How do I bring my daughters back from the damage these teachers have done? Does this mean that even if we've confessed and asked forgiveness, we will still be judged for words we've spoken in the past? Should I go to the wedding-hate the sin ... ...
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Well, it's time to Bring It
On with some e-mail questions.
Are you ready?
OK.
Pat, this first one comes
from Joann who says--
You know, the Bible says
bring up a child in the way
that he should go, and when he's
old he won't depart there from.
And I think if you
brought your children up
as you say you have, sooner
or later, they'll come back.
But the Bible also
says that anybody
who takes one of these little
ones who believes in me
and turns him away,
would be better for him
that he had a millstone
tied around his neck
and he was thrown to
the depths of the sea.
I mean, it's
really-- anybody who
turns on one of these little
ones who believes in me away,
the curse of God Almighty is on
them, and it's just terrible.
But your children
will come back.
You continue to love them,
and continue to pray for them,
and the Lord himself
will open doors.
But you pray day, after day,
after day for these kids,
and God will look after them.
OK, this is a CR,
Pat, who says--
Be tough for all
of us wouldn't it?
I think the idea is calumny.
That's a nice word to--
Define that.
The idle word is idle calumny.
I mean, you're condemning
other people with your speech.
But we've got to be
careful what we say.
And the Lord does say
you'll give account,
but he also cleanses
you and forgives you.
So I think that which has
been done is under the blood
and you can receive forgiveness
and take it and live in it.
That's it.
OK.
This is Alice who says--
Well, my thought
isn't that-- I mean,
I know you're
supposed to love her,
so by all means let her
know that you love her.
But you can not participate in a
ceremony that you feel is wrong
and violates your
religious beliefs.
And to go to that,
you're denying
what is very important to you.
So you need to tell
the granddaughter,
look, I love you.
I'm with you.
I think what you're
doing is wrong
and I can not participate
in your wedding.
Period.
OK, yeah.
This is Adam who says--
You can tell pretty quick.
Do they believe the Bible?
Do they believe Jesus
is the Son of God?
Do they take the
scripture as it's written?
Do they counsel people to
live a godly life, et cetera,
et cetera.
And the Bible also says by their
fruits you shall know them,
so what do they do?
Are they stealing money?
Are they are a
bunch of hucksters?
Fewer and fewer, there used
to be some real charlatans
on the quote
"television airwaves,"
but I don't think
this is true now.
But by your fruits.
How do you know?
That's how you know, all right.
This is Ash who says--
Well, there's a
large way of doing it.
There's some people who
give up something for Lent.
They give up dessert, or they--
Sometimes TV.
They don't watch TV.
There was a professor
I knew in college
who gave up drinking scotch
for Lent and only drank beer.
So just shows how holy he was.
That's a tremendous sacrifice.
Wasn't that a great sacrifice?
That's his offering to the Lord.
Anyhow, the biggest thing
is what's in your heart.