Is Christianity In Trouble?

Isaac-Saxxon · 03-30-2007, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by AnimeSpirit

You know, I just had an interesting thought.

Why do we not have concrete, physical evidence of God's existance (other than His creations)?
Because He doesn't want us to have any!

Why does He not want us to have any evidence that He exists?
Because we're suppose to follow our hearts and just believe.

I'll tell Brain exactly what he wants to hear. YES! All we have is our faith because that is all God wants us have. The faith is the test! It is the pencil and the paper and He is the teacher (calculators aren't allowed

)! We will not know 100% if we are right until after the test is over and handed in. If we remember to study and what the test is all about, we'll get an A in the end.

I'm not a Christian myself, but I'd imagine this isn't a bad analogy.

God like a parent needs to hear I love you and thank you first and foremost and life if full of love some of it hard love as with a bad child and other times that tender love that same child needs. He would not send the hard love if He did not love you so kiss the paddle and move on to better ground. It is faith and He does own all souls no matter who they are so to think by not believing that you found away out well ! NOT ! He created you and will decided your long term fate. I hope you all have a good future and eternity.
Isaac

AnimeSpirit · 03-31-2007, 01:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Unknown

Great thought! You may become a Christian, yet.

Don't get the wrong idea. I've been a Christian before (hence my fair understanding of the Christian ways), but my heart has long since abandoned that path for another. I don't mind listening to Christian lore or speaking of Christianity hypothetically. I show the Christian God as much respect as I would show any deity of any religion that is not my own. "Honor thy neighbor," so to speak.

I have nothing against Christianity or its followers, but God gave me a heart that belongs to a different path.

rhertz · 03-31-2007, 01:59 AM

Non-Christians who believe in God are at the very least half way there. In my ever so humble opinion, I think that belief in God is the main step that will get you somewhere. (where I'm not so sure) But somewhere. That's half of it. Now belief in Christ is a different (but related) matter. That is not a matter of faith but rather a matter of grace. The whole concept of Christ is that as believers in God, some of us are so messed up that we would never work out way out of debt to God (via karma) So Christ came to be and opened up a new door thru grace for anyone can walk thru. Now speaking for myself, I am so messed up (in my humble opinion) that I must rely on grace to save me. (rather than karma) I'm OK with that. Now for those who are so perfect that they don't need grace to save them in a similar manner, then my hat is off to them. For them, eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth is the rule. Choose one or the other, because that is all that there is. (to choose from)

Isabella · 03-31-2007, 02:06 AM

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Originally Posted by rhertz

Non-Christians who believe in God are at the very least half way there. In my ever so humble opinion, I think that belief in God is the main step that will get you somewhere. (where I'm not so sure) But somewhere. That's half of it. Now belief in Christ is a different (but related) matter. That is not a matter of faith but rather a matter of grace. The whole concept of Christ is that as believers in God, some of us are so messed up that we would never work out way out of debt to God (via karma) So Christ came to be and opened up a new door thru grace for anyone can walk thru. Now speaking for myself, I am so messed up (in my humble opinion) that I must rely on grace to save me. (rather than karma) I'm OK with that. Now for those who are so perfect that they don't need grace to save them in a similar manner, then my hat is off to them. For them, eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth is the rule. Choose one or the other, because that is all that there is. (to choose from)

Nice thought.

Isaac-Saxxon · 03-31-2007, 02:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Isabella

Nice thought.

Thank God for Christ and His Grace. I hope you all have a great weekend it has been a very long week and I am ready for some R&R for sure. All the kids gone for the weekend just need to make sure there are no mail order kids coming

See ya on the other side.
Isaac

Isaac-Saxxon · 03-31-2007, 02:03 AM

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Originally Posted by AnimeSpirit

Don't get the wrong idea. I've been a Christian before (hence my fair understanding of the Christian ways), but my heart has long since abandoned that path for another. I don't mind listening to Christian lore or speaking of Christianity hypothetically. I show the Christian God as much respect as I would show any deity of any religion that is not my own. "Honor thy neighbor," so to speak.

I have nothing against Christianity or its followers, but God gave me a heart that belongs to a different path.

For now anyway and thank you for showing the respect that we should all show for each other and different faiths. Where does the thread we call life take us after this step ? Man still seeking that silver thread back to the start of life some think this and some think that. Good post Anime

Isaac

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03-31-2007, 01:59 AM	#3
rhertz SBLive! Veteran Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 2,834 Rep Power: 316	Non-Christians who believe in God are at the very least half way there. In my ever so humble opinion, I think that belief in God is the main step that will get you somewhere. (where I'm not so sure) But somewhere. That's half of it. Now belief in Christ is a different (but related) matter. That is not a matter of faith but rather a matter of grace. The whole concept of Christ is that as believers in God, some of us are so messed up that we would never work out way out of debt to God (via karma) So Christ came to be and opened up a new door thru grace for anyone can walk thru. Now speaking for myself, I am so messed up (in my humble opinion) that I must rely on grace to save me. (rather than karma) I'm OK with that. Now for those who are so perfect that they don't need grace to save them in a similar manner, then my hat is off to them. For them, eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth is the rule. Choose one or the other, because that is all that there is. (to choose from)

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