From a poster on the website:Can one of the Christians on the board explain what this means? Seems to me his goal would have been to stay alive.
What "goals" were achieved to "the ultimate degree of perfection"?
What "perfection" is there in a fatal disability?
That the boy's suffering and death served as a learning experience for others seems like a cruel and unnecessary method for an omniscient god to use.
What the heck does "Life is Prayer" mean?
Oh, pick an easy one - I can answer that for 10 points:
Life, as you're talking about it, is life on Earth. As you know, even if we live to be 100 years old, that is but an eye-blink to the enormousness of eternity. Do you never make plans for the future? To a terminally-ill person, the illness gives that person the luxury of being able to plan for the Next Life while still here. Any of us Sinners could be taken at any time, but imagine the perfection of knowing of your forthcoming death and being able to lay the foundation with Our Lord Jesus
TM in your last days. What could be a more perfect ending to life as a human than a terminal disease? Even better if the disease should be excruciatingly painful - pain is a great cleanser and the short amount of suffering is rewarded at the right hand of Jesus Christ.
I think it's accordingly fair to say that his goal of perfection in this Earthly life was achieved. Who among us would not take the chance at securing eternal happiness for the sake of a few short years on Earth?
As to "life is Prayer", again your problem is your short-sightedness. When one is at peace with our Lord, "life" is Life Eternal. You may die and revert to dust, but those in whom Our Lord finds favour have an awful lot longer to think about and we merely consider it part of our life, exactly as this is. Praying is no more than being at one with Jesus, talking to him as the Father of His people and our Guide in this life and the Next. As you grew up, no doubt you talked to your father. As we progress through our lives, we talk to Our Father. We just happen to call it Prayer. We think communication with Our Lord Jesus is worthy of a name better than "conversation".
That the boy's short Earthly life has served as an inspiration to others to emulate his perfection is a Testament to the Love of Our Lord, Jesus Christ and should be rejoiced as the Divine Miracle it is.
Yours in Christ
The Atheist.
