Ex-Atlanta fire chief: God prepared me for this storm [Fired for being a follower of Christ]

Atlanta Journal-Constitution ^ | 1/19/15 | Christian Boone

[SoFloFreeper]

Former Atlanta Fire Chief Kelvin Cochran, who has emerged as a symbol to religious supporters convinced his beliefs got him fired, said his recent travails are “God-inflicted.”

“I’ve come to realize that God has been preparing me for this storm my entire life,” he said Sunday morning at Elizabeth Baptist Church, where he’s a deacon. “He’s not done with me yet.”

[SoFloFreeper]

A good man who was fired for writing a book for men expressing basic Christian beliefs.

[Blood of Tyrants]

I hope he sues and wins a ton of money and the judge gives him is job back.

[ctdonath2]

Yay! Ordering now...

[Albion Wilde]

God doesn't inflict the trials. Sin, our own and other people's, is what causes tribulations. Often Christians are the victims of others; but God says to "count it all joy" and to endure. He reads hearts. He knows who is faithful to Him no matter what.

WHAT THE ENEMY MEANT FOR EVIL GOD TURNS TO GOOD

[ctdonath2]

Why was #2 pulled? Just let us know that it's available at Amazon on Kindle, a format some of us want it on.

[apocalypto]

Ditto.

[HiTech RedNeck]

If going to get picky about just who does what, then we should say demons’ sin too.

[Albion Wilde]

Sounds like you agree with him that God “inflicted” the situation. Our God is not a God of confusion. That is the work of the Deceiver.

[lightman]

If going to get picky about just who does what, then we should say demons’ sin too.

Of course they do!

That's why they are demons and not angels.

Angelic beings have a free will (just like us) and the demons have chosen to rebel against God.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Since when is Satan God? Look in the mirror and practice wagging that finger accusing confusion!

[HiTech RedNeck]

Well again, wicked angels

[Albion Wilde]

What are you getting at? My point is that God does not "inflict" negative situations, as the victim in this article misstated. Then I linked to two Bible passages. Now you are saying these are the words of Satan? How is that possible? I think you have misunderstood my original post.

[SoFloFreeper]

Thanks. I had no idea it was pulled.

Merely a graphic and a link.

Makes no sense.

[trebb]

God doesn't inflict the trials. Sin, our own and other people's, is what causes tribulations. Often Christians are the victims of others; but God says to "count it all joy" and to endure. He reads hearts. He knows who is faithful to Him no matter what.

True, but.....Jesus told us that "Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me."

God may not have initiated it, but love of Him is the trigger. He is also the One who redeems us when we find ourselves suffering due to the antics of the Evil One.

[HiTech RedNeck]

You deduced by the fact that I added the sin of demons to the list, that somehow I was stating this was wished upon him as evil by God.

Don’t dodge. Now go to that mirror!

[HiTech RedNeck]

I mean I hate to be so hot about it. I’m not damning you to hell or any such thing.

But isn’t it obvious that devils, too, sin against people, and devils don’t want this guy to upset their applecart in even a small way. So they focus their sin at him.

[Albion Wilde]

You continue to miss my points. It’s a reading comprehension error. Blessings.

[Albion Wilde]

The victim said God “inflicted” the trouble. This is theologically incorrect. Your post went on to restate in different wording what I had just posted, apparently hoping to sound like a criitical distinction from my point. In other words, it was more important for you and HiTechRedNeck to argue and dispute than to honor God by representing Him truly — God does not inflict trouble. End of discussion.

[Albion Wilde]

You fail to comprehend the plain meaning of words. Good bye and good luck.