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Subject: Opinions of J. Falwell on WTC attack. |
Bible Note: Hi NYP, I don't disagree with what you're saying in general. Maybe I misread your response, but are you supporting the statements by Falwell and Robertson? Could you clarify a bit:-) For the record, I don't hold the views of Jerry Falwell or Pat Robertson when it comes to the judgment of America. I also don't consider myself a "liberal-minded Christian". Here's why: 1. Was this the Judgment of God? By strictly observing World events, if the U.S. has been judged because of our moral decay, what of godless Russia or China and other “evil nations”who have systematically murdered tens of millions of their own people? Would they not be more deserving of such judgement? ( Prov. 11:21) In answering this question, we must look to the Word of God as our final authority. In doing so, I must answer a resounding “No” based upon the following New Testament support. Christ states in John 5:22, "For not even the Father judges anyone, but He has given all judgment to the Son..." We have two well-known verses that deal with future judgment: Romans 14:10, "But you, why do you judge your brother? Or you again, why do you regard your brother with contempt? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God." 2 Corinthians 5:10, "For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may be recompensed for his deeds in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad." Both verses are in the future tense and are in reference to the Bema seat judgment. As Dr. Jerry Benjamin writes in his booklet, What is NOT the Judgment of God, “Although God will reprove, rebuke, and chasten man, the wrath or judgement of God will not take place until the Second Coming of Christ”. [Emphasis mine] Still further is the Great White Throne Judgment in Revelation 20, a future event without doubt. (cf vs. 11-15) 2. Is God judging Nations today or individuals? Romans 9:22 states that, "What if God, wanting to show His wrath and to make His power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath prepared for destruction..." Could you provide some scriptural framework for your views? Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |