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Can we draw any theological insight from this event?

Asked by elbanditoroso (33190points) June 5th, 2018

A pastor was performing a baptism in a lake in Ethiopia.

A large crocodile swims up, grabs the pastor, swims away, kills the pastor. Corpse was later recovered.

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What are the theological messages from this?

- the pastor was a sinner and god wanted to punish him?

- you should check whether lakes are infested with crocs before you do religious ceremonies?

- it doesn’t matter whether the pastor died or not because the crocodile is another of god’s creatures?

- if the pastor being dragged away was god’s will, then when the people tried to save the pastor, were they defying the will of the almighty?

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