digstar said:
Greetings-
I am a young male curently seeking a true meaning in life. I have been studying and going through a few of the other religions and i find that many of them have many flaws, and depend soley on self and other humans (i do not agree on this, and i do believe there is a god), and I am beginning to think that Christianity could be an answer, but still have questions/doubts, which is why i am posting on this forum. To introduce my question, I would like to give a small intro with an interesting story that has to do with my uncle.
I was talking to my father a few nights ago about a story my uncle had told my father (my uncle believes in aliens, conspiracy, trust noone type guy. Not a christian).The story goes something like this. When my uncle and father were somewhere around 10 (so this would have taken place in the mid 50's), a priest came to visit my father and uncle at their school. He asked my uncle if he believe in God i presume, and then somehow began talking on the subject of Noahs Ark. He asked my uncle is he thought that Noahs Ark was actaully on Mount Arat. *NOTE* -Becuase this happened so long ago, and because i have waited so long to tell this story, this may not be EXACTLY right, but it is as much as i can remember-**. My uncle replied that he didnt know, and the priest pulled out a picture or drawn map of the ark from an aieral view on Mount Arat. My uncle, obviously interested, continued talking to the man. My uncle says that later in the talk, the priest pulled out a ring-holding type container that he claimed contained a splinter of the cross that christ died on, and showed it to my uncle. The conversation ended, and the priest then said something to the effect of, make sure you know where you stand with God now, because the time is close, and told my uncle about prophicies presented to people through the letter writting by sister Lucia given to her by the virgin Mary.
Now that is the end of the story, I just thought i would present it for interest or whathaveyou. After talking to my father recently about this, i became interested in the story. For all of you who do not know this story, i will lay a basic overview out. Between May and August 1917, Mother Mary appeared to 3 sheperd children and told them 3 great secrets, 1 of which, from what i understand, was a prophecy that has come true about WWII and russia, and the other being a depiction of hell. The third has controversy as it was supposdley read but MANY people believe it was lied about or not fully explained. This story also led me to the story of the Lady of the Lourdes, which basically is about Mary appearing to another young girl (forgot her name). Mary commanded her to starting digging in the ground and a well sprang up, and people could drink/bathe from the well and be healed. Interestingly enough, people STILL go there and are healed, there are willchairs and crutches hanging from the trees at the spring. EVEN MORE INTERESTING is that her body, after nearly 150 years, is on display in europe somewhere IN PERFECT CONDITION. NO DECAY AT ALL.
Now, before i present my question, I would like to say a few things. 1) If you do not believe that these stories are true or that i am making it up, you can look ANY of it up and find that the stories have been around since they happened. 2) Even though I am not a believer at this point, these stories seem true and appeal to me very much. The face that the spring still heals people and that her body is in tact is undeinably amazing. The fact that the letters of Lady Fatima exsist, and that 70,000 people witnesses the miracle of the sun as the children prayed to mary is also amazing. The evidence that these events happened is overwhelming. 3) I am looking for some feedback from REAL christians, and though the answers i might get might change my outlook on my skeptisism of christianity, I want REAL answers please.
NOW, my question is, do christians believe that MARY is divine? I know CATHOLICS in gerneral pray to christ through mary, but i know others dont. I want to know if christians believe she is divine, and if these stories are TRUE or NOT?
Greetings
I know she was Special to God because he had choosen her from all the other women on earth but it's really all about why did Jesus come really?
God has Laws and he has given them for all mankind to obey. The 10 Commandments are the Flat line standard to judge good from evil the way God see's the 2. Some may not know what they are so, you need to look at them, and understand them. What will it take for you to be good enough to get into heaven. Lets look at just 3 so you can at least get a answer if your getting in or not.
By the time you get to the end, you will understand why anyone needs a savior.
Ask your self these few little question, give your honest answer, to your self and God. You don't have to tell anyone your answers but God.
Have you ever had a dirty thought about someone before?
yes or no.
Jesus said If you look at another person and lust you've committed
Adultery with them in your heart.
Thats Adultery when you do that.
Have you ever told a lie before?
what would call a person telling just one?
A lier, right?
Have you every wanted something someone else had before, but you really didn't need it?
That is called being Covetous. It is said in the Bible the Covetous will not enter in to Heaven.
How did you do so far?
Did you find your self guilty of 1?
In james 2:10 it says if we break just one them we have broken all 10.
So do you think God will see what you see and find you guilty?
According to that when God judges you were do you think you'll go.
Heaven or Hell?
I know some may say heaven, but say it's your day in court, all the evidence has just been shown and even you see that your guilty, .You are given a chance to speak, you say " Your Honor I have heard you were honest and a just and good man, but I believe now that your a very good man and I know your going to let me go , just because of your goodness.
A good judge must punish a Law breaker, just like a murderer, a thief, everyone who breaks any Law set forth by the Goverment, See God must Judge us by the Law he has set forth for us to obey here on the earth.
Do you want to face God and be judged by your works, you have a whole life that will be judged, 1 by 1 he will compaire it beside the standard of his Law, as you see, even you found yourself guilty, and he will find you guilty also.
There is only one hope I can give you, This is why Jesus came, you see you have failed these big time, but every person who was ever born has been guilty of breaking these, all because of Adam and Eve you were cursed in your actions and cursed in your Blood, all makinds blood was tainted from them and passed on to us even before we were born.
This is Why was Jesus different, he was born into this world way different then we were born.
By God placing Jesus Christ into the virgin, was Gods way he would breach the gap caused after Adam and Eve broke Gods first Command.
With Jesus being born like this meant that he would be pure in Blood, he had no earthly father and in his body was a pure form of a Man nature, all by being placed into the Womb by the Holy Spirit.
The 10 Commandments had a hold on man after the curse and no human could live back up to it's standard, all because of the failure of Adam and Eve.
Jesus was able to live all the 10 commandments perfectly because of how he was born and who he was that was born. His Perfect life fullfilled the 10 Commandments, he did what we could not, understand?
When he shed that Blood on the Cross it was the Scarifice that had to be paid to Save us from being Judged according to God's Holy Law.
After fullfilling all the work to save us on that cross he gave up his life and died, but since he was The God Man, perfect in Blood, Perfect in fullfilling all the requirments for victory he raised himself from the dead, went up into heaven, opening the way to heaven thru what he had just done, so that we could go but in order to get in your must go in by Christ alone, nothing but him can save.
Jesus made that way to God , but you have to ask him to Save you in Order to be Saved. Talk to him ask him to teach you the truth he will direct you in every way in this life and he will bring you into his kingdom when this life is over.
Jesus said 3:17. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world
through him might be saved.
Ask God to forgive you of your sins, since you understand what Jesus has done and why, just ask him to show you how to follow him
Bro Malone
2 Corinthians 5:8 We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.
