I think self-professing God-haters are aloud to live here and be outspoken to make sinners like me realize what a wonderful, powerful God that He is.Carlin said 'if God is so great, why's the world a flop?' He doesn't realize God did make it perfect, we mucked it up. The earth is like a perfect ice cream scoop and we opened the freezer door and don't have the power to shut it.Since hearing about this atheist's death, I have prayed over and over today for God's help to keep me from hating the haters. Spitting the LORD's name and talking worse about Him than child molesters. Guy's like him drive me berzerk. I can't gloat on this...he was lost(according to his fruit).I can and can't imagine what he's going through right now and from now on.It crushes my heart!!!
"We will never know who will be among the host of souls we meet when we reach the other side."
You're right about that. No one can know another man's heart. Even though his fruit wasn't showing publically.
"I once read a good line that said young people don't reject Jesus, they reject a poor carricature of Him."
Psalm 118:8 It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.
NEVER EVER listen to someone else's interpretation of Jesus without researching the scriptures on Him.
Romans 1:19-23 references that He is clearly aparent and there's no excuse for not seeking out the LORD but that they make up their own beliefs of Him or reject Him altogether.
Romans 1:
19 Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.
20 For the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man,
"I cannot say what prompted this man to put such anti-Christian negativity into his act, not that I have ever seen his act."
The passages above may explain the negativity part but you can always youtube.com "George Carlin Religion" and listen to whether you believe he meant it or not. He explains a few of his beliefs. I strongly caution you if you do go view those videos...extreme profanity!!
"But maybe he and his agent decided that was what would sell, at the time."
It may have made him money to do it but the scriptures are clear about serving two masters...
Matthew 6:24 and Luke 16:13
24 No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon( Mammon is used in the New Testament to describe material wealth or greed).
George Carlin may have been a great, super-intelligent, giving person...but I have to stand for the respect of my LORD.
I can only hope that GC was kidding and that he was a born-again Christian.
I admit he was a little before my time. We will never know who will be among the host of souls we meet when we reach the other side.
I once read a good line that said young people don't reject Jesus, they reject a poor carricature of Him. I cannot say what prompted this man to put such anti-Christian negativity into his act, not that I have ever seen his act. But maybe he and his agent decided that was what would sell, at the time.
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You're right about that. No one can know another man's heart. Even though his fruit wasn't showing publically.
"I once read a good line that said young people don't reject Jesus, they reject a poor carricature of Him."
Psalm 118:8 It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.
NEVER EVER listen to someone else's interpretation of Jesus without researching the scriptures on Him.
Romans 1:19-23 references that He is clearly aparent and there's no excuse for not seeking out the LORD but that they make up their own beliefs of Him or reject Him altogether.
Romans 1:
19 Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.
20 For the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man,
"I cannot say what prompted this man to put such anti-Christian negativity into his act, not that I have ever seen his act."
The passages above may explain the negativity part but you can always youtube.com "George Carlin Religion" and listen to whether you believe he meant it or not. He explains a few of his beliefs. I strongly caution you if you do go view those videos...extreme profanity!!
"But maybe he and his agent decided that was what would sell, at the time."
It may have made him money to do it but the scriptures are clear about serving two masters...
Matthew 6:24 and Luke 16:13
24 No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon( Mammon is used in the New Testament to describe material wealth or greed).
George Carlin may have been a great, super-intelligent, giving person...but I have to stand for the respect of my LORD.
I can only hope that GC was kidding and that he was a born-again Christian.
I once read a good line that said young people don't reject Jesus, they reject a poor carricature of Him. I cannot say what prompted this man to put such anti-Christian negativity into his act, not that I have ever seen his act. But maybe he and his agent decided that was what would sell, at the time.