Assuming the greater part of this group is "saved," they truly dishonor Christ and perpetuate the "they're all hypocrites" stereotype the public has of Christians.A violent brawl may have started because the Hells Angels thought a Christian motorcycle ministry [Set Free Ministries] was claiming an affiliation with them ...I spent most of the past 20 years in Southern California and I am familiar with the work of Set Free Ministries; it is sizable and effective with hundreds of wonderful testimonies. Hearing that Aguilar and some of his closest supporters are nothing more than thugs and bangers is heartbreaking.
Set Free's leader, Phillip Aguilar, and four other biker ministers were charged with weapons and gang felonies after the fight at a Newport Beach bar that ended in two stabbings.
The dust-up prompted police to raid the Set Free Christian Ministries compound in Anaheim, where they allegedly recovered thousands of rounds of ammunition and dozens of guns and knives. ...
Aguilar, 60, started his counterculture church in 1982 after saying he found Jesus while doing time in the state penitentiary for child abuse. His church, which prides itself on its outreach to criminals, drug addicts and biker gangs, has attracted thousands of members nationwide and operates several drug rehab homes around Southern California.
Perhaps there really is truth to the rumored link with hell's angels.
Thursday, August 21, 2008
STEREOTYPES: They're not God's angels!
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Consider:
The missing element in every human 'solution' is an accurate definition of the creature.
The way we define 'human' determines our view of self, others, relationships, institutions, life, and future. Many problems in human experience are the result of false and inaccurate definitions of humankind premised in man-made religions and humanistic philosophies.
Human knowledge is a fraction of the whole universe. The balance is a vast void of human ignorance. Human reason cannot fully function in such a void; thus, the
intellect can rise no higher than the criteria by which it perceives and measures values.
Humanism makes man his own standard of measure. However, as with all measuring systems, a standard must be greater than the value measured. Based on
preponderant ignorance and an egocentric carnal nature, humanism demotes reason to the simpleton
task of excuse-making in behalf of the rule of appetites, desires, feelings, emotions, and glands.
Because man, hobbled in an ego-centric predicament, cannot invent criteria greater than himself, the humanist lacks a predictive capability. Without instinct or transcendent criteria, humanism cannot evaluate options with
foresight and vision for progression and survival. Lacking foresight, man is blind to potential consequence and is unwittingly committed to mediocrity, collectivism,averages, and regression - and worse. Humanism is an unworthy worship.
The void of human ignorance can easily be filled with a functional faith while not-so-patiently awaiting the foot-dragging growth of human knowledge and behavior. Faith, initiated by the Creator and revealed and validated in His Word, the Bible, brings a transcendent standard to man the choice-maker. Other philosophies and religions are man-made, humanism, and thereby lack what only the Bible has:
1.Transcendent Criteria and
2.Fulfilled Prophetic Validation.
The vision of faith in God and His Word is survival equipment for today and the future. Only the Creator, who made us in His own image, is qualified to define us accurately.
Human is earth's Choicemaker. Psalm 25:12 He is by nature and nature's God a creature of Choice and of Criteria. Psalm 119:30,173 His unique and definitive
characteristic is, and of Right ought to be, the natural foundation of his environments, institutions, and respectful relations to his fellow-man. Thus, he is oriented to a Freedom whose roots are in the Order of the
universe. selah
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