George Carlin - Religion is bullshit.

Jesse Ventura - Religion Is The Root Of ALL Evil!

Is this the god that I'm support to follow? To worship? To fear? To get down on my knees and pray to?

When I was younger I had a job of watching over the cabins and homes up north. As I drove about doing odd jobs snow-blowing the snow form little old ladies drives-ways. towing car out of snow banks and fixing frozen water pipes and chopping wood as I passed a cabin I would make sure they were not freezing up and that no animals making a den in them and that included the odd squatter.

One night I got stuck in a cabin as the weathers changed before the forecasters had a chance to warn us. So I spend some time drinking coffee on the frozen dock watching the snow fall and the sun set.

I heard a noise to the left and behind me as I turn and watch a 4 by 4 after it hit the seasons accumulated snow bank (just like concrete) on the corner and half fly and half tumble down the embankment onto the thinning ice and slide on it's side 20 feet out until it hit a soft spot and started sinking.

I stood up and watched for about 30 seconds and sat down again.

She was drowning and there was nothing that I could. The ice was cracked up after the SUV hit it. She went under in less than a minute And it's damn cold water that would have killed both of us. No point being a dead hero. Unless you live in this place you will never understand how it is. If I thought I could have saved here I would have tried.

Heather (59) a good Baptist was coming back from shopping after spending the night with a friend in the city in order to feed her cat. A really stupid thing to do in that weather.

There was no phone and no cell phones at that time and it was in the middle of no where 8 miles from the nearest main road to far to walk at night before it got to cold. It gets down to -40 there in some winters. But even at -20 you just don't go for a 8 mile hike if you don't have to. But there was no rush she was dead. She saw me watching her drown. I was 120 feet from where she was.

The next day I walked out to report what happened and that was that. I did all I could do and that was still more than god did.

And the way that she was screaming she really didn't seem like she wanted to die and go to heaven. May be this heaven isn't as good as we read about.

So is this the god that you want me to worship? The one and only god that you want to to go back to? The only one that could help her when she needed it the most? I did my time believing in this god and for all the I gave it it gave nothing back but false promises.

Ecclesiastes 3: certainly sums up mankind’s existence. The “preacher” sees the vanity of man’s activities but also points out God’s people find meaning in life when they cheerfully accept it from the hand of God.

We humans have little or no control over times and changes, but God determines all of life’s activities. (vv.2-8).*

I found the “vanity” at a very early stage in my life after a friend, I used to call him Uncle Bill, a bachelor (and a Christian) who in all his working life, for the local Council, saved his money and wouldn’t spend even a penny for a licorice strap so that he could have enough for a good life after his retirement.

After forty years of work the time came and Uncle Bill retired and was presented with a wrist watch for his faithful service to the Council. After the send off I asked him what was he going to do now he was retired and he said “Ralph, I’m going to go to Melbourne tomorrow and have a big spend up on clothes and stuff and to have a look around and really enjoy myself.”

The next day Bill took the train to Spencer Street then a tram to Flinders Street. Whilst he was getting off the tram he tripped and fell under a passing truck and was instantly killed.

There IS a time for every thing and as one gets older and looks back in life one sees there is too much time spent on things that do not matter and we need to be less dependant on external circumstances. You never know when your times up.

I thank my God he chose to set me free from years of ignorance in Revival and give revelation of what really matters in things eternal.

(*scource, NIV, ESV SBs,)

Howdy Guest #10:  Reading your post I feel you make a naturally understandable point. Why does God allow such misery in this world?

I have read many more stories of good people being taken for seemingly no reason.

But here's the thing...When asked if I have a soul, I say No... I am a soul, "I have a Body" That is to say this physical existance is a mear shaddow of the real world...the eternal one awaiting us who believe.

There are plenty of examples of God's servants throughout history giving their lives for God...It's all about where your treasure is!

Moses died not entering into the promised land...indeed you could argue that God killed him...WHY???

Some say it was soley because he struck the rock rather than speak to it as instructed...I think not.

Moses was more meek than any other that had lived and only one other in the Bible was called meek (Jesus himself)

Moses was one who really understood the concept of placing his treasure in the eternal (Not the temperal)

This is perhaps the biggest lesson that God was going to teach Israel in their time in the nation of Israel under Joshua and the Judges.

My point is that this is one lesson that Moses did not need to learn as he already has passed that test with flying colours.

There are many unanswered quesations that we in the physical struggle with. But I tell you what...To those who endure to the end...There's is the kingdom.

Have a read of Isaiah chapter 11 and perhaps this may help to see things from God's perspective.

mj