(August 29, 2011 at 7:04 pm)salty Wrote: Punishment and suffering aren't the same,
I agree.
Quote:the Lord allows those that serve him to suffer because it molds us, teaches us, fills us with hope and faith.
Having your child get cancer and die fills you "with hope and faith"?
Quote:This forum has been a tool for the Lord working in me.
Yeah. Sure.
Quote:I have already been able to witness to many because I have spoken to them about my discussions on this forum. I am being verbally persecuted, but I walked into it, and the Lord is using it to prepare me for the work ahead.
So "God" told you to come here?
Quote:Punishment denotes the Lord's wrath, but the Lord is slow to anger, his wrath hasn't been realized yet.
And you know this...... how?
Quote:Those who disobey him have the spirit of the enemy working in them, they suffer enough under his reign, but eventually the Lord will pour his wrath on the enemy (Satan) and them, every person will be made to answer for what they have done. It is only by the blood of Jesus that I will spared.
Sounds pretty delusional to me. You have any evidence to back up any of this nonsense?
Science flies us to the moon and stars. Religion flies us into buildings.
God allowed 200,000 people to die in an earthquake. So what makes you think he cares about YOUR problems?
God allowed 200,000 people to die in an earthquake. So what makes you think he cares about YOUR problems?