Aloha brother Parish,
Your absolutely right - of course there are heroes (saved and lost). After all, the word "hero"
is a legitimate English word. We can appreciate heroes and heroism in people. What we, as Christians, are not to do is "
worship" heroes!
The Holy Bible clearly teaches that God is
NOT a "respecter of persons" [
Job 36:19, 37:23-24; 2Samuel 14:14; 2Chronicles 19:7; Acts 10:34; Romans 2:11; Ephesians 6:9; Colossians 3:25; 1Peter 1:17 ]; and it instructs God's people
not to engage in "respect of persons" - before the Law [
Job 13:10, Job 31:16-23, 32:21-22, 34:19 ]; during the Law [
Leviticus 19:15; Deuteronomy 1:17, 16:19; Proverbs 24:23, 28:21]; and during this age of Grace [
James 2:1, 9].
Considering all of the Christian "celebrities" out there, there sure is a whole lot of "respect of persons" going on in Christian circles today!
On the other hand, "Just a Thought's"
frivolous and
unfounded charges are just one more example of his trying to stir up "
controversy" amongst the brethren, which gives him another opportunity to
point fingers and play the "
victim".
