A life lost

@savedbygrace said
Wasn’t Stephen Hawking a quadriplegic? Was his life ruined? Was his life worthless? What about Charles Krauthammer? The guy wrote books, columns and was a political pundit on TV.

If I hadn't also suffered some brain damage, I'd point out something about exceptions and the rules they prove.

@savedbygrace said
In medullah’s example, what if the guy got saved in prison? What if he led others to be saved? People can do good in prison and improve themselves in prison - look at Joseph in the latter chapters of Genesis.

Excellent and poignant comment.

The Bible instructs us to visit those in prison for this very reason.
Hopefully these prisoners on death row will be visited by God inspired Christians before the state executes them and sends them straight to damnation and eternal suffering in hell.

Imagine if Joseph had been executed while in prison!

@divegeester said
Excellent and poignant comment.

The Bible instructs us to visit those in prison for this very reason.
Hopefully these prisoners on death row will be visited by God inspired Christians before the state executes them and sends them straight to damnation and eternal suffering in hell.

Imagine if Joseph had been executed while in prison!

God directs the affairs of man; as Joseph told His brothers, you meant it for evil and
God had other plans. The most important thing about time is to use it while you have
it; today is the accepted day of salvation; no one is promised anything more than
today, and many, even this day, will not live past the end of it. Imagine thinking you
have time, and suddenly you don't?

@kellyjay said
I read something from Alistair Begg that struck a chord with me; I am
paraphrasing him here.

We spend lifetimes living with the choices we have made. We have
built our lives as we desire, depending on how long we have lived
for decades, we reap the fruit of our choices. Yet, no matter how
honorable we have been, no matter how truthful, thoughtful, careful
to do the r ...[text shortened]... ur reputation on and on to where we could lose it all.

Life can be ruined due to a single choice.

Alistair Begg sounds a bit like a glass-half-empty guy.

@fmf said
Alistair Begg sounds a bit like a glass-half-empty guy.

I like him, one of my favorite clips about the gospel comes from a snippet of one of
his sermons I've posted here a couple of times, under 4 minutes.

YouTube

@kellyjay said
God directs the affairs of man; as Joseph told His brothers, you meant it for evil and
God had other plans. The most important thing about time is to use it while you have
it; today is the accepted day of salvation; no one is promised anything more than
today, and many, even this day, will not live past the end of it. Imagine thinking you
have time, and suddenly you don't?

I’m not interested in your opinionated politicised obfuscation KellyJay.

@divegeester said
I’m not interested in your opinionated politicised obfuscation KellyJay.

Isn't this "rocking up in here with some scorn"?

@suzianne said
Isn't this "rocking up in here with some scorn"?

It is what he does. Personally when I don’t care, I don’t bother with reading or commenting.

@suzianne said
Isn't this "rocking up in here with some scorn"?

No, that’s what you do.