The Theology of Pain and Suffering?

[SDG]

The tender tree ........ Thank you ... Lord ... for your sacrifice!!!!!

[Coonskinner]

Originally Posted by Daniel Alicea

God showed me this passage while I was initially grieving my Dad's death ... it ministered to me ... as it is today.

Daniel, let me tell you about something that might mean something to you...


1Th 2:5 For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloke of covetousness; God [is] witness:


1Th 2:6 Nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor [yet] of others, when we might have been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ.


1Th 2:7 But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:


1Th 2:8 So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us.

There are men of God who do more than just bring the content of a message to us.

They actually have the ability to impart something far more personal than that. Paul said "...our own souls also, because ye were dear unto us."

The soul is the most personal, individualistic part of a man.

I daresay that your father did far more than just teach you concepts and principles; rather, I'm sure there is a thread of what he was in God woven into the tapestry of your soul.

And as long as you stay true to that, then in truth, his impact and ministry are not really absent from this terra firma.

Preach the message he preached, Daniel, and it can be said of him that "he, being dead, yet speaketh."

[SDG]

When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me. 12Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known. 13And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. The truth in love.

[SDG]

Thanks ... CS.

[Coonskinner]

You are welcome.

[SDG]

Isaiah 53 ... says Jesus did more than sacrifice his flesh ... but poured out his soul

[Coonskinner]

Originally Posted by Daniel Alicea

Isaiah 53 ... says Jesus did more than sacrifice his flesh ... but poured out his soul

Indeed it does.

[mizpeh]

Originally Posted by Daniel Alicea

Isaiah 53 ... says Jesus did more than sacrifice his flesh ... but poured out his soul

He suffered in both regards. I think sometimes the agony of the heart is worse than suffering in the body.

[SDG]

Originally Posted by mizpeh

He suffered in both regards. I think sometimes the agony of the heart is worse than suffering in the body.

I'm sure ... that even .. the young girl... Gabby ... has felt this type of pain.

[SDG]

It's no wonder ... that some doctors say Jesus died [immediate cause of death] because his heart literally exploded ... by the fluids that filled his dying body and organs ... HE DIED OF A BROKEN HEART.