tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post4335166666755361191..comments2024-03-27T15:47:46.091-05:00Comments on Pastoral Meanderings: Where is Charles Martel when you need him?Pastor Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653554256101480140noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-59811750192329828682016-08-26T13:19:18.015-05:002016-08-26T13:19:18.015-05:00Europe will eventually turn into a police state. ...Europe will eventually turn into a police state. The elites in Europe (the wealthy 1% of Europe) are truly evil and believe that Europe would be easier to control if it were NOT Christian. Hence the flow of Muslims into the European Union. They wish to rule like greedy sultans.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-87369477835563235962016-08-25T16:33:44.687-05:002016-08-25T16:33:44.687-05:00Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart fr...Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men. For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain. Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee? I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies. <br />(Psa 139:19-22)<br />David Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11966977894876326659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-22879824815513503312016-08-25T15:15:33.898-05:002016-08-25T15:15:33.898-05:00"The true soldier fights not because he hates..."The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him." —G.K. Chesterton, January 14, 1911Pastor Petershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10653554256101480140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-75792250731035808232016-08-25T08:03:28.319-05:002016-08-25T08:03:28.319-05:00Muslim refugees can be helped without resettling t...Muslim refugees can be helped without resettling them into Christian countries. Safe havens can be established in Islamic countries. We need not feel guilty as Christians simply because we do not want violence in our lands from a religious and political system which teaches contrary to our faith and civil laws. It is not the so called moderate Muslims who will save us from the extremists and Jihadis among them, we must do this ourselves and protect our children, our families, our neighborhoods from potential terrorism. We can extend the love of Christ and aid the refugees but Christ does not command us to invite them into our homes. Those who despise our faith and our laws will destroy us in spite of our good intentions.John Joseph Flanaganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06596324816480709495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-81909631920701411832016-08-24T20:33:00.533-05:002016-08-24T20:33:00.533-05:00Fight is a word that is used in many contexts. Tro...Fight is a word that is used in many contexts. Troops on the ground is but one. For my part the fight does not begin with weapons or boots on the ground but with other Islamic leaders who will stand up to those who use their Islamic faith as a weapon, with political leaders who will not shrink from confronting the enemies of freedom as real enemies that we dare not accommodate, and with religious leaders who will challenge the wasting of our liberty upon vulgarity and sensuality instead of virtue and goodness. For what it is worth, the burning of the Quran may be symbolism but it is provocative symbolism that does little to really address the Islamic jihadists and only convinces the moderate Muslims that we in America really mean freedom only for Christians.Pastor Petershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10653554256101480140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-1506247606344890882016-08-24T16:15:26.119-05:002016-08-24T16:15:26.119-05:00Again, where does Scripture forbid Christians from...Again, where does Scripture forbid Christians from burning the writings of false teachers?<br /><br />And it is a false dilemma to claim that Christians may either burn false teachings or preach and teach Christ and Him crucified. Certainly Martin Luther did both.Carl Vehsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00348831096001668813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-37022246900356565502016-08-24T16:08:10.627-05:002016-08-24T16:08:10.627-05:00Hello again,
Sorry I misspelled your name Mr. Gra...Hello again,<br /><br />Sorry I misspelled your name Mr. Gray, and hello to you Mr Vehse,<br /><br />I am sorry but I don't know anyone who would equate reproving false teaching with burning the books. Does this activity advance God's Kingdom? Will people just abandon Islam, become disciples of Christ because I burned their holy books? I would use scriptures and preaching, and leave the bonfires to others. I guess we will just have to disagree Mr. Gray.<br /><br />Great example with the Papal Bull Mr. Vehse. I will give that more thought. Sure, nothing the text about what not to burn or burn. I agree with you. I don't think ML was trying to convert the Pope to his position by burning his decree. He was just trying to defy him. Should we only try to defy Islam, or should we advance Christ's kingdom in the manner prescribed by Paul? That would be preaching and teaching Christ and Him crucified. Thanks for your thoughts gentlemen. Have a good day!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-70221036342108926032016-08-24T15:34:42.294-05:002016-08-24T15:34:42.294-05:00Where does Scripturet forbid Christians from burni...Where does Scripturet forbid Christians from burning the writings of false teachers? Martin Luther <a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eGER6QUVFHc/VXeRt8Rk-ZI/AAAAAAAAA4o/ZzYHFmaAbeU/s1024/LutherBurnsPapalBull_Aspelin_1857-1922.jpg" rel="nofollow">burned the papal bull</a> along with other Romanist books in a bonfire on December 10, 1520, outside of Wittenberg. The Koran deserves no less.Carl Vehsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00348831096001668813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-83849353731722676362016-08-24T15:16:49.392-05:002016-08-24T15:16:49.392-05:00We just read this morning in Ephesians of the need...We just read this morning in Ephesians of the need to reprove false teaching. I think it is a grand hyperbole to confuse burning a book of lies with bombs or calling down fire on entire towns.David Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11966977894876326659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-16860124107742541452016-08-24T14:20:56.663-05:002016-08-24T14:20:56.663-05:00Hello Mr. Grey,
We are called to preach Christ an...Hello Mr. Grey,<br /><br />We are called to preach Christ and Him Crucified, not to violently attack other false religions and their writings. Sure, Islam is a lie and the LCMS clearly teaches this. Our weapons in this warfare are not bonfires, bombs, or other modern weapon, but the preaching and teaching of the Word made flesh. Christ refused to call fire down on towns that rejected him even after his disciples requested it. Thanks for your question, and I've always enjoyed reading your notes on this blog.<br /><br />In WyomingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-82383406645688303382016-08-24T14:01:34.099-05:002016-08-24T14:01:34.099-05:00Gillette, is the town (pop. 31,000) in Wyoming whe...Gillette, is the town (pop. 31,000) in Wyoming where a copy of the Koran will be burned this weekend.<br /><br />An October 29, 2014, Refugee Resettlement Watch article, "<a href="https://refugeeresettlementwatch.wordpress.com/2014/10/29/lutheran-family-services-rocky-mountains-largely-funded-by-government-contracts/" rel="nofollow">Lutheran Family Services Rocky Mountains largely funded by government contracts</a>," discusses resettling inadequately screened Muslims in Wyoming.<br /><br />LFSRM is a LCMS RSO, and a subcontractor of LIaRS (Lufauxran Immigration and Refugee Services) which gets most of its money from taxpayers' pockets, but also gets some token funds from the LCMS, which it gets from pewsitters' pockets.<br /><br />The resettled Muslims provide cheap labor for the coal mining operations in the area.Carl Vehsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00348831096001668813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-86777420757205927612016-08-24T13:58:03.572-05:002016-08-24T13:58:03.572-05:00How is burning a Koran bad? It is a false revelat...How is burning a Koran bad? It is a false revelation from a false god that leads men and women into hell. David Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11966977894876326659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-14628446032899864012016-08-24T13:27:42.880-05:002016-08-24T13:27:42.880-05:00Hello Pastor,
Thanks for your post. I always enjo...Hello Pastor,<br /><br />Thanks for your post. I always enjoy your blog, and I really want to keep the eight commandment and put the best possible construction on your words both spoken and written. A quick question: Would you make a distinction between immigrants who are Muslim coming to this country(some fleeing war) and the army that was destroyed in 735 AD? How you recommend we receive them? A town in Wyoming has just now taken to burning the Quran. This isn't what Christ has called us to do. Take a quick minute and fire off a quick response. I hope to be in TN in November and go to your church. I have family in Memphis and in Knoxville. Thanks again for your writings and ministry.<br /><br />In WyomingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-14729179178750364992016-08-24T09:10:07.260-05:002016-08-24T09:10:07.260-05:00"armies... battle... fighting the common [ji...<i>"armies... battle... fighting the common [jihadist] enemy and fighting for virtue, goodness, and truth n our exercise of the gift of freedom. Where is the leader who can rally us to both?"</i><br /><br />Before sending the troops off with a sermon and a prayer for victory, called and ordained pastors should consider some of what they—in a real world—are asking for in terms of what will be needed in such a fight against Muslims.<br /><br />• A Declaration of War by Congress;<br />• A much larger and probably more violent internment program in the U.S. than in WWII with Japanese Americans, which will likely involve armed defense by police and citizen militia against guerilla attacks by islamists already in U.S. cities, thanks to agencies like the LCMS-funded Lufauxran Immigration and Refugee Service (an accounting will have to be made);<br />• At least 150 MT of nuclear explosions directed at a dozen or so Middle Eastern countries, with the anticipated deaths of 300 million people directly or from subsequent disease and starvation;<br />• Cutting out [yet again!] the growing cancer in Europe;<br />• The subsequent indictment, trial, conviction, and sentencing of American citizens who aided and abetted Muslim terrorism;<br />• A world-wide economic disruption in carrying out such a fight for victory;<br />• A President who is willing to "push that button."<br /><br />Thus the question, "Where is the leader who can rally us to both?" will not have a pleasant answer.Carl Vehsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00348831096001668813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-12133985422067556722016-08-24T08:14:36.415-05:002016-08-24T08:14:36.415-05:00"Here we are after a priest was murdered in h...<i>"Here we are after a priest was murdered in his own parish church by an enemy"</i><br /><br />Let's not forget the laity—men, women, and children—who have been murdered by the islamoterrorists.Carl Vehsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00348831096001668813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-46612028398062151072016-08-24T07:02:44.512-05:002016-08-24T07:02:44.512-05:00Indeed, the threat of Islamic terrorism is real, a...Indeed, the threat of Islamic terrorism is real, and Western nations are learning that in many respects, Islam is incompatible with Christianity, Judaism, and other religions. Islam does not stress assimilation and tolerance, and the idea of democracy is alien to this system. I for one do not believe in allowing the migration of Muslims into the United States. Other religions, non-violent and peaceful, can coexist, but in every corner of the world, in most every land where Islam has gained a foothold, sectarian violence and terrorism follows. The Jihadists usually intimidate moderate Muslims to support them, and as a group, they promote Sharia rather than abide by the Constitutions and laws of the host nations where they settle. This is reality, not xenophobia, and survival of a free society warrants strong measures of self protection.John Joseph Flanaganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06596324816480709495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-60708566261100878462016-08-24T06:41:34.768-05:002016-08-24T06:41:34.768-05:00"we must battle on both fronts – fighting the...<i>"we must battle on both fronts – fighting the common enemy and fighting for virtue, goodness, and truth in our exercise of the gift of freedom. Where is the leader who can rally us to both?"</i><br /><br />Isn't that what the Germans were crying out for at the beginning of the 1930s... or what the Pharisees and Sadducees were expecting in their version of the Messiah?Carl Vehsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00348831096001668813noreply@blogger.com