Who are you and why are you doing this?
I'm just a servant of my Lord, Savior and best friend Jesus Christ, and He told me to put up this site.
Don't you realize how many people Castro has hurt?
Yes, but I also know how much greater Jesus is at healing the deepest wounds imaginable.
Don't you care how many people will be offended by this site?
I think it's more offensive if we ignore the real problem. The problem with Fidel Castro and each and every other person in the world is the depravity of the human heart and the pain each of us can inflict and the pain which we suffer. But taking away this site and taking away Fidel Castro and taking away every other torment in our lives will not bring us true peace and healing. True peace comes only through Jesus Christ, no matter whether we live in the freest society in the world or are living under the most brutal dictatorship. I don't want to ignore people's pain. I want to show them instead how they can find freedom from their pain.
I hate you and I hate this site.
I can't hate anyone. Jesus told His followers to love those who hate them and to do good to those who persecute them. (Matthew 5:43-48; 1 John 4:20) I can only hope and pray that you will find the peace and purpose in life that only Jesus can offer.
18 comments:
Your Premise is biblically correct: Your Request is Unjust!
Yes, we must all pray for his salvation but his numerous crimes will NOT get him to heaven. In fact, he is already paying on Earth the pain he has caused to many. His salvation will not come in time even with all our prayers but rather, death will be his door to hell.
I'm not sure I understand what you're saying, unless you are referring to justice from a human perspective, which isn't the issue here. The Bible makes it clear that we are to pray for our enemies and do good to those who persecute us (Matthew 5:43-48). The Lord is not telling us to pray for our enemies only so He can then send them to hell--not at all! As 2 Peter 3:9 says, it's not God's will for ANYONE to be lost--which is especially why we are commanded to pray for our enemies, not only for the sake of seeing them come to know Christ but so that we may remain close to Him and live in humility as well. Christ said in John 6:37 that no matter who comes to Him, He will never turn them away. That includes Fidel Castro! And before we get off on this notion that Castro is beyond God's reach, let's remember that Saul of Tarsus, who became the apostle Paul, was also a murderer.
But the real issue here isn't what Castro or any of the rest of us has done. Since we are saved only by God's grace, each one of us must accept God's terms of salvation by grace alone through faith alone in Christ (Ephesians 2:8-9). If we reject Christ, we remain in our sin; but if we accept Him as our Lord and Savior, our Mediator between us and the Father (1 Timothy 2:5), then our sins are forgiven and the slate is wiped clean. This promise of eternal life is offered to anyone who believes (John 5:24; John 12:46; Acts 10:43; Acts 13:39; Romans 1:16) Bottom line, it IS possible for the Lord to save Fidel Castro. Since salvation through Christ depends not on what we have or haven't done but on faith in Christ alone, Castro can indeed be saved if he repents to God of his sins and makes Christ his Lord and Savior.
So what about justice? As far as earthly justice goes, it looks to most people like Fidel Castro will get a pretty easy way out--he's not likely to be tried in any court of law for the crimes he has committed against humanity, but that doesn't mean God has forgotten these things at all. So what could we as humans do to Castro? At this late point in his life, probably not much, even if he were tried and convicted. Putting on trial an 80-year-old man who's near death wouldn't really amount to much because even if he were to be imprisoned for the rest of his life, he doesn't have much time left in this world anyway. so a "life sentence" would pretty much be no time for him at all. But God will ultimately hold Fidel accountable for his deeds, and even if Fidel turns to Christ--as we should hope he will--his deeds in this world won't survive, as God will destroy everything not built upon His Word 1 Corinthians 3:10-15). There are many who would be more than happy to get revenge upon Castro for the things he has done, but those of us who are followers of Christ are not to take revenge upon anyone but to let the Lord be the one to be the one to do so, if He chooses (1 Corinthians 12:19-21). God freely offers Fidel Castro the same salvation He offers us. And if we don't pray for our enemies, including praying for their salvation, then we're probably forgetting that we don't deserve God's grace either. I'm not ready to disobey a direct order from God, and I think He has made it crystal-clear what we should do.
this is really cool! ill start praying.
Keep doing what you're doing :) Praise the Lord for He is good. He can perform miracles, do not lose heart. He is faithful even when we are faithless.
It's great to see people who are obedient to the Lord. Way to take a step of faith. May the Lord bless you.
Thank you for your determination to pray for Fidel. God has laid him on my heart some years ago and I have been praying for him daily ever since.
Sometimes this seems like a lonely road, so it cheers my heart to see others able to love their 'enemies'.
God is not willing that anyone should perish, and I believe you have His heart in this.
Last year while reading Rick Warren's Purpose Driven Life, I asked God to get a copy of this book to Fidel. Imagine my surprise when shortly afterwards I learned that Rick Warren told the audience of a Miami Christian book symposium that Fidel had called him up and asked him for a copy! (Which of course he sent him right away). Ask Rick Warren, he'll tell you...
It's hard for some people to realize that God actually loves Fidel and has a purpose for his life, that Jesus died for Fidel as much as He died for you and me. I for one no longer doubt it. May God's purposes prevail for
Fidel -- especially now that he's drawing close to the end of his earthly life. And may our hearts be moved by God's compassion, not human judgment.
Blessings
Birgitta
hey man , very nice from you.
I am salvadorean, and you the north americans hardly can understand the economic, social and political situation of latin america, that is what push the people to seek the socialism as a way to improve their lives or a way to can understand why are rich and poor people, God loves every one also fidel, and if he become to christianism , he as a president, can be useful to spreed of the gospel.
Hey man,
This is a great thing you are doing. You should always obey God. He told us it would not be popular. The scipture tells us in John 15:18-25 that the world will hate you for following JESUS. It doesn't really matter what Jesus tells you to do. It is will you follow that thing until death.Your site is awesome. I'll pray for you.
Jesus Freak
Jesus dies for sinners rapists, murders and the like to think your sin is more worthy of Jesus is like the Pharisee saying I thank you God Im not like this publican There is no band on who cant come to Christ he died for everyone even pediphiles
People say where will Castros justice be I tell you it will be on that man Jesus who will take it Only the unworthy can come to Christ
WE ARE CALLED TO LOVE ALL...I THINK THIS IS A FANTASTIC SITE AND I WILL BE PRAYING FOR FIDEL. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. ;)
he may have done a lot of bad things but he still needs jesus and in that said if you cant forgieve him than God the father cant forgive you.PRAY FOR CASTRO.
I hope Castro does accept a love life with God. Sure he doesn't deserve it. But neither do we. God's mercy extends to everyone who accepts it. I think that some people are forgetting what the Apostle Paul did before his conversion. Jesus extended Paul mercy and love. Why should we be reluctant to hope Jesus would also extend that same mercy, that same love to Castro?
Your Premise is biblically correct: Your Request is Unjust!
Yes, we must all pray for his salvation but his numerous crimes will NOT get him to heaven. In fact, he is already paying on Earth the pain he has caused to many. His salvation will not come in time even with all our prayers but rather, death will be his door to hell.
This is a great thing to do, I'll start praying.
I invite to visit yours our site about religion in Cuba. There are many posts about pray for our governments. The link is;
http://religionrevolucion.blogspot.com/
Although true that all sinners can be saved , there are wicked men who will never repent.
That is the main problem with such people as Hitler and Fidel.
In order to be saved you must first ask for forgiveness, you can sit there for 100 years but he will not ask for forgiveness.
Anonymous said...
Although true that all sinners can be saved , there are wicked men who will never repent.
That is the main problem with such people as Hitler and Fidel.
In order to be saved you must first ask for forgiveness, you can sit there for 100 years but he will not ask for forgiveness.
Hitler killed himself in 1945, so his fate has been sealed for a long time. There is still time and hope for Fidel and Raul Castro to repent of their sins and to accept Christ's forgiveness. I hope many people will continue to pray that the Castros will repent. The rest of us are sinners deserving eternal condemnation just as the Castros if we do not repent and receive salvation through Christ.
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