i don't start threads very often, but yesterday i had something of an epiphany as i was doing some work in the yard.
deep in thought, as i usually am when doing mundane tasks, it occurred to me that while jesus encouraged us to be "good samaritans", god himself is not a good samaritan.
in the parable by jesus, a traveler is left beaten and robbed on the side of the road.
Aguest
How does god sending his son help the starving african mom and child who more than likely have never heard of either god or the provision of his son?
And how are all humans not his human children. Without his creative beginings there would be none. And are you suggesting that if my son hates his brother he is not my child. If he has done wrong I can just disown him.
And lastly, I don't think you "touched a nerve" so much as "agitated some brain cells".
christendom's churches have human.
leaders, such as the pope of rome, the.
patriarchs and metropolitans of the eastern.
So - we all agree. Them be one bunch of hypocrites.
when i heard that on the radio, i had to run to the pc to see if i heard that correctly.
she gets 750 million for 5-6 years of marriage?
something tells me that there is more to this story than what we know.
Just to be fair, it comes down to more than just "gettin married". Apparently Tiger came to that point in life where he wanted to settle down, have a real relationship and a family. To bad his pecker wasn't of the same mind.
i've been offered the option of working from 8 pm until 4 am.. pay is a little more.. the only drawback is the drive to and fro.. have you ever done something similar?.
syl.
what about the effect on meeting attendance
hee, hee
i don't start threads very often, but yesterday i had something of an epiphany as i was doing some work in the yard.
deep in thought, as i usually am when doing mundane tasks, it occurred to me that while jesus encouraged us to be "good samaritans", god himself is not a good samaritan.
in the parable by jesus, a traveler is left beaten and robbed on the side of the road.
Aguest = I of course have no clue as to who you are and therefore cannot ascertain if you are a wise person of God perhaps or just one who likes to write many words. The scriptures say that in any endeavour of this nature, that you suggest that I could become more fully involved, one start with ones own household. I have two grown children who I find myself helping, one with her two children, and it taxes me pretty much to the limit both mentally and financially. I would agree that there is always some way to do more. However what I and others can do to eleviate human suffering is totally inadaquate to the task. BUT if God felt the compassion of a good samaritan, he does have the purported power and ability to truly make the difference. And since these are his creation or children why does it fall to me to fumble along in an inadequate manner to "fix" it. And if you suggest like some of the comments that this is an opportunity for ones like myself to learn compassion, I would say why do others have to suffer so that I can learn. If you look at the world scene it is obvious that many of the human family do a great deal, limited only by their ability, to be good samaritans. So for me I still wonder why God does not chose to end all the suffering since he is apparently the one that is capable of doing so. And as a closing thought on your post I do find it to be condescending and rude. And may you to have peace.
i don't start threads very often, but yesterday i had something of an epiphany as i was doing some work in the yard.
deep in thought, as i usually am when doing mundane tasks, it occurred to me that while jesus encouraged us to be "good samaritans", god himself is not a good samaritan.
in the parable by jesus, a traveler is left beaten and robbed on the side of the road.
I am totally without an answer I must admit. But certainly if the Creator of all things is not able to care for his human creation now why should I think he will at some time in the future?
i don't start threads very often, but yesterday i had something of an epiphany as i was doing some work in the yard.
deep in thought, as i usually am when doing mundane tasks, it occurred to me that while jesus encouraged us to be "good samaritans", god himself is not a good samaritan.
in the parable by jesus, a traveler is left beaten and robbed on the side of the road.
I think that most comments are homing in on "what has/does he do for me" and thus they focus on how they feel about it. For me I have an image burned into my mind of an African woman holding her child, lying up against a fence, fly's buzzing about and they are both near starvation. Can god really just ignore that and still be a good samaritan?
i hear his wife did not like spiders.. any takers?.
snowbird - Jasher, pessaries and other stuff you can reference. Evidently you are a well studied lady.
*** text for june-30-10 ***.
wednesday, june 30. he himself well knows the formation of us, remembering that we are dust.-ps.
103:14.. jehovah does not expect us to be perfect in the absolute sense.
will power - Evidently you hit the nail on the head.
*** text for june-30-10 ***.
wednesday, june 30. he himself well knows the formation of us, remembering that we are dust.-ps.
103:14.. jehovah does not expect us to be perfect in the absolute sense.
I missed the "evidently" insertion there. So Jesus is "evidently" smart enough to figure that out. And here I thought the bible suggests he may have been perfect, which in turn one would cause one to think when he comments on an issue it would carry a bit more weight than "evidently"
