Open Letter Part 4 of 4 - to David J. Stewart

May 24, 2010 - PRLog -- You have made Christians look bad and may have caused more people to go to the place you call hell, than Ronnie and the others are accused of..

Matthew 23:15 (New International Version)

15"Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You travel over land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are.
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There is no hell for us anymore because true Christians know Jesus died for our sins. God knew we would sin, we were taught it by Satan. But Satan bares the burden for them now.
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Hebrews 9:26 (New International Version)

26Then Christ would have had to suffer many times since the creation of the world. But now he has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of himself.

1 Corinthians 15:3 (New International Version)

3For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance[a]: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,

Isaiah 53:5 (New International Version)

5 But he was pierced for our transgressions,
      he was crushed for our iniquities;
      the punishment that brought us peace was upon him,
      and by his wounds we are healed.

Dio is not in hell. Hell is for the devil and his angels. Dio never ever said he was a Satanist. He asked a question. He used a hand gesture, in his profession which is heavy metal. He never said it was the devil sign. It was just a hand gesture. Thumbs up is also a hand gesture. He never hurt anyone. There are no references to telling people to have sex, do drugs. Just Rock and Roll in any of his music. Religion, no matter which religion we are, it is a personal thing with God. Dio only implied that he did not believe the Bible to be accurate. Not ever did he say he believed in Christ, or didn’t believe. He never said one way or the other.

You are assuming this because of a hand gesture?
I have found nothing about using this hand gesture in the bible making it a sin.
Is it a sin because you say so, or God said so??

It has different meanings to different peoples and cultures.

Besides really, how do you know they are not lamb horns instead of devil horns. Maybe you have devil on your mind, because I never thought that’s what it means. It always meant to me, Hello Dio. And him saying hello back. It really is how a person perceives it. If I hold up my pinkie finger, are you going to call that the little horn? Your conspiracy theory is ridiculous.

Dio had a gifted voice and he was wonderful song writer. He was a friend, father, son, husband, and just a normal guy, who had a gift from God, and loved to share it with us. He and his wife had hardships in their life and work hard to have what they have today. He was humble, honest, and kind, never trying to cause harm to anyone.

There are better issues you should be concerned about like being a true Christian and telling the truth. Never falsely accuse someone with out making sure you are completely right. Otherwise. You are doing the works you say you are against.

Isaiah 50:8 (New International Version)

8 He who vindicates me is near.
      Who then will bring charges against me?
      Let us face each other!
      Who is my accuser?
      Let him confront me!

(Source: BibleGateway.com)

I challenge all Christians, and all Religions, and faiths to Boycott this site. For they, do not rejoice in the truth.

As for the Church who wants to picket Ronnie’s memorial. Shame on you too. You are hateful. By doing this I feel ashamed to call myself Christian, because people look at you and think all of us are the same. I do not want to be like you.  

Ronnie hates prejudice and violence! We need to turn the other cheek on these people that only know how to hate someone they didn't know. We only know how to love someone we know! - Wendy Dio

This is true Wendy, Ronnie even loved those he did not know. More people could use Ronnie and Wendy’s example. Love thy neighbor as thyself.

DIO family, friends, and fans, LETS ROCK!!!!!!!!

RIP Ronnie. We love you. Thank you brother.

By
Lorina and Paul Bolig

Contact Info: DiosDisciple@hotmail.com