Re: Seamless what?
Submitted by Dirk Gently on December 18 1999 at 00:44:20
In reply to Seamless what? Submitted by BLues. on December 17 1999 at 23:51:10
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Garment. It's a reference to John 19:23,24. The Roman soldiers who crucified Christ divided his clothing between them, but "the tunic was without seam, woven from the top in one piece." The idea is that if we're talking about the sanctity of life, anything less than a womb-to-tomb view of it is inadequate. As for the anti-Christ, well, I'm really not into speculations. (I've been known to say that Bill Gates is the anti-christ, but it's always as a joke.) Almost two thousand years ago, the apostle John wrote "as you have heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come, by which we know that it is the last hour." (1 John 2:18) When you look at the persecutions that Christians in Rome endured under Nero, it's no wonder he was referred to as the Beast. (Nero meets Martha Stewart: "And for warm, intimate lighting at your evening garden parties, I recommend dipping Christians in tar, trussing them to stakes, and setting them ablaze. Remember, the big ones burn longer!") The point isn't to predict times and dates. The point is to live a life of love and devotion, so that when (not if) Christ comes, we will turn towards Him with joy. "And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For everyone practicing evil hates the light, lest his deeds should be exposed. But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been done in God." (John 3:19-21) Christ said that about His first coming, and I believe it will also apply to His second advent. Live every day as if it will be your last. A friend once asked my opinion about "the end of the world." I pointed out to him that if I collided with a cement truck on my way home from work, that would be the end of the world for me. You a Bob Marley fan? "People Get Ready." Dirk |