OKAY I think I just thought of something that might be really significant, at least to me.
THE PROBLEM as I see it is that Christians just cannot conceive of the idea of a God who would make it to where a person just so happened to be so unfortunate as to die in the "act of sin".
and because of that, we think that well God would for sure not condemn that person...
BUT you know what? Jesus talked about this:
Luke 12:
35: Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning;
36: And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.
37: Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.
38: And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.
39: And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through.
40: Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.
41: Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even to all?
42: And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season?
43: Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
44: Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath.
45: But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;
46: The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.
AND just previous to that He talked about the man who had build many barns and that "THIS NIGHT THY SOUL WOULD BE REQUIRED OF THEE"
Luke 12:
15: And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
16: And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
17: And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?
18: And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.
19: And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
20: But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?
well you know what? THAT MAN was caught in sin at time of death.
It isnt as if WE determine when we die anyway, that is in GODS HANDS, right?
THAT NIGHT it was GOD who determined it was time for this man to die.
and so to think that somehow God would just be so cruel as to have it where some poor guy just happened to die at the time of his sin... and well, isnt he just so unfortunate?
well you know what? God knows when someone is going to die. and He just plain said BE READY AND KEEP YOUR LIGHT BURNING AND WATCH AND PRAY BECAUSE YOU DONT KNOW WHEN YOUR TIME IS UP!!
Claudia
THE PROBLEM as I see it is that Christians just cannot conceive of the idea of a God who would make it to where a person just so happened to be so unfortunate as to die in the "act of sin".
and because of that, we think that well God would for sure not condemn that person...
BUT you know what? Jesus talked about this:
Luke 12:
35: Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning;
36: And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.
37: Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.
38: And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.
39: And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through.
40: Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.
41: Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even to all?
42: And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season?
43: Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
44: Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath.
45: But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;
46: The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.
AND just previous to that He talked about the man who had build many barns and that "THIS NIGHT THY SOUL WOULD BE REQUIRED OF THEE"
Luke 12:
15: And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
16: And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
17: And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?
18: And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.
19: And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
20: But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?
well you know what? THAT MAN was caught in sin at time of death.
It isnt as if WE determine when we die anyway, that is in GODS HANDS, right?
THAT NIGHT it was GOD who determined it was time for this man to die.
and so to think that somehow God would just be so cruel as to have it where some poor guy just happened to die at the time of his sin... and well, isnt he just so unfortunate?
well you know what? God knows when someone is going to die. and He just plain said BE READY AND KEEP YOUR LIGHT BURNING AND WATCH AND PRAY BECAUSE YOU DONT KNOW WHEN YOUR TIME IS UP!!
Claudia
