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]]> Comment on Hymns vs. Contemporary Worship by thenness http://clinton-vdc.com/wordpress/2010/02/hymns-vs-contemporary-worship/#comment-14 thenness Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:38:11 +0000 http://clinton-vdc.com/wordpress/?p=192#comment-14 If the music is there to help us focus on God it shouldn't matter if it is this style or that style or the other style. It is still up to me to make the choice to worship. The music should never be about the performance, or the sound quality, or the volume, or the style, or anything other than praise, and worship, and adoration, and testimony of God. But even if it fails this criteria, it is our responsibility to make the conscious effort to worship, and praise, and adore, and testify from within ourselves. If we let the style of music prevent us from entering in to worship, that's our own fault. If we let circumstances or external forces dictate whether we focus on God then there's something wrong with our relationship with Him. Paul and Silas didn't let prison doors, chains, and the complaints of other prisoners keep them from singing praises to God. Why should we let music stand in our way? If the music is there to help us focus on God it shouldn’t matter if it is this style or that style or the other style. It is still up to me to make the choice to worship. The music should never be about the performance, or the sound quality, or the volume, or the style, or anything other than praise, and worship, and adoration, and testimony of God. But even if it fails this criteria, it is our responsibility to make the conscious effort to worship, and praise, and adore, and testify from within ourselves.
If we let the style of music prevent us from entering in to worship, that’s our own fault. If we let circumstances or external forces dictate whether we focus on God then there’s something wrong with our relationship with Him. Paul and Silas didn’t let prison doors, chains, and the complaints of other prisoners keep them from singing praises to God. Why should we let music stand in our way?

]]> Comment on Greed and Capitalism by thenness http://clinton-vdc.com/wordpress/2009/02/greed-and-capitalism/#comment-6 thenness Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:17:17 +0000 http://clinton-vdc.com/wordpress/?p=137#comment-6 I think I understand what you are saying and why you are saying it. But many will view this as a one-sided argument that advocates making a profit at the expense of others. By this I include cheating the unsuspecting, overcharging, high-pressure sales to those who don't know how to say "no", eliminating the competition (as in gang and mob related activities), and so on. Making a profit should depend on providing a good product or service at a price that others are willing to pay. And your comment regarding non-profit organizations may be misleading. Are all non-profit organizations contrary to God's plan? Or is it wrong for profit-making businesses to be charitable? Of course not. James 1:27 Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world. James 2:14 What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, 16 And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit? What holds true of an individual who desires to please and honor God should hold true of a business that wants to operate under Biblical principles. I think I understand what you are saying and why you are saying it. But many will view this as a one-sided argument that advocates making a profit at the expense of others. By this I include cheating the unsuspecting, overcharging, high-pressure sales to those who don’t know how to say “no”, eliminating the competition (as in gang and mob related activities), and so on. Making a profit should depend on providing a good product or service at a price that others are willing to pay.
And your comment regarding non-profit organizations may be misleading. Are all non-profit organizations contrary to God’s plan? Or is it wrong for profit-making businesses to be charitable? Of course not. James 1:27 Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world. James 2:14 What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, 16 And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?
What holds true of an individual who desires to please and honor God should hold true of a business that wants to operate under Biblical principles.

]]> Comment on Capitalism under assault by thenness http://clinton-vdc.com/wordpress/2009/02/capitalism-under-assault/#comment-4 thenness Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:45:08 +0000 http://clinton-vdc.com/wordpress/?p=130#comment-4 In these rough economic times, this assult may not be as full fledged as you want us to believe. Yes there are plenty of comments in the media about the (socialist/liberal handout) bailout money lining the pockets of the corporate CEOs, paying for luxury vacations, corporate jets and such. But I have seen several articles in newspapers praising those (capitalist) companies that rise above these tough times and make profits, export goods, and come to the aid of the economy. Why, I've even seen comments (not just on the opinion page) how (liberal) bailout/stimulus packages with strings attached are injurious to our economy. The pendulum swings both ways in the media. After all, they know they can't sell papers to those they constantly offend. Are not the newspapers, movie studios, producers, Hollywood actors, TV personalities and musicians also actually capitalists (even if they exhibit socialist/Marxist facades)? Do they not capitalize on the willingness of people to pay for information (regardless of whether it is truth), entertainment, and stimulation (whether good or bad, worthwhile or detrimental)? They covet big corporate sponsorship, so they are dependent on capitalism to maintain their own extravagant lifestyles. No matter how good the socialist mantra may sound, it simply doesn't work. Yes, it gets all sugar-coated with "equality in prosperity" catch-phrases, but when it comes down to where the rubber meets the road, without capitalism as its musculo-skeletal system socialism can't stand up. Capitalism may have a tendency to produce the greedy as well as the charitable, but it discourages laziness. Socialism tries to punish the greedy under the disguise of charity, but encourages laziness. Christian morality produces charity, responsible behavior, and willingness to be productive in the society in which we live. In these rough economic times, this assult may not be as full fledged as you want us to believe. Yes there are plenty of comments in the media about the (socialist/liberal handout) bailout money lining the pockets of the corporate CEOs, paying for luxury vacations, corporate jets and such. But I have seen several articles in newspapers praising those (capitalist) companies that rise above these tough times and make profits, export goods, and come to the aid of the economy. Why, I’ve even seen comments (not just on the opinion page) how (liberal) bailout/stimulus packages with strings attached are injurious to our economy. The pendulum swings both ways in the media. After all, they know they can’t sell papers to those they constantly offend.

Are not the newspapers, movie studios, producers, Hollywood actors, TV personalities and musicians also actually capitalists (even if they exhibit socialist/Marxist facades)? Do they not capitalize on the willingness of people to pay for information (regardless of whether it is truth), entertainment, and stimulation (whether good or bad, worthwhile or detrimental)? They covet big corporate sponsorship, so they are dependent on capitalism to maintain their own extravagant lifestyles.

No matter how good the socialist mantra may sound, it simply doesn’t work. Yes, it gets all sugar-coated with “equality in prosperity” catch-phrases, but when it comes down to where the rubber meets the road, without capitalism as its musculo-skeletal system socialism can’t stand up.

Capitalism may have a tendency to produce the greedy as well as the charitable, but it discourages laziness.

Socialism tries to punish the greedy under the disguise of charity, but encourages laziness.

Christian morality produces charity, responsible behavior, and willingness to be productive in the society in which we live.

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