A friend in need

I am a christian and last night I got the chance to witness to someone about what I believe in. This particular Girl believes in God's exsistance but she doesn't necessarly call her self a christian. She understands that believing in God does not make her a christian. Even the demons believe in God, as it says in the bible. Anyway... this Girl just doesn't understand God and some of the stuff he does and how he functions. For instance she had two close friends who died in a Car Accident due to a truck behind them, who the driver was intoxicated. Now this doesn't make any sense. And this is a big problem to her that she doesn't understand God. She agrees to go to church with me and talk with me, but the only thing I could tell her was the following...

"Two thousand some years ago a man who was absolutley perfect in all ways walked the earth. Their was not a flaw in him. He was kind, caring, honest, loving, and the list goes on. But for some reason society decided to literally Crucifiy him on a Cross. This made no sense, and at the time was the greatest trajedy of all time. But now as we look back, it was the best thing that could have happened."

This was the only thing I could say to her, that we don't always understand God, but we have to have faith that what happenes is for the best, or more so he will make the best out of it.

If anyone could help with a better explanation to give her it would be awesome.

Your Brother in Christ,
Tony
 
we do not understand all things

Job 38:1-41

But we Know thru the bible that God is

in His essense Invisible, self existance, unity, Immense, simplicity

in his attributes Omniscince, omipotence, holiness, truth, good,righteous, love

in his nature immutablity ,freedom, sovernity, infinity, eternity


great word studies....
 
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Hi there!

Ya know...

sometimes, it isn't our test or trial, and we really don't have a lesson to be learned because we have already learned "that" lesson.

Sometimes, the bad things happen so others can learn about Christ through the way that a Christian responds to the trial. That means.... it's their lesson to be learned, and your trial is just the instrument for them to learn the lesson.

We can never know the mind of God.

~malaka~
 
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kimber1

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God works through various people to show others who He is. we'll never understand all there is to know about why God does what He does. but we have to accept that He has the plan and He does it for a reason even though it may seem unfair to us.
 
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A Brethren IN CHRIST said:
Hog Wash

1thes 4:13 But I Would Not Have You To Be Ignorant ,brethren

hmmmm, you're not calling me ignorant are you? i don't think any of us can claim to know God's mind and why He does certain things. Can you?
 
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GOD'S WORD NOT MINE

BUT GOD GIVE US ALOT OF INFORMATION IF WE ARE WALKING BY THE SPIRIT BUT IF WE ARE WALKING CARNALLY WE ARE AN ENEMY OF GOD AND NOT ABLE TO LEARN ABOUT T5HE DEEP THINGS OF HIM

gALATION 4::29 ROMANS 8:5-13 GAL 5:16-17 1 COR 2:10 ROMANS 3:10-11
 
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A Brethren IN CHRIST, I'm not exactly sure why you said what kimber1 said is hog wash. Could you explain please?

Tony1093, what you said to your friend was right on. Continue to do what your doing, loving her and letting her know that God loves her. Keep at it!
 
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