What More Do You Want?
I won't rehash my QF argument, but I was talking to D week before last and he shared with me a joke...well, an anecdote...that demonstrates perfectly why I get upset that some Christians refuse to be responsible for their own actions, insisting that God must make their path and provide for them, no matter the choices they might make.
During a particularly wet winter, flood waters rose so high in one town that the national guard started evacuating all the residents. One man stayed behind, however, and when the water was waist-high, two national guardsmen in a boat motored past his house, checking for people left behind. "We're evacuating the town because of the flood! Jump in the boat and we'll carry you to safety!" But the man said, "No, don't bother; I have faith that the Lord will save me." The men in the boat shrugged their shoulders and motored away. Later, when the water level had driven the man onto his roof, another boat appeared. "Haven't you heard the town has been evacuated? Come on, we'll save you!" But the man sent them away again saying, "No, no, the Lord will save me!" The water level kept rising until the man was standing on his chimney and barely keeping his head above water. A helicopter, making a final check, appeared overhead. A rope dropped and the loudspeaker said, "Grab the rope and we'll bring you to safety!" But the man waved the helicopter away once again saying, "No, the Lord will save me!" But the water level kept rising, and he drowned. When he got to Heaven, he was completely bewildered. He asked God, "God, why didn't you save me?" And God said, "Well, I did send you two boats and a helicopter..."
During a particularly wet winter, flood waters rose so high in one town that the national guard started evacuating all the residents. One man stayed behind, however, and when the water was waist-high, two national guardsmen in a boat motored past his house, checking for people left behind. "We're evacuating the town because of the flood! Jump in the boat and we'll carry you to safety!" But the man said, "No, don't bother; I have faith that the Lord will save me." The men in the boat shrugged their shoulders and motored away. Later, when the water level had driven the man onto his roof, another boat appeared. "Haven't you heard the town has been evacuated? Come on, we'll save you!" But the man sent them away again saying, "No, no, the Lord will save me!" The water level kept rising until the man was standing on his chimney and barely keeping his head above water. A helicopter, making a final check, appeared overhead. A rope dropped and the loudspeaker said, "Grab the rope and we'll bring you to safety!" But the man waved the helicopter away once again saying, "No, the Lord will save me!" But the water level kept rising, and he drowned. When he got to Heaven, he was completely bewildered. He asked God, "God, why didn't you save me?" And God said, "Well, I did send you two boats and a helicopter..."