makes it that much more enjoyable.

By: the Foolish Sage

the Foolish Sage — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

God forgive me for laughing at the expense of these folks, but I had to share the following gem I found in their Bible study on “Christian Appearances”:

“Note: When a man has long hair, it is a shame unto him, and thus he will feel self-conscious about it. The longer a mans hair is, the more self-conscious he becomes. Watch a man with very long hair walk down the street. Many times he will keep looking back and forth, and all around him. Do you know why he keeps doing that? Because he feels self-conscious about his appearance, and he is wondering if anyone is looking at him. He probably does not even realize that he is doing it, but nature itself is telling him that he looks out of place.”

When I had long hair, I ddid indeed “keep looking back and forth”…but it was just to keep the hair out of my eyes.
The study also informs me that I need to use a KJV Bible when filling in the blanks of the study or “I will not get the correct answers!” I think a better use of these blanks might be to use them for a game of Madlibs.

By: Mark L

Mark L — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Good thoughts, I could not agree with you more, another case of trying to look at a twig (not even a tree) and missing the whole forest.

Now we have the Bible as a manual on how to dress, whatever happened to the Gospel?

Great comments on Mark 7, I am working through Mark 6 at the moment with an adult Sunday School class, so very appropriate. Thanks.

By: Ken

Ken — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Did anybody notice the irony that the anti-earring Bible study is at a site called LIBERTY Gospel Tracts.

Kind of like North Korea praising themselves endlessly for their perfection of Freedom and Democracy.

By: Mark L

Mark L — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

What about the way they blame women for dragging men into sin?

I sin well enough on my own, thank you.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

To women I say, “Lead me not into temptation, I can find it all by myself.”

Aaron

By: Bud Brown

Bud Brown — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

What a bunch of ignoramuses. Haven’t they got anything better to rail against than ear rings? How about projecting lyrics up on the screen? Raising hands? Guitars? Lots more important things to be against…

OTOH, why do you waste your valuable time with such ignoramuses?

By: Goldie

Goldie — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

I belonged to a Baptist church once that forbade jewelry, makeup, pants on women, and I forget what else. (I ran away screaming after a year). When I read the “Bible study on earrings”, it was like coming into that church all over again. Gave me shivers down my spine!

You know why I think they do it? Because this way, it’s easy to separate the sheep from the goats. Earrings, bad, step to the left. No earrings, good, step to the right. You take your earrings off and you instantly feel better about yourself. Of course, this is spiritual pride, which is the worst thing of them all, but, as long as you’re not wearing earrings, who cares, right?

Great essay, Michael, please keep them coming, we all need you!