I'm not appalled at anything, and I know that many people have been pointed to Christ with these books.
I guess my objection comes more with this line than any other: I would imagine that the writer is responsible for more people coming to Christ than those who make fun of his books.
To say that any human is "responsible" for the souls of others is just strange to me and offensive to God. Do you think he'd let an imperfect people such as us determine who goes to heaven or hell? The authors are responsible for no one; the people being "saved" are responsible for themselves.
Just curious - what's your objection to the term "Saved"?
It's just so...churchy. It's one of those terms among many (such as "born-again," being a "believer," etc.) that kind of makes everything feel fake. I don't have any preferred terms; I kind of think that it would be difficult to accurately describe being "saved" without sounding churchy. I guess it's not a bad thing, it's just so cliche.
Sapphire,
God uses imperfect people, books, films, Bible tracts, and all kinds of other media every day to reach the lost.
Ref. the terms of Salvation, it sounds like you're having a bad hair day.
If you come up with a term that you like, by all means use it.
Love In Christ,
Tom
Psalms 103:15 As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.
