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many people have questions that we feel do need answering, but in all reality, the truest answers from the most important questions we all must eventually find for ourselves without looking for anyone's explanation to satisfy our curiosities.
Most things we gotta just figure out for ourselves....
Most things we gotta just figure out for ourselves....
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That someone rose from the dead is an amazing thing 
Is it possible? The bible is full of impossible things.
God created the world in six days by speaking.
God parted the Red sea.
God Fed a whole nation for forty odd years by raining bread down from heaven.
God destroyed nearly the entire human race by a flood that cover the whole world.
God destroyed sodom and Gommorha by raining fire down from heaven.
The sick were healed
The dead raised.
Demons cast out of people.
Nations raised up.
Nations brought low.
A virgin gave birth to God who lived a perfect life, conquered our enemy to provide us with a way to obtain life eternal and then on the third day he rose again!
Honestly if you can accept the rest of it, it's not really much more of a step to believe in the resurrection.
Is God like the men you know?
Numbers 23:19 God [is] not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do [it]? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
Isa 55:9 For [as] the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
He loves you http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Q5T9RYLiG4 there's the fathers love letter to you.
Is it possible? The bible is full of impossible things.God created the world in six days by speaking.
God parted the Red sea.
God Fed a whole nation for forty odd years by raining bread down from heaven.
God destroyed nearly the entire human race by a flood that cover the whole world.
God destroyed sodom and Gommorha by raining fire down from heaven.
The sick were healed
The dead raised.
Demons cast out of people.
Nations raised up.
Nations brought low.
A virgin gave birth to God who lived a perfect life, conquered our enemy to provide us with a way to obtain life eternal and then on the third day he rose again!
Honestly if you can accept the rest of it, it's not really much more of a step to believe in the resurrection.
Is God like the men you know?
Numbers 23:19 God [is] not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do [it]? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
Isa 55:9 For [as] the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
He loves you http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Q5T9RYLiG4 there's the fathers love letter to you.
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Hi, let me try to answer each point, they are deep questions but I'll try to be brief and won't even use scripture:
1) That is where faith comes in. To trust that Christ is the Son of God, died and rose again ands saves us from our sins and sanctifies us every day. He is alive and indwelling in each of us today. Trust in "that" is to begin to know the victory of Christ, the victory in Christ, of Christ in you. He can be your life.
2) You have the Holy Spirit as your teacher. While sharing with other Christians is important, that's not what being a Christian is all about. It's about the life of Christ that now can change your heart, your life, your eternity, if you trust in Him moment by moment. BTW, we all fail at this at times, but He always welcomse us back.
3) Men of this world a are fallen fleshly imperfect creatures. Jesus Christ is the only man since Adam created perfect. He is God with us, that same faith, the trust in him is the answer here too. He's not like any other man/male you've ever met.
4) Sister, pray for Him to change your heart and trust in Him to do so. He does not fail us. Pray for increasing faith, he does not fail us.
Prayer: Heavenly Father please touch and begin to change this sisters heart so that she may increase in faith, love and understanding. I trust in you to do this and to protect her and keep her safe, to provide for her needs and that she will abide in her relationship with you. In Jesus name, Amen.
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I feel for you. But I also think that many of those who were Christians from childhood rediscover their faith later (and stop believing certain things inbetween). It's what happened to my acquintance, to my husband and me.
When it happened to me, I was missing my faith and my happiness. So I prayed that God would give me back my faith. And eventually He did. It was beautiful. It just came back one day and lightened up my heart. And so, if you have the desire, I believe that it will come back to you too if you just hope and pray.
1. During my life, I have heard SOO much about how miraculous things have happened to people that for me it was impossible NOT to believe in miracles. There is a physical life and laws of physics and there is a spiritual life outthere that trancsends the laws of physics. And miracles are above the laws of physics. My grandfather has become invisible one time (for a reason). Many people's cancer is gone (after praying). I received definite physical answers to my prayers.
2. There are many people in church who are not real Christians. Jesus will tell them on the last day: I did not know you, away from me (even though they did miracles in His name) Jesus also said that Satan came and sowed his seeds in the church among Jesus' seeds (Matthew 13:24-30; 37-43)
I, too, had a 'love shortage' for Jesus. And the words that were comforting to me were said by Jesus: "whoever obeys my commands, he is the one that loves me" (not the ones that sing about how much I love you. (John 14:21)
My emotional love for Jesus only came years later, after much studying and getting to know Him and realizing his character, his grace, his love towards us, getting to know him more...
3. Males are imperfect and sinful. God is perfect and loving. God is a spirit. He has characteristics of a father (protector, provider) and mother (loving, comforting). Imagine a perfect father that you would like (and that's probably what God would be like) (except he is also strict, although in loving manner).
So this is your chance to finally "meet" a wonderful male figure. I don't know if the spirit is male or female or neither. God is using "father" analogy just to help us understand our relationship. But there won't be marriages in heaven, so therefore no fathers or mothers, only spiritual beings... God is a spiritual being, he became a father when he gave us birth because that "defines" a father in our earth terms.
4. That one is a hard one. You will have to let go, and let God love you. When we got married and my husband told me he loved me (sometimes), I felt tears in my eyes, as though I felt undeserving as well. But over the years, I've learned that he loved me and now it just makes me feel good.
Also, it took me a while to realize that God is loving. Sometimes it just doesn't feel that way. But I asked him to show me that he is loving. And I don't know how or when it happened exactly (probably after Bible study and getting to know him) but I finally can see God as very loving. (He is loving towards his children. I am not vouching for anybody else.)
My husband is having health problems and these last few days have been very frustrating. He was feeling depressed and wanted to pray for healing, but then he thought: who am I that God should help me? I am just this little person, like a piece of sand in the sea. And after that he read the Bible trying to find comfort there, and guess what he read? It was about Jesus healing peolple and instead of calling them, girl, or woman, Jesus referred to them as "daughter", and "my child" So we ARE important to God. We are his children, and he knows each single one of us. It says that God even knows each single sparrow, but how much more important we are to him... (Matthew 10:29-31)
What is a "church"? A church is a BRIDE chosen by God for his Son Jesus, to be later united together. Revelation calls it: a "marriage of the Lamb" which I am sure is just a symbol of our relationship.
(A living church is the one that consists of the real children of God. And many members of our physical churches will not be a part of this church).
Imagine a groom expecting to be united with his bride. Imagine that he loves her so much, that he was willing to die for her freedom (because she used to be a slave). Do you think this "bride" is not important to the groom? Or do you think this "bride" is the greatest treasure that he has...?
Each single (real) child of God is a part of this "Bride" that Jesus treasures more than anything. It doesn't matter who we are, what matters is that Jesus thinks we are a "treasure". So if we see ourselves through Jesus' eyes (the eyes of the groom who cannot wait for the time until he can be united with his bride), we are a treasure. And that's the truth of the Bible.
Song of Solomon is considered an allegory of love between Jesus and his church. Read it and see how much Jesus loves his church or how important we are to him.
When it happened to me, I was missing my faith and my happiness. So I prayed that God would give me back my faith. And eventually He did. It was beautiful. It just came back one day and lightened up my heart. And so, if you have the desire, I believe that it will come back to you too if you just hope and pray.
1. During my life, I have heard SOO much about how miraculous things have happened to people that for me it was impossible NOT to believe in miracles. There is a physical life and laws of physics and there is a spiritual life outthere that trancsends the laws of physics. And miracles are above the laws of physics. My grandfather has become invisible one time (for a reason). Many people's cancer is gone (after praying). I received definite physical answers to my prayers.
2. There are many people in church who are not real Christians. Jesus will tell them on the last day: I did not know you, away from me (even though they did miracles in His name) Jesus also said that Satan came and sowed his seeds in the church among Jesus' seeds (Matthew 13:24-30; 37-43)
I, too, had a 'love shortage' for Jesus. And the words that were comforting to me were said by Jesus: "whoever obeys my commands, he is the one that loves me" (not the ones that sing about how much I love you. (John 14:21)
My emotional love for Jesus only came years later, after much studying and getting to know Him and realizing his character, his grace, his love towards us, getting to know him more...
3. Males are imperfect and sinful. God is perfect and loving. God is a spirit. He has characteristics of a father (protector, provider) and mother (loving, comforting). Imagine a perfect father that you would like (and that's probably what God would be like) (except he is also strict, although in loving manner).
So this is your chance to finally "meet" a wonderful male figure. I don't know if the spirit is male or female or neither. God is using "father" analogy just to help us understand our relationship. But there won't be marriages in heaven, so therefore no fathers or mothers, only spiritual beings... God is a spiritual being, he became a father when he gave us birth because that "defines" a father in our earth terms.
4. That one is a hard one. You will have to let go, and let God love you. When we got married and my husband told me he loved me (sometimes), I felt tears in my eyes, as though I felt undeserving as well. But over the years, I've learned that he loved me and now it just makes me feel good.
Also, it took me a while to realize that God is loving. Sometimes it just doesn't feel that way. But I asked him to show me that he is loving. And I don't know how or when it happened exactly (probably after Bible study and getting to know him) but I finally can see God as very loving. (He is loving towards his children. I am not vouching for anybody else.)
My husband is having health problems and these last few days have been very frustrating. He was feeling depressed and wanted to pray for healing, but then he thought: who am I that God should help me? I am just this little person, like a piece of sand in the sea. And after that he read the Bible trying to find comfort there, and guess what he read? It was about Jesus healing peolple and instead of calling them, girl, or woman, Jesus referred to them as "daughter", and "my child" So we ARE important to God. We are his children, and he knows each single one of us. It says that God even knows each single sparrow, but how much more important we are to him... (Matthew 10:29-31)
What is a "church"? A church is a BRIDE chosen by God for his Son Jesus, to be later united together. Revelation calls it: a "marriage of the Lamb" which I am sure is just a symbol of our relationship.
(A living church is the one that consists of the real children of God. And many members of our physical churches will not be a part of this church).
Imagine a groom expecting to be united with his bride. Imagine that he loves her so much, that he was willing to die for her freedom (because she used to be a slave). Do you think this "bride" is not important to the groom? Or do you think this "bride" is the greatest treasure that he has...?
Each single (real) child of God is a part of this "Bride" that Jesus treasures more than anything. It doesn't matter who we are, what matters is that Jesus thinks we are a "treasure". So if we see ourselves through Jesus' eyes (the eyes of the groom who cannot wait for the time until he can be united with his bride), we are a treasure. And that's the truth of the Bible.
Song of Solomon is considered an allegory of love between Jesus and his church. Read it and see how much Jesus loves his church or how important we are to him.
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Seems to me that you've already answered your first question. Nothing's impossible with God, he could do it and the evidence shows that he did. So do what you'd do if you really felt it and let God give you the fuzzy feelings when he sees fit. Sometimes he lets us go through dark periods to strengthen us.
Don't worry about what other people really believe or how they feel about it. Attending to God's work in me is more than enough to keep me occupied without bothering about what he's doing inside other people. So do what you'd do if you really felt it and let God give you the fuzzy feelings when he sees fit. Love is an act of the will, and it's not measured by warm feelings - it's measured by how we cling to God even if we don't get any tangible gratification out of it.
Men can be pigs. So can women. The reason it hurts is that it's a betrayal of what God made us to be for each other as male and female, and it happens because in sin we are not fully human. Don't look at the inhumanity of man - look at the humanity of Christ and do what you'd do if you felt like you loved him.
To love is to desire the highest good of another, and to be willing to sacrifice to get it for them. Love is not a feeling, it's an act of the will. "Someone like you"? Sister, I can assure you that it's not about someone like you, it's about "someone like us". I don't care how horrible you think you are or what sins you've committed, you ain't any different from me and I love you. But God is Love itself - so just relax and let him wash over you.
Don't worry about what other people really believe or how they feel about it. Attending to God's work in me is more than enough to keep me occupied without bothering about what he's doing inside other people. So do what you'd do if you really felt it and let God give you the fuzzy feelings when he sees fit. Love is an act of the will, and it's not measured by warm feelings - it's measured by how we cling to God even if we don't get any tangible gratification out of it.
Men can be pigs. So can women. The reason it hurts is that it's a betrayal of what God made us to be for each other as male and female, and it happens because in sin we are not fully human. Don't look at the inhumanity of man - look at the humanity of Christ and do what you'd do if you felt like you loved him.
To love is to desire the highest good of another, and to be willing to sacrifice to get it for them. Love is not a feeling, it's an act of the will. "Someone like you"? Sister, I can assure you that it's not about someone like you, it's about "someone like us". I don't care how horrible you think you are or what sins you've committed, you ain't any different from me and I love you. But God is Love itself - so just relax and let him wash over you.
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Jesus' resurrection is the pivotal point of Christianity. It is the hope of every Christian to, likewise, be resurrected to eternal life when Jesus returns to take us home. Without it, Christianity would be just another meaningless man-made religion.
1 Corinthians 15:17, 19(NLT): 17) And if Christ has not been raised, then your faith is useless and you are still guilty of your sins. 19) And if our hope in Christ is only for this life, we are more to be pitied than anyone in the world.
The Bible says that God raised Jesus from the dead. Do you not believe the Bible? It is completely true. Every word. There is much evidence that proves the Bible is true. The most fascinating evidence for me was fulfilled prophecy. The Bible, stating what would happen, many years and sometimes 100s of years before it happened. Click the link at the bottom right hand corner of this post and scroll down to the "Why the Bible?" article for many more proofs of the Bible.
As far as everyone else, there is no need for you to pass judgement on them because everyone of us will give an account of ourselves to God (Romans 14:12). As for you loving God like that, if you give your life to Christ, He will give you the capacity to love Him like that and it will grow little by little for the rest of your life.
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JESUS is GOD, a miracle in and of itself. I'm sorry males have hurt you. All humans hurt someone at some time. That is the way with sinful humanity. We need to look beyond personal experiences and focus on GOD.
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