"Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts." (James 4:3 KJV)
And what in the world is that statement about not being sure of eternal life? I sounds as if you need to start building your faith in a large way. Change who you are listening to, because "Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God". Listen, things look bleak if you look at them from the standpoint of the world. Consider that the plagues of Egypt were a blessing to the Hebrew nation, but a curse to the Egyptians! We are not of this world which is passing away, so focus on the promise and not on the plague.
Harry, Harry, Harry.. This is why I wrote the message and haven't replied to any of the answers, well, until now! Your reply to me is why IMHO, we are loosing the MESSAGE WAR, to a wider audience in the voter booth..
Who are you, in a broad context, to tell me what is in my heart, or how do you believe that only YOUR WAY, IS THE ONLY WAY?
Who, other than those who have actually conversed with THE ALMIGHTY, can say that I am not allowed to develop a devout relationship with MY LORD..
It is that arrogance that has driven me away from my former Church, and man made religion in general.. My Church told me my own sainted mother was excommunicated from her beloved Catholic Church, because she divorced my worthless and cruel father, and married a man the treated her like the queen she was..
If you actually believe that I will never enter the Kingdom of Heaven because I developed a more devout method to worship MY GOD, you might want to rethink that mindset..
In this thread, I never suggested that the Bible wasn't the spoken word, or that my way was absolute, I attempted to open up a dialog so others could tell us of their relationship..
IF there is an afterlife, IF, not there is not, you might be surprised who will be there to meet you, then again you might not ever find out who is there.. jus sayin.. :)