tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740886601629111706.post8195746513331548656..comments2023-04-13T08:06:14.562-04:00Comments on A Lutheran Layman: No, Mahatma Gandhi Did Not Like Our ChristA Lutheran Laymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06597604598312446960noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740886601629111706.post-42418525840469887092017-07-29T23:55:22.635-04:002017-07-29T23:55:22.635-04:00I'm sorry but I disagree with some of the comm...I'm sorry but I disagree with some of the comments. Mahatma Gandhi did like the figure, but not his followers, the Christians. Several times he called British Christians "Hypocrites" and "Two-Faced People", for not following the teachings of Jesus Christ. And, in my opinion, nothing has changed much since then.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16185218789988283328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740886601629111706.post-28496470469085068142017-02-03T23:52:28.993-05:002017-02-03T23:52:28.993-05:00From the Note in bold italics at the end:
"I...From the Note in bold italics at the end:<br /><br />"I'm not a called and ordained minister of God's Word and Sacraments."<br /><br />That was obvious.John Whitbeckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18286076346814391508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740886601629111706.post-61864606094201026842016-09-15T12:49:22.924-04:002016-09-15T12:49:22.924-04:00If one were to criticize Ghandi for having his own...If one were to criticize Ghandi for having his own interpretation of Christ and the Bible, then one should start with criticizing the current state of the church, both Protestant and Catholic, for interpreting the Bible for their own purpose. It has become a tool of politics and greed, and Christians confuse numerical majority with inherent superiority. Their image has been irreversibly transformed; instead of being one of preaching the love and kindness of Jesus Christ, western Christians are widely seen as bigoted and hateful, and who can blame them? Ghandi was correct, Jesus would never have approved of such vehement hate for liars, non-believers, gays, and other sinners. But church no longer concerns itself with God and now focuses on the sins of people.<br /><br />Ghandi was not incorrect. He liked Christ and what he stood for, which is more than most Christians in the west can say.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03358905487462949813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740886601629111706.post-53452096699807209952016-09-15T12:48:47.956-04:002016-09-15T12:48:47.956-04:00If one were to criticize Ghandi for having his own...If one were to criticize Ghandi for having his own interpretation of Christ and the Bible, then one should start with criticizing the current state of the church, both Protestant and Catholic, for interpreting the Bible for their own purpose. It has become a tool of politics and greed, and Christians confuse numerical majority with inherent superiority. Their image has been irreversibly transformed; instead of being one of preaching the love and kindness of Jesus Christ, western Christians are widely seen as bigoted and hateful, and who can blame them? Ghandi was correct, Jesus would never have approved of such vehement hate for liars, non-believers, gays, and other sinners. But church no longer concerns itself with God and now focuses on the sins of people.<br /><br />Ghandi was not incorrect. He liked Christ and what he stood for, which is more than most Christians in the west can say.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03358905487462949813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740886601629111706.post-83970140685048714612016-09-07T13:03:58.641-04:002016-09-07T13:03:58.641-04:00He never said that he was like Jesus. He said he ...He never said that he was like Jesus. He said he liked Jesus. Wow did you go of the deep in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740886601629111706.post-92224118392708459352016-06-29T20:53:12.742-04:002016-06-29T20:53:12.742-04:00Interesting that a Lutheran can be so narrow and d...Interesting that a Lutheran can be so narrow and dogmatic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740886601629111706.post-7363826193852970592016-03-24T14:11:29.527-04:002016-03-24T14:11:29.527-04:00Perhaps ask yourselves why you spend so much time ...Perhaps ask yourselves why you spend so much time and energy defending your faith.<br /><br />Does God need defending?<br /><br />Does Christ?<br /><br />Are all the poor, old and sick taken care of, so that you can spend your time on this?<br /><br />Go and do as Christ commanded.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740886601629111706.post-25154391113446071922015-11-20T23:30:58.427-05:002015-11-20T23:30:58.427-05:00Jesus Christ in no way belongs to Martin Luther ju...Jesus Christ in no way belongs to Martin Luther just as He does not belong to any other denomination. More importantly, Luther also never said or wrote the words, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me" (John 14:6). That was Jesus Christ talking about Himself. <br />A Lutheran Laymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06597604598312446960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740886601629111706.post-88765095940183278152015-11-20T17:29:05.563-05:002015-11-20T17:29:05.563-05:00No, Mahatma Gandhi did not like Martin Luther'...No, Mahatma Gandhi did not like Martin Luther's Christ...and neither do I...and I was born Lutheran and remained one until I realized what an evil, hateful man he was. timokkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01619683105643807301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740886601629111706.post-56332587574725332332015-11-08T04:04:59.106-05:002015-11-08T04:04:59.106-05:00It is a terrible arrogance to assume you can speak...It is a terrible arrogance to assume you can speak for another human being. Ghandi said what he meant. Putting half a page of your own biased words into a dead man's mouth in order to make yourself feel better better about something he actually did say is goes a bit beyond simple arrogance. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740886601629111706.post-66637818435446573812015-08-04T20:43:29.733-04:002015-08-04T20:43:29.733-04:00HOLLA HOLLA bill yallHOLLA HOLLA bill yallAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740886601629111706.post-13305124306307513482015-03-22T23:19:40.566-04:002015-03-22T23:19:40.566-04:00Mr. Gandhi, did you ever say that you were God in ...Mr. Gandhi, did you ever say that you were God in human form, or did you still a storm with your voice, walk on water, raise the dead, and perfectly predict the future? Were you morally perfect--in thought, in word, and in deed? Did you warn that you would raise all humanity from the dead and judge them? Did you raise your body three days after your death, and ascend into Heaven?<br /> Unless I'm dreadfully mistaken, you did not. Then you too, sir, were so unlike our Jesus. You too were a sinner, desperately needing God's mercy. I hope you were trusting in Jesus on that fateful day when death suddenly came to you. We will find out on Judgment Day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740886601629111706.post-79562063692336959442014-12-20T09:36:30.536-05:002014-12-20T09:36:30.536-05:001 Corinthians 1:18-31 (ESV) "18 For the word ...1 Corinthians 1:18-31 (ESV) "18 For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 19 For it is written, 'I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart.' 20 Where is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? 21 For since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not know God through wisdom, it pleased God through the folly of what we preach to save those who believe. 22 For Jews demand signs and Greeks seek wisdom, 23 but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles, 24 but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. 25 For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men. 26 For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. 27 But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong; 28 God chose what is low and despised in the world, even things that are not, to bring to nothing things that are, 29 so that no human being might boast in the presence of God. 30 And because of him you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption, 31 so that, as it is written, 'Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.'"<br /><br />God's Word is truth and Jesus Christ is the Word became flesh and the Truth Himself.<br /><br />Grace And Peace,<br />JeffA Lutheran Laymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06597604598312446960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740886601629111706.post-2598235309216883972014-12-18T14:27:33.590-05:002014-12-18T14:27:33.590-05:00to all that want the truth.
Mohandas Gandhi was a...to all that want the truth.<br /><br />Mohandas Gandhi was a follower of the teachings of Jesus, was he himself a Christian? no, he was not officially a member of any organized religion. Did he believe Jesus was the Lord in the flesh? No, but many Christians debate this everyday going back 2000 years. The quote "I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians" is taken out of context. When Gandhi saw the brutality, bloodshed and violence being carried out in his country and much of it being done by people calling themselves "Christians" he knew these acts were outside the teachings of Jesus.<br />The ones that subjugated and controlled India in those days, many called themselves Christians, did what they did in the name of Christianity. the truth is they were motivated by greed, wealth and corruption. they cared about no one but themselves. no love, no compassion.<br />The message of Jesus was love and forgiveness, not hate. We should remember, Jesus loved the rich ruler as much as the poor widow.... Jason Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18344044443324744008noreply@blogger.com