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Examples what happened when famous people challenged and mocked God
Submitted by Andre du Toit on Sat, 2007/08/11 - 8:23am
Tancredo Neves (President of Brazil ):
During the Presidential campaign, he said if he got 500,000 votes from his party, not even God would remove him from Presidency.
Sure he got the votes, but he got sick a day before being made President, then he died .
The man who built the Titanic
After the construction of Titanic, a reporter asked him how safe the Titanic would be.
With an ironic tone he said: "Not even God can sink it"
The result: I think you all know what happened to the Titanic .
John Lennon (Singer):
Some years before, during his interview with an American Magazine, he said:
"Christianity will end, it will disappear. I do not have to argue about that. I am certain. Jesus was ok, but his subjects were too simple, Today we are more famous than Him" (1966).
Lennon, after saying that the Beatles were more famous than Jesus Christ, was shot six times.
Cazuza (Bi-sexual Brazilian composer, singer and poet):
During A show in Canecio ( Rio de Janeiro ),
while smoking his cigarette, he puffed out some smoke into the air and said: "God, that's for you."
He died at the age of 32 of AIDS in a horrible manner.
Marilyn Monroe (Actress)
She was visited by Billy Graham during a presentation of a show.
He said the Spirit of God had sent him to preach to her.
After hearing what the Preacher had to say, she said:
"I don't need your Jesus".
A week later, she was found dead in her apartment .
Campinas (IN 2005)
In Campinas, Brazil a group of friends, drunk, went to pick up a friend.....
The mother accompanied her to the car and was so worried about the drunkenness of her friends and she said to the daughter holding her hand, who was already seated in the car:
"My Daughter, Go With God And May He Protect You.."
She responded: "Only If He (God) Travels In The Trunk, Cause Inside Here.....It's Already Full "
Hours later, news came by that they had been involved in a fatal accident, everyone had died,
the car could not be recognized what type of car it had been, but surprisingly, the trunk was intact.
The police said there was no way the trunk could have remained intact. To their surprise, inside the trunk was a crate of eggs, none was broken .
Christine Hewitt (Jamaican Journalist and entertainer) said the Bible (Word of God) was the worst book ever written.
In June 2006 she was found burnt beyond recognition in her motor vehicle .
Many more important people have forgotten that there is no other name that was given so much authority as the name of Jesus.
Many have died, but only Jesus died and rose again, and he is still alive .
"Jesus"
Tancredo Neves (President of Brazil ): During the Presidential campaign, he said if he got 500,000 votes from his party, not even God would remove him from Presidency.
Sure he got the votes, but he got sick a day before being made President, then he died .
The man who built the Titanic
After the construction of Titanic, a reporter asked him how safe the Titanic would be.
With an ironic tone he said: "Not even God can sink it"
The result: I think you all know what happened to the Titanic .
John Lennon (Singer):
Some years before, during his interview with an American Magazine, he said:
"Christianity will end, it will disappear. I do not have to argue about that. I am certain. Jesus was ok, but his subjects were too simple, Today we are more famous than Him" (1966).
Lennon, after saying that the Beatles were more famous than Jesus Christ, was shot six times.
Cazuza (Bi-sexual Brazilian composer, singer and poet):
During A show in Canecio ( Rio de Janeiro ),
while smoking his cigarette, he puffed out some smoke into the air and said: "God, that's for you."
He died at the age of 32 of AIDS in a horrible manner.
Marilyn Monroe (Actress)
She was visited by Billy Graham during a presentation of a show.
He said the Spirit of God had sent him to preach to her.
After hearing what the Preacher had to say, she said:
"I don't need your Jesus".
A week later, she was found dead in her apartment .
Campinas (IN 2005)
In Campinas, Brazil a group of friends, drunk, went to pick up a friend.....
The mother accompanied her to the car and was so worried about the drunkenness of her friends and she said to the daughter holding her hand, who was already seated in the car:
"My Daughter, Go With God And May He Protect You.."
She responded: "Only If He (God) Travels In The Trunk, Cause Inside Here.....It's Already Full "
Hours later, news came by that they had been involved in a fatal accident, everyone had died,
the car could not be recognized what type of car it had been, but surprisingly, the trunk was intact.
The police said there was no way the trunk could have remained intact. To their surprise, inside the trunk was a crate of eggs, none was broken .
Christine Hewitt (Jamaican Journalist and entertainer) said the Bible (Word of God) was the worst book ever written.
In June 2006 she was found burnt beyond recognition in her motor vehicle .
Many more important people have forgotten that there is no other name that was given so much authority as the name of Jesus.
Many have died, but only Jesus died and rose again, and he is still alive .
"Jesus"
Examples what happened when famous people challenged and mocked
Please get your facts straight before posting information like this. I am a disciple of Jesus, and when people put information on the web that isn't accurate, it makes ALL of us look bad. I am trying to win souls for Christ, and that is where your focus should also be. Let's stop judging people and pointing the finger at them, and start loving them.
Luke 6:37 - "Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven."
1Corinthians 4:5 - "Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait till the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men's hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God."
A healthy "FEAR" or "respect" for God is also needed!
God is love - true. But we all must have the respect for God as well because He is "FEARFUL" in battle. He is not one's pal where you can use His name to put yourself "above" Him, or challenge Him that He is not alive or "mighty".
That I believe is the message of the initial post. If the facts are not true then please let us ask it to be rectified.(Granted this post, from the reactions above, touched different nerves in different people, so it is good to have different opinions and views on it)
To add strength to the "Healthy Respect" view . There are countless testimonies of people doubting that God exists and then "challenging" God to prove Himself as a "real" (living) God to them personally. Then soon that person is a converted Christian who NO longer doubt that God exists. (THAT is the sovereign work of the Holy Spirit.)
Humiliating God in public by putting yourself above Him, is a different story.
One CANNOT touch God's "GLORY" (by taking it for yourself without His permission)
THEN do not then expect God NOT to take action.
GOD'S NAME BE PRAISED
HALOO PEOPLE I BELIEVE THAT GOD EXISTS AND HE IS REAL HAVE YOU EVER SAT DOWN AND THOUGHT FOR A WHILE HOW WE CAME ?THAT IT SHOWS US THAT HE TRUELY IS A LIVING GOD AND I WILL SERVE HIM FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.
HelpUsAll
God is love and He is real.
I don't know if the above statements are true or not, but one thing I can tell you, God is real.
I know the point is that we must think about how we put ourselves above God, as if he doesn't exist and we don't need him.
So to be honest maybe just maybe we all will be careful on what we think God is or God is not and just maybe the god they believed in provided them with the results they got and not the loving and longsuffering God I know .
RE:Famous people mocking God
Just a word of caution. I don't believe your intentions were dark but I do think that you have been misled by darkness.
Our GOd is loving and not vengefull I don't believe for one minute that He would want those people to die lost. If you think about it, don't you think it would be a perfect oppertunity for Satan to strike. Why?
1) Proove that God is not kind and loving by making people think that it was God that killed these people for mocking Him.
2)Remember Satan and his servants don't know what we are thinking, they can assume, and they are brilliant at it as they are so much more intellegent than we are. Remember they were angels cast out of the heavens. Now they have a person mocking God and Jesus out load Don't you think it might be considered a perfect oppertunity for them?
Remember Satan is an expert at no.1 convincing people that he does not exist. Think of all the havoc you can sow if you 'don't exist'. No.2 Changing untruths to make it look true, to confuse us.
I think it would be a wonderfull oppertunity to use this BLog for good. Don't get angry and upset at the responses you received. Good can come from this, I can feel it in my spirit. Pray and let God lead you.
NOte: You are also absolutely right that your examples proove that God exits. Think about it, If this prooves that Satan is a very active and alive being then God has to exist!
Well, Lizz - YES Respect God, remember He is still "GOD"
Yes, you can be sorta right here, but again, remember God is a God of vengeance. There are many examples in the Bible, where God did take vengeance. Remember Noah and the Ark? Look how the people laughed and mocked Noah for building an ark, and well, pretty much acting the same way the world is today...?
This is just one example. I can think of many. King David surely suffered because of his sin, but he was favored of God, so I think he was spared by God.
Yes, I believe what you are saying, God is a loving God, but God is also a God of vengeance, we don't know how what happened in these examples above, but I know I wouldn't mock God, or say any such thing, as I'd be afraid my life to would end suddenly. That's the worlds problem today, there is no fear of God!
Just my thought.
Re: Well Lizz -I stand by my response
I stand by my response.
If you look carefully into the examples you mentioned there were other reasons for human destruction than plain vengeance. God says in His word that we should be careful of using human characteristics to describe Him.
I would also not mock God, not out of fear for loosing my life for doing so, but rather out of love and respect for Him and out of fear for God, not fear of loosing my life in this world.
Re: Well Lizz -I stand by my response
Here is the other thing you also need to be aware of. Most people don't even pay attention to one very critical element of Christianity. Spiritual Warfare. All God had to do in any one of these cases is to lift his protection from those in these cases that lost their lives. I can attest personally from my own life prior to being saved how much God watched over me even then, when I wanted nothing to do with him. His Word also says he will give grace to whom he will give grace and show mercy to whom he will show mercy. In each of these cases, my belief is simply God lifted his protection from these people as in saying, "See how far you can get without me at all."
Another example: Look at the hurricane's in the Gulf the last two years. Especially with Katrina, if we lived in a country where God was honored and revered, do you really think these things we have seen would have really happened? If we were a nation today that looked to God as our forefathers did, would 9/11 have ever happened? Think about it people, the bible says that there are consequences for our actions. No one is perfect and for those that do seek to know the Lord I know he is more than gracious. But for those who mock God or mock those who do their best to get to know him and his ways, think back to Numbers 12. Remember when Aaron and Miriam mocked Moses by speaking against him? Remember what happened to Miriam? She was turned into a leper. So for those who would say what God would or would not do be very careful. Refer to 1 Cor. 2:6-16
Cursing God experiment.
May God reveal Himself to you
Better: You can do a scientific experiment that God doesnt exist
You can do a scientific experiment trying to prove that God doesn't exist or will not harm his mockers, but those 50 people who say God sucks can truly believe inside or maybe just have the slightest believe that God exists and that is maybe why He wouldn't harm them.. I really don't have all the answers but I have faith...
Cursing God experiment? I don't think so..
Who really cares?
Re: Mocking God: Another example from Sri Lanka
You have to add another famous monk to this list...
One of the very famous monks in Sri Lanka, Gangodawila Soma Thero. Who started to mock God & tried to introduce a fake theory, which is against God & His people. He tried to protest against God but suddenly he was removed from the face of this earth on 12 December 2003 in his 56th year when he traveled to Russia. His body came back to Sri Lanka. Sri Lankans were shocked and saddened by his death. But true Christians know why he got that reply from God.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ven._Gangodawila_Soma_Thero
God is also Mercy
Idi Amin lived well into his eighties.
Stalin lived to be pretty old.
Are we to assume these men are rightous.
We all know of a innocent young life taken too soon.
Did they mock God?
Jesus gave us all a choice to serve him or not and he will judge all souls when the time comes.
"Forgive them father, for they know not what they do"- Jesus
You sound like a Muslim saying God strikes down those who make minor comments insulting Him.
Let them insult Him, God died for their sins too and mere words are no match for the power of God!
If you want to still go on your rant about how God kills infidels there is a religion called Islam that would love to take you in.
Mocking God: Some biblical perspectives
I think that those who stand for God concerning this post has very valid points. Some of which has dampened my initial view of it as right. Yes God explicitly that vengence is His and He will repay. Yes God is a god of mercy and He is a forgiving and loving God. Yes God does strike down...look in any of the books of the bible in the old testament where people were destroyed for various things i.e. Sodom and Gomorah, several Kings because they failed to obey and they did evil in the sight of God. Now in reference to 9/11 and other catastrophic events that have happened, none of these events were just random, or unknown to God, He already knew, they did not take Him by surprise. However, when you look deeper into any of these events I think that they were judgements on America as a nation. You cannot pray away God's judgement(Romans 1) Even so with these people, them losing their lives in such horrific ways is possibly, could be, maybe God's judgement upon them. Then again, who really knows BUT God? And to the comment of judgement: I know that the bible says that we should not judge because we condemn ourselves if we condemn others and WE are doing the same thing.(Romans 2:1) However, believers, saints are the ones who will judge the world according to 1Corinthians 6:2. We will also judge the angels 1 Cor 6:3. So when done appropriately according to the word, which is judgement based on truth because that is how God judges, we are in our biblical right to do so. But when doing it to expose others for something we are doing privately is condemnation to ourselves.
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