As to the 9/11 conundrum, Luke 13: 1-5 most certainly is the correct response. (After all, it is King Jesus’ response, so our “agreement” is redundant at best.) But, the “God shall more-than-fully compensate” proposition I advanced has merit, I believe; the verse I was trying to recall is Roman 8:18 – “For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.” By way of analogy, have you ever noticed what we DON’T hear at the press interviews of those people who win the mega-million dollar lotteries? We NEVER hear them say “gee, I just can’t stop thinking about the two bucks I sacrificed to buy the winning ticket back then. I really couldn’t afford those two bucks, and even now I continue to feel the pain of when I handed those two bucks to the cashier.” Nope, we never hears that; and Paul reckons we ain’t gonna hear such talk in heaven, neither. (excuse my Texas dialect – blame Randy.)
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Sep 19, 2011 @ 07:45:27
As to the 9/11 conundrum, Luke 13: 1-5 most certainly is the correct response. (After all, it is King Jesus’ response, so our “agreement” is redundant at best.) But, the “God shall more-than-fully compensate” proposition I advanced has merit, I believe; the verse I was trying to recall is Roman 8:18 – “For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.” By way of analogy, have you ever noticed what we DON’T hear at the press interviews of those people who win the mega-million dollar lotteries? We NEVER hear them say “gee, I just can’t stop thinking about the two bucks I sacrificed to buy the winning ticket back then. I really couldn’t afford those two bucks, and even now I continue to feel the pain of when I handed those two bucks to the cashier.” Nope, we never hears that; and Paul reckons we ain’t gonna hear such talk in heaven, neither. (excuse my Texas dialect – blame Randy.)