Alleged Robber, Turned by Prayer, Apologizes

Robbery Suspect Gregory Smith: God Was 'Working Through' Clerk Angela Montez, Who Talked Him Out of Heist

God works in amazing ways...

Being calm and having a sense of being in control doesn't mean God's doing anything.

damn I almost feel sorry for him

almost

Being calm and having a sense of being in control doesn't mean God's doing anything.

foxhound_fox

Being calm and having a sense of being in control doesn't mean God's doing anything.

foxhound_fox

God works in amazing ways...theintrospect79

Very compelling evidence. thriteenthmonke

[QUOTE="theintrospect79"]God works in amazing ways...MushroomWig

haha yea

"All right I am gonna rob this place"

*walks into store*

"Oooh crap I immediately regret this decision"

*looks for a way out, spots praying lady*

"Oh, Halleluja sister! Please forgive me, and speak well of me at my potential trial! Here, take the gun on good faith!"

*runs away*

Sounds like a bad made-for-TV movie.

Sounds like a bad made-for-TV movie.

Oleg_Huzwog

^This^

Sounds like one of those cheezy rip off movies on the Life or Womans channel. xD

What do you think caused him to Be calm and have a sense of being? Unless you do not believe in god then forgive me as i do not wish an endless argument.(No offense meant)krazy-blazer

What do you think caused him to Be calm and have a sense of being?)krazy-blazer

damn I almost feel sorry for him

almost

mrbojangles25

[QUOTE="krazy-blazer"]What do you think caused him to Be calm and have a sense of being? Unless you do not believe in god then forgive me as i do not wish an endless argument.(No offense meant)foxhound_fox

When I read this story, picturing a calm clerk was the furthest thing from my mind. Must have been when it mentioned how scare the clerk was. As far as whether the young man was serious or not is another story. Since you were not there, you really do not know and we can only make assumptions at this point.

I read the story and the first thing, as a Christian, that crossed my mind was that I really hope this young man turns his life around. I didn't stop to think about any type of proof of God or anything like that. Why can't we all just be thankful no one was hurt in this and hope this young man really turns life around? To each his own I guess.

[QUOTE="krazy-blazer"]What do you think caused him to Be calm and have a sense of being? Unless you do not believe in god then forgive me as i do not wish an endless argument.(No offense meant)foxhound_fox

...or you could get shot in the face

That's awesome. God truly works in amazing ways...

:)

Good for them, but I fail to see where exactly does God come into this story.

All it is is a troubled, middle-aged man attempting to rob a convenience store because he couldn't find a job, but in the end he just didn't have the heart to go through with it. It's all perfectly logical, there's no evidence to suggest divine intervention whatsoever.

Great feel good story. :) But I doubt god had anything to do with it.

Why is God bothering with some hoodlum when a child dies every 3 seconds and people are being born with AIDs every day?

Why is God bothering with some hoodlum when a child dies every 3 seconds and people are being born with AIDs every day?

urdead18

The Lord works in myterious ways, saving this no-name is all part of his master plan. :roll:

Why is God bothering with some hoodlum when a child dies every 3 seconds and people are being born with AIDs every day?

urdead18

[QUOTE="urdead18"]

Why is God bothering with some hoodlum when a child dies every 3 seconds and people are being born with AIDs every day?

MushroomWig

Except for those dying children and people born with aids, of course. :P

[QUOTE="MushroomWig"][QUOTE="urdead18"]

Why is God bothering with some hoodlum when a child dies every 3 seconds and people are being born with AIDs every day?

black_cat19

Except for those dying children and people born with aids, of course. :P

[QUOTE="black_cat19"]

[QUOTE="MushroomWig"] Because God loves us all.MushroomWig

Except for those dying children and people born with aids, of course. :P

Yeah, I know that argument doesn't really hold any water, I just felt like being obnoxious. Glad I didn't start a fight. :P

Yeah, I know that argument doesn't really hold any water, I just felt like being obnoxious. Glad I didn't start a fight. :P

black_cat19

You were...

this close.

:P

[QUOTE="black_cat19"]

Yeah, I know that argument doesn't really hold any water, I just felt like being obnoxious. Glad I didn't start a fight. :P

battlefront23

You were...

*pic*

this close.

:P

:shock:

I'm sorry! :cry:

Glad I didn't start a fight. :P

black_cat19

[QUOTE="black_cat19"]Glad I didn't start a fight. :P

MushroomWig

And with that you've just become one of my favorite OT users. :D

:shock:

I'm sorry! :cry:

black_cat19

Of course not, I respect anyone who believes in God but I'm 100% atheist. :P

MushroomWig

[QUOTE="MushroomWig"]

[QUOTE="black_cat19"]Glad I didn't start a fight. :P

black_cat19

And with that you've just become one of my favorite OT users. :D

This reminds me of the time when people were discovering miracles in the wake of 9/11, by finding some guy who didn't die, or so forth, while ignoring the fact that, well, these terrorist attacks kind of happened and God didn't seem to do anything about them.

I mean it's a great story and all, but given the murder rate in the United States, God's track record of miraculously stopping people from committing terrible crimes seems... lacking, if indeed these are acts of God. I don't understand why people are so quick to attribute these things to God while ignoring all of the things that God definitely didn't do that put in serious question whether this actually was an act of God. And I'm not an atheist.

This reminds me of the time when people were discovering miracles in the wake of 9/11, by finding some guy who didn't die, or so forth, while ignoring the fact that, well, these terrorist attacks kind of happened and God didn't seem to do anything about them.

I mean it's a great story and all, but given the murder rate in the United States, God's track record of miraculously stopping people from committing terrible crimes seems... lacking, if indeed these are acts of God. I don't understand why people are so quick to attribute these things to God while ignoring all of the things that God definitely didn't do that put in serious question whether this actually was an act of God. And I'm not an atheist.

GabuEx

There certainly would be less crime if everyone loved one another in my opinion. What do you think GabuEx?

Robbery Suspect Gregory Smith: God Was 'Working Through' Clerk Angela Montez, Who Talked Him Out of Heist

God works in amazing ways...

[QUOTE="GabuEx"]

This reminds me of the time when people were discovering miracles in the wake of 9/11, by finding some guy who didn't die, or so forth, while ignoring the fact that, well, these terrorist attacks kind of happened and God didn't seem to do anything about them.

I mean it's a great story and all, but given the murder rate in the United States, God's track record of miraculously stopping people from committing terrible crimes seems... lacking, if indeed these are acts of God. I don't understand why people are so quick to attribute these things to God while ignoring all of the things that God definitely didn't do that put in serious question whether this actually was an act of God. And I'm not an atheist.

GTbiking4life

There certainly would be less crime if everyone loved one another in my opinion. What do you think GabuEx?

[QUOTE="GabuEx"]

This reminds me of the time when people were discovering miracles in the wake of 9/11, by finding some guy who didn't die, or so forth, while ignoring the fact that, well, these terrorist attacks kind of happened and God didn't seem to do anything about them.

I mean it's a great story and all, but given the murder rate in the United States, God's track record of miraculously stopping people from committing terrible crimes seems... lacking, if indeed these are acts of God. I don't understand why people are so quick to attribute these things to God while ignoring all of the things that God definitely didn't do that put in serious question whether this actually was an act of God. And I'm not an atheist.

GTbiking4life

There certainly would be less crime if everyone loved one another in my opinion. What do you think GabuEx?

Well, obviously, but I'm not really sure what relevance that has to this...

[QUOTE="GTbiking4life"]

[QUOTE="GabuEx"]

This reminds me of the time when people were discovering miracles in the wake of 9/11, by finding some guy who didn't die, or so forth, while ignoring the fact that, well, these terrorist attacks kind of happened and God didn't seem to do anything about them.

I mean it's a great story and all, but given the murder rate in the United States, God's track record of miraculously stopping people from committing terrible crimes seems... lacking, if indeed these are acts of God. I don't understand why people are so quick to attribute these things to God while ignoring all of the things that God definitely didn't do that put in serious question whether this actually was an act of God. And I'm not an atheist.

imaps3fanboy

There certainly would be less crime if everyone loved one another in my opinion. What do you think GabuEx?

Someone, somewhere had to make the decision to go to war. Mind explaining how that has anything to do with my post?

[QUOTE="imaps3fanboy"][QUOTE="GTbiking4life"]

There certainly would be less crime if everyone loved one another in my opinion. What do you think GabuEx?

GTbiking4life

Someone, somewhere had to make the decision to go to war. Mind explaining how that has anything to do with my post?

[QUOTE="GTbiking4life"]

[QUOTE="GabuEx"]

This reminds me of the time when people were discovering miracles in the wake of 9/11, by finding some guy who didn't die, or so forth, while ignoring the fact that, well, these terrorist attacks kind of happened and God didn't seem to do anything about them.

I mean it's a great story and all, but given the murder rate in the United States, God's track record of miraculously stopping people from committing terrible crimes seems... lacking, if indeed these are acts of God. I don't understand why people are so quick to attribute these things to God while ignoring all of the things that God definitely didn't do that put in serious question whether this actually was an act of God. And I'm not an atheist.

GabuEx

There certainly would be less crime if everyone loved one another in my opinion. What do you think GabuEx?

Well, obviously, but I'm not really sure what relevance that has to this...

I became a Christian 20 years ago because I understood the teachings of Jesus Christ, just like I understand this world can be a nasty place to live in at times. Either way, looking at the bad things happening in the world does not prove anything. Example: mentioning God's track record when we should look at our own track record in my opinion.

[QUOTE="GTbiking4life"]

[QUOTE="imaps3fanboy"] you know that most WARS are fueled by religion, right?imaps3fanboy

Someone, somewhere had to make the decision to go to war. Mind explaining how that has anything to do with my post?

Wouldn't it? Just think about a world where we all loved one another. Wars are fought because the love is not there.

[QUOTE="GabuEx"]

[QUOTE="GTbiking4life"]

There certainly would be less crime if everyone loved one another in my opinion. What do you think GabuEx?

GTbiking4life

Well, obviously, but I'm not really sure what relevance that has to this...

I became a Christian 20 years ago because I understood the teachings of Jesus Christ, just like I understand this world can be a nasty place to live in at times. Either way, looking at the bad things happening in the world does not prove anything. Example: mentioning God's track record when we should look at our own track record in my opinion.

[QUOTE="imaps3fanboy"][QUOTE="GTbiking4life"]

Someone, somewhere had to make the decision to go to war. Mind explaining how that has anything to do with my post?

GTbiking4life

Wouldn't it? Just think about a world where we all loved one another. Wars are fought because the love is not there.

Being calm and having a sense of being in control doesn't mean God's doing anything.

foxhound_fox

I became a Christian 20 years ago because I understood the teachings of Jesus Christ, just like I understand this world can be a nasty place to live in at times. Either way, looking at the bad things happening in the world does not prove anything. Example: mentioning God's track record when we should look at our own track record in my opinion.

GTbiking4life

I don't think I've explained myself adequately here.

I'm not questioning that Jesus' teachings are ones that we should follow. I am merely questioning whether this was, indeed, an act of God, on the basis that thousands upon thousands of crimes are perpetrated every day whose perpetrators God does not stop. I find it highly illogical to attribute this to God when there are all those other cases where God clearly did nothing, and which seemed quite similar to this.

That's all I'm saying. I'm not saying that other crimes are God's fault, as though we ought to blame God for them. I'm just saying that I see no reason at all to suppose that this particular story reflects a direct intervention of God. I do not believe that that is how God operates, and I believe that people are trying altogether too hard here to find a validation of their faith.

you know that most WARS are fueled by religion, right?imaps3fanboy