tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736720231951988221.post5762053714293800688..comments2023-10-07T04:07:56.527-04:00Comments on The End Time: Robin Williams, 1951-2014Elizabeth Pratahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04341086233512507156noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736720231951988221.post-12928336042995833992014-08-19T18:50:33.848-04:002014-08-19T18:50:33.848-04:00nothing to be confused about. The article said:
W...nothing to be confused about. The article said:<br /><br />Williams had, at one point, “accepted Jesus Christ” in one of the recovery programs, Baehr said, “but he never found the transformation that Jesus brings.” “He was always searching and never quite finding,” Baehr said.<br />Regeneration ALWAYS brings transformation. That is clue #1. A false "acceptance of Christ" will leave the person unchanged in attitude and behavior, as his friend noted was obvious with Williams.<br /><br />Clue #2, he was always searching, well the bible shows us that those who are always searching and never finding are unsaved. (2 Tim 3:7)<br /><br />Clue #3, Williams spoke of a transformation after leaving rehab (again). He spoke of God's love and compassion, and "a dark force." He did not speak of evil, Jesus, sin or forgiveness. <br /><br />Lots of people say they're saved. Lots of people aren't (Mt 7:14)<br /><br />Elizabeth Pratahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04341086233512507156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736720231951988221.post-71752720422381807342014-08-19T18:28:03.861-04:002014-08-19T18:28:03.861-04:00If you ever had the misfortune to listen to one of...If you ever had the misfortune to listen to one of his stand up routines that weren't subject to censorship, I doubt you could have gotten through it! It was beyond "filth" and the blasphemy was the worst I've ever heard. <br /><br />Yes, I listened to one of his stand up routines just to make sure he was who I thought he was. In retrospect it wasn't necessary. Isn't it ironic that the very behaviors we use to reject have now become what we accept as the norm and even celebrate those who die as a result of its influence?Gates Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06944472916347003756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736720231951988221.post-90076038419808381172014-08-16T16:26:18.537-04:002014-08-16T16:26:18.537-04:00Sadly many people view the afterlife through the l...Sadly many people view the afterlife through the lens of one's merits. But it is never about our works. It is about Him who saved us and who guaranteed eternity in heaven by simply believing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736720231951988221.post-28132900031748222202014-08-15T11:06:43.771-04:002014-08-15T11:06:43.771-04:00Dunno if I'm the only one, here, but whenever ...Dunno if I'm the only one, here, but whenever I saw the man on t.v., he didn't look happy. His smile was never genuine. And despite that he was a comedian, he did some very dark movies, too. Maybe someone else will come along and say that he was "a soul in torment." I won't, but you could tell something was very off. Hakam Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10114741274619345717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736720231951988221.post-23195372146020600892014-08-14T10:38:34.857-04:002014-08-14T10:38:34.857-04:00As someone who had attempted suicide in my youth a...As someone who had attempted suicide in my youth as a Christian -- and suffered from terrible bouts of depression, the only scripture that comes to my mind is: Hebrews 11:6: But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.<br />Suicide is an act of faithlessness – that there is no hope and that there is no God to provide that hope and help. Behind it is an evil spirit that drives you with thoughts of worthlessness that eventually spirals out of control – “kill yourself now – what are you waiting for?” I find that if you turn from those thoughts – almost a physical pulling away – and cry out to the Lord – even a simple “help me” will do – help will come. What many don’t do after crying out for help (whether you are Christian or not) is they don’t wait – help may not come right away – so you must wait. What kept me from suicide was the thought of how it would hurt my friends and family – and also that there was no turning back – the deed would be done – and also, as a Christian, I did not want to be separated from the love of Christ – ever. Wrench yourself away from these evil thoughts – take a walk, call a friend, hug your cat or dog, play a game of Solitaire on your computer, or reach out to someone else who needs your help – the evil spirits that drive you are putting the focus on you – redirect that focus by extending yourself to others – in other words, stop thinking about you – but get help so that you can heal and move forward. What I found was that eventually, the next day came and I did not take my life – what if I had listened to those evil thoughts? I would not know the goodness, grace, compassion, and love of the Lord.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736720231951988221.post-35385079810880806802014-08-13T20:54:41.744-04:002014-08-13T20:54:41.744-04:00I'm sorry to hear of the neighbor on your walk...I'm sorry to hear of the neighbor on your walking route, Jeff. Tragedy is all around us, isn't it. Jesus gives us strength to go through it and to come out the other side.Elizabeth Pratahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04341086233512507156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736720231951988221.post-63255567877104475872014-08-13T20:53:22.501-04:002014-08-13T20:53:22.501-04:00A very excellent comment Greg. Powerful.A very excellent comment Greg. Powerful.Elizabeth Pratahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04341086233512507156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736720231951988221.post-69517019646113646642014-08-13T20:52:32.183-04:002014-08-13T20:52:32.183-04:00I loved the Matthew Henry comment, Colette!I loved the Matthew Henry comment, Colette!Elizabeth Pratahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04341086233512507156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736720231951988221.post-83238275493128495302014-08-13T20:51:45.466-04:002014-08-13T20:51:45.466-04:00Thank you for your excellent comment, Carolyn. I a...Thank you for your excellent comment, Carolyn. I appreciate the verses.Elizabeth Pratahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04341086233512507156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736720231951988221.post-33934215601883378912014-08-13T20:50:52.340-04:002014-08-13T20:50:52.340-04:00Thank you for the encouragement, Brother Glenn!Thank you for the encouragement, Brother Glenn!Elizabeth Pratahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04341086233512507156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736720231951988221.post-49895321066154509942014-08-13T17:42:37.984-04:002014-08-13T17:42:37.984-04:00Excellent commentary, Elizabeth. There are too ma...Excellent commentary, Elizabeth. There are too many people who have made Williams into a hero, and believe that he is indeed "in a better place." They need to know the truth.Glenn E. Chatfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04117405535707961903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736720231951988221.post-58294000765122121282014-08-13T17:41:25.521-04:002014-08-13T17:41:25.521-04:00The Episcopal Church also happens to be very apost...The Episcopal Church also happens to be very apostate!Glenn E. Chatfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04117405535707961903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736720231951988221.post-78229279339590643262014-08-13T15:23:30.058-04:002014-08-13T15:23:30.058-04:00As I have been processing this sad and tragic news...As I have been processing this sad and tragic news, several verses have come to mind.<br /><br />First, "Weep with those who weep", Romans 12:15. Suicide is a such a painful loss to the survivors, leaving them bewildered, and deluged with questions of why. It is a disorienting loss, a heart-rending anguish to the soul. <br /><br />Job 2, verses 11-13, here 12-13: "(12)...they raised their voices and wept. And each of them tore his robe and they threw dust over their heads toward the sky. 13 Then they sat down on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights with no one speaking a word to him, for they saw that his pain was very great."<br /><br />Second, "Even in laughter the heart may be in pain, and the end of joy may be grief.", Proverbs 14:13. From what I have been reading, Mr. Williams sounds like he was a profoundly sad man. Even the picture you posted above, he looks awash with heaviness of heart. I was very brokenhearted to learn of how he mocked God and the Bible, the very Source of life, hope and peace for mankind, all because of Christ's finished work at Calvary. <br /><br />Third, for believers only, comfort from God's word: "But we do not want you to be uninformed, brethren, about those who are asleep, so that you will not grieve as do the rest who have no hope", 1 Thessalonians 4:13. In Ephesians 2, unbelievers are described as "having no hope and without God in the world". But we have hope, as Hebrews 6:19 says, "This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast..". Colossians 1, this hope is revealed as "Christ in you, the hope of glory". Titus 3: "5 He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness, but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit, 6 whom He poured out upon us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7 so that being justified by His grace we would be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life."<br /><br />May those who have survived Mr. Williams come to know Christ.<br /><br />-CarolynAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736720231951988221.post-54619274387055375262014-08-13T12:06:30.447-04:002014-08-13T12:06:30.447-04:00Hi Elizabeth
I am glad to see this essay to help ...Hi Elizabeth<br /><br />I am glad to see this essay to help offset the news surrounding this man's decision. Already the internet is exploding with agencies, Christian and secular alike, advertising their wares...advertising the reasons why, advertising the cures & answers, and sharing stories relating to suicide, depression and 'addiction' (euphemism for SIN). Big business for this growing industry of help that leads AWAY from Christ (Colossians 2:8). <br /><br />Reason for worldly troubles: Fall of man resulting in sin & death / Answer for troubles caused by sin & death: Our Savior & Lord Jesus Christ (Colossians 2:10)<br /><br />Can't sugar coat the eternal consequences of decisions like suicide. Maybe someone googling this topic will come across this blog and take time to pause and cry out to the Lord for His Mercy and Grace.<br /><br />Matthew Henry commentary excerpt for Hebrews 9:11-14 “Nothing more destroys the faith of the gospel, than by any means to weaken the direct power of the blood of Christ.”<br /><br />ROBERT LOWRY Hymn:<br />"What can wash away my sin?<br />Nothing but the blood of Jesus;<br />What can make me whole again?<br />Nothing but the blood of Jesus."Colettenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736720231951988221.post-61716527138520752722014-08-12T22:45:43.041-04:002014-08-12T22:45:43.041-04:00Great post, Elizabeth. It saddens me, but doesn...Great post, Elizabeth. It saddens me, but doesn't really surprise me that reports would mention tidbits about his supposed religious affiliations. It helps plaster over the aching hole in people's hearts who deeply wish to believe that God's a Stand-Up Guy Who is all about love love love love love and would never damn anyone, especially someone as amazingly funny and endearing and genuinely loved by so many as Robin Williams.<br /><br />What really saddens--no, enrages me, however, is the way Satan has used so many wonderful people like Mr. Williams to entertain us by letting us view life through the zany, kaleidoscopic vortex of their creative genius, only to allow God and the message of the Gospel to be sucked into that hypnotic, whimsical whirlwind right along with everything else.<br /><br />When we listen to such people, they make us laugh. We love people who make us laugh. They draw us in, and we allow ourselves to be drawn in. We love them. We trust them. They've thought of things we never thought of. We listen more. We begin to believe they know things we don't know. They have insight we don't have.<br /><br />And then comes the attack--the attack that leaves people rolling in the aisles, but also leaves them feeling a bit silly for even considering the possibility of something so politically incorrect and exclusive, so snoringly arcane:<br /><br />That there really is a holy God that created the heavens and the earth, and sent His Son into the world to redeem us from our sin by satisfying His Father's perfect justice on our behalf, redemption that comes only by way of repentant faith.<br /><br />May we all find our private opportunities to remind others that people like Robin Williams may make them laugh, but Jesus can make them live. Greghttp://www.alittlestrength.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736720231951988221.post-45256591321928607242014-08-12T21:23:18.529-04:002014-08-12T21:23:18.529-04:00His father was Episcopalian. According to this web...His father was Episcopalian. According to this website, his mother was Christian Science. I watched a few clips of Williams mocking God and His miracles, and scoffing at the bible. His close friends thought he was actually atheist.<br /><br />http://hollowverse.com/robin-williams/Elizabeth Pratahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04341086233512507156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736720231951988221.post-26423207220952389142014-08-12T20:32:40.637-04:002014-08-12T20:32:40.637-04:00According to Wikipedia, Robin Williams was a membe...According to Wikipedia, Robin Williams was a member of the Episcopal Church. He described his denomination in a comedy routine as "Catholic Lite—same rituals, half the guilt." <br /><br />I get the feeling that the Episcopal Church doesn't believe in "faith alone in Christ" as the only way of salvation. That's the problem with every man-made religion. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736720231951988221.post-13292555283788856322014-08-12T18:58:19.848-04:002014-08-12T18:58:19.848-04:00The tragedy, to live ones life so deceived about w...The tragedy, to live ones life so deceived about who Christ is and to be so "well off" in the worlds eyes and yet to find ones self in such despair or hopelessness to take their own life. But such is hollywood.<br />Christ does not have children who should be that hopeless.<br />As far as the tweets. The things of God are foolishness to those who are perishing.<br />As I was out for my walk this morning in the very early Am I happened on to a residence in the middle of the town I live in and saw a home rope off with tape and our entire police dept. on the scene. I later found at that some young man had hung himself as well. I too have that same sick feeling when something like that happens.<br /> Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05171219693651832856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736720231951988221.post-20729433727925454142014-08-12T18:42:02.630-04:002014-08-12T18:42:02.630-04:00Well said. The finality...upon death our destinati...Well said. The finality...upon death our destination is fixed. Jesus made it simple for us, it is belief in Him and Him alone Who determines our final location.Elizabeth Pratahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04341086233512507156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2736720231951988221.post-30311768354865352302014-08-12T18:21:25.960-04:002014-08-12T18:21:25.960-04:00I was discussing this with my husband last night a...I was discussing this with my husband last night after we heard the news. The finality of it made my stomach hurt, thinking what he must feel right now, the regret. Very sad.<br />JenniferAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com