tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30495100.post4094148592031138432..comments2024-01-29T17:58:00.974-05:00Comments on Galileo Blogs: Galileo Blogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02592692929747610846noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30495100.post-61578888764064989962008-05-29T19:30:00.000-04:002008-05-29T19:30:00.000-04:00Firstly, theres not death worship. Jesus lives, de...Firstly, theres not death worship. Jesus lives, death is beaten. There need only be life.<BR/><BR/>Second, I would never be happy that any1 was suffering. I would pray my heart out for The lord Almighty to bring a quick resolution to the suffering, preferably thro healing. But its not my place to end some1s life and its not my place to end my own life. Because God made us, he gave us life, so we are owned by God. We can end the life of an animal because he has placed to rule over the earth, he gave us that authority. But if we do not have the right to take what is not ours. When we step out of doin what Gods will, we step out from his blessing and protection. It courses suffering both directly and also for the world we hav authority over. Also death and diseases is a consequence of humanity's (as a whole) rebel against The Holy one of Heaven. Also, death is only the end of suffering for thos in Christ Jesus. And "all things God works for the good of those who love him" Romans 8 vers 28. So i trust him with the life of my brothers.<BR/><BR/>Thirdly "just as its worship of a supernatural dimension shows it is anti-earth. It is a religion that worships death, and eschews a joyous, worldly life." ???<BR/><BR/>"Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. 2I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. 3And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. 4He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away."<BR/>Revelation 21 verses 1-4<BR/><BR/>"17 "Behold, I will create<BR/>new heavens and a new earth.<BR/>The former things will not be remembered,<BR/>nor will they come to mind.<BR/><BR/>18 But be glad and rejoice forever<BR/>in what I will create,<BR/>for I will create Jerusalem to be a delight<BR/>and its people a joy.<BR/><BR/>19 I will rejoice over Jerusalem<BR/>and take delight in my people;<BR/>the sound of weeping and of crying<BR/>will be heard in it no more.<BR/><BR/>20 "Never again will there be in it<BR/>an infant who lives but a few days,<BR/>or an old man who does not live out his years;<BR/>he who dies at a hundred<BR/>will be thought a mere youth;<BR/>he who fails to reach [a] a hundred<BR/>will be considered accursed.<BR/><BR/>21 They will build houses and dwell in them;<BR/>they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.<BR/><BR/>22 No longer will they build houses and others live in them,<BR/>or plant and others eat.<BR/>For as the days of a tree,<BR/>so will be the days of my people;<BR/>my chosen ones will long enjoy<BR/>the works of their hands.<BR/><BR/>23 They will not toil in vain<BR/>or bear children doomed to misfortune;<BR/>for they will be a people blessed by the LORD,<BR/>they and their descendants with them.<BR/><BR/>24 Before they call I will answer;<BR/>while they are still speaking I will hear.<BR/><BR/>25 The wolf and the lamb will feed together,<BR/>and the lion will eat straw like the ox,<BR/>but dust will be the serpent's food.<BR/>They will neither harm nor destroy<BR/>on all my holy mountain,"<BR/>says the LORD."<BR/>Isaiah 65 verses 17-25<BR/><BR/>The the resurrection of the Messiah, Jesus Christ, all who join with him, will also be resurrected and have new life, both in this life and the next.<BR/><BR/>We ask and live for life. U say u live for life and yet ask for death.... surely a mans integrity relies on his actions, his thoughts and his words all matching up?<BR/><BR/>I would never wish for or want suffering to continue. May i never be to busy to help some1. May i always seek to help thos in need. To easy the pain of thos who suffer and to comfort thos who weep. But Death is not the answer to suffering, death is part of it. Thats y the Lord sent Jesus, to conquer it. May my heart always pray, that we all might have life and life in its fullness.<BR/><BR/>A Brother of Christ<BR/>A servant of God.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30495100.post-16321196520348784552007-06-14T21:06:00.000-04:002007-06-14T21:06:00.000-04:00Christians cannot escape the central tenet of thei...Christians cannot escape the central tenet of their religion, that suffering is virtuous. Neither can we, who are not Christians, because of that death-worshiping religion's grip on our culture.<BR/><BR/>Christianity holds that Jesus Christ's suffering on the cross redeemed man's sins. Suffering purified man's soul. Therefore, it is immoral to prematurely end the suffering of an unbearable illness through justifiable suicide.<BR/><BR/>Christianity's stance toward suicide shows it is anti-man, just as its worship of a supernatural dimension shows it is anti-earth. It is a religion that worships death, and eschews a joyous, worldly life.<BR/><BR/>You are fortunate you live in Oregon. Should I ever face a terminal, morbidly painful illness, I will move there or, hopefully, assisted suicide will be legalized here in New York before then.<BR/><BR/>I applaud Dr. Kevorkian and thank him for his bravery. His courageous example will help make such laws a reality eventually, in every state.Galileo Blogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02592692929747610846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30495100.post-79669814168573953502007-06-10T11:10:00.000-04:002007-06-10T11:10:00.000-04:00I have not studied Oregon's physician-assisted sui...I have not studied Oregon's physician-assisted suicide law in detail. However, at age 62, I am glad I live in this state (which has a culture evenly balanced between "liberals" and conservatives).<BR/><BR/>I have come to detest conservatives in the theocratic movement. They want the dying to have long, drawn-out agony or (in the more "compassionate" forms) they want the patient so doped up he feels no pain because he is as unconscious as a vegetable.<BR/><BR/>I salute those who want to live life fully in the pursuit of their highest values -- and then end it when faced with disease that offers only suffering and an inability to pursue one's values.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com