[Vision2020] RE: Tsunamis and God (was Gary Larson...)

[Carl Westberg]

Attributing the tragedy of December 26th to a wrathful God is one 
explanation.  Another is, borrowing from the BBC News World Edition website, 
is that "Sumatra, or north-western Indonesia, is right on a plate boundary.  
The plate that has the Indian Ocean on it is moving roughly north-east and 
colliding with Sumatra.  And as that collision takes place, the Indian Ocean 
plate gets subducted underneath Sumatra, and as that plate is subducted it 
breaks up and that is what causes the earthquake."  Sounds like a logical 
explanation to me.  But then again, my knowledge of geology begins and ends 
with something about sedimentary rocks.  My interest was piqued somewhat 
when the geology professor mentioned cleavage, but, alas, it had something 
to do with stupid old rocks.                                                 
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
Carl Westberg Jr.  k
>From: "Ron Smith" <ron_smith at md7.com>
>To: <vision2020 at moscow.com>
>Subject: [Vision2020] RE: Tsunamis and God (was Gary Larson...)
>Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2005 13:37:58 -0800
>
>No, you are not misrepresenting me. The scriptures repeatedly tell of
>God bringing calamity upon Israel in judgment of their sin but also how
>these events served a disciplinary purpose and brought His people back
>to Him. Any opportunity God gives for repentance, every minute He spares
>us, this is mercy from Him who has the power and authority to cease all
>existence.
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>Ron Smith
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>From: Sunil Ramalingam [mailto:sunilramalingam at hotmail.com]
>Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 1:21 PM
>To: Ron Smith; vision2020 at moscow.com
>Subject: Tsunamis and God (was Gary Larson...)
>
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>
>Ron,
>
>You write at the end of your post:
>
>'This disaster is an act of mercy upon those who have now seen with
>their own eyes the awesome power of Godand now have an opportunity to
>hear the Gospel and repent.  They see the Christians coming to help with
>food and reconstruction while their Islamic brethren throw them a bone.'
>
>Are you saying that God used the tsunami first to destroy and then to
>demonstrate his mercy?  Or am I misinterpreting you?
>
>Sunil Ramalingam
>
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