Psh, if you want to lead me to Christ, you should REALLY follow his example - Edit 2
Before modification by beetnemesis at 19/05/2011 05:52:52 AM
...and turn some water to wine.
Although, that has always bugged me. Priests like to go on about how "believing is seeing" and the like, but Jesus, apostles, and saints all performed miracles. And not cheesy, half-ass miracles like "My mom has cancer, so we prayed to the spirit of Pope John Paul II for years, and then one day the cancer went into remission!"
Old-time miracles were much more direct. "Look, nothing up my sleeves. Demon-possessed guy over there. Herd of pigs HERE. BAMF motherfucker, demon-pigs!"
That'd get my attention, for sure.
(Edit- and yes, I like your outlook a lot. I just felt like being a smartass)
Here's a controversial idea: Why not lead people to Christ with no more or less than genuine love for and repentance of acts against God, instead of attempts to escape our actions' consequences? That people can think they accomplished the latter despite sin requiring the righteous Son of God die for them speaks poorly of their relationship with Him.
Although, that has always bugged me. Priests like to go on about how "believing is seeing" and the like, but Jesus, apostles, and saints all performed miracles. And not cheesy, half-ass miracles like "My mom has cancer, so we prayed to the spirit of Pope John Paul II for years, and then one day the cancer went into remission!"
Old-time miracles were much more direct. "Look, nothing up my sleeves. Demon-possessed guy over there. Herd of pigs HERE. BAMF motherfucker, demon-pigs!"
That'd get my attention, for sure.
(Edit- and yes, I like your outlook a lot. I just felt like being a smartass)