Drug addiction, overly lavish hedonist lifestyle, and 6,000$ abortions, Tiller is no Christian martyr as the far left loons and the ELCA are trying to cast him as.
A couple of his favorite things to say:
"The woman is the patient and the fetus is the problem"
and
"Abortion is worth going to hell for"
Operation Rescue put together an Expose’ on the life and practice of Abortionist Tiller, which you can download below:
Hi,
interesting topics. A few things, as usual, once something is said 500 years ago, sin comes in, and then they get misinterpreted. The person who said “sin boldly” was Martin Luther 500 years ago. It is actually a great quote — in context of understanding it. To understand the comment you have to see it in context. He said it in the face of a legalistic, pharasaical, Christian Church that needed reformation. Luther provided that.
As a matter of fact scripture tells us where sin increases, grace increases all the more…. showing us the power of Jesus Christ on the cross.
Also, Luther tried to see sin at a deeper level and not at the surface level. Repentance and a deep understanding of sin were regular discussions of Martin Luthers table and they still are in many Lutheran Churches.
The problem we have in Church today is that we continue to be legalistic and pharasaical. In an attempt to offset this legalism, many Churchs have taken a shallow view of sin and take the other opposing stance. In other words, the pharasaism in Churches is also creating the ’soft on sin’ side of the Church as each church body takes its side on the issues. Neither side is demonstrating the power of the Cross and the power of Jesus Christ in how they behave.
Check this out for more understanding:
http://centralityofthegospel.wordpress.com/2009/06/08/the-gospel-and-personal-criticism/
Thank you for your comments. We don’t disagree about the understanding of sin boldly you’ve articulated, but in the context of your argument, we might have different understandings of what Luther meant when he said “sin boldly”. Maybe we can have a more extended conversation about that.
In relation to the idea of legalism and the pharisees as it relates to the Lutheran Reformation, we would probably diverge quite a bit. I have a different understanding of the identity of the Pharisees, though, so I would need to know who you think they were to clarify common ground there first. I think the pharisees were known for their legalism only in a certain historical context of that word, as well as Luther, who was undoubtedly among the most legalistic of the reformers.
Tell me more.
Rev. CJ Conner