Good will to all men? Not from the grumpy atheists! (Thank God not all atheists are grumpy but there sure seems to be a lot of them)
Why is it that so many in the atheist community cannot bring themselves to get past their anger whenever they engage in discussions? The language of many of their contributions in public debate is laced with invective and dripping with sarcasm and bile. There are exceptions of course, but they tend to fall more into the category of being the 'exception that proves the rule' when compared to the hostility of many of today's atheist posters. Comment offered by the theists in the public square is often depicted as being 'malicious' or 'venomous' and intended to enslave the 'feeble minded and weak' by those who post. Nothing could be further from the truth. Venom is something that is oriented to death. Christians are oriented in a 180 degree different direction. We speak not to the culture of death that grips our world but rather for the culture of life and light which ends with the gift of eternal life. For example, the Catholic Church in its hum...
No doubt these messages were very powerful and profound for the original recipient but not so much for those who attempt to benefit from them second hand.
ReplyDeleteI think the moral here is that if God wants to communicate with you, he will and you will understand and be better for it. Maybe better however to pass akong what you have learned from God in the form of a more perfect Christian life lived, instead of transcripted text.
Apparently Anonymous, you have not read theMessages. The purpose of the Messages is for God to communicate with us.
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, we are above all called to holiness
Mr Brandon, you can be called to whatever you want but the writer of this article clearly goes to great lengths to avoid directly calling these transcripted messages, supposedly from God, garbled gibberish. It is demurely inferred, instead.
ReplyDeleteWhy do you need the messages of others, Michael, doesn't God sufficiently feed you? Don't you feel important enough for God to talk to?..... because I'm sure you are.
I've read some of the books years ago, even have a few copies still around. Like Michael, I too found that the conversation Christ was having with Vassula could have easily been a conversation with myself. I found the writings very inspirational and drawing me to a more intimate relationship with God. There was some controversy with the messages years ago and I have not read much of them since. That said, I never saw anything negative in the messages myself.
ReplyDeleteThe Church is very cautious when dealing with private revelations. Often cautioning against them early on and later accepting them as inspired by God. Devine Mercy comes to mind. I've also read some of the writings in "Poem of the God Man" allegedly containing the conversations between Christ and Maria Valtorta. There is much confusion as to the church stand on these writings as well though what I read of them didn't seem to conflict with any of the church teachings and the writings gave me a deeper understanding of many aspects of scripture.
Like anything spiritual, discernment is key.
Hi folks,
ReplyDeleteIf God can communicate directly with one individual - then why not all individuals?
If God truly loves us, truly wants a personal relationship with each of us, and truly wants us to share in His glory for all of eternity, then why does He remain steadfastly hidden to almost everyone else?
A human father who neglected his children, remained absent from their lives, and refused to ever lift a finger to help them in their times of greatest need (when it is easily within his power to do so) would be rightly scorned and rejected by his children. Why don't we hold "God the Father" to the same standard?
Free will, or other earthly agencies of divine love, simply do not answer these questions. At what point do we say "divine mystery" is nothing more than special pleading and not a real explanation at all?
Cheers...Martin