http://www.switched.com/2009/02/20/faithful-are-giving-up-facebook-for-lent/ Switched Comments for Faithful Are Giving Up Facebook for Lent http://www.switched.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.switched.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.switched.com/2009/02/20/faithful-are-giving-up-facebook-for-lent/http://www.switched.com/2009/02/20/faithful-are-giving-up-facebook-for-lent/Feb 22nd 2009 2:37PMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/02/20/faithful-are-giving-up-facebook-for-lent/http://www.switched.com/2009/02/20/faithful-are-giving-up-facebook-for-lent/Feb 22nd 2009 2:58PMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/02/20/faithful-are-giving-up-facebook-for-lent/http://www.switched.com/2009/02/20/faithful-are-giving-up-facebook-for-lent/Feb 22nd 2009 3:02PMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/02/20/faithful-are-giving-up-facebook-for-lent/http://www.switched.com/2009/02/20/faithful-are-giving-up-facebook-for-lent/Feb 22nd 2009 6:43PMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/02/20/faithful-are-giving-up-facebook-for-lent/http://www.switched.com/2009/02/20/faithful-are-giving-up-facebook-for-lent/Feb 17th 2010 2:16PMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/02/20/faithful-are-giving-up-facebook-for-lent/http://www.switched.com/2009/02/20/faithful-are-giving-up-facebook-for-lent/Feb 22nd 2009 8:33PMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/02/20/faithful-are-giving-up-facebook-for-lent/http://www.switched.com/2009/02/20/faithful-are-giving-up-facebook-for-lent/Feb 22nd 2009 10:09PMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/02/20/faithful-are-giving-up-facebook-for-lent/http://www.switched.com/2009/02/20/faithful-are-giving-up-facebook-for-lent/Feb 23rd 2009 12:13AMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/02/20/faithful-are-giving-up-facebook-for-lent/http://www.switched.com/2009/02/20/faithful-are-giving-up-facebook-for-lent/Feb 23rd 2009 12:26AMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/02/20/faithful-are-giving-up-facebook-for-lent/http://www.switched.com/2009/02/20/faithful-are-giving-up-facebook-for-lent/Feb 23rd 2009 2:17AMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/02/20/faithful-are-giving-up-facebook-for-lent/http://www.switched.com/2009/02/20/faithful-are-giving-up-facebook-for-lent/Since the word "Christian" distinctly means "A disciple of Christ", and was first used in derision at Antioch, how can someone...anyone...claim to be a "christian" when they are following after a doctrine (namely "Lent") that neither Jesus Christ NOR ANY of His disciples in the Bible EVER mentioned?
There is NO SUCH THING as "lent" even mentioned in the Bible. So, that proves Jesus never taught it and his 12 disciples, nor the 120 people on the day of Pentecost in the upper room (Bible: book of Acts, Chapters 1 and 2) ever practiced it! Don't call it Christian, then. Call it (Lent) "Catholic". That is where it started and that is where it will finish. Even Martin Luther practiced "Lent" because he was a RC priest BEFORE he protested against the evils he saw perpetrated on the common people by their religious leaders...much like Jesus saw the Jewish Religious leaders of His day doing to THEIR people! Sad, though, that Martin Luther didn't separate enough of the teachings of the catholic church from the truth he found in the Bible! It would have made a much different "LUTHERAN" church! Eh? As it stands now, the Lutherans are still very similar to the roman catholics in doctrines and practices.
I'll tell you what...you go ahead and celebrate your "lent"...and I'll keep the words of Jesus, alone. We'll see in just a short time...40 days, did you say?...which one has been most blessed! The idea of lent is to 'sacrifice', but the Word of God says that it is God's Will that we obey...for "to obey is better than sacrifice"! And THAT is in God's Word!
(btw...I'm not yelling...I just use the exclamation points to emphasize the strong points I firmly believe. I hope it doesn't annoy people like all capitals do.) :-)
Lord bless you.
]]>Feb 23rd 2009 4:01AMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/02/20/faithful-are-giving-up-facebook-for-lent/http://www.switched.com/2009/02/20/faithful-are-giving-up-facebook-for-lent/Feb 17th 2010 2:21PMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/02/20/faithful-are-giving-up-facebook-for-lent/http://www.switched.com/2009/02/20/faithful-are-giving-up-facebook-for-lent/Feb 23rd 2009 4:55AMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/02/20/faithful-are-giving-up-facebook-for-lent/http://www.switched.com/2009/02/20/faithful-are-giving-up-facebook-for-lent/The essence of religion is the belief in the Supernatural without any proof and/or empirical evidence whatsoever; religious people call this “faith”. Those who have reached the age of reason and believe in reality call this delusion.]]>Feb 23rd 2009 11:02AM