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Why The Righteous Suffer
Rabbi Dov Ber, known as the Magid of Mezritch, explains with the
following parable, why righteous people may at times experience
suffering and the wicked may prosper:
A father who wishes to teach his child to walk, in the beginning
will walk together with the child and hold his hand. Then he
will move away from the child, leaving the child on his own.
The child will then take a step toward his father and the father
will retreat a bit further so that the child will take a few
more steps on his own. The father will repeat this process in
order to get the child to walk greater and greater distances.
To the child it may seem that the father is moving away and
ignoring him, yet the father does this out of love and care for
he knows that the child's growth and development depends on
this.
The same is with the righteous people.
At times it may seem that God is ignoring them, yet, in truth as
they come closer to God, He will move away so that the righteous
person will continuously move closer to Him.
Through this process, the righteous person ascends higher and
higher spiritually.
This is what the Torah means with, "just as a man reproaches his
son so the Lord your God chastises you." Deu. 5:8
A person will seldom reprimand someone else's child. The reason
and purpose a father chastises his child is out of love for the
child for the sake of setting him on the right path and for
his spiritual growth.
So too, the tests which God gives us should be taken as proof
that He cares for us and considers us His children and His
responsibility.
Rabbi Dov Ber, known as the Magid of Mezritch, explains with the
following parable, why righteous people may at times experience
suffering and the wicked may prosper:
A father who wishes to teach his child to walk, in the beginning
will walk together with the child and hold his hand. Then he
will move away from the child, leaving the child on his own.
The child will then take a step toward his father and the father
will retreat a bit further so that the child will take a few
more steps on his own. The father will repeat this process in
order to get the child to walk greater and greater distances.
To the child it may seem that the father is moving away and
ignoring him, yet the father does this out of love and care for
he knows that the child's growth and development depends on
this.
The same is with the righteous people.
At times it may seem that God is ignoring them, yet, in truth as
they come closer to God, He will move away so that the righteous
person will continuously move closer to Him.
Through this process, the righteous person ascends higher and
higher spiritually.
This is what the Torah means with, "just as a man reproaches his
son so the Lord your God chastises you." Deu. 5:8
A person will seldom reprimand someone else's child. The reason
and purpose a father chastises his child is out of love for the
child for the sake of setting him on the right path and for
his spiritual growth.
So too, the tests which God gives us should be taken as proof
that He cares for us and considers us His children and His
responsibility.
Who Is?
Who is wise?
He who learns from everyone.
Who is strong?
He who subdues his evil inclination.
Who is rich?
He who is happy with his lot.
Who is honorable?
He who honors others."
Who is wise?
He who learns from everyone.
Who is strong?
He who subdues his evil inclination.
Who is rich?
He who is happy with his lot.
Who is honorable?
He who honors others."
Betcha don't know what the fallacy of appeal to authority is. But such things don't matter to the village atheist whose faith rest upon quote after quote of anti-Christian diatribes.
Bible bullshit:
Sally talked to the wrong person. The village atheist is a horrible source of Christian information. You can always count on him to distort Christianity.
If You Cannot Solve It
If You Cannot Solve It, It's Not A Problem,
It's Just The Reality
If You Cannot Solve It, It's Not A Problem,
It's Just The Reality
Important
A mother mouse is walking along the road with her baby
when suddenly a cat jumps out and attacks them.
Instantly, the mother mouse shouts loudly, "BARK" at which point
the cat ran off.
"There, you see" said the mother mouse to her baby,
"That is why learning a foreign language is so important!"
A mother mouse is walking along the road with her baby
when suddenly a cat jumps out and attacks them.
Instantly, the mother mouse shouts loudly, "BARK" at which point
the cat ran off.
"There, you see" said the mother mouse to her baby,
"That is why learning a foreign language is so important!"
Not a few delusional Christ-haters have predicted or attempted to "prophesy" the demise of Christianity throughout history. But such people have long been turned to dust but Christianity lives on.
You Do Have The Power
No matter who you are,
no matter what you do,
you absolutely,
positively
do have the power to change.
~Bill Phillips~
No matter who you are,
no matter what you do,
you absolutely,
positively
do have the power to change.
~Bill Phillips~
Betcha never heard of Voltaire (hint: not some Japanese Gundam style robot!)
He once boasted, “In twenty years Christianity will be no more. My single hand shall destroy the edifice it took twelve apostles to rear.” Some years later, Voltaire’s house was used by the Geneva Bible Society to print Bibles.
God does have a sense of humour.....
The Things You Look At
When you change the way you look at things
the things you look at will change.
When you change the way you look at things
the things you look at will change.
What an intolerant thing to say!
But at least he makes the distinction between what Christianity teaches and what Christians do, though he 100% made extreme claim as if ALL Christians are intolerant. Has he met EVERY Christian that ever lived? Besides, it's not about being tolerant or intolerant, it's about what you are tolerant or intolerant about. Betcha the village atheist can't make this simple distinction.
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