Paul On The Phone?

 

Love, the greatest of all spiritual qualities, will endure. 

Love is greater than judgment, than personal opinions, 

than condemnation, than all other considerations.

Far better it is to love a person who palpably wronged us

than to condemn or accuse.

We do not have all of the answers, and we never will unless somehow we become infallible. … We have hurt too many people by establishing unbreakable rules on the flimsy foundation of our fallible and often gullible understanding …

No where is our desire for vengeance and blood so obvious as in the whole concept of a God of infinite agape Love becoming some kind of pagan moody paedophile and punishing for millions and trillionss of eons for what was done in time. Moses was never informed of such a place as hell: David knew nothing of it: Nor Paul as the fictional conversation below point out:

 Paul & Hell

Got a new phone for Christmas: Its not an I-Phone! Its a U-Phone

For a limited time I can contact the unseen world so I'm all excited.

However I was very upset by a few calls I made to Paul of Damascus road fame:

Listen in and see what you think: I recorded them:

(All poetic licence  as it's forbidden to have any contact wirth the dead today)

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"Paul: What an amazing blessing:

"No but you see I'm doing this paper on hell and need to clarify a few things:

"That's so kind of you Paul:. Well I'm sure it's an oversight Paul or maybe a bad translation .. but I have gone through all 13 letters you wrote and can't find any mention of hell. 

"Now I believed you when you said that you "did not shun to give the whole counsel of God" (Acts 20:27) ..so what am I missing here?"

"Paul why are you praying? 

"Oh.. you're praying for me. Yes I can hear again now though the line went a little faint there: Demonic static!

"No need really to pray for me Paul: I go to church every single Sunday!: Even have all the CDs It's the wicked who need help: Those who don't understand they are on brink of hell fire for ever and ever: 

"Which verse? Jeremiah 7:31? O.K I'll look at it sometime. Why mow though?

"What? Now you are asking the father to open the eyes of my understanding! Did you say my understanding "That I might even get a glimpse of the length and breadth and .... and height and depth ..........is this a joke?

"Paul I have to cut in on you there as this call is costing a fortune: 

"Look .. even if you mentioned hell once or twice in each epistle, (26 would be good,) But not even once, not even onCE Paul .. even in the KJV .. This is not mainstream thinking at all!

"What? You are telling me I don't know what spirit is driving me:  Who exactly are you? 

What imposter is on the line? 

People are dying here in Ireland every day and 90% of them are going directly into everlasting flames ....and you are telling me I need prayer! Sounds like some form of crossed wires to me

"Paul? Paul? Why are you weeping? I shouldn't have upset you: You're weeping for me? Why?

"Remember its OK for you Paul  as your'e safe in the arms of Jesus in heaven

"I'm wrong again: You're not in heaven! Nobody has yet ascended:

"Have to go now Paul: Afraid I'll lose my church membership if I keep listening to this stuff

"Talk again soon brother and ( changed tone) .."may the God of all glory wipe away all those misguided tears" ..

(Sorry I ever got this damn u-phone now: It's destroying all my seminary theology)

Love, the greatest of all spiritual qualities, will endure. 

Love is greater than judgment, than personal opinions, 

than condemnation, than all other considerations.

 Far better it is to love a person who palpably wronged us

 than to condemn or accuse.

We do not have all of the answers, and we never will unless somehow we 

become infallible. … We have hurt too many people by establishing 

unbreakable rules on the flimsy foundation of our fallible and often gullible

 understanding …

God requires of us the same grace toward others that He has exhibited toward us. Of all laws, rules and ethical standards that have ever been given, there is only one that will endure. … The greatest of all is love.