tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760108714983042577.post1611419692215500932..comments2023-12-31T12:59:00.662-05:00Comments on A God-Sized Puzzle: Can We Be Scared into the Sacred?Eruessohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08685225014024766175noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760108714983042577.post-89308349245991699672009-10-08T17:34:21.248-04:002009-10-08T17:34:21.248-04:00Wow, I was just thinking about this exact subject ...Wow, I was just thinking about this exact subject the other day! In a bit of a different form. I was considering the faith of the Apostles of Jesus and considering how so many (I believe the count was 11) died a martyrs death refusing to denounce what they believed. As Lee Strobel says, "A person will die for something they believe in, but rarely, unless you are insane, will you die for something you know is not true." Those guys, at the point of a sword, refused to cave. Now you could say they were crazy if one or two did that, but all of them? And they were in a position to know whether what they saw was true. You can feel they were fooled by a master or led by the creator, the choice will always be yours to make. The point is they had the hope and the faith that caused them, all of them, to refuse veering from the course regardless of the suffering involved. Could I do that? I don't know. Even in the world we live in, never mind the divine, could I resist to the point of death? Would I hide an Anne Frank knowing the possible consequences? Especially if not doing so guaranteed my safety and the comfort of myself and my family? Tough questions Eruesso. Another excellent post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760108714983042577.post-9000499103162496872009-10-07T12:41:53.772-04:002009-10-07T12:41:53.772-04:00i'm not sure i'm strong enough even to ask...i'm not sure i'm strong enough even to ask those questions. <br />i don't want suffering at all, and yet Jesus tells us that we're blessed if we suffer for his sake.<br />i still don't think i want to suffer.shallowfrozenwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16929302765265013464noreply@blogger.com