Thursday, December 4, 2008

Did you see Hannity & Colmes last night?


During last night's episode of Hannity & Colmes - Rick Warren was interviewed - and there was a lot of talk about Jesus.

Here's a link to the transcript: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,461685,00.html

I was rather pleased with Pastor Warren's answers. Of course, today I have already seen so many people say that he "wimped" out on some of the answers. Please...give me a break.

Why can't we be happy that a man of God went on a television show with a huge audience and gave several references to Jesus Christ. Pastor Rick shared how Jesus said He was the way, that God didn't send 100 Jesuses but 1 Jesus, and spoke of the importance of each of us accepting Him as God's gift of salvation. Is that not enough?

In fact, when Colmes pressed him about the issue of salvation and whether or not other faiths would lead people to the same place, Warren answered: "I'm not the authority on this but Jesus is..." AMEN! However, for some people out there - it's not enough. They will never be satisfied unless there is someone standing on top of the desk and screaming you better get right with God.

This is a great frustration for me...and I'm a preacher! You may not like a certain style of ministry, style of preaching, etc. but don't belittle someone because they didn't answer the way you would have. If you ask me there are too many self-proclaimed authorities on the bible and true church representation. Why can't we just be glad that regardless of HOW it happened JESUS WAS PREACHED!!!

Listen to the words of Paul in Philippians 1:15-18, "Some preach Christ from envy and strife, and some also from goodwill: The former preach Christ form selfish ambition...supposing to add affliction to my chains; but the latter out of love...what then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is preached; and in this I rejoice, yes, and will rejoice." WOW! Maybe if some of the opinionated people would actually read the Bible they could rejoice over the fact that Rick shared Jesus last night and could rejoice that His name was magnified.

To quote Forrest Gump: "That's all I've got to say about that."

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