Virtual_Cliff
Well-Known Member
Gosh Taijasi! That is a pretty unique perspective!
As for Job - he wasn't a historical person. Job is a teaching about how bad things happenn to good people and good things happen to bad people. When bad things happen to us it's not because of some evil we have done is this life or any other. It just happens. I can't reconcile that with karma.
The history of the early church is certainly one of severe persecution and thousands of deaths. Yet for every death more people converted. The same thing goes on today with fanatical terrorists. You can't beat a martyr to gain support for your cause.
Remember John said to Jesus: You should be baptising me.
These symbolic actions have as much meaning as we give them but are nothing in themselves.
Healing still goes on. Many accounts on the evangelical web sites.
Yeah sorry. God loves Hitler and Stalin just as much as he loves you and me. Live with it. Remember Jesus said "Love your enemies"? Also remember the parable of the workers at the vineyard? They all got paid the same even if they only did an hour's work.
Sorry this post is a bit random - only a short lunch break.
Best wishes, VC
As for Job - he wasn't a historical person. Job is a teaching about how bad things happenn to good people and good things happen to bad people. When bad things happen to us it's not because of some evil we have done is this life or any other. It just happens. I can't reconcile that with karma.
The history of the early church is certainly one of severe persecution and thousands of deaths. Yet for every death more people converted. The same thing goes on today with fanatical terrorists. You can't beat a martyr to gain support for your cause.
Remember John said to Jesus: You should be baptising me.
These symbolic actions have as much meaning as we give them but are nothing in themselves.
Healing still goes on. Many accounts on the evangelical web sites.
Yeah sorry. God loves Hitler and Stalin just as much as he loves you and me. Live with it. Remember Jesus said "Love your enemies"? Also remember the parable of the workers at the vineyard? They all got paid the same even if they only did an hour's work.
Sorry this post is a bit random - only a short lunch break.
Best wishes, VC