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Here here! Citation in such regard is Romans 1:20: "For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse."
I would say, "Lord, it seemed like once I admitted to your existence I would be required to believe that the Earth was created 6000 years ago and I would have to be a supporter of Donald Trump, and I just couldn't bring myself to do it."Serious question:
If God exists, and you stand before Him on Judgement Day, what would you attribute your lack of belief to?
Would you blame Him, or yourself?
I think you're leaving out at least one personage among many who are also to blame for contributing to any one person's "lack of belief."Serious question:
If God exists, and you stand before Him on Judgement Day, what would you attribute your lack of belief to?
Would you blame Him, or yourself?
Noone, necessarily, can be blamed for ignorance (except by God), but one can be blamed for obstinance in ignorance.I think you're leaving out at least one personage among many who are also to blame for contributing to any one person's "lack of belief."
So, the only thing we can nudge Kylie to be accountable for here and now is her willingness to learn rather than castigating her (or shaming her) for her present state of belief about Jesus Christ of Nazareth.
Noone, necessarily, can be blamed for ignorance (except by God), but one can be blamed for obstinance in ignorance.
Much of the reasoning I think is emotional and based much less on the spirit and more on the people they have experienced. Everyone has a path to the faith, but we should recognize that all truth is God's truth, and to follow the truth is to eventually lead to God, and [excuse me for being opinionated] following God is to eventually lead to the One True Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church with many of our great saints like St. Thomas Aquinas, St. John of the Cross, St. Gregory Palamas, St. Theresa of Avila, and others awaiting you at the end of the path!In other words: some people today actually DO have a personal and valid explanation as to "why" they don't see what Paul asserts everyone on earth should see. Moreover, I don't think Paul intended for his statements in Romans 1:18-20 to be used as a cudgel with which to whack other people over the head who are having difficulty believing.
So, the only thing we can nudge Kylie to be accountable for here and now is her willingness to learn ...
You're a blessing from God, AV!Congrats! That's a milestone!
In other words: some people today actually DO have a personal and valid explanation as to "why" they don't see what Paul asserts everyone on earth should see.
This is a statement, and "insults are arguements employed by those who are wrong" (Rousseau)
The geocentric model (what I think you are claiming when you dismiss Copernicus) is FALSE.
That comment doesn't have any explanatory power and tells us basically nothing about aspects of human psychology or epistemic structures in that affect a person's neurological structures and their response to .......... the Holy Spirit.Those are mental blocks.
And although I don't expect an unregenerate person to understand what Paul is saying in regards to the things of deep theology, I fault them for not taking first things first.
To wit, getting saved.
Much of the reasoning I think is emotional and based much less on the spirit and more on the people they have experienced. Everyone has a path to the faith, but we should recognize that all truth is God's truth, and to follow the truth is to eventually lead to God, and [excuse me for being opinionated] following God is to eventually lead to the One True Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church with many of our great saints like St. Thomas Aquinas, St. John of the Cross, St. Gregory Palamas, St. Theresa of Avila, and others awaiting you at the end of the path!
Why do you think the geocentric model is false? Are you aware of what 'Geocentrism' is? The geo-axial binary or modified tychonian systems?The geocentric model (what I think you are claiming when you dismiss Copernicus) is FALSE. Disagreeing with that is to reject reality. Running to agreement with the court jester isn't backing your position.
That comment doesn't have any explanatory power and tells us basically nothing about aspects of human psychology or epistemic structures in that affect a person's neurological structures and their response to .......... the Holy Spirit.
I think you're getting the cart before the horse there, AV.
Having faith in Christ isn't an "enclosed game." So, that's one difference you and I have in our epistemic approach to how we read and understand the Bible.You've never had a mental block during a chess game?
I have.
Not hardly.
1 Corinthians 2:14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
Having faith in Christ isn't an "enclosed game." So, that's one difference you and I have in our epistemic approach to how we read and understand the Bible.
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