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My feelings are not hurt at all, I'm simply stating facts. I have nothing against you
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Please read my sig. If you're unable to discuss your assertions without getting your feelings hurt, then grow a thicker skin or recuse yourself?
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So, how would you know if you were wrong?
Pascal's wager is weak-sauce.How, would I know if I was wrong about God?
I assume if God did not exist, and I lived a life believing in him and then died, I would never find out that he existed and life would have no point because eventually everyone is going to die and entropy will have its full effect on the universe, essentially causing nonexistence. Do you like to believe that nonexistence will be the ultimate truth of our universe?
On the flip side if I assume God does not exist and I believe all my life that he does not exist, then when I die and find out He does exist, I'm pretty certain I will be judged harshly for the life of unbelief that I lived.
God has revealed evidence to me of His existence, simply because I believe in Him, therefore I will never not believe in Him.
Well, that's a first. Why don't you believe me?
If you have a way of discerning who is a true Christian and who is not, please use it on me to determine the truth.
As to the Kingdom of God, even between Christians there are different realities of what that is.As for the reality of the Kingdom of God which supersedes all other realities...it is NOT true at all.
I agree with what you are saying.It seems way more rational and full of truth to me than does some ancient mental concepts that are based on the doctrine of fixed nature of things.
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Because your reply was from what is written word for word not from yourself.
Also too religious is what is dominant here.
Almost like playing a part.
If you are correct about listening to the heart of Christ, then why doesn't Christ say anything about his heart in the Bible?
That's probably pretty true. Though I am tied to a spiritual path.I agree with what you are saying.
you are not religious, but spiritual.
Am I right?
Because your a Christian, you should do exactly what you feel that you need to do as a Christian.Jesus quoted scripture word for word when tempted by satan. Should I not guard myself from evil with the truth of scripture and the power of Jesus?
That's not totally true. God has also revealed Himself to many others in other spiritual paths. He is way too big to fit into any single religion. God is very alive and vibrant with in folks who follow different spiritual paths. There is no way to contain God and any longer I think it ridiculous when people try. I used to do that in my Christian days, not any longer though.The world looks to many gods, but only One has revealed himself to men, first to the Jews and then to the gentiles.
That which is created is not God, but God who created it.
Honestly, I'd give what you say a lot more acceptance with out the use of scripture. That's just the way I roll. I guess it's because the only Holy Scripture that I recognize as coming directly from God can only be found with in life itself. That's because I see life and this creation is directly written by the hand of God and has not passed through the hand of man as it was pinned.Notice how I'm backing everything I say with scripture? I wouldn't say it if I couldn't back it with scripture.
I've never had those experiences but millions of others have had experiences and they are positive that some other religious text is the best explanation and they have strong faith in their religious beliefs. They can't all be right and I'm sure that you yourself would say that they are all wrong. So faith is not a means to knowledge. At the very best it is unreliable.When one has an experience that can only be explained by applying the truths represented in the Bible, then one can affirm their beliefs that the Bible is the inherent word of God. If they continue to trust in God, God will continually reveal more truth to them, which strengthens their faith even more. Not all evidence needs to be physical evidence in order to represent truth. After all, truth itself is not evident, it must be discovered. The question then becomes, what makes truth inevident? Lies.
That is the path I am on, that is what I saw in your posts.That's probably pretty true. Though I am tied to a spiritual path.
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I've never had those experiences but millions of others have had experiences and they are positive that some other religious text is the best explanation and they have strong faith in their religious beliefs. They can't all be right and I'm sure that you yourself would say that they are all wrong. So faith is not a means to knowledge. At the very best it is unreliable.
Some truths are self evident, such as the axioms and the primacy of existence. My world view begins with these self evident truths and does not accept any form of the non-objective as evidence or as knowledge.
Honestly, I'd give what you say a lot more acceptance with out the use of scripture. That's just the way I roll. I guess it's because the only Holy Scripture that I recognize as coming directly from God can only be found with in life itself. That's because I see life and this creation is directly written by the hand of God and has not passed through the hand of man as it was pinned.
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That's not totally true. God has also revealed Himself to many others in other spiritual paths. He is way too big to fit into any single religion. God is very alive and vibrant with in folks who follow different spiritual paths. There is no way to contain God and any longer I think it ridiculous when people try. I used to do that in my Christian days, not any longer though.
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