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hellman 發表於 2010-1-18 11:35 | 只看該作者 回帖獎勵 |倒序瀏覽 |閱讀模式
http://blog.nj.com/njv_bob_braun/2010/01/faith_shines_through_destructi.html

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Did God abandon Haiti? No, say its people of faith — and there are many here in a place without much beyond faith. The earthquake was a sign of God』s presence.

So, it should be no surprise that on a narrow street choked by debris, outside a church with a shattered ceiling open to the morning sky, what was left of the congregation of Haiti』s Second Baptist Church stood in a courtyard and waved their hands in the air and shouted, "Victoire! Victoire!」

Victory.

The church』s pastor, the Rev. Simeon Vilneus, based his sermon on Matthew 24 — "I tell you,」 Jesus answered when asked how long the temple Jerusalem would stand, "not one stone here will rest upon another. Every one will be thrown down.」


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Veteran Star-Ledger columnist Bob Braun and Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Matt Rainey are in Haiti covering the aftermath of the disaster
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And the men and women, dressed in suits and dresses rescued and cleaned from the relentless dust, heard that and shouted, "Alleluia! Alleluia.」

They should be happy, they should smile, Vilneus told them, what happened last Tuesday was not an example of God』s absence, but rather proof that he is coming back soon. Proof that the good people of Haiti will be the first to welcome him because they suffered first.

Vilneus reminded his people that Jesus also said:
"There will be famine and earthquakes . . . and all this will be the beginning of birth pains.」

In the Haiti after the cataclysm of Jan. 12, hope is found in the idea that indescribable destruction and death must be proof its people are on the threshold of salvation. God has chosen Haiti of all places as the nation where the end times, Armageddon, the end of the world, will begin.

"My faith is stronger because I know God is at the door,」 Vilneus cried out. "He said he is coming soon. The end times are here. He has come to Haiti.」

It is impossible, of course, to argue matters of faith. But it is easy to understand why what has happened to the people of Haiti should be seen as proof of the coming end of the world. For probably more than 100,000, this world already has ended.

"I think it may be true,」 says Jean Charles, a member of the church. "Nothing like this has ever happened before. It』s what the Bible says will happen.」

Not far from Vilneus』 church stands what looks like the words of Matthew made real — the ruins of the nation』s largest church, the National Cathedral. The closest thing in this country to a temple with the importance of the temple in Jerusalem.

Vilneus did not miss the point, mentioning that many churches, including his own, including the largest, were damaged and destroyed. "God,」 he said, "is showing you the temple of Jerusalem destroyed, he is showing you he is coming back and you must stay at his feet.」

When the service began, many sat stunned and lethargic. One woman wept quietly in one of the pews. Denise Midy says she cannot find her children. "Ma famille,」 my family, she repeated again and again.

The pastor estimated that as many as half of his 3,000 members may have been killed in the earthquake, although it is impossible to know. Vilneus says he lost his home and his best friend, but his family was saved.

When he asked how many had lost family members, about a third of the congregation, many of them elderly, stood — but they could not supply details. Because most phone service is out and many streets impassable, trying to learn what happened to their relatives is nearly impossible, unless they found their bodies in the morgue.

"I thought maybe I』d find some people here,」 says Ruth Yvon, an elderly woman who cannot find her daughter and grandchildren.

Outside, on the Rue St. Martin, men and women, their faces covered in masks, gathered scraps of wood and sheets to make portable shelters. They ignored the calls of church elders who, while Vilneus preached, stood outside the courtyard asking them to come in and "accept Jesus.」

"We have no home,」 says one woman, pushing a wheelbarrow piled high with a barrel of water and some clothes. "Your home is here,」 one of the elders answers. She answers, "Then let me live there.」
Vilneus, in fact, has opened the church school as a shelter and invites both members and strangers in. He cannot open the church — a vast structure with plenty of room — because it might yet fall.

The city is filled with churchgoers this Sunday morning, all rushing to the "tap-taps,」 the ornately decorated private buses that serve as public transportation here. Most vehicles have names with religious themes: "Christ is coming soon,」 "Gift of God," "God is love.」

This day, for the first time since last Tuesday, they are competing with vehicles of countries around the world bringing in water, construction equipment, rescue teams, food and medical supplies.

At the National Cathedral, a truck pulls up and a crew of rescue workers from Fairfax County, Va., piles out. They are there, they say, to rescue anyone who might have been trapped inside.

"Is there anyone here who can tell us whether anyone is inside, or who』s in charge of the church?」 asks Pat Sheehan, one of the recovery workers.

He is talking to a woman dressed in purple, a large silver cross hanging from her neck. She appears to belong to the church.

"No, no one is here,」 explains the woman, Marie Lourdes. "They are all gone.」

Then she turns back and shows the reason she has come to the church. She is draping her wet laundry on the high fence of the once grand temple.



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聖經:代下15:13 凡不尋求耶和華以色列神的,無論大小,男女,必被治死.

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 樓主| hellman 發表於 2010-1-18 11:42 | 只看該作者
The city is filled with churchgoers this Sunday morning, all rushing to the "tap-taps,」 the ornately decorated private buses that serve as public transportation here. Most vehicles have names with religious themes: "Christ is coming soon,」 "Gift of God," "God is love.」
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Vilneus did not miss the point, mentioning that many churches, including his own, including the largest, were damaged and destroyed. "God,」 he said, "is showing you the temple of Jerusalem destroyed, he is showing you he is coming back and you must stay at his feet.」
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聖經:代下15:13 凡不尋求耶和華以色列神的,無論大小,男女,必被治死.
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 樓主| hellman 發表於 2010-1-18 22:57 | 只看該作者
美國這則信息的標題還說宗教是這個災難的亮點.

本來在自然災害面前大家應該齊心協力,共度難關.
基督教在這裡不能說這個是自然災害,非得說是耶穌在懲罰大家,又要說神愛人,可是
神的愛這樣表示,很難讓正常人們理解,這些事情對他們來說太難了.
聖經:代下15:13 凡不尋求耶和華以色列神的,無論大小,男女,必被治死.
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liebling 發表於 2010-1-18 23:11 | 只看該作者
基督徒本來就是幫低IQ的烏合之眾,你還能指望他們怎麼的?促進社會進步嗎?他們不讓社會倒退就謝天謝地了!
歌林多前書11:6 『女人若不蒙著頭,就該剪了頭髮。女人若以剪髮剃髮為羞愧,就該蒙著頭。』
女基們都蒙頭剃髮了嗎?
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