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ferryman777 -> RE: "Praise the Lord!" (3/23/2007 8:12:51 AM)
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Hey Popeye; What a great discussion you have going here, some replies I wish I had said, great stuff here. Really enjoyable, informative reading.
Some time back, Oral Roberts, the big time evangelist, wanted to raise more money for his various affairs, he got on the radio, TV, exclaiming the financial blight of his 'church' and university. He stated he needed X amount of dollars, by a certain date, or God will call him home.
Now, I don't know if this promotion worked or not, but, I heard alot of people saying LOL; "Well, isn't that what he has been preaching about all these years, to be with God in heaven, to be called home, isn't that what they all preach, hunger for, hope for, and pray for, to be called home."
Anyone can believe in God, I have no issues with any belief in any diety. And....yes, shit happens. Horrible things happen to people; the point I was making, or attempting to make is ...The Book of Job, focuses on unwavering, absolute trust, faith, belief in a higher authority over a person. That if that authority heaps all manner of nasties upon you, for a whim, to test your faith, to prove a point; you should be still and trust, if you do so, then you will be rewarded.
Remember Job lost his wife and children; all his material possessions. Now, wives are replenishable, hell, dump one, marry another. One dies in, a horrible death, no consequence, you'll have another before the sun goes down. Your children die, so what, just fuck and make more. Possessions, material, may be, replaced, maybe; but lives, never, once lost, gone forever and ever. And what of Job's wife's dreams, hopes, ambitions, faithfulness; the children, of their hopes, the loving times, trusting in 'Dad'.
In ALL, I mean ALL discussions of the Book of Job, I have encountered, not a word, nor mention of his wife, or children, ever is considered. The focus is always upon trusting God, no matter what. Trust in a higher authority could be translated, interpeted, to mean, in any official that has power over you...King, President, policeman etc.
This is a perspective I see in this bible book. When injustice is heaped upon the innocent and rightous, through no fault of theirs, at an authorities idle whim, then there should be outrage, accusations, of the highest magnitude.
Talk about your holy rollers.....I've heard them pray, aloud in a most ear piercing voice, "Lord, God, No Matter What It Takes, save.....(insert name)......save them, oh Lord, my God."
Do they realize what they say here? Over and over, I've heard this, East, West, North and South. I shuddered when I heard this.
Well, since a God, in no matter what form he/she takes and is called; that one, to be acceptable in society must believe in; I think, I'll believe in ......Jennifer Lopez...no wait...Janet Jackson. Yeah that's it, I'm going to start a church....what will I call it....okay, how's this....'The Most Sacred Holy Vaginal of Janet Jackson Church of Living Saints'.
Now, I need some funding here, I need 20 million dollars, to help the poor and spread the word of the Gospel of The Holy Vaginal of Janet Jackson; I'll build a university to train and educate the missionaries; to send them out to the world, two by two, on bicycles. WILL YOU JOIN ME MY BROTHER ?????
PRAISE THE LORD...er, I mean PRAISE JANET JACKSON.
Join with me Brother, raise up your holy hands unto the Holy Vaginal of Your God; GLORY, I say, GLORY, GLORY !!!!! yadda, yadda, yadda.
Do I get a hallejhla here?......Amen?????
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