tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4482791619320478550.post4836204773021947023..comments2023-12-26T03:55:24.907-05:00Comments on Speaking in Foolish Tongues: Those Who Do Not Learn from History...TWFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06016277303703254572noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4482791619320478550.post-83037457080342611792011-05-25T21:28:33.805-04:002011-05-25T21:28:33.805-04:00I would prefer to never again discuss your dangle....I would prefer to never again discuss your dangle. [LOL] Yes, I do see the point you were making, and it was indeed a good one.<br /><br />I saw Camping on the news not long ago, incidentally, after his prediction had failed, and his embarrassed, goofy grin all but said, "I love all this attention, but I don't know what to say!"Ollie Wallflowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03300587872476075629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4482791619320478550.post-83180623773081298952011-05-18T04:16:27.556-04:002011-05-18T04:16:27.556-04:00I think you have misunderstood the angle of my dan...I think you have misunderstood the angle of my dangle, Ollie. I was not making a comment about the act of communal living of the believers being good or bad in and of itself. Actually, I would agree that the arrangement does sound pretty nice overall.<br /><br />What I was pointing out was the parallel with the Camping cult. Some Camping cult members have sold their possessions and quit their jobs to focus on spreading the Doomsday word. If you quit bringing in more income, you have to be confident that you have enough funds to survive until the end. Camping's cult clearly does.<br /><br />In Acts, along with selling their possessions, they were selling their lands. Lands are a means of making additional money, through grazing, through farm field, through orchards, etc. The parallel here is that (consistent with Jesus' message) the end was coming very soon. If that is the case, they would not need to worry about making any more money, as long as they had enough to survive until the end (or as long as they could keep up the chain of people selling all that they had and redistributing the wealth).<br /><br />Obviously, you would not believe that early believers honestly thought the end was near, but I think you could at least gleam from Scripture why that belief was possible in defense of my argument here. :-)TWFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06016277303703254572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4482791619320478550.post-85524834827146531302011-05-17T18:00:05.796-04:002011-05-17T18:00:05.796-04:00Call me a socialist, but Acts 4:32-37 sounds prett...Call me a socialist, but Acts 4:32-37 sounds pretty great to me! We obviously disagree about theology, but I think we might disagree about economics, also. While capitalism has made our country incredibly wealthy, it's hard to overlook the millions who struggle from day to day because they haven't succeeded financially the way others have. The early Christians who sold their possessions and redistributed their money to those in need had the right idea. And it wasn't like communism--they *chose* to give away their wealth.Ollie Wallflowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03300587872476075629noreply@blogger.com