Rebuilding New Orleans

[vrjenny]

i have mixed feelings about it all really.... but the sounds of it.... unfortunately some have taken upon themselves to help the efforts by opening up a bar with stolen goods....

It was also said that the Southern Deceadance is still happening.... so i am afraid that some will not learn...

I am sure we all have our opinion of what should happen...my opinion or position is to pray about it and let the Lord do His will. He is the only one truly in control.

[Guest iamsoblessed]

of course..if it were any other city it would be built back..it will be built better this time and changes will be made that should have been in place before katrina...

[followerofjesus]

No question the city should be rebuilt. It has more culture than any other city.

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I have to agree with you.

But about Culture, I don't know what you mean by that......?

Culture?

I'd say Washington D.C had more culture than NO.

Maybe that's only historically wise.

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if you've never been there you will never know.

[followerofjesus]

When God judges a city or place it is presumptuous to try to rebuild it.  Think of what happened to the one who rebuilt Jericho.  (Jos 6:26, 1 Ki 16:34)  The spirit of New Orleans was not godly.  God is giving those who were trapped in New Orleans because of circumstances of poverty a new chance to start over and rebuild their lives in a more positive environment.  The new city would attract simply those who enjoyed the decadence of it.  I should think that we as a country ought to be repenting rather than trying to figure out ways to rebuild what God destroyed.

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so when your city is destroyed its presumptious to rebuild it? your home ? your family? Callous way of thinking there.

[dgolvach]

When God judges a city or place it is presumptuous to try to rebuild it. Think of what happened to the one who rebuilt Jericho. (Jos 6:26, 1 Ki 16:34) The spirit of New Orleans was not godly. God is giving those who were trapped in New Orleans because of circumstances of poverty a new chance to start over and rebuild their lives in a more positive environment. The new city would attract simply those who enjoyed the decadence of it. I should think that we as a country ought to be repenting rather than trying to figure out ways to rebuild what God destroyed.

Well...Most of the storm evacuees are here in Houston. If they don't change their "bad spirit" I suppose the good Christian folks in Houston should expect to get a devine pop . Wow...all they did was try to be good Christians by putting their hands out to help the "N.O. bad spirit" people and its now made them more likely to get judgement if their new residents don't repent. How come Las Vegas gets a pass. Or New York.San Francisco, Boston...Canada ... Can we put more of these "bad spirit "people in your town so they can bring judgement down on you? Hows about your town being the positive enviroment?

Here is what is presumptuous; You thinking that you know for a fact that this storm was a "judgement". Galveston was hit in 1900 by a nasty storm that killed 6000. Guess what...It was rebuilt and is alive and kicking this day. Guess what...there are thousands of beutiful Christian people from N.O. that did nothing to deserve this. I keep reading these self rightous judgeMENTAL posts and I am going to continue challenging them untill I am kicked off this board. These statements are so profoundly cruel and the ones making then don't even realize it. It was nothing more thhan a big bad storm and N.O. will be rebuilt. How is it that Europe gets a pass. They for the most part hate Jews and Have little to do with God. This country has the largest population of Jews and Bible believing Christians.

Perfect? far from it . Full of faithful believers? Absolutely! No doubt.

These ordeals always seem to cause this devine judgement or end times hysteria and its misguided.

If anyone here thinks they are getting words from God, Lets test this. Give me some specifics about the near future. Names, places, dates, type of disaster ect.

Dan

P.S. It is a judgement to this extent...Adam took a bit and every bad thing that has happened since then is a result of the fall. This was not sodom.

[followerofjesus]

Good one Dan I totally agree. Why has Vegas been given a pass?

Acts 23:3

3Then Paul said to him, "God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! You sit there to judge me according to the law, yet you yourself violate the law by commanding that I be struck!"

[Catsmeow]

No question the city should be rebuilt. It has more culture than any other city.

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Culture? Have you ever seen Mardi Gras? It's so decadent it's a mirror-image of Sodom and Gomorrah.

I live in central Florida and fully expect Daytona Beach (i.e. Girls Gone Wild) to be next; Central Florida is heralded proudly as the "Gay Mecca" of the United States.

We have "Gay Days Parades" in central Florida each year; the hotels and Disney advertise like crazy about all the Gay Festivities.

It's Sodom in our own lives today.

God WILL topple the idols of greed and sexual impropriety...He WILL do it unless people repent.

This includes floating casinos, streets filled with drunken orgies and sexual immorality..

[Catsmeow]

Good one Dan I totally agree. Why has Vegas been given a pass?

Acts 23:3   

3Then Paul said to him, "God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! You sit there to judge me according to the law, yet you yourself violate the law by commanding that I be struck!"

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Las Vegas will undoubtedly be toppled as well. In fact, I grieve with tears that our entire country will be under the judgment of God soon.

Our nation has abandoned our God for gods of wealth and immorality...

This is only the beginning. Our entire nation will suffer for it's insurrection and rebellion. Everyone will see the judgement of God.

We must encourage everyone to repent. God promises that IF we repent, much like Ninevah, we will be spared.

Right now, nobody wants to learn from the past in scripture....they ignore the signs and warnings God is giving us.

[nebula]

What scares me about rebuilding NO is not just the potential for it to be destroyed again by another major storm . . .

But the resurgence of Mardi Gras.

Do you know what the next Mardi Gras would be like in the rebuilt New Orleans?

Not only will it be the same pagan debauchery as before, but it will be heaping even more sin by the pride of how "we" overcame, how "we" are immortal and invincible, "we" built ourselves back up, the whole "we will be lifted up to the skies" mentality.

I don't want to see a new New Orleans unless there is a new spirit in there - or should I say "Spirit". Otherwise, it will be even more snubbing their noses against our God.

[Catsmeow]

The Bible shows us the mistakes people have made; God loves us but He also warns us to turn from sin and rebellion or we will see His hand of justice.

NOTE: Lot was accused of being a judgemental guy...

GENESIS 19:5 They called Lot and said to him, "Where are the men who came to stay with you tonight? Bring them out to us! We want to have sex with them!" 6 Lot went out to them and stood in the doorway, closing the door behind him, 7 and said, "Please, my brothers, don't do such a wicked thing. 8 Look here, I have two daughters who are virgins. Please, let me bring them out to you, and you can do with them what seems good to you; but don't do anything to these men, since they are guests in my house." 9 "Stand back!" they replied. "This guy came to live here, and now he's decided to play judge. For that we'll deal worse with you than with them!"Then they crowded in on Lot, in order to get close enough to break down the door.

*(The Complete Jewish Bible)