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Friday, May 13, 2005

Jane Fonda, Christian?

Just read story in http://drudgereport.com/ about Jane Fonda. She is impressed with George Bush. Good! Me too. Seems those that don't like him just squaack back the stuff they read in the Seattle Post-Intel. or late night KIRO radio, but they don't have a clue about him.
Now Ms. Fonda says that she is a Christian but that she believes "it's metaphor, written by people a long time after Christ died. And interpreted by specific groups." It's not metaphor, it's reality. From http://christiananswers.net/home.html:
Objective scholarship upholds the New TestamentGospels bear internal marks of historical integrityText of New Testament is firmly established
Since it is from the New Testament that we gain our primary knowledge of Jesus, it is fitting to ask whether this literature is sound and historically accurate. Critics often describe the Gospels as pious legend, having no historical competence, and designed only for propaganda purposes. But while it is acknowledged that the Gospels are not biography in the strict sense according to 20th century definitions,[1] the following facts give immense weight to the historical accuracy of the New Testament.
OBJECTIVE SCHOLARSHIP UPHOLDS THE NEW TESTAMENT
Archaeologists studying ancient civilizations by uncovering ruins and examining artifacts, are with increasing success confirming the accuracy of the Biblical texts. Sir William Ramsey's vindication of Luke's writings is a classic example.[2] The findings of archaeology have in fact reversed the opinions of a number of former skeptics. Among these is the scholar Dr. William F. Albright, who writes:
"The excessive skepticism shown toward the Bible [by certain schools of thought] has been progressively discredited. Discovery after discovery has established the accuracy of numerous details."[3]

The definition of a Christian is a follower of Christ and how can you be a follower of Christ if you only believe that he is a metaphor? If he is only a metaphor and not 100% real than he does not exist, only in mens minds. But, if he does exist, as I believe, then he is who he said he was, the one who is the only God as described in the Bible and is thonly One worthy to be praised. To follow Him is to be a Christian.
Galations 1: 6 I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel— 7which is really no gospel at all. Evidently some people are throwing you into confusion and are trying to pervert the gospel of Christ. 8But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let him be eternally condemned! 9As we have already said, so now I say again: If anybody is preaching to you a gospel other than what you accepted, let him be eternally condemned!
10Am I now trying to win the approval of men, or of God? Or am I trying to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi, I agree with you totally that you can not be a christian and beleive the bible is a medaphor. Man, when I heard that Ms. Fonda had become a christian I thought it was great. What a testimony she could share. But I can't imagine how she could be lead to Christ, and active in a church (I read that she was active in an Atlanta church) and not beleive the bible to be the true, word of God. Man, I am kinda disappoint to learn that. Thanks for putting it out there.

Anonymous said...

You are an anus.

D. Bruce Lapham, Jr. said...

Dear Anonymous,
Why do you say that? What part of what I said do you disagree with?