Boldness (re: pulpit language)

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If I understand correctly, Paul started to talk about murderers,
whoremongers, liars....and such were some of you....strong words too, if you
ask me. Doris


>In a message dated 96-09-09 11:40:41 EDT, richardm@cd.com (Richard Masoner)
>writes:
>
><< > Arnold:  "...we need to be delivered as Pentecostals, you hear me,=
 from
> > this ego-Pentecostal stinky better than other people who are
> > whoremongers and drunks and drug addicts and fags and queers and
> > twinkies..I wanna tell you something we aint better than nobody except
> > by the grace of God.
>=20
> In other words, Bro Arnold was saying "and such were some of you..." He
> was applying the "shock" words to describe what WE are without God. >>
>
>And even I will concede that this is almost acceptable.  If, when you call
>somebody "fag" from the pulpit, you understand that except for the grace of
>God YOU ARE ALSO that "fag," and make that clear, it's completely=
 different.
>
>--Rich Brown
>
>
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