The whole point of the book seems to be to discredit the Bible by
showing how ridiculous it would be to live according to it's
commandments.  And it IS utterly ridiculous for an unbeliever to
attempt to please God by following a bunch of rules.  The author
completely misses the point of the entire Bible -- our obedience to
God's commands comes from a transformed heart.

Hebrews 11:6  6 And without faith it is impossible to please him, for
whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he
rewards those who seek him.

(BTW, you know I was being satirical about Wallis and Spong, right?)

On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 12:52 PM, Jerry Krewson
<pastorjerry@...> wrote:
> Kevin,
> Wallis and Spong--even this under educated fellow would not waste my time on
> anything they said was good.
>
> I would be interested in knowing how he comes out with the 'stoning
> adulters' part of it.
> jerry k
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Sigafoos" <ksigafoos@...>
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> Subject: Re: [PastorsForum] book - The Year of Living Biblically
>
>
>> Well ... any book endorsed by Jim Wallis and Shelby Spong MUST be good!
>> :-)
>>
>> I wonder if he managed to get the 1st Commandment right?  Without
>> God's grace and transformation of his heart, there is no way we could.
>> Therefore, obeying the rest of God's laws  is an exercise in
>> futility.
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>> Kevin Sigafoos
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glory forever. Amen. (Rom 11:36)