To be honest I know fundies who hate these types of fundies, and have even come up with jokes mocking the idea of leaving everything purely to faith.
During a massive flood, a man waits on the roof of his house. He prays to God, "Please, save me from this mess!". A raft floats by, and the man on it tells him to get on. "No, I'm waiting for God to rescue me" the man says. A boat goes by, and the same thing happens, with the same response. Finally, a ship passes by and the man rejects it again. He dies. When he goes to heaven, he confronts God and asks, "Why didn't you save me?"
God replies "I sent you a raft, a boat, and a ship, what more did you want!?"
I love that joke! A CLASSIC!
And to folks with sick loved ones....prayer is something you do IN ADDITION to science & doctors!
To be honest I know fundies who hate these types of fundies, and have even come up with jokes mocking the idea of leaving everything purely to faith.
During a massive flood, a man waits on the roof of his house. He prays to God, "Please, save me from this mess!". A raft floats by, and the man on it tells him to get on. "No, I'm waiting for God to rescue me" the man says. A boat goes by, and the same thing happens, with the same response. Finally, a ship passes by and the man rejects it again. He dies. When he goes to heaven, he confronts God and asks, "Why didn't you save me?"
God replies "I sent you a raft, a boat, and a ship, what more did you want!?"
The version of that tale I'm familiar with is called "Two Boats and a Helicopter". Other than that, the message is exactly the same. One of my faves.
Who is to say that there HAS to be a giant hand coming down and plucking you from whatever predicament you're in?
The same people who want God to stomp on the people they don't like a la Monty Python.
...Complete with
DUM DA DA DA DA DA DAA DAAAA DAAAAA *PBBHHT*!