\u00a0You can rely on some people: rely on some for good and some for ill and some for ignorance and arrogance a la Pat Robertson. His comments on God\u2019s judgement on Haiti have been widely reported. I appreciate the rejection of his views by American Christians and Albert Mohler\u2019s \u2018unanswerable questions\u2019, see following excerpt,<\/p>\n
Pastor Robert Jeffress of First Baptist Church of Dallas called Robertson arrogant during an interview on ABC\u2019s \u201cGood Morning America\u201d Thursday.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u201cIt is absolute arrogance to try to interpret any of God’s actions as a judgment against this person or that person,\u201d the Southern Baptist minister said. \u201cOur duty as Christians is to try to help these people pray for these people and to help them.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Similarly, Dr. R. Albert Mohler, Jr., president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, responded to Robertson\u2019s \u201cembarrassing\u201d<\/strong> remarks by highlighting the \u201cTheological arrogance matched to ignorance.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n
In a commentary posted Thursday, Mohler acknowledged that Haiti has a well-known history of the occult, voodoo, and sorcery. He also said he agrees that God does and will judge the nations and has sovereign power over everything.<\/p>\n
But the highly respected evangelical scholar said \u201cwe have no right to claim that we know why a disaster like the earthquake in Haiti happened at just that place and at just that moment.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe can trace the effects of a drunk driver to a car accident, but we cannot trace the effects of voodoo to an earthquake \u2013 at least not so directly,\u201d Mohler contended.<\/p>\n
\u201cWill God judge Haiti for its spiritual darkness? Of course,\u201d he added. But humans cannot claim to understand the judgment of God.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
To illustrate his point, Mohler brought out a series of unanswerable questions<\/span>.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy did no earthquake shake Nazi Germany? Why did no tsunami swallow up the killing fields of Cambodia? Why did Hurricane Katrina destroy far more evangelical churches than casinos? Why do so many murderous dictators live to old age while many missionaries die young?\u201d he posed.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Mohler argued that instead of asking if God hates Haiti, people should simply say that God hates sin and know that individual sinners and nations will be punished.<\/p>\n
\u201c[T]he earthquake reminds us that the Gospel of Jesus Christ is the only real message of hope. The cross of Christ declares that Jesus loves Haiti \u2013 and the Haitian people are the objects of his love,\u201d Mohler concluded. \u201cChrist would have us show the Haitian nation his love, and share his Gospel. In the midst of this unspeakable tragedy, Christ would have us rush to aid the suffering people of Haiti, and rush to tell the Haitian people of his love, his cross, and salvation in his name alone.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
See full Christian Post<\/span> article, Robertson chided for \u2018Arrogance\u2019, \u2018Ignorance\u2019 Behind\u00a0Haiti Curse Remark<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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