Hello Aineo
Quite I agree
I think I will illustrate my point, about the idea of Gd being mocked. I thank Jshua every day, for having faced the sanhedrin, having been whipped till his flesh came off his back, having had a crown of thorns dug into his scalp. having walked so far with a large block of wood, to which he was nailed. having suffered the sheer agony of that, and there was worse to come.
He went into hell to prevent us from going there. and then rose after doing that. Jshua went to hell and back for us.
And some mock what he did.
Some people erect statues of people who were murdered, and celebrate them "going to hell for eternity". They claim that Jshua joins in with this celebration? They claim that Jshua revels in and celebrates a lost soul burning in hell, this is after what Jshua went through to prevent people from such torment.
I put it that Jshua and Gd are being Mocked alright, Golden Calf style. Someone who really should repent, is claiming the Jshua enjoys sending people to hell. As if they were percieving Gd as a bovine shaped lump of metal. They do not Describe Gd they do not describe Jshua, they describe
something that they may be judged for when given to account for thier own sins.
I feel very hurt by the fact that Fred Phelps, allegedly a teacher of righteousness, a pastor or whatever. Claims that Jshua loves to see people tormented for eternity. he appears to mock my Gd.
I will quote Jshua again...
John 8:3....
The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before the group
John 8:4 and said to Jesus, "Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery.
John 8:5 In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. Now what do you say?"
John 8:6 They were using this question as a trap, in order to have a basis for accusing him.
John 8:7 But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger. When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, "If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her."
It is perfectly simple. Gd does not celebrate when someone is lost in hell.
I dont care what people say about many other sins, that is between them and Jshua. Self righteousness, pride and arrogance are also sin. And that is also between those people and Jshua.
This is about some people deliberately mocking the forfillment of the law by Jshua and this time instead of it being a lump of gold shaped like a calf, it is the idol of hatred for another human being. Jshua is not hatred for another human being like Gd is not a lump of calf shaped gold.
The scriptures are very very clear about it.
The thing is. Foolishness is easy to follow wisdom is however not. Foolishness is giving in to feeling of hate and ascribing them to Jshua, Foolsihness is making an idol, so as to fit Gd in one place. Wisdom is seeing your own sin, seeing what you do wrong and seeking Gd on that
Wisdom is seeing Gd as Gd. Gd is who Gd is. But this is more difficult, and this is why it is wisdom.
So the sin of Fred phelps is between Jshua and Fred Phelps, and I really hope he sees his foolishness. Because believe it or not I dont relish the idea of Phelps suffering hell, I like my Gd dont relish anyone suffering hell.
Gd Bless
Sophie.