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"Why should I believe what you believe, to believe in Jesus?"
I dont understand the question."Why should I believe what you believe, to believe in Jesus?"
"Why should I believe what you believe, to believe in Jesus?"
"Why should I believe what you believe, to believe in Jesus?"
"Why should I believe what you believe, to believe in Jesus?"
"Why should I believe what you believe, to believe in Jesus?"
"Why should I believe what you believe, to believe in Jesus?"
Hm... adopt your stylish haircut?Since you don't know me, there's no reason at all. However, if you knew me, and admired my superior intellect, warm and loving personality, excessive wealth, and ridiculous success, you might ask if there is something I have done that you could imitate in order to improve your life.
Hm... adopt your stylish haircut?
I just tried to respond in kind, my friend.It's always about politics for some people, but touche' for the associative repartee. Narcissism aside, I can make the point without the tongue in the cheek if it will help you.
I just tried to respond in kind, my friend.
If you want to talk about this point in a more serious fashion, I am game.
Oh, I thought you wanted to make a point... but sure, I'll give my thoughts.OK. What's on your mind?
Now the step that I, from my own various experiences, doubt is the second. Does X really come from Y? Does it only come from Y? If not... that would invalidate the whole line of reasoning, wouldn't it?
What would we do to find out?
A very good point, but I think it leads back to my line of reasoning.Sure. My point was simpler (and more complex). If you admire someone, it is common to imitate them. I admire my father, and there are many parts of his life I try to imitate.
Oh, it is not the observable phenomena I am doubting. You can admire a person for all sorts of things. It's the conclusion that some people - many Christians - seem to draw from these admirable things that I doubt.Yet Lutherans will distinguish what is called a "Theology of the Cross" from a "Theology of Glory". And thereby my meta humor may have misled you. The idea is based on John 16:33 among other passages. For our purposes here, it agrees exactly with what you said. Don't assume the successes of this world know God and the failures don't.
So, it's just as possible to admire someone for persevering under extreme hardship as it is to admire them for great success. The warning to the Christian is simply to do one's best not to turn people off (In some cases it seems impossible to avoid). Personal conversations are easier to have with a friend than with a stranger or enemy.
Understanding people is difficult. As far as I have come to experience, most people are quite reluctant to get experimented on.That's a case by case thing. It depends on what aspect of the person you want to understand.