Are we a better society than they are in Haiti? Are we smarter, wiser, more righteous, nicer, more organizationally gifted? That would be an awful thing to claim. Why though do they suffer so? Not just now, but over and over and over again. Politically, militarily, naturally. They suffer, suffer, suffer. there is no lasting peace there. Why?
Our God is a living God. He's here, he's alive. He's not on vacation. I certainly would not have said what Pat Robertson said, but, who really knows, but God himself.
Another case:
How can our parents generation in the west be in a war that takes an estimated 50'000'000 lives and then have peace in a few short months with our enemies Germany, Italy and Japan, when the Arab world and Isreal can't stop hating and killing each other over and over and over again, generation after generation?
It's easy to criticize Pat Robertson, but alot harder to look for better reasons or answers for these things. I don't have any and when it comes right down to it, it's not my place or Pat Robertson's place to know or to pass judgement, but to love, to pray, to encourage, to help and to demonstrate Christ's love the best we can. (Pat Robertson may have mentioned this too, I don't know, but it may have passed by our always fair and noble press).
"For what ever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine you did for me" Matt.25:40
read Matt 25: 31-46-for a great perspective.
The Sheep and the Goats
"When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his throne in heavenly glory. All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.
"Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.'
"Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?'
"The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.'
"Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.'
"They also will answer, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?'
"He will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.'
"Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life."
The problem I find with the debate or controversy is the tendency to brush off as nothing "deals with satan" and having voo doo as practically a national religion, or Islamic countries vowing to destroy Isreal. These aren't good things. As a Christian it's hard to think of worse.
But we'll leave that to God's judgement for now.... Won't we?
"A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another." John 13:34
Comments very welcome - No anonymous's allowed
Our God is a living God. He's here, he's alive. He's not on vacation. I certainly would not have said what Pat Robertson said, but, who really knows, but God himself.
Another case:
How can our parents generation in the west be in a war that takes an estimated 50'000'000 lives and then have peace in a few short months with our enemies Germany, Italy and Japan, when the Arab world and Isreal can't stop hating and killing each other over and over and over again, generation after generation?
It's easy to criticize Pat Robertson, but alot harder to look for better reasons or answers for these things. I don't have any and when it comes right down to it, it's not my place or Pat Robertson's place to know or to pass judgement, but to love, to pray, to encourage, to help and to demonstrate Christ's love the best we can. (Pat Robertson may have mentioned this too, I don't know, but it may have passed by our always fair and noble press).
"For what ever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine you did for me" Matt.25:40
read Matt 25: 31-46-for a great perspective.
The Sheep and the Goats
"When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his throne in heavenly glory. All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.
"Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.'
"Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?'
"The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.'
"Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.'
"They also will answer, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?'
"He will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.'
"Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life."
The problem I find with the debate or controversy is the tendency to brush off as nothing "deals with satan" and having voo doo as practically a national religion, or Islamic countries vowing to destroy Isreal. These aren't good things. As a Christian it's hard to think of worse.
But we'll leave that to God's judgement for now.... Won't we?
"A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another." John 13:34
Comments very welcome - No anonymous's allowed
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