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Grandman[soapbox].....[rolleyes]so GOD #1 let these "heathens" crash into the WTC to wake our asses up to return to him.? [rolleyes] X 1 gazillion.....lord please take me this guys toooooooo MUCH![whacko]
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God used Pharoah to ultimately free the children of Israel from Egypt.
God used the killing of Christians to chase His children out of Jerusalem so that the gospel would be spread over the entire world.
God used the Jews and the Romans to crucify Christ to make salvation possible.
God used David's sexual sin with Baathsheba to pro-create the wisest king the world has ever known.
After all, He IS God - He can do wahtever He wants, without our approval.
God is in the business of making good come of bad. You might say it is His specialty.
What the terrorists did is the ultimate illustration of sin. Now, while THEIR sin has FAR greater implications for THIS life, it has NO greater implication for eternity. My little white lie has JUST as much power to send me to Hell, as what these terrorists did (but for God's salvation thru Christ in my life.). God cannot tolerate ANY sin in His presence in Heaven. Hey - that is what God says in His Bible
When we see the sinfulness of these terrorists, we are reminded HOW INCREDIBLY BAD [size=4]ANY[/size=4] sin is. Mostly becasue that, BUT for the grace of God, I am capable of comitting a sin JUST as big as these terrorists. And we also see how incredibly merciful God is to offer us salation from sin and judgment thru Christ Jesus.
God has the RIGHT to judge us ALL right now. But He doesn't. He PLEADS that we come to Him. Even thru the horrific actions of these sinful terrorists. But He will not plead forever.