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Struggles by Non-Christians
Have a hard time believing and it terrifies me
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<blockquote data-quote="Paulomycin" data-source="post: 75882114" data-attributes="member: 433210"><p>Hi Jimmy, this is going to sound really facile and dismissive, but it's my actual perspective. Please hear me out.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>My takeaway from reading your post on fear of death:</p><p></p><p>- Fear of death is the wrong motive. BTW, fear of Hell is the wrong motive too. </p><p></p><p>- At least you're aware of your own mortality. - <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%2090%3A12&version=NKJV" target="_blank">Psalm 90:12</a></p><p></p><p>- Do you feel like your mother lied to you after all these years? If she's still alive, can you ask her what she placed her confidence in? Do you think she'll die from the same fear you're feeling yourself?</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Because it's actually not about "us" at all. Too many pop-Christian sources will claim God did it for you, but God created the universe to glorify Him instead. The perspective is on Him alone; not us. </p><p></p><p>God also tends to use the "so small" things to glorify Him so that the small things will not glorify themselves. - <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy%207%3A7&version=NKJV" target="_blank">Deuteronomy 7:7</a>, 1 Corinthians 1:25-27 </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>"What if" is pure speculation that is usually less reliable than what is.</p><p></p><p>I'm willing to discuss this further, if you'd like.</p><p></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]7dYg2E_SlaE[/MEDIA]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Paulomycin, post: 75882114, member: 433210"] Hi Jimmy, this is going to sound really facile and dismissive, but it's my actual perspective. Please hear me out. My takeaway from reading your post on fear of death: - Fear of death is the wrong motive. BTW, fear of Hell is the wrong motive too. - At least you're aware of your own mortality. - [URL='https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%2090%3A12&version=NKJV']Psalm 90:12[/URL] - Do you feel like your mother lied to you after all these years? If she's still alive, can you ask her what she placed her confidence in? Do you think she'll die from the same fear you're feeling yourself? Because it's actually not about "us" at all. Too many pop-Christian sources will claim God did it for you, but God created the universe to glorify Him instead. The perspective is on Him alone; not us. God also tends to use the "so small" things to glorify Him so that the small things will not glorify themselves. - [URL='https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy%207%3A7&version=NKJV']Deuteronomy 7:7[/URL], 1 Corinthians 1:25-27 "What if" is pure speculation that is usually less reliable than what is. I'm willing to discuss this further, if you'd like. [MEDIA=youtube]7dYg2E_SlaE[/MEDIA] [/QUOTE]
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