From: Rich Blinne (e-lists@blinne.org)
Date: Tue Feb 18 2003 - 14:35:33 EST
Sondra Brasile wrote:
>
> In the midst of my suffering I questioned God, "How could you know how
> I feel?" I asked him, "you say you partook in all our human sufferings
> through Jesus Christ here on earth but Jesus never married, he never
> had to go through this torture, how can he identify with THIS
> suffering?" As if God spoke it loud and clear, in my head I heard,
> "This is how I feel each and every time you put something else before
> your relationship with me. This happens to me countless times a day
> and throughout history. The church is my 'bride' and I get cheated on
> repeatedly, I know EXACTLY how you feel and to a degree you will never
> know".
Such thinking is consonant with Scripture, see the entire book of
Hosea. Contrast this with those who justify their adulteries by saying
God told them to do it.
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