Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: bnr-fos!bnr-public!davem@watmath.waterloo.edu (Dave Mielke) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: inclusive language text Message-ID: Date: 17 Jun 89 04:50:16 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: Bell-Northern Research, Ottawa, Canada Lines: 28 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In article rgo@logic.nsc.com (Ronald Olshausen) writes: >The Lutheran church which I attend has rather recently adopted >what's referred to as 'inclusive language' text for the >traditional Lutheran service. I am in complete agreement with you. Another example of the kind of rephrasing that they have done is the replacement of "Son of God" with "man from heaven". They have done a great deal toward the removal of many of the beautiful truths which the Word of God contains and which people must know if they are to gain a correct understanding of what salvation really is. Many church leaders these days have forgotten that it is God, and not they themselves, who saves people. If they stop using the words of God Himself then they cannot realistically expect that any of those to whom they are talking will receive His gift of salvation. It is wonderful, however, to remember at all times that no matter what they do, with God all things are possible anyway. The Scriptures are full of prophesies that this sort of thing would begin to occur within the corporate church system near the end of time as we know it, i.e. what God refers to as "the end times". Those who are truly saved can relax, knowing that God is still in complete control of everything, that these signs serve as a reminder to us of HIs impecable accuracy in the fore-telling of future events, and that the end, and therefore His return, is very imminent. Dave Mielke, 613-726-0014 856 Grenon Avenue Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K2B 6G3