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Originally Posted by d-ray657
I have always believed in a God wise enough to understand all of the different ways people seek Him, no matter what language they use, what name they have for Him, or where on earth (or otherwise) they seek Him. There is no secret handshake necessary to travel through the pearly gates.
Regards,
D-Ray
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I recall a sermon delivered by a Franciscan Friar, back when we still attended church.
The gist of it was since we call God our Heavenly Father why would we believe that he would do terrible things to us when we sin. He went on to say that as parents we love our children, and sometimes they disappoint us in their actions. But we do not stop loving them, and if God is so incredibly better than we are, why would he stop loving us?
St.Paul in one of his letters to the christians in Corinth wrote;
"And now abideth three things, Faith, Hope and Love, and the greatest of them is Love*"
*Charity was a mis-translation by King James' scholars.
And as parents we should not be too hard on ourselves, even God could not get Adam and Eve to behave.
