God has a purpose for you, and death is included. No forces in the world are outside of His control. God suffers no foes to trespass on the domain of providence. All things are ordained of God, and specially our deaths under the peculiar oversight of our exalted Lord and Savior.
He will bring us on our journey 'til He brings us to the journey's end. Blame not the accident, neither complain of the pestilence; for Jehovah himself gathered home his own.
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Joanne Bobin posted at 9:14 am on Wed, Feb 6, 2013.
That individuals must write this for the public is truly disturbing. Spirituality should be a private matter, not one for the pages of the local paper. One must wonder the purpose.
David Diskin posted at 8:07 pm on Sun, Feb 3, 2013.
It amazes me that people worship a god that is angry, vengeful, and worse.
I realize that not everyone worships this god, but many people do and it's astonishing. How is this god worthy of worship? How is this god's promises confused with love?
Repenting for sin is one thing (although I think people sometimes repent to their god rather than to whom they've done harm), but this concept that we are born flawed -- or worse, evil -- upsets me.
All this focus on negativity. The guilt, fear, and hate that is taught in religion is regrettable.
Andy Crowder posted at 6:40 pm on Sat, Feb 2, 2013.
God wants you dead?