Mary wrote:
> "duke" <duckgumbo32@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> news:129ls3hf617bnrugg8n9s11kr053d08qpe@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> On Sun, 2 Mar 2008 08:11:49 -0000, "Mary" <mary123@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>
>>>>> Wisdom is not a by-product of age.
>>>> But it's a major contributor.
>>> No, it is not. If you have spent your whole life burying your head in
the
>>> sand by believing in some non-existant entity, then why would you be
any
>>> wiser when you reach old age ?
>> Now I'm absolutely sure of God's presence - I have had a lifetime of
>> finally
>> arriving at and saying "yes" to his words. His words "I give you a new
>> command
>> - that you love one another as I love you" is compelling.
>>
>> His words don't say anything about getting rich, or famous, or good
>> looking, or
>> living an earthly life forever. His words don't say anything about
being
>> sick
>> free, or pain free, or no disease, pestilence, war, hatred, etc in the
>> world.
>> These are the problems caused by man, so well shown by A&E when they
told
>> God
>> "no, we'll decide, not you".
>>
>> God so loved his creation that he sent his only Son to show us the way
to
>> the
>> Father thru full and complete obedience, and then sent the Holy Spirit
to
>> guide
>> us and keep us on the right track.
>>
>> There's nothing so wonderful as rolling out of bed in the morning and
>> setting
>> aside all man-type hatred and letting God's love come into your life.
>>
>>> Surely wisdom is gained by opening your eyes
>>> and actually start thinking - something you don't know how to do, it
>>> seems.
>>> Have you ever "thought" about why so many people (including myself)
have
>>> called you a moron.?
>> God doesn't. And he's the one that counts.
>
> exactly what George Bush said after invading Iraq based upon the words
of an
> invisible entity, when it turned out there were no weapons of mass
> destruction there. You just don't realise the damagage you religious
nuts
> are capable of in the name of invisible entities.
>
>
>
>
Nor will he ever. Nor, for that matter, will *they* ever.
'Tis a sad world. (But that sure won't stop me having a wonderful time!)
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