Posted on 07/15/2014 12:11:19 PM PDT by wagglebee
Libertarians are, by their nature and philosophy, abhorrent of authority. This includes religious authority. As to social issues libertarians are libertines.In principle libertarians have trouble with criminal law for its constriction of personal freedom.
One cannot be a little bit libertarian and claim the mantle. Libertarians are cowards who refuse to take responsibility for themselves or others.
God has His reasons for what we go through. As least, that’s what I believe. I don’t ever second-guess God or His Plan.
Do you?
These people aren’t dying a natural death. They are artificially being kept alive by machines. They are being tortured. Unending torture. The older I get, the more terrified I am of being forced to go through what they are forced to go through. It should terrify everyone.
I read your post again and my answer is still the same.
I do NOT second guess God. Why would I? Why would you? He is our Creator. He is the CREATOR who loves us and wants us to spend eternity with him.
Are we promised a life of no pain or suffering? Are we promised a life with no problems? I don't think so.
Trying to stay close to God, prayer, good works, daily Mass and Communion, frequent Confession and praying the rosary EVERY day help to assuage my fears.
Our bodies last a few decades; eternity is for all time.
FEAR is the mind killer (Mua'dib). Satan tries very hard to plant doubts about God into our minds, hearts and souls. Don't listen to the Evil One.
Why spend FRUITLESS hours worrying about something that might or might not happen? Of course, if it's the way you want to live, then, by all means, fret and worry yourself into states of anxiety and terror; it's your right.
For ME, staying close to God (Mass, rosary) helps with those understandable fears. Being with good friends helps too. Mostly, it's the former.
God does not need daily mass nor saying a rosary for us to stay close to Him. He is my heart for now and forever. Jesus said that He would never leave nor forsake me. I believe Him. He doesn’t need props. A good Church with sound beliefs is good, as the people of God are our community and family. Together we worship Him in a way that we cannot do alone. This is because God is love and love takes others to experience it fully. Thank God that no matter what He is with me and I don’t need props! Jesus alone saves and keeps us.
That being said, it is time for the people of God to begin to rely on God for their health and their futures. Jesus has kept me all my life. He has healed me several times of deadly diseases. I have experienced unbelievable pain. It is better to die with Christ’s blessing than to live without it. He keeps His own.
Many martyrs for Christ were slowly roasted to death, split in half, fed to lions. Many were killed by authorities that were expert in gruesome, slow human torture which was done in ways that are too terrible for us to imagine. Many died gladly for Christ, even singing, realizing that Christ is worthy of anything this earth may do to us. He is worthy, and they are now in their eternal home with He who they have been blessed to love with their lives forever. We should hope to live up to their examples if we ever come into a situation where we must suffer and die for Jesus our love.
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