Comments on: Tuohy, of “The Blind Side”, Misses The Mark With Sandra Bullock

By: Patrick Burwell

Patrick Burwell — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 19:14:03 +0000

…but you miss the essential point of the article. “Happy talk” does NOT get it done. And Sandra’s response PROVES it…

By: kate

kate — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 01:23:21 +0000

I am not sure you understand my point. It is not right for a christian to judge unless they have been forgiven from their own sin. Then, the christian must then ask God for wisdom in their judgement of another. I am not saying that Sandra is on the right path. But I am saying that if we are too critical of other nonchristians, then we will drive them away from the truth. APPROACH is everything. Happy talk is not weak and it can represent the truth. It gets the job done if the christian leads the nonchristian to the truth.

By: Patrick Burwell

Patrick Burwell — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:33:58 +0000

“Only God can judge: not us” is actually false. Just after the verse you claim means to not judge Jesus says to judge.
Many like to twist scripture to say they have no responsibility for another’s soul. But God knows you ARE; Jesus WILL hold you responsible.
Sandra is lost. She needs to hear the truth not “happy” talk.
Learn how to share your faith. Care enough for people like Sandra to tell her what awaits her should she die in her sins.
2 people die every second of every hour of every day. How many have heard how they can obtain God mercy? Apparently not Sandra Bullock by her own testimony (lack of one).
Be wise, seek the Lost. http://NeedGod.com is where you start…

By: Kate

Kate — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:09:06 +0000

Simply said, Sandra recognized a beautiful christian; a “nonhypocritical” soul. That type of christian person is needed to make nonchristians a believer in Christ. Bless Sandra and her family. Only God can judge: not us. I pray that this destruction of her family is healed by the love of Jesus Christ.

By: Patrick Burwell

Patrick Burwell — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:44:49 +0000

I never claimed otherwise. Indeed I said exactly that I AM a sinner that needs saving and only Jesus can save me. Jesus alone is the One who can save you, me, anyone, from their just reward of Hell that God, in His anger over sin, will cast everone into Hell for, those who rejects His mercy provided by the bloody sacrifiice of His own SON!
What didn’t you get about that?

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Re: “You’re too negative” : OnlyJesusSaves.com Ministries — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:32:41 +0000

[...] to reach the lost may drink. Ever. It’s not about legalism it’s about testimony. I am NOT saying ‘right living’ is the Gospel. But what is true is that what you do reflects upon the truth of the Gospel. In other words, a [...]

By: Jay

Jay — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 07:43:40 +0000

Patrick,

We are all sinners. Tell us what your top ten sins are. I will be interested to see a prompt reply.

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Pro-Active -vs- Re-Active Evangelism : OnlyJesusSaves.com Ministries — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:11:20 +0000

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By: Rick Garner

Rick Garner — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 06:02:26 +0000

Absolutely. “Living right” and “being good” is not the Gospel and does not make a personal relationship with Christ. My concern, again, is that you’re reacting to the absence of the Gospel message when you nor I know what Leah Anne and Sandra have spoken about. There’s no proof that the Gospel hasn’t been presented. However, what’s absolutely wonderful is that Sandra met someone who redefined a Christian for her. She seems to have met someone who not only claims to have faith but also lives it out daily. This is key and is nothing at which to scoff. Before meeting Leah Anne, the Gospel had no means of reaching Sandra. Her heart was hardened. But by meeting Leah Anne, God showed Sandra that her assumptions and notions about Christians weren’t accurate.

The focus here should be prayer. Pray that if Leah Anne hasn’t shared the Gospel with Sandra, that an opportunity to do so will happen. And if she has shared, that Sandra will ask questions and come to know Jesus Christ.

By: Patrick Burwell

Patrick Burwell — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:11:18 +0000

Right living (practicing) is not the Gospel, but is the results of the Gospel, Richard.
Unless a sinners sees themselves in the light of God’s Law they will not see their need to repent and may just reach the WRONG conclusion, as Sandra has, that Christianity is “nice” when it is only “practiced.”
Unless the sinners HEAR the Gospel, rightly presented, they will not know they need saving.