bigape Posted May 26, 2008 Group: Junior Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 24 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 93 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 28 Days Won: 0 Joined: 05/22/2008 Status: Offline Share Posted May 26, 2008 Normally when you think of a tragedy, you think about some great disaster, like an earthquake or flood, that takes thousands of lives. Well there is an even greater disaster than this, that is effecting Billions of people. This disaster isn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningGlory Posted May 26, 2008 Group: Royal Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1,022 Topics Per Day: 0.16 Content Count: 39,193 Content Per Day: 6.09 Reputation: 9,977 Days Won: 78 Joined: 10/01/2006 Status: Offline Share Posted May 26, 2008 Normally when you think of a tragedy, you think about some great disaster, like an earthquake or flood, that takes thousands of lives. Well there is an even greater disaster than this, that is effecting Billions of people. This disaster isn't greater, because it hurts more people, but because of the duration, in which these people will be hurt. The tragedy, that I am referring to, is a Spiritual tragedy. And we can read about it in Matthew chapter 7. Matthew 7:21-23 V.21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kat8585 Posted May 26, 2008 Group: Royal Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 1,360 Topics Per Day: 0.21 Content Count: 7,866 Content Per Day: 1.23 Reputation: 26 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/22/2006 Status: Offline Birthday: 04/18/1946 Share Posted May 26, 2008 It's very distressing knowing there's little one can do other than trying to make sure friends and family are truly saved. And they are the ones that are hardest to reach. Mostly all we can do is pray for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beta Posted May 27, 2008 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 132 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/21/2006 Status: Offline Share Posted May 27, 2008 The tragedy lies in the fact that the whole world is deceived and doen't know it - nor does it believe what God says. God is not saving the whole world en masse but calls people out of it each in their own order, that's what scripture says. All religions of the world are in error and have to be corrected including christianity. Unless people are prepared to change (repent) tragedy will overtake them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneLight Posted May 27, 2008 Group: Royal Member Followers: 22 Topic Count: 1,294 Topics Per Day: 0.21 Content Count: 31,762 Content Per Day: 5.22 Reputation: 9,763 Days Won: 115 Joined: 09/14/2007 Status: Offline Share Posted May 27, 2008 I did not notice this thread until after I posted this in another thread. I think it is important to understand the Christian that still does evil and the "evil doers" Jesus was talking about are not one and the same. Saying that all Christians are evil doers is correct, for we will never be perfect until we are made perfect at His return, but this does not mean that we will all be told to depart. So what does Jesus mean by "evil doers", or as the KJV puts it, "you that work iniquity"? Even though scripture does not give a clear picture about who the evil doers are in this verse, I will step out and say that they are those who claim Christ, but are doing these works for their self and not for God. Gaining reputation among many for their works and allowing the pride to grow stronger then their faith, would be one. Gaining riches and spending it on lavish, burnable junk and not helping those in need, could be another. Not loving their neighbor as themselves could be another. Basically, it is someone who is lawless in their heart. Lawless, not to the laws that we create, but to the laws God creates. As Jesus told us, there are two Great Commandments: Matthew 22:34-40 But when the Pharisees heard that He had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together. Then one of them, a lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him, and saying, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua-777 Posted May 28, 2008 Group: Royal Member Followers: 5 Topic Count: 410 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 3,102 Content Per Day: 0.48 Reputation: 522 Days Won: 6 Joined: 10/19/2006 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/07/1984 Share Posted May 28, 2008 Normally when you think of a tragedy, you think about some great disaster, like an earthquake or flood, that takes thousands of lives. Well there is an even greater disaster than this, that is effecting Billions of people. This disaster isn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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