Bible Question:
Have you ever read, "The Poisonwood Bible"? I believe in walking in Jesus' footprints and not trying to make our own just look like His. Follow where He leads. Live like He wanted us to live. Remember that this is 2001. If He came today would He turn away from a little unbaptised child if it dies? No, He is the savior for us all. He will judge the living and the dead by how they lived and by their inocense. Do you believe that... Love is forgiving? Hugs from California Rose |
Bible Answer: Hi, Rose; I'd like to add some emphasis to Bob's answer. You said "He will judge the living and the dead by how they lived and by their inocense". Perhaps "The Poisonwood Bible" (which I haven't read) says that; the Bible most emphatically does not. The biblical message is unmistakably clear - no one can earn entrance into Heaven by how they live. The narrow, politically incorrect, scandalous message from Jesus is that faith in him is the only way. The Bible does say that the children of believers are secure until they make their own decision (paraphrasing 1 Corinthians 7). God can do what he wants. He may well examine the heart of every child and make a sovereign choice to admit any or all of them to his kingdom. As a parent, I would not risk that. According to the New York Times Review of Books on line, "The Poisonwood Bible" is intended as an expose of American complicity in the assassination of Partrice Lumumba in the 60s. Any competent novelist will manipulate her characters, their words, their actions, and the interpretation thereof to move the story (and the reader) toward the desired destination. I'd take no theological instruction from Barbara Kingsolver. Peace and grace, Steve "Indy" Jones |