tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-914842448114558426.post1218110910527180573..comments2023-12-01T01:00:34.093-05:00Comments on The Paranormal Pastor: Visits from the Dead?Pastor Swopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16008265694116146151noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-914842448114558426.post-47302961475337792112012-10-21T22:06:46.721-04:002012-10-21T22:06:46.721-04:00Sorry not to have noticed your comment.
Maybe th...Sorry not to have noticed your comment. <br /><br />Maybe the best way to put it is that being contacted by a spirit is an unusual experience -- much like being contacted by the widow of a Nigerian general. There are, as I think you will admit, Nigerian generals, and sometimes they die and leave widows, but that doesn't mean you have to believe every email claiming to be from one. There are others who somehow still find it profitable to impersonate these widows. <br /><br />Well, in the same way, there are spirits that will impersonate our loved ones who have already died. These beings are much more clever, much more powerful, and much more malevolent than a mere scammer. <br /><br />What else should one do in the face of death? Plan for it; prepare for it. Above all, <b>RECONCILE WITH GOD</b>. That is a message you WILL find if you read the Bible; for example in the Parable of the Ten Virgins (Matthew 25:1-13). I'm sure Rev. Swope can provide you with plenty more references if you are interested.<br /><br />-- HowardAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-914842448114558426.post-70223360412268442272012-08-15T02:37:56.315-04:002012-08-15T02:37:56.315-04:00No offense Howard, but why are Christians so stuck...No offense Howard, but why are Christians so stuck on death and sin and blah, blah, blah. There is nothing there to even remotely assume that this spirit was an evil one.<br /><br />It does not fit the classic M.O. of an evil entity. And encouraging people to be complacent in the face of death, well what else are they supposed to do? Get angry? Deny it? Try to fight it? Wouldn't that be contrary to God's plan?<br /><br />If there is a Heaven why wouldn't everyone want to go there just to be stuck down here and suffer some horrible disease? Doesn't sound like the same God I've read about in the Bible.Jose Pradohttp://facebook.com/talismanoftheancientsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-914842448114558426.post-17371345786870111182012-07-16T10:54:54.737-04:002012-07-16T10:54:54.737-04:00The "Roger" story sounds familiar. I ha...The "Roger" story sounds familiar. I have read either it or a story practically identical to it before.<br /><br />I am, however, suspicious of spirits encouraging people to be complacent in the face of death. It does not seem that "Roger" warned the unnamed man to get rid of any unrepented sins, nor is there any mention of faith in God. Maybe these were just omissions in the telling of the tale, or maybe the man did not think it necessary to give these details to the nurses, but if a spirit says, "Peace, peace," when there is no peace, it is not a good spirit.Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04843514873861242426noreply@blogger.com