There was once a man who survived a plane crash into the ocean. He held onto the wreckage of the aircraft waiting for help to come by. He knew he only had a few hours before he would sink. So he began to pray and ask God to save him. During the first hour a woman in a motor boat came along and asked if he needed help. The man said no he was waiting for God to come along and help him. So the woman said okay, suit yourself and continued on her way. He continued to wait and ask God to save him, praying for a miracle. Soon a helicopter came along and dropped down a rope, which the man could touch with his hand. But he refused the help offered and continued to ask God to intervene. Soon a barge came along and stopped to ask if he needed help. The man accepted this offer and climbed onto the barge. As the barge headed to port, they came across the wreckage of a helicopter and a motor boat. The man recognized both to be the same ones that had come to his rescue earlier.
There is a version of this parable out there circulating. This is my rebuttal parable.
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Okay--quite intriguing. Where can I read the other version of this?
I'm not sure where the other version of this is but generally it goes like this...
The man refuses all rescue offers. He eventually dies and goes to heaven. There he asks God why God didn't rescue him and God says I sent you 3 rescue opportunities.
So how did he know that the barge was from God?
How does anyone know who to marry? How many children to have? What job to take? What car to buy?
The man of God from Judah found out which voice was from God. I'm just glad that only a small portion of those decisions are fatal.
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