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**XarokLasa** · 02-05-2006, 08:00 AM

Fr Raphael originally posted:-

>> " I just heard a story about one of my favourite non-Orthodox (although now hopefully he is)... etc." <<

Dear Father,

Forgive me, but I must confess that the meaning of your post has somewhat puzzled me, especially the above remark, concerning Churchill's hopeful conversion to Orthodoxy in the "afterlife".

Perhaps I should qualify my original post by saying something about its underlying presupposition(s). According to the Scriptures, the thoughts and intents of the "natural" man (as distinct from the "spiritual" man in Christ) are only evil. Thus, according to this wisdom, Churchill was incapable of "good" intentions.

I once owned a couple of huge biographies on him, and the thing that struck me the most about him, at that time, was his intense desire to see America use the A-Bomb on Japan.

humbly,
Theophilus

(Message edited by theophilus on 28 May, 2005)

02-05-2006, 08:00 AM	#18
XarokLasa Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 577 Senior Member	Fr Raphael originally posted:- >> " I just heard a story about one of my favourite non-Orthodox (although now hopefully he is)... etc." << Dear Father, Forgive me, but I must confess that the meaning of your post has somewhat puzzled me, especially the above remark, concerning Churchill's hopeful conversion to Orthodoxy in the "afterlife". Perhaps I should qualify my original post by saying something about its underlying presupposition(s). According to the Scriptures, the thoughts and intents of the "natural" man (as distinct from the "spiritual" man in Christ) are only evil. Thus, according to this wisdom, Churchill was incapable of "good" intentions. I once owned a couple of huge biographies on him, and the thing that struck me the most about him, at that time, was his intense desire to see America use the A-Bomb on Japan. humbly, Theophilus (Message edited by theophilus on 28 May, 2005)
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