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Sounds like you are saying that if you believe it then you will fill in the gaps later, or that belief is what makes it real. Either way seems faulty.
Knowledge requires truth and justification. I don't believe you have either.
Tell God not to worry. If it's good workmanship it can withstand a few simple primates poking and prodding it a bit.
God's design is not intended to be predicted or tested. It is intended to be believed.
I know I have all three ... knowledge ... truth ... and justification ... because I believe I do.
Ah the "born again" a term often used but seldom understood.No, I am saying that you must be born again in the spirit to "see" or "perceive" the Kingdom of God. You believe first and then you see. You give first and then you receive. You sow and then reap. These are all laws of God.
Ah the "born again" a term often used but seldom understood.
However one must first see, understand, believe, repent and act before one can be said to be born again. Most who claim born again are only using a catch phrase and come across as thinking they are better than those who do not share thier beliefs.
The bible indicates that those who are truly born again will not sin yet every single one I have ever met making this claim do in fact continue to sin just as much as they did before and most add the additional sins of judging and looking down on thier neighbor who may believe differently. If the examples I have saw are what it means to be born again then I will be happy to stay as I am, and I think God would want it that way.
So does every suicide bomber and pedophile cult leader.
But I suppose you're different. You're not like the billions of people who hold contradictory beliefs in the same way you hold yours. You're special.
Sure you are.
Oh yes they change for sure. Some of the most noticable changes are.I do not know who you have met but I have met thousands whose lives have been changed drastically and they most definetly do NOT continue in the sins of their past. This is not to say that those born again do not sin.
Are you like the suicide bomber or the pedophile cult leader?
Oh yes they change for sure. Some of the most noticable changes are.
1: They refrain from using cuss words.
2: They go to church
3: They tend to be much more judgmental of anyone who does not believe as they do.
4: They suddenly think they know the truth and often refuse to listen to reason.
5: They seem intent on removing the splinter from the eye of thier brother while ignoring thier own logs.
These are the most noticable changes along with the proud pronouncements of them being saved as if they are now somehow better than thier brother who has a different belief.
So how do you claim knowledge and justification?
That may seem arrogant or prejudiced but it is a fact.
God has provided for ALL people a better way. Just because some people don't see it that way doesn't mean it isn't so.
And how about those who won't listen to what we think is reason.
the fact is we BELIEVE there is ONE true God and we BELIEVE that JESUS is the WAY, they only way. We BELIEVE that if one believes in Jesus Christ as the ONLY way to the ONE true God, they are saved. So you can see there is no place for compromise. Christians are not better because of their good deeds, Christians are better off because of HIS good deeds. Sometimes Christians get it wrong, but God never does. Don't hang your hopes on man who will fail you but put your trust in God Who will not.
Well this is pretty far off topic so I will not address this post in detail but I will point out that those who say they "are saved" do not even know what it means and those who say Jesus is the way for the most part do not know what it means. It is not about magic words. It is not about believing a certian thing about Jesus and as long as people believe that it is the way will be hidden from them.Well you are right in that sometimes we have tried to remove the splinter from the eye of another when we should have worked on the log in our own eyes but that is not because we think we are better. We have just found a good thing and want the same for you. I have met a few who think they are better than others and I would be quick to tell them they are not BUT as far as us finding a better way (by no merit of our own) we have. That may seem arrogant or prejudiced but it is a fact. God has provided for ALL people a better way. Just because some people don't see it that way doesn't mean it isn't so. And how about those who won't listen to what we think is reason. As far as our being saved and thinking we are better than someone who has a different belief...while there may be some christians who think that way (they didn't get it from the Bible)... the fact is we BELIEVE there is ONE true God and we BELIEVE that JESUS is the WAY, they only way. We BELIEVE that if one believes in Jesus Christ as the ONLY way to the ONE true God, they are saved. So you can see there is no place for compromise. Christians are not better because of their good deeds, Christians are better off because of HIS good deeds. Sometimes Christians get it wrong, but God never does. Don't hang your hopes on man who will fail you but put your trust in God Who will not.
Well this is pretty far off topic so I will not address this post in detail but I will point out that those who say they "are saved" do not even know what it means
and those who say Jesus is the way for the most part do not know what it means.
It is not about magic words. It is not about believing a certian thing about Jesus and as long as people believe that it is the way will be hidden from them.
Perhaps I should have said that either they do not know what it means or else they are just being dishonest.Sometimes but not always.
most of the time.Sometimes but not always
In other words.. magic words. But it is not the words my dear and those who believe it is are yet to see the light.Not "magic" words but "spirit" words. Words that produce life.
I think you miss the point.The Word is vital and until people believe THAT, the Way will be hidden from them.
All of creation is based upon words.
Yes it is by some and falsely so.The Bible is called the WORD of God.
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