An E-Mail from a Christian friend

by gumby 13 Replies latest jw friends

  • gumby
    gumby

    Hi folks,

    I receive mail from a wheelchair bound man who I knew when I used to attend church. He is a baptist.

    All I can say is......I am so glad I am done with this stuff...............Here it is.

    MOST POWERFUL EMAIL I EVER GOTI had on new clothes,
    New sneaks on my feet.
    Went to the back and took my seat.
    Yeah, I'm moving up,

    I'm already grown.
    Soon I'll be graduating,
    And out on my own.

    I talked to some of my friends,
    We were all having fun.
    Said some things I shouldn't have said,
    Did stuff I shouldn't have done.

    I knew I was different.
    I felt God touch my heart,
    I knew I should set a standard,
    But then I'd be set apart.

    Walking to the bus,
    I was not looking for strength.
    I heard the car tires screeching,
    But now it's too late.

    I'm standing in this room,
    And I can see the heavenly gate.
    Oh no! I never prayed.
    I thought I had time to get it straight.

    An angel walked to me,
    He had a book in his hand.
    I knew it was the Book of Life,
    When would this dream end?

    I told him my name,
    And he began to look.
    Then he looked at me sadly and said,
    Your name is not in this book.

    Angel, this is a dream,
    No, I can't be dead!
    He closed the book and turned away,
    He whispered - You cannot proceed ahead.

    No...no this can't be real,
    Angel, you can't turn me away.
    Let me talk to God,
    Maybe he'll let me stay.

    He led me to the gate,
    Jesus came to me.
    He did not let me in but said,
    Beloved what is your need?

    Jesus, I cried, please,
    Don't cast me away from you.
    Tears ran down his face as he said,
    You knew what you needed to do.

    Lord, please I'm young,
    I never thought I would die.
    I thought I' d have plenty of time,
    Death caught me by surprise.

    Lord, I went to church,
    Please Jesus, I believe.
    He said you would not accept me,
    My love you would not receive.

    Lord, there were too many hypocrites,
    They weren't being true.
    He took a step back and asked,
    What does that have to do with you?

    Lord, my family claimed to be saved,
    They weren't real. You know.
    He said, I died for you,
    Now I have to go.

    I fell to my knees crying to Him,
    Lord, I planned to be real tomorrow.
    I couldn't make Him understand,
    I had never felt such sorrow.

    Then it hit me hard, I said,
    Lord, where will I go?
    He looked into my eyes and said,
    My child you already know.

    Please Jesus, I begged,
    The place is so hot.
    It seemed to trouble and grieve him,
    He whispered, DEPART FROM ME,
    I KNOW YOU NOT.

    Lord, you're supposed to be love,
    How can you send me to damnation?
    He replied, With your mouth you said you loved me,
    But each day you rejected my salvation.

    With that in an instant,
    Day turned into night.
    I never knew such torture could be,
    Now too late, I know the Bible is right.

    If I can tell you anything,
    Hell has no age.
    It is a place of torture,
    Separated from God and full of rage.

    You know, I thought it was funny-a joke,
    But this one thing is true.
    If you never accept Jesus Christ,
    HELL IS WAITING FOR YOU!

    So please, ask Him into your heart.

    Please show this to everyone you care about.
    (which should be everybody)

    IF SOMEONE HAD A GUN HELD IN FRONT OF
    YOUR FACE, AND ASKED YOU IF YOU BELIEVED
    IN GOD, WHAT WOULD YOU DO? SAY NO AND
    FEEL ASHAMED THE REST OF YOUR LIFE? OR
    SAY YES, I DO, AND DIE STANDING UP FOR GOD?


    Well now.......isn't that special!

  • Satanus
    Satanus

    Truly sad, the damage it does to people

    SS

  • Princess
    Princess

    Those things make my blood boil. At least it didn't include the guilt laden paragraph at the end trying to shame you into sending to all your friends because you always send the funny joke emails...blah blah blah.

  • Brummie
    Brummie

    Totally appalling! ..ugh

    Brummie

  • gumby
    gumby

    Princess,

    I noticed the same thing. That was the ONLY nice thing about it.

    Gumby

  • SYN
    SYN
    OR
    SAY YES, I DO, AND DIE STANDING UP FOR GOD?

    Well, I'd probably lie and say yes, if my life or that of others depended on it. Then again, does this person really want to be associating their God with murderers? Oh hang on, it completely slipped my mind, God is entirely comfortable with that sort of thing! The Biblical God, that is.

  • ozziepost
    ozziepost

    Reminds me of the threat of Armageddon, you know, like "You want to see your family after Armageddon, don't you?"

  • Billygoat
    Billygoat

    Stories like this make MY blood boil and I'm a Christian!

    Christians serve Christ out of LOVE not guilt! Anyone who tries to guilt you into serving God has missed the point!

  • ozziepost
    ozziepost
    Stories like this make MY blood boil and I'm a Christian!

    Don't worry Billygoat, there's always been those who have taken being a christian as something that has to have rules etc. It was much the same way with the Pharisees and being a true Israelite. So it is today with people seeking to exclude others from the kingdom on the basis of their own understanding of perceived rules.

    We know that being christian doesn't have anything to do with an organisation, or with "joining" anything. Clearly the person who penned the email doesn't appreciate that.

    Cheers, Ozzie

  • Celia
    Celia

    Would someone please insert the puking emoticon here....

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