Originally posted by checkbaitor
Amen....May I add that God commands us to love our enemies. He also says vengeance is His. Someone once told me that God can give a Just punishment beyond what I can comprehend. Thus I pray for these people.
I had an interesting experience this evening. In my little community we have a vote coming up about whether alcohol can be served in our town. All the churches are up in arms against this. I wnet down to their rally to see what was up with them. It was really quite sad and amusing all at once. Smokers, the obese, all praising Jesus and asking him to remove the evils of alcohol.
Well I told some of them that I had already voted absentee for the amendment and here was what was said to me: "How can you go agaianst Holy Scripture? To which I responded, "You mean the wedding at Caanan?" Well let me just recount this conversation.
The mob: "We're are based on the Bible. We're against alcohol, abortion and homosexuality."
Me: Then why are you following the Bible and going out to kill homosexuals as the Bible commands?
The mob: It doesn't say that.
Me: Sure it does. Look in leviticus.
The mob: Well let's talk about the rightly divided Word of God."
Me: Oh you mean the part where you're right and I'm wrong?
The mob: Well we are gonna pray for you. You're of the devil but we love you and will pray for you.
Me: That's quite lovely.
OK, can you see how normal people might be just a tad bit confused when we are told we are "of the devil" and are told "we love you."