tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post7651770285424998253..comments2024-03-03T22:03:05.210-05:00Comments on A Joyful Chaos: WarningsA Joyful Chaoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13647481484192797931noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-84939194908777027732014-06-27T14:13:29.249-04:002014-06-27T14:13:29.249-04:00We wouldn't have dared question the validity b...We wouldn't have dared question the validity behind these stories for fear something similar might happen to us.A Joyful Chaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13647481484192797931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-89005049499914832812014-06-27T14:12:40.729-04:002014-06-27T14:12:40.729-04:00Love that verse, and also: Perfect love casts out ...Love that verse, and also: Perfect love casts out fear.A Joyful Chaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13647481484192797931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-46594670002245140302014-06-27T14:12:02.574-04:002014-06-27T14:12:02.574-04:00When we were Amish we never realized just how many...When we were Amish we never realized just how many different views there are on Christianity. To us it was either Amish or English. A Joyful Chaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13647481484192797931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-45075042684549602202014-06-27T14:10:19.657-04:002014-06-27T14:10:19.657-04:00So glad when Jesus said, "It is finished,&quo...So glad when Jesus said, "It is finished," He really meant it.A Joyful Chaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13647481484192797931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-53671849238856656782014-06-27T14:08:54.453-04:002014-06-27T14:08:54.453-04:00We used to get the question whether or not we were...We used to get the question whether or not we were Quakers. Most people really don't know the difference.A Joyful Chaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13647481484192797931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-21676792013962690212014-06-27T14:07:41.453-04:002014-06-27T14:07:41.453-04:00You have to wonder where these stories originate!You have to wonder where these stories originate!A Joyful Chaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13647481484192797931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-50200287631435862872014-06-27T14:07:09.952-04:002014-06-27T14:07:09.952-04:00Oh my, that sermon must have made a tragic event s...Oh my, that sermon must have made a tragic event so much harder for his loved ones.A Joyful Chaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13647481484192797931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-51016260728826311492014-06-27T14:06:07.643-04:002014-06-27T14:06:07.643-04:00So true.So true.A Joyful Chaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13647481484192797931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-56003827824944959862014-06-27T14:05:40.575-04:002014-06-27T14:05:40.575-04:00It is a great comfort knowing He loves and cares f...It is a great comfort knowing He loves and cares for us!A Joyful Chaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13647481484192797931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-20761865352099949242014-06-27T14:04:51.058-04:002014-06-27T14:04:51.058-04:00I'm beginning to realize a lot of people use s...I'm beginning to realize a lot of people use some sort of scare tactics.A Joyful Chaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13647481484192797931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-91913044989125293412014-06-27T14:03:46.294-04:002014-06-27T14:03:46.294-04:00Me too! So very grateful!Me too! So very grateful!A Joyful Chaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13647481484192797931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-13738887297883579002014-06-27T14:02:43.930-04:002014-06-27T14:02:43.930-04:00No.
We were born again before we left the Amish s...No.<br /><br />We were born again before we left the Amish so we didn't believe any of these stories any longer.A Joyful Chaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13647481484192797931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-1662115475604761472014-06-27T14:01:37.654-04:002014-06-27T14:01:37.654-04:00So happy we now know the goodness of God!So happy we now know the goodness of God!A Joyful Chaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13647481484192797931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-5891819536108441602014-06-25T13:44:23.310-04:002014-06-25T13:44:23.310-04:00What a shame to use fear tactics to keep people in...What a shame to use fear tactics to keep people in line. Did people actually believe these stories? They sound fables to me. God doesn't slap people down or punish us like that when we sin. Because of His love, grace and mercy, He does provide a way out through the sacrifice of His Son Jesus Christ and has said that once we're His no one can pluck us out of His hand. Because of Christ'Linda from KYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11113650049469929569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-55934072102729053722014-06-24T21:00:06.582-04:002014-06-24T21:00:06.582-04:00"I'm a computer programmer." - that..."I'm a computer programmer." - that made me laugh.<br /><br />It's always amazing to me how little people know about different religions - including, often, their own!<br /><br />:)<br />LeaLeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03384475081085015883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-1910267192868644352014-06-24T15:14:22.057-04:002014-06-24T15:14:22.057-04:00Fear is such a terrible thing. Isn't it lovely...Fear is such a terrible thing. Isn't it lovely that God has not given us a spirit of fear...but of power, love and a sound mind. Blessings and sunshine, ValerieValeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058968207650986608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-48142868963872374532014-06-24T14:24:15.929-04:002014-06-24T14:24:15.929-04:00I just want to clarify that when I said "we C...I just want to clarify that when I said "we Catholics" I meant we former Catholics, as we left that church many years ago and are Quakers..joaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06786607020220841570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-58599478571641816842014-06-24T12:02:59.432-04:002014-06-24T12:02:59.432-04:00the Salvation Army is no different. Salvation is ...the Salvation Army is no different. Salvation is through works and if you sin once you are no longer saved. the Salvation Army is a works based church and the only way to Salvation is to wear their uniform and never sin. while always remembering that you can loose your salvation. i know this as truth because i am a what they call a senior soldier ( in other words the ones that wear uniform ).andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06011138788687868935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-90042682789119192742014-06-24T09:55:01.692-04:002014-06-24T09:55:01.692-04:00These stories are told because the Amish teach tha...These stories are told because the Amish teach that salvation is through the Amish church, not through faith in Jesus Christ. Since they don't have the truth, sometimes they must resort to scare tactics. The Catholic Church (not saying all Catholics necessarily believe this) teaches salvation through the Catholic Church, also. As long as you are Catholic, you are "safe". Nolefan Ocalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15526028943242508253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-5319355235954777642014-06-24T09:50:34.788-04:002014-06-24T09:50:34.788-04:00The reason we Catholics didn't focus on hell w...The reason we Catholics didn't focus on hell was because there was a fixation on purgatory. It really was universalist, as we all seemed to think we could eventually pray and buy ( masses) everyone out of purgatory eventually. I was disturbed in about 1st or 2nd grade when our nun teacher told us that there was no real Adam and Eve and that the OT was allegory. I rejected that even though joaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06786607020220841570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-76041721594165642302014-06-23T22:35:49.044-04:002014-06-23T22:35:49.044-04:00Anne:
Yes, I know there are plenty of denomination...Anne:<br />Yes, I know there are plenty of denominations that preach damnation, though as a former Catholic I never really did hear much about Hell in Mass or in religion classes in school. We were a very Sermon-on-the-Mount congregation. But when people hear what my religion is now, the very absolute first thing out of their mouths is, "wait, is that like Amish?"Mackenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03695808411116664337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-21996435011103078832014-06-23T18:54:39.560-04:002014-06-23T18:54:39.560-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Clisbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05744793549029118738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-79771398716898077032014-06-23T18:53:39.656-04:002014-06-23T18:53:39.656-04:00I went to a Catholic school for 1st and 2nd grade,...I went to a Catholic school for 1st and 2nd grade, and while I don't remember stories quite like these, the nuns did tell us some strange stories. <br /><br />1. Once there was a boy who was curious about the consecrated host (the bread used in Communion). He secretly hid his away at the Communion service. When he got home, he stuck a fork in it - and it bled.<br /><br />(Clisby, even at Clisbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05744793549029118738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-65442819647897868892014-06-23T14:30:55.964-04:002014-06-23T14:30:55.964-04:00Definitely the Amish aren't the only ones to t...Definitely the Amish aren't the only ones to try to scare the flock to keep them in line. Some sects are worse. A friend was raised Pentacostal. His stepfather was diagnosed with incurable cancer, and in a moment of anguish and despair, took his own life. At the funeral, the so-called Preacher made sure to tell the congregation in detail as to just how hot the fire was that the poor man wasMaggie in Tallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765559579988713682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-10209551496295973742014-06-23T12:48:16.530-04:002014-06-23T12:48:16.530-04:00Very interesting stories. I can imagine them stri...Very interesting stories. I can imagine them striking fear into the hearts of those that hear them. God is indeed merciful and loving, but we must not forget either that he is a jealous and just God too. I'm glad that you've found that Heavenly Father.<br />Blessings,<br />BetsyBetsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00807691752817225336noreply@blogger.com