Christian perspective in Earthquake in Pakistan/India

M©+square SG

After the Hurricane Katrina's perspective?
Anyone found another article to explain why it's in Pakistan/india?
and the reasons for it?

Brey, do post it up here if you found yet another ya?
Let's see what will be said this time.

30,000 - 40,000 dead and still counting. Crying or Very sad

crazy monkey SG

the end is near ... Laughing

Icemoon SG

Wait till earthquake rocks the Vatican. Twisted Evil

wahahahah ..

Icemoon SG

no wait .. this will only give protestant fundamentalists another cause for joy.

Let earthquake shatters Rome .. but Vatican left intact. Twisted Evil

And we will see the Vatican wed. mass have all time high attendance.

Chin Eng SG

Originally posted by M©+square:
After the Hurricane Katrina's perspective?
Anyone found another article to explain why it's in Pakistan/india?
and the reasons for it?

[b]Brey, do post it up here if you found yet another ya?
Let's see what will be said this time.

30,000 - 40,000 dead and still counting. Crying or Very sad
[/b]

wah lau! not again!!!!!

countries at earthquake zones WILL have earthquakes.....

countries at the circle of fire will have volcanic eruptions......

countries at the coastal areas will kena tsunami and hurricane.....

and yes the world will come to an end, whether one believes in the Bible or not. Everything has an expiry date. Confused

M©+square SG

Agree ah.

Well it seems like some Christians just like to bring God and sin into every events which happened. So i'm just waiting to say what is said this time.

Cheers

laurence82 SG

Pardon me, some may call me crazy, but why god have not send disaster here? Are we more pious, sinless, god fearing than the people of Pakistan or New Orleans?

i dont think so.

John The Baptist SG

Brother, God did send some plagues like SARS, dengue fever, small earth tremors in some parts of S'pore, electricity blackouts islandwide, increased crime rate, more violent crimes like Huang Na, the case where bodies r chopped up into 7 parts & 6 parts(u know w/c one is w/c), a man chopping dead his wife with a parang, Durai case, Constance Song & pimp case etc etc. God is warning us already lah. Smile

As to degree of piousness or sinlessness(anyway who is sinless pls raise your hand?), Pakistan persecutes Christians as Muslim ctry & New Orleans is called "Sin City" in America. God will judge countries by how they treat Jews & Christians & how they treat God Himself. I still feel S'pore has a praying minority & generally ppl r more honest here compared to say China. Anyway, God is ready to forgive if we all just repent & turn to Him for help.

laurence82 SG

Thats total crap. SARS and dengue isnt anywhere near the 'shock and awe', pardon the pun, of Pakistani earthquake or Katrina. And these ordinary murders, although rare, is counted as plagues? Laughing

Again, who are you, or i, to judge the sins of these people? at one time, you guys said to leave judgement to god, at another time, at the other time, , passing off judgement, such as labelling the people of New Orleans as sinful.

Gee, iinocent human lives are lost, and you attribute them to god's punishment, on top of that, to Pakistani persecution of christians. Again, this shows christians total lack of compassion for fellow humans, and put themselves as superior to others. One of the best hypocritical niceties of all time.

I guess the increasing hatred towards the catholic priests and protesant churches in US, as posted by one of your mates, must be a punishment from god. Laughing

Chin Eng SG

You know, I find this note totally ridiculous. It is enough to say that doomsday "prophecy" has been around since the resurrection of Christ, but to attribute each calamity to God, because He wants to punish these "sinful" people is totally unnecessary and uncalled for. What makes you less sinful than the folks in New Orleans or Bali or Bandar Aceh?

In each largescale calamity (naturally or man-made) there will be Christians (or Jews) who suffers. Can you then say that these people deserved to be punished? Or are you going to state that in the view of God's plan these folks are collateral damage?

In the local cases, be it, chopping kids or maids, or murder, they are part and parcel of social ills. The multi-car accident at any expressway, or the number of NS men dying? Or the issue with the Maths question in PSLE? God's hand in it?

If you choke on food and think that God is trying to tell you not to eat too much, that's your own business. But please to attempt to "spiritualise" the experience by saying that God is trying to warn all mankind not to eat too much.

ben1xy SG

pls dun make sweeping statements like dat. during times of calamities, good and bad people all get affected. who r we to say that the people of new orleans are sinful?

what abt the Rwanda Genocide? the 1 million people there... they're all sinners that deserve their punishment? what abt the kids affected in the Iraq war?

i dunno, it doesnt seem right to sum it all up by saying that its God punishment. Aren't we taught to not judge? why then are we passing judgement on them?

M©+square SG

mc has proved himself right once again(?)

There are indeed such people who attributes ALL things to God.

sgdiehard SG

God SENT all these? Beware, "You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name."

electricity blackouts islandwide,

So Singapore Power not at fault har??

increased crime rate, more violent crimes like Huang Na, the case where bodies r chopped up into 7 parts & 6 parts(u know w/c one is w/c), a man chopping dead his wife with a parang, Durai case, Constance Song & pimp case etc etc. God is warning us already lah.

so ah hao and durai were sent by God?? why convict ah hao then?

As to degree of piousness or sinlessness(anyway who is sinless pls raise your hand?), Pakistan persecutes Christians as Muslim ctry & New Orleans is called "Sin City" in America. God will judge countries by how they treat Jews & Christians & how they treat God Himself. I still feel S'pore has a praying minority & generally ppl r more honest here compared to say China. Anyway, God is ready to forgive if we all just repent & turn to Him for help.

ni "zou huo ru mo" le!!

John The Baptist SG

Pardon me if i m wrong. As i said b4, dont judge anyone or any ctry first ok. I quote u here below:

Are u also saying u yourself being a S'porean r more holy than all the rest of S'poreans? So God has to send punishment to punish so called wicked Christians & non-Christians in S'pore to prove He is fair but NOT PUNISH YOU? Maybe i misinterpreted u. Are u saying we r just as sinful, godless, & unpious as ppl in Pakistan or New Orleans or just the opposite? I need to hear your opinion abt this.

shade343 SG

Oh? The church is going to split into 2. Laughing

shade343 SG

The world will come to an end? Im afraid thats not possible anymore.

John The Baptist SG

Did i say ALL are sinful? The New Orleans disaster would not have been so bad if the federal, state & local govts didn't do politicking. The sins of certain rich white politicians caused the death of so many poor blacks & whites. I remind u not just blacks died but whites also. Can we blame God for that? God didn't send the hurricane purposely to kill ppl. Man has also to play a role for this disaster. Look what happen to Texas b4 the next hurricane hits? Mass evacuation b4 it hits so less lives lost.

The Rwanda genocide was caused by the Hutu extremists who r majority race there. Tutsis & moderate Hutus were killed. Again it's politics. The minority Tutsis had no choice but to form an army to fight their oppressors & finally ousting them. In war, there will always be civilian casualties. Saddam had killed & tortured many political opponents like the Kurds & opposition members. As many as a few million Iraqis r in exile if i got it correct. God can see the injustice being done to these ppl in Iraq. Altho Bush might be wrong to invade, but God has His way of helping oppressed & bullied ppl even bringing gentile kings against His own apostate ppl, like what happened to Jews during Babylonian invasion & destruction of country.

As i said, we r not passing judgment on them. & i dont represent the many views of Christians here. If i sounded too harsh, I apologise & I say sorry for hurting your feelings. I understand where u come from bcos i was once like that. My reasoning DOESN'T REPRESENT THE VIEW OF ALL CHRISTIANS IN S'PORE. IT'S MY PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE WITH MY OWN TWISTS. I NEVER INTENDED TO JUDGE ANYONE BCOS IF I DID, I WILL SIMILARLY STAND GUILTY B4 GOD FOR JUGMENTALISM. MAYBE CORRECT MOTIVES BUT WRONG WORDS. I APOLOGISE ONCE AGAIN.

Chin Eng SG

Precisely.... but please refrain from using so many caps.... using caps is akin to shouting.....in email protocol.

Actually I don't understand the "once like that" part..... you mean you were disinterested with end times events????

Let me state that the it is not because a Christian like me is not interested in end times. It is that I am against frivilous pronouncement of damnation to the disaster stricken zones or the affected people.

shade343 SG

Aiyah….I tell you, next year there will be more disasters than this year. Than you guys got more things to discuss….

Chin Eng SG

Laughing what will be interesting is when a bloke like John the Baptist (I shall call him JTB for short) starts to praise God if Singapore does well economically, or become world number 1 in one thing or another..... Wink