Posted on 06/22/2009 5:33:32 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Why do you feel the need to judge each Christian? You are not God.
Christians are man - same as all other men. Except, that they believe in God and seek His way. They will fail as small children fall as they learn to walk. Yet, matured Christians are a beauty to behold.
We are all on a walk with Jesus. The more we serve Him, the more our relationship grows and the easier it is to serve Him. As we grow closer to God, man’s strivings become less important and we see the world in altered ways.
But, we are all on a life journey and we are faced with temptations and often fall. But, and this is the important thing, we look to God and Jesus for direction and our path will grow toward God and Jesus. How can that be a bad thing?
Thank you.
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Genesis 3:4-5 (King James Version)
4.And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
5.For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.”
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The way of Cain ... was not to follow God's way but his own way.
(Bad result) It continues today.
How anyone can look at the miracle of birth, the systems of our body, the eye ... is so complicated, our heart, brain, blood, the self healing, bones that grow together when broken, cuts that close, etc. etc. ... and not see the wonder it all ... the miracles that surround us daily, is blind indeed. The universe holds wonders and the variety of life on earth is amazing.
Evolution is a theory and despite their saying it is proven ... it is not. There are many things we accept and take as ordinary that are anything but ordinary. EXTRAORDINARY.
ELECTRICITY. WE USE IT YET WE DO NOT UNDERSTAND IT. GRAVITY. our atmosphere ...air ... water we use water and can locate water but we can not create water out of nothing, or dirt .. ...
God created the world, humans, animals, plants, trees, etc.
God help us in our day. Amen. “Of ourselves we can do nothing.”
“ Christians have a HOPE and not for this life only; but for life after death ... eternal life. Nothing trumps that. Praise God.
I generally agree, especially in the political arena. In most cases in politics, it is just immoral people who put up a false front of morality in public and then get caught with their hand in the cookie jar.
Outside of politics, all people (except for saints) have their failings and don't always live up to their own beliefs. The test comes when you admit you failing and make amends and vow to do better in the future.
C.S. Lewis a former atheist that became one of the best Christian authors of the last century. I have read almost all of his books.
Arrogance is a hallmark of atheists.
Excellent article.
There’s also this.....
‘Anti-religionists such as Mr. Maher bring to mind the assertion of G.K. Chesterton’s Father Brown character that all atheists, secularists, humanists and rationalists are susceptible to superstition: “It’s the first effect of not believing in God that you lose your common sense, and can’t see things as they are.”’
Funny thing is, for all the atheists disparaging of Christians as being anti-science, anti-vaccine, etc., one of the most influential people in getting that small pox inoculations going was Cotton Mather.
Yup
You see this thread?
You make it sound as if all believers have had such hallucinations that they call divine intervention.
Tell me the logic of a supposed omnipotent, infallible god who has this need to test his own creation, allows Satan to exist, and delivers spiritual “updates” to Man through “service packs”.
The concept of “endowed rights” needn’t mean to imply a “creator”.
The principle of reciprocity doesn’t need a god for it to function.
Serpent. Oh my, the talking snake.
How does this God reconcile with the existence of Satan?
“Believers” is a collectivist term. For the Catholics, the Protestants are not true believers. For the Protestants, the Catholics are heretics. Then you have the rest of the items in the basket. Same with Islam. Shia, Sunni, et al. One man’s belief is another’s heresy.
Why would a god need to test his own creation? Why would he need to threaten men with dire consequences to win them over? How is the unity of God not challenged by the supposed existence of Satan?
I'm sure the believers never display their smug sense of superiority by claiming that they have been "saved".
The only ones passing judgment are those who carry over themselves the false-badge of "saved" status.
Never say never..."very rarely" is apropos.
Communism is much more than mere Atheism.
All of your logic is akin to this:
The Communists were Atheists, ergo Atheists are killers, and if you believe in an imaginary being in the sky, then you won’t become killers.
PS: Tell me what is mentioned in the Bible about what Paradise is all about.
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