From: arron@waikato.ac.nz
Newsgroups: talk.religion.misc
Subject: Re: Reconciling OT with NT
Date: 15 Dec 92 14:30:27 +1300
Organization: University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand

>>God warned Adam and Eve, like our parents SHOULD HAVE warned us about what is
>>right and wrong, and how to protect ourselves. They chose to run away from God,
>>they even hid from God like any common runaway after they were found to be
>>naked.
> 
> So, your parents should have inflicted disease and death upon you for
> *one* act of disobediance?  Will you do so to *your* children?

No, the one act of disobedience has already separated us from God, death is
already taken it's toll .... it just hasn't caught up with you YET !!!!

> 
>>God then offered them the key to come back to Him in the laws, but they had so 
>>much trouble following the laws, God had to offer Christ to do all the hard
>>work for them. 
> 
> He could have just <gulp> FORGIVEN THEM.  Gosh, wouldn't that be novel.
> 

No ... parents don't just forgive their kids of everything they do wrong, it 
requires the kids to show they realise that they've done something wrong first.
Luckily God doesn't need you to change all the things you've done wrong, he
just wants you to realise you aren't perfect. Then you can offload all your
sins/mistakes/worries onto Christ's shoulders, and try (but often fail) to get
it right next time.

>>               Now God is waiting for us exactly as Christ said in the parable 
>>of the Prodigal Son. 
> 
> I assume you have proof of this.
> 

I'm not great with verses, but if you have a Concordance and some time, Christ
said that no man (person) can come to the Father except by Him. Paul, I think,
said something about all the Angels in heaven singing for joy at the saving of
one soul. Other than the bible you can only find proof by excepting Christ
yourself, and experiencing it. 

>>                     I have received the Holy Spirit, and I can assure you God
>>is very real, and DOES protect me, and answers my prayers. 
> 
> Really?  I've issued this challenge before, but since you have a
> *personal* _in_ with this god please tell him to be at my place, oh say,
> Friday the 18th of December this year.  I'll be waiting for him, he can
> let himself in.  If he shows up I'll ask him several questions and if the
> answers are reasonable then I might believe.  If this happens I'll post
> to the net.
> 
> Now, this should really be a very very minor task for an omnipotent
> god, and since you talk with him regularly it shouldn't be a problem.
> I'll wait for him to show up.  If he needs to reschedule he can call
> me.  (BTW, I'm not listed in the phone book, but he shouldn't have
> _too_ much trouble finding me, now should he.)
> 

Sure, sweatless. all you have to do is to know how to communicate with him. Get
down on your knees on Friday the 18th December, and pray to God, ask him to be
there with you, and to give you the revelation from the Holy Spirit, and the
answers to the questions you have. I beleive, and will even pray that he will
do just that, and then it's up to you and God.

But trust me ... he WILL be there (see word OMNIPOTENT in dictionary), but
would you talk to you if you were going to be a smart unwilling listener. God
is more patient with people than I am though.

>>                                                           He loves both you 
>>and I and wants to spend eternity with us all, death doesn't mean much when you
>>have a future after death.
> 
> Then I guess all he has to do is make us immortal.  Gee, if he wants it so
> bad then who am I to argue.
> 

That's exactly what he WILL do, it's all documented in the Bible.

>>Praise God !!!
> 
> For what?
> 

For all the good things of this world that you haven't found yet, and the ones
you have !!!!

> 
> Gordon
> -- 
> The opinions expressed are my own, and not the beliefs or opinions
> of whatever company you think I work for.  So there, thhhbbbt!
> Message to Kodak:  Freedom for Dan Bredy.
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