In a story about The United Methodist Church and an upcoming ecclesiastical court decision on lesbians in ministry The Mighty Barrister responds:
Here’s some news to Mr. Symonette and Ms. Stroud: God discriminates, and He does so with extreme prejudice. He hates sin. If God fires you from Heaven there is no ecclesiastical or secular court to which you can complain, no appeal from His decision. He is the Supreme legislature, and He makes the laws, not us. He is the Supreme Judge, sitting in final Judgment on the true Supreme Court (SCOTKOH – Supreme Court of the Kingdom of Heaven). He is the final arbiter of what is right and just.
The thought of God firing you from Heaven is interesting. Though I don’t think it would be quite like Donald Trump saying "Your Fired" and to be "fired" from Heaven is a double entendre. Of course God is an equal opportunity employer and will hire anybody who applies if they have the right qualifications. Make sure Baptism is on your resume or at least an approved equivalent standard like Baptism by Blood, or Baptism of Desire. God is willing to hire us for Heavenly work but we need to do what we can to get our place of employment and there is a narrow road leading up to the Heavenly offices so we do have to be careful about our commute. Oh and he has this thing about sheep and goats. Make sure you are firmly in the sheep camp – office politics and all that.
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One of the few things that I remember from the late and unlamented Smothers Brothers Show (a sitcom in the mid-60s involving Tom S. as an angel sent to guide Dick S.), is Tom saying something to the effect of “If I do that, I’ll get fired, and the Boss fires you with real fire.”
Does this mean that grace is “affirmative action”?
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So what would the job description or wanted ad look like for Heaven?
Wanted: Someone to go anywhere and do whatever I ask you to do. Low pay, no respect, on-call 24 hours a day. Terrific pension plan, health benefits. Call 1-800-GABRIEL or email God@heaven.org.
So what would the job description or wanted ad look like for Heaven?
Simple – the job description is called “The Catechism.” The want ad is “The Bible,” most specifically in section called “The Gospels.” We are called….
Well peoples, since God is omniscient, only the best of us get to Heaven. Those of us who are still eligible but need to do the “bridging course” beforehand get Purgatory. The rest of us get the “warm place”… And, since God’s also omnipotent; that’s exactly what happens…!
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