RE: Girl dies of stupid parents
January 21, 2015 at 4:30 pm
(This post was last modified: January 21, 2015 at 4:32 pm by Nope.)
(January 21, 2015 at 4:04 pm)Lek Wrote:(January 21, 2015 at 1:23 pm)Mister Agenda Wrote: I think he's saying that the Christian claim is that God has infinite resources, so doing something about the world's ills would be less than trivial for such a being.Christians are to carry out God's work in the world. Jesus has told us to help the poor and needy. We are to be the instruments of his work on the earth. That's what christians are doing in Africa and other places where people are destitute. We all can't be there directly providing help, but we can give of our resources and we can also help our neighbors here. When I asked what he was doing to help, I was alluding to the fact that our job is not to sit back and call on God to fix everything, but to be involved in fixing it. That's what we're called to do. What bothers me is people that blast christians for not helping with people's physical needs, which we clearly do help with, but not doing anything about it themselves. If they are doing something, then good for them. I know there's atheists and other non-christians involved in this work too. While we're helping to feed and clothe people and help them become self-sufficient, we can also teach them that, even if they die dirt poor, they still have worth in this life and the next.
What business is it of yours? You are in no position to even guess what Xeno is or is not doing, let alone imply that he is doing less than you. Sounds like you're trying to change the subject and make it personal.
The young girl's parents believed god spoke specifically to their daughter to stop her treatment which ended up killing her. How can you believe both that your god speaks to some random little girl in Canada but doesn't also help people suffering hunger in other countries. I agree with your overall post that we should help others but your misunderstanding the point that some people are trying to make.
If you are a Christian, don't you ask yourself what the point is? What is the point of this girl dying when she had medical care available to her? Why would you god appear to her and tell her to use alternative medicine which won't help her?
