tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post5305131299381352449..comments2024-03-28T16:29:04.586+00:00Comments on Bruce Charlton's Notions: Why The Empire of Evil will Not destroy real Christianity - despite that it desires and intends to do so (with reference to Acts of the Apostles Chapters 21-28)Bruce Charltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-5020556355119515042022-04-07T13:07:53.952+01:002022-04-07T13:07:53.952+01:00Anne K - "Should be no surprise that the Divi...Anne K - "Should be no surprise that the Divine is able to “navigate” that which He created." <br /><br />It isn't a surprise - nonetheless the workings of providence are neither simple nor straightforward due to the multiplicity of human (and other Being) choices that go into the mix. <br /><br />FYI - At the same time as that version of Russia's Catacomb Saints was posted, I also hosted a copied book (at the request of the ROCOR person who was doing this archiving). <br /><br />https://apocalypse-averky1.blogspot.com/Bruce Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-9637042583405478252022-04-07T12:42:37.544+01:002022-04-07T12:42:37.544+01:00For real Christian courage, read accounts from Rus...For real Christian courage, read accounts from Russia’s catacomb church from the 1920s-40s: http://russiascatacombsaints.blogspot.com/2010/12/20-new-martyr-lydia.htmlAnn K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16090998958073744134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-37673896886226147732022-04-07T12:40:05.586+01:002022-04-07T12:40:05.586+01:00Should be no surprise that the Divine is able to “...Should be no surprise that the Divine is able to “navigate” that which He created.Ann K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16090998958073744134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-44202276989860010162022-04-07T09:25:34.969+01:002022-04-07T09:25:34.969+01:00@Frank - Good examples - and both also make clear ...@Frank - Good examples - and both also make clear that courage is required. Christians can survive, faith intact, and (presumably) both grow in faith and attain resurrected life eternal - but that does Not mean that this mortal life will be optimally comfortable for everybody. <br /><br />At the same time, what will actually happen to any particular person is very varied - and not predictable; because contingent on others, and our own faith and courage. Bruce Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-31574270112508530782022-04-07T09:14:37.962+01:002022-04-07T09:14:37.962+01:00I believe what you have outlined here is true. For...I believe what you have outlined here is true. For example, Berdyaev was persecuted by not one, but two regimes -- Tsarist/Orthodox and Bolshevik -- but he survived them both. Dostoevsky was also sentenced to death at one point, but his execution was stayed at the last moment and he was sentenced to four years of hard labor instead. History is filled with many similar examples. Francis Bergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11063224017320651978noreply@blogger.com