http://www.ordinary-times.com/archives/cloud-9/2010/the-last-judgment A Collection Fri, 05 Aug 2011 00:15:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.ordinary-times.com/archives/cloud-9/2010/the-last-judgment#comment-528 teri stamsos Tue, 04 May 2010 16:41:37 +0000 http://www.ordinary-times.com/?p=1286#comment-528 Whenever someone tries to frighten you, ask questions; whether it's your favorite news outlet, a politician, or your pastor. Fear is the tool of a controller, love is the medium of the enlightened. Christ didn't have to resort to some Hollywood version of the end of the world to reach people, he was too concerned with what people do right here and right now. Living for the end, ain't living at all. I enjoyed reading your blog. You are a wonderful person, Erin. Whenever someone tries to frighten you, ask questions; whether it’s your favorite news outlet, a politician, or your pastor. Fear is the tool of a controller, love is the medium of the enlightened. Christ didn’t have to resort to some Hollywood version of the end of the world to reach people, he was too concerned with what people do right here and right now. Living for the end, ain’t living at all. I enjoyed reading your blog. You are a wonderful person, Erin.

]]> http://www.ordinary-times.com/archives/cloud-9/2010/the-last-judgment#comment-527 Deafkitties Tue, 04 May 2010 06:02:32 +0000 http://www.ordinary-times.com/?p=1286#comment-527 thanks for your kind words. thanks for your kind words.

]]> http://www.ordinary-times.com/archives/cloud-9/2010/the-last-judgment#comment-525 Sean Mon, 03 May 2010 23:30:15 +0000 http://www.ordinary-times.com/?p=1286#comment-525 If you were raised as one of Jehovah's Witnesses, that is no reason to feel guilt or shame. Do you think that non-Witnesses have no conscience and never have those feelings? I feel happy all the time and have been a Witness for 4 decades. If I do feel guilty at times, that was my fault and I tried to rectify the cause. Regarding the planet coming to an end, you must know that your description could be misleading, since the Bible says the earth will be here forever. (Psalm 37:29) "The righteous themselves will possess the earth and they will reside forever upon it". The Bible only describes the end of human government. It will bring peace to the earth under Christs worldwide kingdom, which all Christians pray for. God will rule by his "Prince of Peace", Jesus. If you feel guilt or shame, there may be other factors at work here but I can't see how God's promises are the source. They should already bring you a degree of peace. I wish you happiness as you rethink your relationship with the happy God. Isaiah the prophet acknowledged that "Jehovah is a God of judgment. Happy are all those keeping in expectation of him." Only those who ignore may feel guilt. Those who trust in him however, (Titus 2:12-13) . . .live with soundness of mind and righteousness and godly devotion amid this present system of things, while we wait for the happy hope and glorious manifestation of the great God and of [the] Savior of us, Christ Jesus". I wish this for you and your readers. If you were raised as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses, that is no reason to feel guilt or shame. Do you think that non-Witnesses have no conscience and never have those feelings? I feel happy all the time and have been a Witness for 4 decades. If I do feel guilty at times, that was my fault and I tried to rectify the cause. Regarding the planet coming to an end, you must know that your description could be misleading, since the Bible says the earth will be here forever. (Psalm 37:29) ”The righteous themselves will possess the earth and they will reside forever upon it”. The Bible only describes the end of human government. It will bring peace to the earth under Christs worldwide kingdom, which all Christians pray for. God will rule by his “Prince of Peace”, Jesus. If you feel guilt or shame, there may be other factors at work here but I can’t see how God’s promises are the source. They should already bring you a degree of peace. I wish you happiness as you rethink your relationship with the happy God. Isaiah the prophet acknowledged that “Jehovah is a God of judgment. Happy are all those keeping in expectation of him.” Only those who ignore may feel guilt. Those who trust in him however, (Titus 2:12-13) . . .live with soundness of mind and righteousness and godly devotion amid this present system of things, while we wait for the happy hope and glorious manifestation of the great God and of [the] Savior of us, Christ Jesus”. I wish this for you and your readers.

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