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AN: The Gospel according to Trivette Lover Heather...haha, I better be careful that could be blasphemous...enjoy and please review..
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"So you're telling me that that kid Jones I operated on won't make it into heaven just because he didn't believe." BJ asked the priest as he turned the coffee cup in his hands.
"You say 'just because' as if it means nothing BJ." He said softly. "Why?"
BJ wasn't expecting a question in return and thought for a moment. "Why would a good God send a good kid to hell?"
"Good by what standards my son?"
Again he was taken aback by the questions and twirled his cup a few times before he replied. "The ten commandments? Or is that your answer Father?"
"BJ, scripture is clear that sin existed before the Law was ever in place."
BJ scratched his head. "But no one can keep the commandments Father, I mean everyone lies, and in our neck of the woods a heck of a lot of em murder, covet, etc. etc."
"God's way of telling us we will all fall short." The priest replied taking a sip of his own coffee. There was a sense of calmness in his voice that eased the tension of the conversation to a couple of friends sitting and talking.
"So we all stink huh Father?"
He chuckled a bit. "I suppose so, I myself as well. You see BJ. No one is good enough to save themselves, something that can't be argued by one glance in our world's direction, but that is where the Savior took our place."
"Took our place?"
"We weren't made to die BJ, but sin by Adam took that luxury away from us, but the Savior came to that we may have eternal life."
"Heaven?" He replied curious.
"Yes, Heaven. He was perfect and was the sacrifice for the sins of every person in the entire world, even our little war torn Korea, he died for me, and or you and for that boy Jones. But the hard part comes, when the Truth comes, that Jesus tells us time and time again that he who believes in him will have life but those who do not shall-well you know."
BJ sighed. "But all these other religions, I mean how can you say that Father?"
The Father nodded expecting the all too familiar question. "My son, I didn't say it...He did." Pointing up the Father grabbed his Bible. "You read some of what he said BJ, read about how he is Holy, which in turn makes him Just, explaining why he can't let the "just didn't believes" go."
BJ held his head down. "This is some heavy stuff Father."
The priest reached out his arm and patted BJ on the shoulder. "I thought the same thing myself once, but really it's simple. No one ever said or did the things he did, no one ever made the claims he did...read up BJ, you'll come to understand."
The tall man shuffled his feet. "You have all the answers huh Father?"
The priest chuckled a bit. "Oh surely not, but I know the most important ones." He laughed again and stood up. "Good night my son, I truly am sorry about Jones..."
"Ah it's alright Father, just another hard day at the office I guess." He began to flip through some pages as he gave his reply not looking up.
The priest lifted his hand to wave and nodded. "Yes...quite."
THE END!
AN: The Gospel according to Trivette Lover Heather...haha, I better be careful that could be blasphemous...enjoy and please review..
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"So you're telling me that that kid Jones I operated on won't make it into heaven just because he didn't believe." BJ asked the priest as he turned the coffee cup in his hands.
"You say 'just because' as if it means nothing BJ." He said softly. "Why?"
BJ wasn't expecting a question in return and thought for a moment. "Why would a good God send a good kid to hell?"
"Good by what standards my son?"
Again he was taken aback by the questions and twirled his cup a few times before he replied. "The ten commandments? Or is that your answer Father?"
"BJ, scripture is clear that sin existed before the Law was ever in place."
BJ scratched his head. "But no one can keep the commandments Father, I mean everyone lies, and in our neck of the woods a heck of a lot of em murder, covet, etc. etc."
"God's way of telling us we will all fall short." The priest replied taking a sip of his own coffee. There was a sense of calmness in his voice that eased the tension of the conversation to a couple of friends sitting and talking.
"So we all stink huh Father?"
He chuckled a bit. "I suppose so, I myself as well. You see BJ. No one is good enough to save themselves, something that can't be argued by one glance in our world's direction, but that is where the Savior took our place."
"Took our place?"
"We weren't made to die BJ, but sin by Adam took that luxury away from us, but the Savior came to that we may have eternal life."
"Heaven?" He replied curious.
"Yes, Heaven. He was perfect and was the sacrifice for the sins of every person in the entire world, even our little war torn Korea, he died for me, and or you and for that boy Jones. But the hard part comes, when the Truth comes, that Jesus tells us time and time again that he who believes in him will have life but those who do not shall-well you know."
BJ sighed. "But all these other religions, I mean how can you say that Father?"
The Father nodded expecting the all too familiar question. "My son, I didn't say it...He did." Pointing up the Father grabbed his Bible. "You read some of what he said BJ, read about how he is Holy, which in turn makes him Just, explaining why he can't let the "just didn't believes" go."
BJ held his head down. "This is some heavy stuff Father."
The priest reached out his arm and patted BJ on the shoulder. "I thought the same thing myself once, but really it's simple. No one ever said or did the things he did, no one ever made the claims he did...read up BJ, you'll come to understand."
The tall man shuffled his feet. "You have all the answers huh Father?"
The priest chuckled a bit. "Oh surely not, but I know the most important ones." He laughed again and stood up. "Good night my son, I truly am sorry about Jones..."
"Ah it's alright Father, just another hard day at the office I guess." He began to flip through some pages as he gave his reply not looking up.
The priest lifted his hand to wave and nodded. "Yes...quite."
THE END!