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- From: muehlhau@en.ecn.purdue.edu (John Muehlhausen)
- Subject: Re: THE MIND OF THE BIBLE BELIEVER
- Message-ID: <1992Dec31.195559.240@en.ecn.purdue.edu>
- Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
- References: <1992Dec27.073652.5991@en.ecn.purdue.edu> <1992Dec28.122831.21650@walter.cray.com>
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- Date: Thu, 31 Dec 92 19:55:59 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec28.122831.21650@walter.cray.com> jwest@wisc (Jeff West) writes:
- >muehlhau@en.ecn.purdue.edu (John Muehlhausen) writes:
- >: In article <Bzw01t.7ED@dale.cts.com> npm@dale.cts.com (Nancy Milligan) writes:
- >: >John Muehlhausen (muehlhau@en.ecn.purdue.edu) wrote:
- >: >>
- >:
- >: Trusting God means trusting that all things work together for good for those
- >: that love Him, and they happen for a reason. I would much rather live a
- >: short life with cancer and let my increased awareness of my mortality light
- >: a fire under my butt for God than to glide through life accomplishing
- >: nothing with eternal consequence. God will not give someone something that
- >: is not good for them in the long run. If a Christian is not healed of
- >: cancer, then they have it for a reason that is beneficial to them as a
- >: spiritual being, as promised in the Bible. Paul didn't whine about his
- >: adversity, nor did Jesus himself! In fact, they seemed to shake a fare
- >: amount of joy out of it!
- >:
- >:
- >: John M.
- >:
- >:
- >
- > I just love these kind of rationalizations. NOT! Your a real piece
- > of work John. I have nothing against what you believe. Faith or lack
- > thereof in religion and god is a personal thing. But your above
- > statement shows an * Incredible * lack of compassion and humanity!!!
- > The statement that finally pushed me over the edge of considering
- > myself a Christian anymore was after watching a beautiful 4 year old
- > little girl go through the terrible torture of chemotherapy for cancer.
- > After a long fight and spending most of her life knowing nothing but
- > fear and pain people actually had (have) the gaul to say;
- > "It was god's will."
- > If this is your god and his idea of; "giving us something that's good
- > for us in the long run." Then you can KEEP him and all of your assinine
- > beliefs!
- >
- > Jeff "you really hit my hot button" West
-
-
- Lets clear something up - all things work together for good FOR THOSE WHO
- LOVE THE LORD. If my daughter was in this circumstance, she would be in
- physical pain, but she would be secure in the knowledge of her eternal life
- through Christ, and though I would also be in much pain - probably more than
- her - God would use it to strengthen my character. Who are we to argue with
- God?
-
- John M.
-