We at the Institute don’t necessarily take Brother Ralphie at his word on EVERYTHING he claims Angels have told him, but that basically, we listen to what he has to say and we simply take time to think about what he’s saying. It’s ALL we can do. Then we observe the world in all that we are able to observe whether on television, from the web, or in ALL that we read and we make these observations known to each other, believing one very simple truth: The Messiah is coming and when He comes He is going to judge to eternal damnation ALL those who have purposely taken a human life. Otherwise, there is NOTHING that we do that changes how we have lived or even in how we have worshiped God and STILL worship God today. The only part of our lives that has been changed is simply that Brother Ralphie has given us something to think about.
We believe in the sanctity of human life from the very instant of creation of EVERY single life and that no one has a right to take the life of ANY other person for ANY reason. This gives us reason to reflect on the meaning of Peace, believing that we cannot nor do we have any right to do harm to anyone else for ANY reason. We realize that there are many people who won’t share our views on the sanctity of human life, because in the thinking of many, there are times when it is necessary to take a human life. We simply are stating a principle of Peace that has nothing to do with any other belief of any kind except for the belief in the sanctity of human life. We believe that one is saved as long as one has NOT taken a human life. Brother Ralphie feels he can’t worship with people who believe that they have a God-given right to take a human life if necessary. Brother Ralphie would simply say that if we knew what heaven was like we would be falling all over ourselves trying to get in and therefore, it is better to die in the name of Peace, than to purposely take a human life in the name of Satan. He would say that one serves the work of Satan by taking a human life FOR ANY reason.
Some have suggested that it’s suicidal to think this way. Actually, if any person chooses at any time to take the life of any other, including his or her own life, then in fact, he or she will be judged to hell. It is up to us to live in such a way that we give no cause for ANYONE to ever take the life of any other person. This IS the path of Peace and it is the Path of the life of Jesus who could only give Life and NOT take any human life or be accused of ever having taken human life or be the cause of the death of anyone. This is why He healed and why He raised the dead when indeed He felt responsible for the death of anyone. Jesus could not have been accused of being responsible either directly or indirectly of ever having taken a human life. Therefore, we believe in what Brother Ralphie says about Peace. It is simply to live our lives in such a way that we give no one reason to take our lives, while at the same time we do all we can do to prevent anyone from taking his or her life, or the life of any other.
We realize we aren’t able to stop wars. We can’t stop people from murdering. We can’t stop women from having abortions. We can’t stop people from committing suicide. But what we can do is do our part for the promotion of what we believe is what Jesus stood for. He stood for Life. He died on the cross to give Life and that indeed His resurrection is proof that He IS Life. Anyone ever having taken a human life has lost his or her salvation for ALL eternity. There are many churches that don’t believe this, but what we do is give opportunity for those with whom we come into contact to simply think about the meaning of life and to think about God as Creator. Because we believe that if one believes in God as Creator, then he or she will consider EVERYTHING that God has created as sacred, especially ALL human life.
We conclude by saying that there is simply no reason for ANYONE to ever take the life of any other. We believe that obedience to laws is important, but when any law demands the life of ANY person, we believe that Life supersedes any law that requires human life. All we want people to do is at least listen to what we have to say and as Brother Ralphie would say, once we tell others what we believe we HAVE to let God do the rest. Once said, what anyone does with what we claim is Truth, is between that person and God. We have to let God do the rest. We only want people to think about the meaning of the sanctity of all human life and to simply suggest that God is the Judge over ALL. Peace. The Angels of Life Institute
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