Pointless

[TheJust]

What is the point of sharing your beliefs and arguing for them when they are just that, your own opinions created from no real source of understanding. I do not share my beliefs and when I do I specifically say 'I believe...' I am one of the very few who share the truth from a place of awareness, most everyone else is claiming they can see in absolute darkness and stand there defending nothing, this is why its dark, if you use your freewill to maintain nothing, nothing will be maintained as it is your will.

 

[aiki]

What is the point of sharing your beliefs and arguing for them when they are just that, your own opinions created from no real source of understanding.

Are you thinking of someone in particular? If someone is sharing their beliefs because they were asked to do so, then it seems to me perfectly appropriate to share away -- even if it is just personal opinion. Unsolicited opinion, however, is not usually welcome.

I do not share my beliefs and when I do I specifically say 'I believe...'

This is a confusing statement. You say you don't share your beliefs and then you immediately say that you do. If you are sharing your beliefs, you can't say that you don't.

I am one of the very few who share the truth from a place of awareness, most everyone else is claiming they can see in absolute darkness and stand there defending nothing

How do you know this? "Everyone else" covers several billion people, you know.

this is why its dark, if you use your freewill to maintain nothing, nothing will be maintained as it is your will.

What do you mean by "dark"? I'm afraid the rest of your sentence doesn't make any sense to me...

Selah.

 

[St_Worm2]

What is the point of sharing your beliefs and arguing for them when they are just that, your own opinions created from no real source of understanding.

One of the reasons I share my beliefs with others, religious or otherwise, is because I hope what I'm saying will be beneficial to the person who is listening.

As far as sharing what I believe concerning Christianity, there is also the matter of the command of God .. Who obviously believes that the "understanding" His children have is sufficient for the task.

"No real source of understanding"? What are you talking about??

--David

Whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.
How then will they call on Him in whom they have not believed?
How will they believe in Him whom they have not heard?
And how will they hear without a preacher?
Romans 10:13-14​

 

[TheJust]

No one calls for justice; no one pleads his case with integrity. They rely on empty arguments and speak lies; they conceive trouble and give birth to evil. Isaiah 59:4

 

[aiki]

No one calls for justice; no one pleads his case with integrity. They rely on empty arguments and speak lies; they conceive trouble and give birth to evil. Isaiah 59:4

Obviously, Isaiah was speaking about a specific group, or he would have been included in his criticism of "everyone" and thus self-condemned as a liar. And if he was a liar, then his statement above cannot be trusted to accurately state the truth. In context, however, Isaiah is speaking solely of the people of Israel who had strayed far from their covenant with God.

Selah.

 

[bling]

I have some really good news needy people want to hear.

 

[St_Worm2]

I have some really good news needy people want to hear.

..............

 

[TheJust]

Obviously, Isaiah was speaking about a specific group, or he would have been included in his criticism of "everyone" and thus self-condemned as a liar. And if he was a liar, then his statement above cannot be trusted to accurately state the truth. In context, however, Isaiah is speaking solely of the people of Israel who had strayed far from their covenant with God.

Selah.

It still applys today, why would it not?

 

[aiki]

Obviously, Isaiah was speaking about a specific group, or he would have been included in his criticism of "everyone" and thus self-condemned as a liar. And if he was a liar, then his statement above cannot be trusted to accurately state the truth. In context, however, Isaiah is speaking solely of the people of Israel who had strayed far from their covenant with God.

Selah.
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It still applys today, why would it not?

I think the better question is, why would it? Why would a criticism levelled against the Israelites thousands of years in the past apply universally today? Besides, as I pointed out, if Isaiah was speaking of all people everywhere in all times, then Isaiah is included in his statement that none speak the truth, which means that his statement that "all speak lies" is untrue.

Selah.

 

[TheJust]

Are you thinking of someone in particular?

Never.

This is a confusing statement. You say you don't share your beliefs and then you immediately say that you do. If you are sharing your beliefs, you can't say that you don't.

I meant if I do.

How do you know this? "Everyone else" covers several billion people, you know.

Only a small fraction of humanity has and will come to understand God as he is. (before death)

What do you mean by "dark"? I'm afraid the rest of your sentence doesn't make any sense to me...

Selah.

Dark as in, all that you can see at this moment are illusions which are separate from the love of God. As the truth is so great, in a place where it is not by contrast, is much darker than one who only knows darkness would expect.

 

[TheJust]

I think the better question is, why would it? Why would a criticism levelled against the Israelites thousands of years in the past apply universally today? Besides, as I pointed out, if Isaiah was speaking of all people everywhere in all times, then Isaiah is included in his statement that none speak the truth, which means that his statement that "all speak lies" is untrue.

Selah.

All speak lies as truth cannot be spoken, only through faith seen.