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Whenever a lapsed Christian dies, many false Christians find comfort in the hope that perhaps the lapsed Christian repented of their sinful backsliding -- and therefore were forgiven by God -- in the moments before death. But we can be certain that lottery winner Mr. Shakespeare, illiterate and coloured to boot, is suffering in Hell at this very moment. Praise!
Hebrews 6:4-6
For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,
And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come,
If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.
You know, I can't help thinking that if Mr. Shakespeare had tithed 10% of his winnings to his church -- the first 10%, as a first fruits offering -- church staff would have immediately embraced their vulnerable brother, never to let him out of their sight again ... and he would still be alive today.
Article in full, here.
Hebrews 6:4-6
For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,
And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come,
If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.
Body of lottery winner found buried in Florida
The body of a former truck driver's assistant who won $17m in a lottery in 2006 has been found buried under a concrete slab in a backyard in Florida.
Abraham Shakespeare, who was barely literate, went missing nine months ago after complaining of being exploited by hangers-on who tried to take his money.
His body was found on Friday behind a home belonging to the boyfriend of a woman who befriended him in 2007.
Police believe he was murdered, but have not yet arrested anyone.
[...]
Mr Shakespeare bought the winning ticket at a store in the town of Frostproof but his brother, Robert Brown, said he often wished he had never won.
"'I'd have been better off broke.' He said that to me all the time," Mr Brown said.
Samuel Jones, a childhood friend of Mr Shakespeare's, said: "He really didn't understand it at all. It was moving so fast. It changed his life in a bad way."
[...]
Mr Jones said his friend lived a humble life, and just before he bought the winning ticket he joined a church and was baptised.
"When he won the lottery, he forgot about being saved," Mr Jones said.
Mr Shakespeare's friends and family said when he went missing, they had hoped he was on a beach somewhere in the Caribbean.
The body of a former truck driver's assistant who won $17m in a lottery in 2006 has been found buried under a concrete slab in a backyard in Florida.
Abraham Shakespeare, who was barely literate, went missing nine months ago after complaining of being exploited by hangers-on who tried to take his money.
His body was found on Friday behind a home belonging to the boyfriend of a woman who befriended him in 2007.
Police believe he was murdered, but have not yet arrested anyone.
[...]
Mr Shakespeare bought the winning ticket at a store in the town of Frostproof but his brother, Robert Brown, said he often wished he had never won.
"'I'd have been better off broke.' He said that to me all the time," Mr Brown said.
Samuel Jones, a childhood friend of Mr Shakespeare's, said: "He really didn't understand it at all. It was moving so fast. It changed his life in a bad way."
[...]
Mr Jones said his friend lived a humble life, and just before he bought the winning ticket he joined a church and was baptised.
"When he won the lottery, he forgot about being saved," Mr Jones said.
Mr Shakespeare's friends and family said when he went missing, they had hoped he was on a beach somewhere in the Caribbean.
Article in full, here.
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