SCENARIO: Reverend Bucketmouth was a VERY spiritual
Christian. He carried tracts in his pocket that hyped the message, "Where
will you spend eternity?" until the day he died. The reverend also loved
to invite "evangelists" to hold "revivals" at the church (building) he
"pastored." And why? That way he could tell the folks "We're going to take
up a luv offering for brother Bottlestopper tonight" and then pocket huge
amounts of the offering for himself. Too, he loved beating his wife unmercifully
and forcing her to do shameful things. Fortunately his little boy died
as a preschooler (from repeated "freak accidents" we are told) so he didn't
have to grow up under Reverend Budketmouth's loving chastizement. After
abusing his wife severely one Saturday night, she stayed at home "sick"
as he preached his last message on the following Sunday morning, "jeeezuz
is the answer." Yep. It was his last message because he suddenly died of
a heart attack. However, ##### would tell us that Reverend Bucketmouth
is in "heaven"--and all because--he did not EXTERNALLY deny Christ before
he kicked the bucket.
On the other hand, a young teenager is beaten to death
by his "christian" father, and as he dies in agony he screams "I HATE Jeeszus.
He's a fraud just like YOU are. If YOU go to heaven I don't want to be
there!" And ##### would tell us, of course, that this poor boy is in "hell."
Ain't the double-speak glad tidings of Arminianism fascinating? I'm *trying*
to be kind here...
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