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Anti-Religious Folks Don't Speak For All
The letter, "Keep the Sermons in Churches" (Manchester Times, 4/15/08), was interesting, although I disagree with some of it. Yes, most sermons should be on the religious page, but if a pastor wants to write about social issues, morality or community concerns, he has the same right as any other citizen even if he quotes the Bible in doing so.
The writer declares most seniors are not interested in what Jesus or St. John or Isaiah said, and he is annoyed when people come to his door to tell him about Jesus. These people are only obeying the instructions of Christ. However, some forget that Christ taught. If you are not welcome, shake the dust off your feet (homes had dirt floors in those days) and leave.
If seniors are not interested in The Word of God, they should be. It is similar to having a super genius friend who knows every hair on your head and would give his life for you, who gave you a long letter concerning life and death, and you don't want to read it.
Christ never pressured people, but said, "If you don't believe me, believe the works you see me do." Even Christ's enemies could not deny his miracles (which they saw with their own eyes), but maliciously attributed them to the devil.
Yes, we have sickness and suffering here on Earth. The Bible teaches Christ suffered and we will too. I don't know of anyone who has not suffered. But we have the surety of being pain free, walking on streets of gold beside the river of life with our family and friends who believed in heaven.
William Messinger,
Whiting
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