emeraldgirl Posted December 21, 2006 Group: Nonbeliever Followers: 1 Topic Count: 10 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 179 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/07/2004 Status: Offline Birthday: 04/08/1971 Share Posted December 21, 2006 This is a practical question. If you have been a non-Christian for part of your mature life and a Christian for part of it, is your life better in physical ways? Is it worse in physical ways? Please include how long you were a non-Christian and how long you've been a Christian. Explain your answer. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Elder Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 This is a practical question. If you have been a non-Christian for part of your mature life and a Christian for part of it, is your life better in physical ways? Is it worse in physical ways? Please include how long you were a non-Christian and how long you've been a Christian. Explain your answer. Thanks. If you mean practically- we are not promised that in this life but our reward is eternal life with Him in heaven where there will be no more tears, pain or any such thing- just eternal bliss!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marnie Posted December 21, 2006 Group: Royal Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 811 Topics Per Day: 0.12 Content Count: 7,338 Content Per Day: 1.08 Reputation: 76 Days Won: 2 Joined: 10/06/2005 Status: Offline Share Posted December 21, 2006 My life is better in every way since finding the Lord. I was a mess before; I cannot begin to tell how good He has been to me. He have me back my life, gave me purpose. Still waiting on a husband, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Openly Curious Posted December 21, 2006 Group: Royal Member Followers: 4 Topic Count: 55 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 4,568 Content Per Day: 0.68 Reputation: 770 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/18/2006 Status: Offline Share Posted December 21, 2006 is your life better in physical ways? Is it worse in physical ways? My life is better. Other than the fact that I am aging physically as I am deteriorating outwardly in the flesh but inwardly am being renewed day by day. And spiritually am a whole lot better since I became a Christian no doubt about it probably be already dead without Christ in my life as was killing myself with drugs and alcohol abuse to dull pain in heart before. Openly Curious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Posted December 21, 2006 Group: Royal Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 115 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 8,281 Content Per Day: 1.12 Reputation: 249 Days Won: 3 Joined: 03/03/2004 Status: Offline Birthday: 10/30/1955 Share Posted December 21, 2006 It is most difficult to say, as I was saved just before my 16th birthday, so don't really have adult experience without Christ. I suspect I would have gone into either politics or physical anthropology. Either of which I could have excelled at, but who knows what fortunes could betide their unmade choices? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicagoburbite Posted December 21, 2006 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 28 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 418 Content Per Day: 0.06 Reputation: 1 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/16/2005 Status: Offline Birthday: 07/13/1965 Share Posted December 21, 2006 My life is better in every way since finding the Lord. I was a mess before; I cannot begin to tell how good He has been to me. He have me back my life, gave me purpose. Still waiting on a husband, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest K.R.E.B.S Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 This is a practical question. If you have been a non-Christian for part of your mature life and a Christian for part of it, is your life better in physical ways? Is it worse in physical ways? Please include how long you were a non-Christian and how long you've been a Christian. Explain your answer. Thanks. If you got time, check it out here. I was a non-Christian for 21 years. Been a Christian the last 2 and some change. Thanks for asking, Emerald. Blessings, Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emeraldgirl Posted December 21, 2006 Group: Nonbeliever Followers: 1 Topic Count: 10 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 179 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/07/2004 Status: Offline Birthday: 04/08/1971 Author Share Posted December 21, 2006 QUOTE(emeraldgirl @ Dec 21 2006, 10:09 AM) This is a practical question. If you have been a non-Christian for part of your mature life and a Christian for part of it, is your life better in physical ways? Is it worse in physical ways? Please include how long you were a non-Christian and how long you've been a Christian. Explain your answer. Thanks. If you mean practically- we are not promised that in this life but our reward is eternal life with Him in heaven where there will be no more tears, pain or any such thing- just eternal bliss!!! I know there are no promises of a life better in practical ways. How the question is answered by most lays the groundwork for my next question. So, I'm waiting for enough answers to then ask my next question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apothanein kerdos Posted December 21, 2006 Group: Royal Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 331 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 8,713 Content Per Day: 1.21 Reputation: 21 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/28/2004 Status: Offline Share Posted December 21, 2006 I'm guessing your next question will be, "What about other people who's religions make their lives better as well?" If so, just realize that Christianity does not measure its value by how our lives are "better," thus it's an irrelevant observation. In fact, the Bible even deals with the issue of why those who follow God will suffer more so than those who do not. Regardless, physically my life has not been "better." I intended to be a lawyer but that was drastically changed. I could not go to the college I wanted to because of a calling from God. Essentially, all that I wanted to do has been destroyed and put under the command of God. In the humanistic aspect, my life has become worse. However, because I am not in control of my destiny and I am doing and becoming who God wants me to be, my life has been tremendously better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthitjah Posted December 21, 2006 Group: Royal Member Followers: 4 Topic Count: 1,285 Topics Per Day: 0.16 Content Count: 17,917 Content Per Day: 2.27 Reputation: 355 Days Won: 19 Joined: 10/01/2002 Status: Offline Share Posted December 21, 2006 Grace to you, This is a practical question. If you have been a non-Christian for part of your mature life and a Christian for part of it, is your life better in physical ways? Is it worse in physical ways? Please include how long you were a non-Christian and how long you've been a Christian. Explain your answer. Thanks. Practically speaking EG, The person who answered that we are not promised the promise you seek. Was dead on. The answer prior to modern Western Christianity was for the Hope of Glory. Whose Glory? The Lords of which we will partake. Matter of fact early Christians understood what the Lord meant when He said this; Joh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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