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say im lucky enough to go to heaven when I die and then stupid enough to say to St Peter, I wish to petition the lord our God to give me a bucket of water and send me to hell that I may lend one moment of relief from the fires of hell to one soul. what would Gods answer be?
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Nord
By the way son water boils at 220*....I wouldn't throw it on yourself.[:D]
If huntin' is a sport, then your lookin at an athlete- T-shirt
Gun bans have never accomplished anything, other than to create a safe working environment for criminals.
As far as Catholicism goes, that idea is incomprehensible. The souls in hell are there through their own rejection of God's mercy and forgiveness. Really, that's the only way you can get there.
"The fact is that when politics want to bring redemption, they promise too much. When they presume to do God's work, they do not become divine but diabolical."
- Cardinal Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict XVI
Sako Fan
Why is the grass green and the sky blue
If huntin' is a sport, then your lookin at an athlete- T-shirt
Gun bans have never accomplished anything, other than to create a safe working environment for criminals.
Because if it were the other way around you'd be upside down
and if its not one thing its two
He'd probably respond like the Eagles said in "Hotel California"...."Once you check in you can never leave".[:D][;)][:o)]
You mean: "You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave." [8D]
Why is the grass green and the sky blue
If huntin' is a sport, then your lookin at an athlete- T-shirt
Gun bans have never accomplished anything, other than to create a safe working environment for criminals.
If the sky was green too, we wouldnt know when to quit mowing[:D]
Never trust a government that doesnt trust its own citizens with guns
--Thomas Jefferson
of gasoline and send your silly butt on it's way!
[:D]
Or maybe I should say,"Quit before you get any farther behind."
[;)][;)]
BW
IT'S WHAT PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THEMSELVES THAT MAKES THEM AFRAID.
Butch HC
Why me Lord,
What did I ever do,
To deserve even one,
Of the heartaches I've known.
"Tax evasion is illegal; tax avoidance is an art form"
I believe my God's answer would be "go ahead"
To my way of thinking, my God wants me to do what I think I can to help the tortured souls of Hell, or any place.
I have now Biblical references to point to, or any deep philosophical reasoning, just my firm belief that if you can do something to help, you should.
Probably has something to do with being big dumb and southern!
***Father, Husband, and all around Nice Guy***
Jesus Christ could not describe what the Kingdom of Heaven was. There are no terms in human language that can describe what Heaven is. The best Jesus Christ could do is describe what Heaven is like. He could explain Heaven only by trying to form immages in people's minds with things they were familiar with. His descriptions of Heaven started with, "The Kingdom of Heaven is like..." and then he would tell a parable to give the listener something tangible to imagine. This is because, even Jesus Christ could not put into words exactly what the Kingdom of Heaven really was.
These parables include the story of the treasure hidden in the field, where someone finds the treasure, then hides it again, and goes and sells all he has to buy the field. It also includes the parable of the pearl of great price. You might remember, the merchant is offered the most fantasic pearl possible, and he goes and sells everything so he can buy this one treasure. Such is the very best Jesus Christ could do to describe Heaven in terms people could understand.
Describing Hell would be similarly problematic. In fact, the term Jesus Christ used to describe Hell was Gehena, which, literally translated means, "City Dump". When Jesus said there was was a Hell, where the fires burned eternal and the worms would eat the flesh, he was using the City Dump as an example of what Hell was like. When he made reference to Hell, it was obviously in parable form. The City Dump was (and still is in many places) a place where fire was always burning to consume combustible material, and where maggotts and worms were always at work. Again, this is an immage people could start to comprehend, not an actual description of what Hell really was, but an immage that people could begin to grasp.
MEMBER SINCE 10/24/1999.
To err is human, to moo is bovine.
Months went by and once again our friend became restless at the degeneracy witnessed going down in hell. [8][8][8] The music, the sex, the drugs, and the parties. "Please St. Peter, would you let me spend a week's vacation in hell?" to which the Gatekeeper adamantly agreed. [V][V][V]
Years went by and the man finally became bored and tired about the routine going on in Heaven. [:(!][:(!][:(!] "I've had it with the righteousness going on at this place. I demand to be let go from Heaven and be cast upon hell!!!". His wish was finally granted. [|)][|)][|)]
He was released upon hell where a lake of fire was waiting for him. [:(][:(][:(] Rivers of tears, oceans of sadness, and clouds of gloom fell upon him. "Oh Lord, this is not hell as remember it." To which Satan replied: "You were a tourist then, but are a resident now.... Welcome to the Jungle!!!!" [xx(][xx(][xx(]
Believe it or not, this is the story I have used for many years to keep my sister living in Switzerland from returning home.
"A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity."
Sigmund Freud, "General Introduction to Psychoanalysis".
My mission is to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.
say im lucky enough to go to heaven when I die and then stupid enough to say to St Peter, I wish to petition the lord our God to give me a bucket of water and send me to hell that I may lend one moment of relief from the fires of hell to one soul. what would Gods answer be?
If there really is an all knowing, all powerful and just God, then there is no Hell and your question has no meaning.
What would God do? Have the Devil come and get you? Threaten to kill us if we don't go? (Hey, we would already be dead). Make us go at gunpoint?
A man died and went to heaven. [:I][:I][:I] From amongst the quiet and peaceful clouds, he looked upon hell and saw the hullabaloo going down in Hades every weekend. [}:)][}:)][}:)] Most respectfully, he asked St. Peter for a weekend liberty call at hell. [:0][:0][:0]
Months went by and once again our friend became restless at the degeneracy witnessed going down in hell. [8][8][8] The music, the sex, the drugs, and the parties. "Please St. Peter, would you let me spend a week's vacation in hell?" to which the Gatekeeper adamantly agreed. [V][V][V]
Years went by and the man finally became bored and tired about the routine going on in Heaven. [:(!][:(!][:(!] "I've had it with the righteousness going on at this place. I demand to be let go from Heaven and be cast upon hell!!!". His wish was finally granted. [|)][|)][|)]
He was released upon hell where a lake of fire was waiting for him. [:(][:(][:(] Rivers of tears, oceans of sadness, and clouds of gloom fell upon him. "Oh Lord, this is not hell as remember it." To which Satan replied: "You were a tourist then, but are a resident now.... Welcome to the Jungle!!!!" [xx(][xx(][xx(]
Believe it or not, this is the story I have used for many years to keep my sister living in Switzerland from returning home.
"A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity."
Sigmund Freud, "General Introduction to Psychoanalysis".
Unfortunately, Satan having any control over Hell has no basis in theology. Satan will be cast into Hell, he does not have any rule over it. Biblically, Satan will suffer in Hell with sinners.
Fear not him who can kill the body. Fear him who can cast both body and soul into hell. That is not Satan.
You should not fear Satan or anything about Satan. Mainly because, the only Satan to fear is yourself. You are the sinner. Fear God.
MEMBER SINCE 10/24/1999.
To err is human, to moo is bovine.
Believe it or not, this is the story I have used for many years to keep my sister living in Switzerland from returning home.
"A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity."
Sigmund Freud, "General Introduction to Psychoanalysis".
Now you can't tell me you don't believe in extra-terrestrials? I refuse to believe that we are all there is in the entire Universe. Somewhere out there is a being far superior to us. This may have been the God as it were to the Ancient Egyptians, they definitely saw something.
Consistency is the final refuge of the unimaginative
One of the parables says that the day of judgement is like separating the wheat from the chaff. The wheat is saved and chaff is cast into the fire.
What happens when you cast straw into a fire? It is destroyed.
It's hard to believe that an omniscient, omnipresent, loving creator would damn souls to eternal punishment. I believe the souls of those who do not attain heaven will be destroyed.
Semper Fi
Remember Ruby Ridge.
What if there were no hypothetical questions?
Check out what I've got on the block!
say im lucky enough to go to heaven when I die and then stupid enough to say to St Peter, I wish to petition the lord our God to give me a bucket of water and send me to hell that I may lend one moment of relief from the fires of hell to one soul. what would Gods answer be?
Why dont you ask him and find out for yourself?
Is it, Satan is tempting me, or God is testing me?
You are the only one responsible for your soul. Satan is a scapegoat for your own failure. If you want to blame someone else, you can blame God. But soon, if you do that, you will conclude in your own mind there is no God.
It would have been better to blame yourself all along. The Devil is only a scapegoat. Blaming God will leave you with only yourself to blame.
MEMBER SINCE 10/24/1999.
To err is human, to moo is bovine.
[green]I almost never weigh in on these theological questions but I'll make an exception this time.
One of the parables says that the day of judgement is like separating the wheat from the chaff. The wheat is saved and chaff is cast into the fire.
What happens when you cast straw into a fire? It is destroyed.
It's hard to believe that an omniscient, omnipresent, loving creator would damn souls to eternal punishment. I believe the souls of those who do not attain heaven will be destroyed.
In red one of the most reasonable thoughts I have read in a long, long time. And fair to everyone. The "punishment" for all eternity would still be delivered (i.e. soul destroyed for all eternity) yet there would be no eternal suffering or burning in Hell for that soul.
Actually a pretty reasonable, sensiable and fair solution to the "believer/non-believer" or the "sinner/non-sinner" question.
An interesting point of theology, eh? [}:)][}:)][}:)]
Paraphrasing Mark Twain: It's not what you know that makes you look stupid, it's what you know that just ain't so.
Volenti non fit injuria
If I was the parent I would beat his * for saying that.
Read once that a prominent and respected Catholic theologian said that even Adolph Hitler would eventually sit at the table of God. His position was that there were no sins that any man could commit that warrant eternal damnation--if God were just. [;)]
An interesting point of theology, eh? [}:)][}:)][}:)]
Paraphrasing Mark Twain: It's not what you know that makes you look stupid, it's what you know that just ain't so.
Volenti non fit injuria
Respected by whom?