Life Assurance Ministries / Teen Drug Abuse

Dear Brother Tafari,

Dale Ratzlaff says the law has been done away with, so is it OK for Christians to smoke dope?

Mike

BROTHER TAFARI RESPONDS

Dear Mike,

Cultic theologian Dale Ratzlaff counsels against strict compliance with the law: "Mission: To proclaim the good news of the New Covenant gospel of grace in Christ and to combat the errors of legalism and false religion." http://lifeassuranceministries.org/ Noting that legalism means: "Strict, literal adherence to the law". http://www.answers.com/topic/legalism

THE LAW

Arizona Revised Statutes §13-3405:
"A. A person shall not knowingly:
1. Possess or use marijuana."

If you decide to strictly follow the law (legalism), you will miss out on all the pleasures of getting high off your dope. But at the same time, you avoid a lot of hassle from Johnny Law.

On the other hand, if you take up with Mr. Ratzlaff's Calvary Chapel cultic theology, a joint or two a day would be allowed. That is, you can pretend to be upstanding citizen, but no need to follow the law too strictly. (Note that the boys in blue have zero respect for Dale Ratzlaff's cultic theology, so don't expect too much "grace" if you get caught!)

THE NEW COVENANT

This is the covenant I will establish with the people of Israel after that time, declares the Lord. I will put my laws in their minds and write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people. (Hebrews 8:10 NIV, Holy Bible)

Of course, the Lord likes laws. So much so that the Lord proposed a New Covenant arrangement, where it would be easy for people to keep the laws -- after all, the Lord would put the laws right into the minds of his adherents -- his people.

Cultic false prophet Ratzlaff claims the laws mentioned in Hebrews 8 no longer exist. Which just means that these religious leaders are not partakers of New Covenant Christianity. Instead of getting the laws of the Lord into mind and heart, these men oppose strict compliance with the law.

LIFE ASSURANCE MINISTRIES SCORES TOUCHDOWN

"Marijuana is the illicit drug most widely abused by adolescents in Arizona. According to the ACJC 2002 State of Arizona Youth Survey, 38.8 percent of junior and senior high school students surveyed reported that they had used marijuana at least once in their lifetime, a higher percentage than for any other drug.

PASTOR RATZLAFF HAS SO MANY DISCIPLES

Of the students surveyed, 50.8 percent of Arizona twelfth grade students, 41.6 percent of tenth grade students, and 26.6 percent of eighth grade students reported using marijuana at least once in their lifetime." (National Drug Intelligence Center, Arizona Drug Threat Assessment, December 2003)



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