Great post Diana
I will comment on this though:
This is an excerpt from an actual Children's book written in the 1850's!! Can you imagine reading this to your children as a bedtime story? How awful! What horrible things this doctrine of hell has made humanity do, and to children no less. I'm appalled. If this doesn't show how this hell doctrine is s a doctrine of devils than I don't know what would!!!I do not for a moment think that you mean the 'doctrine of hell' took the clay from the potters hand and said to God:
Begone! This is my show now!!! Do not be appalled, for all is according to the will of God; do not question the potter.
Rom 9:21
Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour? Rather, be thankful, gracious, humble to the one who has opened your eyes, for it is He that has given each of us eyes to see and ears to hear and no other.
Javajoe, are those words really sick!!!! I mean, not that the message they portray is not, but by whose power were they spoken. By Mans, or Gods?
If by Man then we had all better start trembling in fear; however, if by God, then surely the question is: WHY???
Never forget, that it is and has always been God's plan for many to stray, any truth that has been given us has been given by him, and we can do nothing good of ourselves, except by him who lives in us, lest we should ever boast.
We must never fall in the trap of thinking of those poor children, because God has them covered with his own plan. Does any child die outside the will of God?
Please forgive me if either of you think I came on to harsh. It was not my intention.
Love in Christ the Lamb,
Darren