Reasons to Believe

December 21, 2008

Nope; parents are Christians. And wait...so when you get a feeling, its from God, when others get feelings, its from Satan. Convenient.

No I didn't say that Alleria.

I would get these "warning feelings" - very deeply troubled feelings - even before I was Saved....not against Christianity or God, but things associated with the darker side or anything in conflict with the Light.

What do you make of that?

December 21, 2008

Nope; parents are Christians. And wait...so when you get a feeling, its from God, when others get feelings, its from Satan. Convenient.

A Slight Inconvenience

What Matter Of Love Is This That Heaven Touched The Earth

Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross,

despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12:2

And Jesus Died For The Likes Of You And Me

But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8

That Some Might See And Believe

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16

But Sadly Most Will Not

The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand. He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life:

and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him. John 3:35-36

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Hosanna LORD

I Am Praying That The LORD Will Bind The Blinders

In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not,

lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them. 2 Corinthians 4:4

That You Will See The LORD Jesus Christ

And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:

That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. John 3:14-15

Will Turn And Believe

And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number believed, and turned unto the Lord. Acts 11:21

And Truly Confess

That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. Romans 10:9-10

Jesus Is LORD

That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;

And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Philippians 2:10-11

Hallelujah!

Praise His Holy Name

December 21, 2008

I would say that those are the same instinctual feelings of uncomfortableness that all humans get when around something that is unknown. There's an old phrase that says that 'people fear what they don't understand'. And Stuff like Scientology made no sense to you; makes no sense to me either, and the ludicrousness made you scoff it and want to steer clear.

No - wrong - it wasn't fear because of not understanding something it was a protective fear to not get involved and warning that this is wrong and not good for you.

The same way that soem people get warning feelings when walking past a homeless man; we don't understand their situation so we fear them. But that doesn't mean the homeless man is evil,

Frankly, it's obvious you either don't understand what I'm saying or you are being downright ridiculous - knowingly so.

Why would a homeless person be considered evil? That's more of a "don't touch me" syndrome -

Rather there would be compassion and an urge to do something to help the homeless man - generally, that is a Christian outlook - ovbiously there are exceptions to that rule - but to consider a homeless person evil? No.

December 22, 2008

Alleria,

You have fallen short of my point.

Having a fearful/scared feeling walking past a homeless person is not the same as the Holy Spirit's warning or prompting.

Different thing.

What you are referring to is not a supernatural intervention. It's just a HUMAN instinct.

You have missed the point.

December 22, 2008

'Alleria'

And its most likely human instinct that you're chocking up to divine intervention, in my opinion, but since I'm not you I can't know for sure. It was an analysis; I'm assuming you understood what I was trying to convery, despite the fact that yes, there are flaws. But attacking the side arguement doesn't make the main point fall.

We are talking about the difference between being prompted by the Holy Spirit and the fear instinct of human beings.

I know the difference between human instinct and Holy Spirit intervention.

I don't think you do.

December 23, 2008

'Alleria'
And I know the difference between human instinct and divine intervention.

You deny the existence of God and don't know God, so the last part of your sentence is incorrect and false.

MorningGlory · December 23, 2008

'Alleria'
And I know the difference between human instinct and divine intervention.

You deny the existence of God and don't know God, so the last part of your sentence is incorrect and false.

I don't believe in your god, but believe in my own. You can't say my gods don't exist with certainty as there is no more proof that my gods are fake then there is proof yours is real. So the last part of my sentence is as correct as your sentence.

Your 'god' is a creature with a deer head. Unless he ran head first into the one I put out on the curb....he probably isn't real! Now who is the 'goddess' again? What kind of head does she have?

December 23, 2008

'Alleria'
And I know the difference between human instinct and divine intervention.

You deny the existence of God and don't know God, so the last part of your sentence is incorrect and false.

I don't believe in your god, but believe in my own. You can't say my gods don't exist with certainty as there is no more proof that my gods are fake then there is proof yours is real. So the last part of my sentence is as correct as your sentence.

You believe in mythology. Enough said.

Like I stated - Jesus walked this planet. He is this World's history. Real history.

What you worship was birthed out of mans imagination.

You seriously need a reality check.

MorningGlory · December 23, 2008

And you both seriously need to open a book.

I did plenty of that in college, thank you.

Jesus being real does not give you an edge up.

This isn't a contest, Alleria. No Christian gains anything by arguing mythology with you. I'm only concerned for your soul, as H.G. is, I'm sure.

December 23, 2008

Jesus most likely walked the earth, he is part of history, but the Bible shows a lot of mythology, especially about Jesus.

And again, you could say all religions are birthed from man's imagination. I could say the same for Christianity, but since again, we have no proof that decisively says yours is real and mine isn't or vice versa, we're argueing semantics.

Wrong....the earthly information about Jesus in the New Testament came from first hand knowledge - pople who knew Him, as well as people who knew of Him and people who didn't know Him but were eyewitness to the things He did. These accounts were written down less than 100 years after His death. Very RELIABLE sources of information in any given historical situation.

The Bible IS Divinely inspired...whereas Wicca and other religions are not.

Like I told you elsewhere, we have the benefit of the One True God - whom we worship.

There is no confusion with who one's allegiance lays. Christainity is exclusive - only through Jesus Christ can you come to the Father. If Jesus was JUST a man, this would not be the case.

With polytheism - it is not exclusive and there are many "gods" etc...that basis sets it's followers up for confusion and a scope that is so wide and varied that really it diverges into a free for all....True Followers of Christianity always go back to the Word, and God. There is no confusion.