Floodwaters are rising, and a fervent Christian stands on the roof of his virtually-underwater house, praying to God for salvation. A boat comes along, the crew saying "Get aboard - we'll save you." The man ignores them, because he knows God will bring him a miracle. Shortly thereafter, as the floodwaters rise, a helicopter comes to his rescue. "No, no... God will provide a miracle."
The flood rises, and he drowns and dies.
At the pearly gates of heaven, he asks St. Peter why his faith wasn't good enough.
Peter says, "God sent you a boat and a helicopter. What else did you want? You rejected God's mercy, so I'm afraid that, despite your Christian faith, you are, well, not going to heaven. Sorry." :)
Old joke:
Floodwaters are rising, and a fervent Christian stands on the roof of his virtually-underwater house, praying to God for salvation. A boat comes along, the crew saying "Get aboard - we'll save you." The man ignores them, because he knows God will bring him a miracle. Shortly thereafter, as the floodwaters rise, a helicopter comes to his rescue. "No, no... God will provide a miracle."
The flood rises, and he drowns and dies.
At the pearly gates of heaven, he asks St. Peter why his faith wasn't good enough.
Peter says, "God sent you a boat and a helicopter. What else did you want? You rejected God's mercy, so I'm afraid that, despite your Christian faith, you are, well, not going to heaven. Sorry." :)
But it wasn’t the miracle I WANTED….