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To: inquest
I already know that it's up to mortal man to prevent Mrs. Schiavo from dying.

LOL. "Mortal man" cannot prevent her dying any more than he can give her life. If God wants her to live, she will live. If He allows her to die, she will die and get on with eternity.

It just seemed earlier like you were implying that as preventing her from dying is against government policy, it is also against God's will.

God gave us the government that we have. Whatever power the judges have, they received from Him. No court decree catches Him by surprise. No judge can make a ruling without God's allowing it.

Before He ever set Creation in motion, He knew what lay ahead for Judge Greer, Michael Schiavo and Terri Schindler. Yet, He went ahead and created them anyway. If He wills that you succeed in your quest to sustain her earthly life, you will have success. Just as God is able to get morphine to Terri Schiavo, He is able to get water to her. He is able to soften and harden people's hearts, even Judge Greer's and Michael Schiavo's (if they need it).

You picked one phrase out of my post ("The government -- which would have no authority unless it was given from above...") and denied its truth. I reaffirmed my position.

If you care to argue any of the statements I have made, please do so.

136 posted on 03/29/2005 1:46:15 PM PST by newgeezer (Just my opinion, of course. Your mileage may vary.)
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To: newgeezer
"Mortal man" cannot prevent her dying any more than he can give her life. If God wants her to live, she will live. If He allows her to die, she will die and get on with eternity.

You're using inconsistent terminology - "wants" and "allows". As if God wouldn't "allow" her to live or "want" her to die.

"Allowing" means not standing in the way of something happening. To that extent, I'd agree that God doesn't seem to be standing in the way of anything in Mrs. Schiavo's case. That means (drumroll please) it's up to mortal man to act, as I said before. And read over what I quoted from the book of James again.

137 posted on 03/29/2005 1:55:00 PM PST by inquest (FTAA delenda est)
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