Why Not Sue God?

JUNE 5–“Matthew Lincoln was attending an evening service at his nondenominational Tennessee church when he approached the altar where a visiting minister was offering individual prayers for parishioners. Assigned “catchers” were present on the altar in case congregants fainted, fell, or otherwise lost control. When the minister, Robert Lavala, slightly touched his forehead, the Knoxville-area man “received the spirit and fell backwards.” Except nobody was there to catch him, Lincoln charges in a $2.5 million lawsuit filed yesterday.”

Seems to me that one would think it is God that is at fault here. If He is “sending His Spirit” into these individuals and the force of such is sufficient to knock one over backward and injure them $2.5 million dollars worth, perhaps He (God) ought to provide Angels to do the “catching.”

The point is, none of this silliness is in any way Biblical. The Spirit of God is not “into” injuring folks. He is in the business of convicting men and women of the sin of unbelief and taking up residence in those who receive the grace of God. I’ve never known anyone to get injured getting saved! And, by the way, those who are indwelled by the Spirit of God are enjoined from suing their brothers in the first place.