Does God Hate Haiti? (What does this tragedy tell us?)

Rev. Albert Mohler's Blog ^ | 01/14/2010 | Rev. Albert Mohler

[joethedrummer]

There is only one thing that God hates... and it ain’t people-no matter who they are or what they’ve done.

Look it up. It’s in the book.

[abclily]

Why was the earthquake just on Haiti’s side of the island? Is there a mountain range between Haiti and the Dominican Republic?

[martin_fierro]

Does God Hate Haiti? (What does this tragedy tell us?)

It tells us that any actor that would try to attribute the event to global warming is a god-damned idiot.

[exnavy]

Good read, well written, thanks for the post.

[rahbert]

Has more to do with culture.

Former French colonies tend to be basket cases, whereas
most Brit colonies do far better.

[anglian]

Does God Hate Haiti?
AlbertMohler.com ^ | 1/14/2010 | Al Mohler http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/2429287/posts?page=1

[sinsofsolarempirefan]

Yeah, he also hates f*gs too... Or so I’ve heard...

[JmyBryan]

Rebar is favored by God.

[anglian]

There is only one thing that God hates... and it ain’t people-no matter who they are or what they’ve done. Look it up. It’s in the book. _____________________________ A vodou pilgrim initiates a young girl in the sacred mud pool in Plaine du Nord, 300 kilometers north of Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, during the annual festival honoring the spirit Ogou.

[anglian]

Post 10 - Vodou is no different than Gomer covering herself with the perfumed grease of Ba’al. She and her children were separated from God. “The demonic promises of protection the false prophets proclaimed will only serve to crush the deceived.” - Craig Winn

[smokingfrog]

Albert Mohler seems to be a level-headed and thoughtful guy - unlike some other so-called religious leaders.

[verity]

If God hated Haiti, he would have done a more thorough job... unless there is a problem with His omnipotence.

Yeah..I am trying to upset some people for these repetitive threads.

[anglian]

A child’s fate can be linked to their parent’s beliefs and conduct. If a mother is a devil-worshiping Ba’al prostitute, chances are her children will be immoral and idolatrous. Hosea 2:6-7 (New International Version)

6 Therefore I will block her path with thornbushes;
I will wall her in so that she cannot find her way.

I will strip her naked
and make her as bare as on the day she was born;
I will make her like a desert,
turn her into a parched land,
and slay her with thirst.

4 I will not show my love to her children,
because they are the children of adultery.

5 Their mother has been unfaithful
and has conceived them in disgrace.
_____________________________________________________________________________Ezekiel 10 ‘Because they lead my people astray, saying, “Peace,” when there is no peace, and because, when a flimsy wall is built, they cover it with whitewash, 11 therefore tell those who cover it with whitewash that it is going to fall. Rain will come in torrents, and I will send hailstones hurtling down, and violent winds will burst forth. 12 When the wall collapses, will people not ask you, “Where is the whitewash you covered it with?”

17 “Now, son of man, set your face against the daughters of your people who prophesy out of their own imagination. Prophesy against them 18 and say, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Woe to the women who sew magic charms on all their wrists and make veils of various lengths for their heads in order to ensnare people. Will you ensnare the lives of my people but preserve your own? 19 You have profaned me among my people for a few handfuls of barley and scraps of bread. By lying to my people, who listen to lies, you have killed those who should not have died and have spared those who should not live.

20 “ ‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am against your magic charms with which you ensnare people like birds and I will tear them from your arms; I will set free the people that you ensnare like birds.

[Bad Jack Bauer]

So God. The one God of the whole universe. The God who keeps the tides of the oceans, the orbit of the Earth perfectly synchronized around the sun. Who maintains the orbit of all the planets, moons, asteroids and comets in this solar system and keeps the billions of stars in our solar system going. Who created every star and solar system, billions of them, hates the people of an island whose contribution to the rest of the world in either a positive or negative is nil? If this was true it would seem very, very petty of God to do so. I mean really. Haiti? One billion Muslims in the world following true evil and in a position to do great harm to the rest of the World and God hates a few million Haitians?

[DieHard the Hunter]

Good article.

> Does God Hate Haiti? (What does this tragedy tell us?)

I do not know what the tragedy tells me, but I know what Our Lord said about this subject in Luke 13: 1-5

“There were present at that season some that told him of the Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.

And Jesus answering said unto them, Suppose ye that these Galilaeans were sinners above all the Galilaeans, because they suffered such things?

I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.

Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem?

I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.”

Sage and timely advice, as usual, from Our Lord.

The Tower of Siloam fell on Haiti — metaphorically speaking — the other day. And if we do not repent, we shall all likewise perish.

[kalee]

No, He loves the people of Haiti.

[anglian]

Pat said Haiti’s problems stem from “occult activity” is pretty kooky stuff! http://www.haitisurf.com/vaudou.shtml

[NoGrayZone]

I don’t think God hates Haiti, or anyone else. What He is doing, is giving all of us warnings....

Matthew 24:3-14 - And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world? And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.

And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.

All these are the beginning of sorrows. Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name’s sake. And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.

And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

[SeekAndFind]

RE: Has more to do with culture.

Voodoo believers baptize a child at the sacred pool at Sucry near Gonaives, Haiti, in this Aug. 15, 2002 file photo. The Sucry voodoo pilgrimage is one of the most important of the year, since it honors all the spirits voodoo practitioners believe in. Haiti's government has officially sanctioned voodoo as a religion, allowing practitioners to begin performing ceremonies from baptisms to marriages with legal authority. (AP Photo/Daniel Morel, File)

Voodoo believers perform a ceremony at the sacred pool at Sucry near Gonaives, Haiti, in this Aug. 15, 2002 file photo. The Sucry voodoo pilgrimage is one of the most important of the year, since it honors all the spirits voodoo practitioners believe in. Haiti's government has officially sanctioned voodoo as a religion, allowing practitioners to begin performing ceremonies from baptisms to marriages with legal authority. (AP Photo/Daniel Morel, File)
Members of Rara, a Haitian voodoo band, dance in the streets of Gonaive, Sunday, April 7, 1996, 105 miles north of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, to celebrate the annual Souvenance voodoo festival. Haiti's government has officially sanctioned voodoo as a religion, allowing practitioners to begin performing ceremonies from baptisms to marriages with legal authority. (AP Photo/Daniel Morel)