Hello and Question about "Death" from The Bible Belt™

[Hyssop T. Bagger]

Greetings to everybody.

I have found this site to be very informative, so I have signed up so that I might be able to ask questions and, when and where appropriate, make comments.

I am a little distressed right now. Next Friday, I will undergo open-heart surgery. I am not so much afraid of the risks; I'm more anxious about the suffering I will have to endure after the surgery.

Question: Since my heart will be stopped during surgery for approximately four (4) US Hours, will I be considered "dead" during that period? And, if I see a light during that time, should I walk toward it or away from it? How will I know if I am actually and truly permanently dead or just "dead" for the surgery?

Thanks and, if applicable, pray for me.

Sincerely,

Hy

[Pastor Ezekiel]

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What church do you attend? Have you discussd this with your pastor?

Please introduce yourself.

[BelieverInGod]

Re: Hello and Question about "Death" from The Bible Belt™

Greetings to everybody.

I have found this site to be very informative, so I have signed up so that I might be able to ask questions and, when and where appropriate, make comments.

I am a little distressed right now. Next Friday, I will undergo open-heart surgery. I am not so much afraid of the risks; I'm more anxious about the suffering I will have to endure after the surgery.

Question: Since my heart will be stopped during surgery for approximately four (4) US Hours, will I be considered "dead" during that period? And, if I see a light during that time, should I walk toward it or away from it? How will I know if I am actually and truly permanently dead or just "dead" for the surgery?

Thanks and, if applicable, pray for me.

Sincerely,

Hy

That depends, are you a True Christian(tm)? Then again, if you are a True Christian(TM) why are you going for surgery? Shouldn't you just pray for Jesus to heal your heart?

James 5:14 Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:

[Hyssop T. Bagger]

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I do not currently attend a church. But I have been thinking of starting my own. Especially now that there are a lot of vacant ones around town.

[BelieverInGod]

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I do not currently attend a church. But I have been thinking of starting my own. Especially now that there are a lot of vacant ones around town.

And here I thought the South was all about churches.

[Janine Walker]

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I do not currently attend a church. But I have been thinking of starting my own. Especially now that there are a lot of vacant ones around town.

What's your favorite Bible passage and I'm sure I'm not the only one wondering this; How do you pronounce your first name?

Janine Walker

[Pastor Ezekiel]

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I do not currently attend a church. But I have been thinking of starting my own. Especially now that there are a lot of vacant ones around town.

Would you please introduce yourself? How old are you? What church were you raised in? Do you have a family?

Tell us about yourself. That's what "introduction" means.

[Oakland "Reb" Griner]

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Question: Since my heart will be stopped during surgery for approximately four (4) US Hours, will I be considered "dead" during that period?

Sincerely,

Hy

Um, you will not be dead for four hours. As the Bible tells us;


Genesis 2:7 (King James Version)


7And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.










As long as the doctors keep the ventilator machine running, you are 'technically' breathing and therefore are not dead.

[Oakland "Reb" Griner]

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By the way;

how different are 4 US hours from the hours you have where you live?

[Rev. M. Rodimer]

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Question: Since my heart will be stopped during surgery for approximately four (4) US Hours

Question, Mr. Teabagger:

What is a "US Hour" and what parts of the world use different hours?

Question: Why is your name a blatant reference to a perverse homosexual practice?

[Hyssop T. Bagger]

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Would you please introduce yourself? How old are you? What church were you raised in? Do you have a family?

Tell us about yourself. That's what "introduction" means.

I am in my late fifties. Born to military parents abroad, my father was a senior officer. The only churches I attended were either generic Protestant or non denominational services in hospital chapels. The chaplains generally delivered "feel good" sermons. I mostly remember talks directed to sick soldiers in wheelchairs and gurneys. No Fire and Brimstone.

Until my 18th birthday, almost all my time has been spent on military facilities abroad. My dad was largely a Patton-type prick who delighted in ruining his enemies, of which he seemed to have plenty. Neither he nor my mother, the prototypical Officer's Wife, had much emotional time to devote to their spawn.

I had no enduring relationships except for my parents, neither of whom were particularly religious. Other, more devout people who came in and out of my life convinced me I was a hopeless, evil sinner who was destined to go to hell. But nobody I can remember ever really bothered to introduce me to the path of salvation. I was simply condemned and shunned. And, religiously speaking, I was clueless to take matters into my own hands and pull myself up by my bootstraps.

I did at one point take some bible study from a college friend who happened to be a Witness of Jehovah. I found those studies to be interesting and thought provoking, but things were so regimented, when it came time for him to "close the deal" and recruit me, I politely declined. He didn't talk to me after that...

In my adult life, I have concentrated more on my career and family and not the bible or seeking God.

I blame my heart situation on poor eating habits and lack of regular exercise -- not the fact that I am a Godless Sinner whose turned his back on The Big Guy Upstairs.

BTW, I pronounce Hyssop as Hi-Sop. To my friends, I am Hy.

As I will have a couple of months to convalesce after the surgery, perhaps I can examine my spiritual future. I know I am going to have to change my eating habits, so it will be a good time to change other things, too.

Don't be surprised if I don't post anything here for a while. My medical packet tells me that I will be on some pretty powerful painkillers for quite a while......

[Pastor Ezekiel]

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My medical packet tells me that I will be on some pretty powerful painkillers for quite a while......

So you're a brit....

[Gabriel Reproba]

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By the way;

how different are 4 US hours from the hours you have where you live?

1 US hour is worth 1.6 Euro hours, IIRC. It's just better to spend your hours in the US. You get more out of them.

[barton]

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Since my heart will be stopped during surgery for approximately four (4) US Hours, will I be considered "dead" during that period? And, if I see a light during that time, should I walk toward it or away from it? How will I know if I am actually and truly permanently dead or just "dead" for the surgery?

I think you are a bit mixed up here. Death has no sting for True Christians™. We do not worry about it! You can also have this freedom, if you repent of your evil ways and beg forgiveness from Sweet Baby Jesus.

However, technically speaking with respect to your sinful state, it's not death you really need to worry about. Hell is waiting you on the other side! Worry about that instead. Get Saved™ now!

[AdoniS]

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ummm im new here. so do y'all hate black folks?