Just a clarification: By "authority", I don't mean some Scripture which says, for example, that God COULD exercise judgement on some city for a specific sin (of course He could), but that He indeed DID. The same God who kills Uzzah on the spot for touching the Ark to keep it from falling, warns us not to envy the wicked who live long lives of massive wealth and ease with no apparent problems in life. That's sovereignty in action. Terry --- Terry Rayburn <terryrayburn@...> wrote: > Anyone who claims they "know" or "think" why God "did" or > "allowed" any natural occurance, needs to provide some > authority > for their speculation, or else it's just an opinion, which, > like > their belly button, everybody has (Adam being a reputed > exception). > > To claim, like a prophet, what God's intentions actually are > (or > are not) in these matters, is to invite unnecessary scorn from > the world we are trying to communicate with. > > Some scorn is inevitable, but let it be for the Gospel of > grace, > not from one of a bunch of pseudo-prophetic "anchormen" > reporting on the current-events mind of God. > > Terry Rayburn > http://www.graceforlife.com > > > --- James G Drickamer <jldrick@...> wrote: > > > John, > > > > > I just had a phone call from my friend Joe Dunnaway. There > > was a > > > letter to the editor claiming that Katrina was the > judgment > > of God > > > because the United Nations and the United States had > forced > > Israel to > > > withdraw from the Gaza strip. What did the people of New > > Orleans have > > > to do with the actions of the United Nations? JGR > > > > JD: Your friend got it wrong. The real reason for Katrina > is > > that > > President Bush has refused to sign the Kyoto treaty thus > > increasing > > global warming. > > > > You should also be aware that Katrina hit just two > > days before > > New Orleans' scheduled Decadence Day parade which celebrates > > sodomy and homosexuality and transgenderism and > transexualism > > and so on. The parade was held anyway. They just walked > > through > > the water and thumbed their noses at God. > > > > If you would like to look at pictures of the > > destruction, go to > > WWLTV.com. > > > > I think God had a fourfold reason for Katrina. In > > regard to > > some people, He was taking them home. In regard to others, > He > > was sending them to their just punishment. In regard to > some, > > He > > was providing a circumstance that will lead them to His word > > and > > to regeneration and salvation. In regard to the last group, > > He was > > hardening their souls in rebellion against Him. > > > > Jim > > > > -- > > Read the Sound of Grace pages at > > http://www.soundofgrace.com > > > > To unsubscribe, send ANY message to: > > soundofgrace-unsubscribe@... > > > > To view our online archive go to our web page at > > http://www.associate.com/groups/soundofgrace > > > > > > > > > > > Visit "Grace For Life" > An Oasis of Rest for the People of God > http://www.graceforlife.com > > See The Amazing Clickbank Search Engine > http://www.tinyurl.com/r6xv > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection > around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > -- > Read the Sound of Grace pages at > http://www.soundofgrace.com > > To unsubscribe, send ANY message to: > soundofgrace-unsubscribe@... > > To view our online archive go to our web page at > http://www.associate.com/groups/soundofgrace > > > > Visit "Grace For Life" An Oasis of Rest for the People of God http://www.graceforlife.com See The Amazing Clickbank Search Engine http://www.tinyurl.com/r6xv __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com