tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299612.post8950832166000893831..comments2023-10-03T06:18:27.828-05:00Comments on The Aardvark's PLUMBLINE: The Aardvarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11425052822588090155noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299612.post-67830297545966486672008-01-29T16:05:00.000-06:002008-01-29T16:05:00.000-06:00Adequate and acceptable.Adequate and acceptable.The Aardvarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11425052822588090155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299612.post-11370461242216064302008-01-28T21:26:00.000-06:002008-01-28T21:26:00.000-06:00Atta-boy Aatdvark! You go bouy!!! How's that for...Atta-boy Aatdvark! You go bouy!!! <BR/><BR/>How's that for applause to the "holy roller" comment?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299612.post-44045484218572160412008-01-28T17:55:00.000-06:002008-01-28T17:55:00.000-06:00I had no doubts. As to "holy roller" When you're h...I had no doubts. <BR/><BR/>As to "holy roller" When you're holy, you're devoted to the Lord. When you're rolling, you're getting somewhere.<BR/><BR/>...give it up, now....The Aardvarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11425052822588090155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299612.post-92034704240754084452008-01-28T17:42:00.000-06:002008-01-28T17:42:00.000-06:00And you get a big ol' "Ayyyy-men!" from this holy ...And you get a big ol' "Ayyyy-men!" from this holy roller.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299612.post-70059599628829876702008-01-28T15:03:00.000-06:002008-01-28T15:03:00.000-06:00I really like the part about "Holy Ghost Law".A di...I really like the part about <I>"Holy Ghost Law"</I>.<BR/><BR/>A discussion of Sampson being given a "special" set of rules, simular to the ones give to Elizabeth for John the Baptist would really confuse the "Holy Ghost Law" crowd in college. Sometimes I really miss talking to Campus Crusade for Christ staff. :o) Some of them were very week in logic - strong on the 4 spiritual laws, but not Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299612.post-60679225642368046702008-01-28T14:41:00.000-06:002008-01-28T14:41:00.000-06:00Small "d" it is then...the cap was in error.Hey, i...Small "d" it is then...the cap was in error.<BR/><BR/>Hey, if they stay under long enough, there's no backsliding!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for "getting it" It really gets all over me, seeing how rife the church is with superstition.<BR/><BR/>Don't get me started on the angel fad a few years back. People are more inclined to read the current inspirational bestseller than rightly dividing the Word of The Aardvarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11425052822588090155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299612.post-51235004389921751972008-01-28T14:16:00.000-06:002008-01-28T14:16:00.000-06:00First, while I appreciate the compliment... I am f...First, while I appreciate the compliment... I am far from Divine. Just ask my mom about her gray hair or Bro. Frank who baptised me why he held me down a little longer - just to make sure it "took the first time"... < -- ok, Bro. Frank didn't really do that, but it sure felt like he did. ;o)<BR/><BR/>Second, Romans 14 speaks volumes to your main point. It is a pity that the only verse Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299612.post-65017749575397384222008-01-28T13:38:00.000-06:002008-01-28T13:38:00.000-06:00CD-Check this out:http://tinyurl.com/2pg2brCD-<BR/>Check this out:<BR/>http://tinyurl.com/2pg2brThe Aardvarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11425052822588090155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299612.post-42106902459984833292008-01-28T12:42:00.000-06:002008-01-28T12:42:00.000-06:00Ian McLeod said... Rigel, I'll field that: Duncan ...<I>Ian McLeod said... <BR/>Rigel, I'll field that: Duncan was a lightweight.</I><BR/><BR/>Not only am I laughing heartily now... I'll still be laughing when I drive home tonight after reading this line of thought about the MacLeod clan.<BR/><BR/>The rest of this stuff will require more thought before I say something. But as a quick off the cuff response.<BR/><BR/>Dude! That is totally what I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299612.post-218512205702576642008-01-28T09:27:00.000-06:002008-01-28T09:27:00.000-06:00When God spoke to His covenant people through the ...When God spoke to His covenant people through the prophet Isaiah, he said:<BR/><BR/><I>Isa 44:13 He fashions wood, and stretches a line; he marks it out with a pencil; he shapes it with carving tools, and he marks it out with the compass, and makes it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man, to sit in the house. <BR/>Isa 44:14 He cuts down cedars, and takes cypress and oak, The Aardvarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11425052822588090155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299612.post-58434876054425421142008-01-28T08:56:00.000-06:002008-01-28T08:56:00.000-06:00Now, back to the topic at hand.I fail to see how o...Now, back to the topic at hand.<BR/><BR/>I fail to see how objects in and of themselves can be evil. An object just sits there, it's the intent behind the one putting it into use which makes an object a vessel of good or ill.<BR/><BR/>Look at it this way, what's the difference between a lovely statue, a monument, and an idol? A statue is appreciated for its looks, a monument for the event it Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15994166093036923967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299612.post-87525451060524094272008-01-28T08:44:00.000-06:002008-01-28T08:44:00.000-06:00I always much preferred Connor anyway.Hey, say hi ...I always much preferred Connor anyway.<BR/><BR/>Hey, say hi to Methos for me if you see him. ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15994166093036923967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299612.post-48042512373154500272008-01-27T23:17:00.000-06:002008-01-27T23:17:00.000-06:00I was MacLeod before MacLeod was cool....and don't...I was MacLeod before MacLeod was cool.<BR/><BR/>...and don't forget about the lightning.<BR/><BR/>It's hereditary.The Aardvarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11425052822588090155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299612.post-74127075833058764122008-01-27T23:05:00.000-06:002008-01-27T23:05:00.000-06:00Rigel, I'll field that: Duncan was a lightweight.Rigel, I'll field that: Duncan was a lightweight.Ian McLeodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09584226237601882237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299612.post-92062991172103495022008-01-27T22:50:00.000-06:002008-01-27T22:50:00.000-06:00Of the clan Mcleod? And how many heads have you ch...Of the clan Mcleod? And how many heads have you chopped off.<BR/><BR/>Sorry, I couldn't help myself.Rigel Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758093584549988088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299612.post-25277181568949822052008-01-27T16:47:00.000-06:002008-01-27T16:47:00.000-06:00I chose each of the "mythic" critters purposely.As...I chose each of the "mythic" critters purposely.<BR/><BR/>As a MacLeod, I have fairies in my lineage.<BR/><BR/>Alas, of both types.The Aardvarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11425052822588090155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299612.post-54829485022877774082008-01-27T16:13:00.000-06:002008-01-27T16:13:00.000-06:00Dude. Nessie is real.Dude. Nessie is real.MacLarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14308887476612019363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299612.post-3540483418002976522008-01-27T11:13:00.000-06:002008-01-27T11:13:00.000-06:00Thass what I'm talkin 'bout.One of the enemy's mos...Thass what I'm talkin 'bout.<BR/><BR/>One of the enemy's most potent tactics is to Get Us Off Message. Throw in a healthy dose of tinfoil hat, and you get endless prating about "The Antichrist" instead of the Good News of Jesus Christ. <BR/><BR/>I'll share some weirdness in a future installment.The Aardvarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11425052822588090155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299612.post-6334950270823269382008-01-27T04:09:00.000-06:002008-01-27T04:09:00.000-06:00This reminds me of a story a friend of mine told m...This reminds me of a story a friend of mine told me once. He's christian (catholic if you're curious about denomination), and he joined this prayer group several years ago.<BR/><BR/>This group got into a casting out demons kick. It got to the point where they went a whole meeting without mentioning Jesus once. The whole thing was demon this and demon that. <BR/><BR/>It was at that point he Rigel Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758093584549988088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299612.post-24082484629582004252008-01-26T16:20:00.000-06:002008-01-26T16:20:00.000-06:00Thank you, thank you, thank you.Thank you, thank you, thank you.The Aardvarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11425052822588090155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299612.post-68968330965224209112008-01-26T15:23:00.000-06:002008-01-26T15:23:00.000-06:00The whole teaching of "you should get rid of/do X ...The whole <I>teaching of</I> "you should get rid of/do X to make Y happen" sounds much like magic, to me. Especially when things are being burned (often a Pagan ritual). You are correct, the only clear example is on books of spells and the like. Everything else is a matter of conscience ("What is not of faith is sin.") If I had a book which recommended that I burn certain other objects in Ian McLeodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09584226237601882237noreply@blogger.com