Some thoughts on Christopher Hitchens.
Thanks for all of the prayers! God is Great! Doh! I mean Not Great!
A pastor I had once said to someone Jesus Christ died for your sins believe it! On another occasion the same pastor said Jesus died for your sins if you don't believe that I feel sorry for you! Well that is the pity that I feel for Christopher Hitchens as I imagine his brother a Christian does too.
Just over a year ago Hitchens likened God The Father to dictator Kim Jong Il. I certainly do not consider this a good likeness or description of our Father. I want to ask the question if he really understands what God gave for him to live? However, I am sure he does not care. This is very much to his misfortune as he is looking towards the imminent death which will not bring him peace as he willingly rejects the love of God in Christ. Hell is not a great place to be it is sad that he does not realise he only has himself to blame as he chose to go there.
In his constant diatribes, he likens Christianity to all the false religions of the world. In essence, Hitchens is just irreligious and believes all religions to be false, manmade and and harmful. Hitchens, actually agrees with the Marxists he is in opposition to by stating the same resounding theme in different words that religions are "the opiate of the masses".
Religion is harmful when heresy and sin is involved. Many sins have occurred as result of sins and false teaching. In Christianity we can consider the Inquisition a great blight on the history of the church. Today Christianity has its share of financial, doctrinal, sexual, and violent sins in the churches that call themselves Christian and this includes Lutheranism. But the sins of the individuals who are fallible human beings does not make the teachings of Christ harmful or evil. On the contrary, Christ is all about life even for unbleievers like himself we will refer to John 3:16-18. I think all including Hitchens who has expressed appreciation for prayers by Christians will agree it is a good thing to love thy neighbor.We often don't do this yet God still loves us with our sins. This also includes Hitchens! Again this is very sad. But he has chosen it.
So in conclusion God is merciful,compassionate, longsuffering, gentle, and easy to be entreated and meek and lowly in heart. So saith Christ. This is a far cry from a guy who puts his face everywhere and has female slaves at his disposal called the "Joy Brigade". For all of his glowing intellect he has missed the boat on this one and possibly lost his life eternally. I say possibly because there is always hope
In his younger years. By the way he and Hitchens have something in common!
I am not telling what that is :)!
A pastor I had once said to someone Jesus Christ died for your sins believe it! On another occasion the same pastor said Jesus died for your sins if you don't believe that I feel sorry for you! Well that is the pity that I feel for Christopher Hitchens as I imagine his brother a Christian does too.
Just over a year ago Hitchens likened God The Father to dictator Kim Jong Il. I certainly do not consider this a good likeness or description of our Father. I want to ask the question if he really understands what God gave for him to live? However, I am sure he does not care. This is very much to his misfortune as he is looking towards the imminent death which will not bring him peace as he willingly rejects the love of God in Christ. Hell is not a great place to be it is sad that he does not realise he only has himself to blame as he chose to go there.
In his constant diatribes, he likens Christianity to all the false religions of the world. In essence, Hitchens is just irreligious and believes all religions to be false, manmade and and harmful. Hitchens, actually agrees with the Marxists he is in opposition to by stating the same resounding theme in different words that religions are "the opiate of the masses".
Religion is harmful when heresy and sin is involved. Many sins have occurred as result of sins and false teaching. In Christianity we can consider the Inquisition a great blight on the history of the church. Today Christianity has its share of financial, doctrinal, sexual, and violent sins in the churches that call themselves Christian and this includes Lutheranism. But the sins of the individuals who are fallible human beings does not make the teachings of Christ harmful or evil. On the contrary, Christ is all about life even for unbleievers like himself we will refer to John 3:16-18. I think all including Hitchens who has expressed appreciation for prayers by Christians will agree it is a good thing to love thy neighbor.We often don't do this yet God still loves us with our sins. This also includes Hitchens! Again this is very sad. But he has chosen it.
So in conclusion God is merciful,compassionate, longsuffering, gentle, and easy to be entreated and meek and lowly in heart. So saith Christ. This is a far cry from a guy who puts his face everywhere and has female slaves at his disposal called the "Joy Brigade". For all of his glowing intellect he has missed the boat on this one and possibly lost his life eternally. I say possibly because there is always hope
I am not telling what that is :)!
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