TLaurich, you have been baited
It was not my intention to "bait" anyone. My apologies...
TLaurich, you have been baited
I sincerely asked him to prove himself to me. Which should be so easy for him to do. Nothing so far.
I count on this promise because I believe, and that can't be changed, praying for you. Not preying for you as people do this type over the other type, that you might be blaming them for preying on you and thus claim this to be God who does love you, when it is the experiences of others that do not love you and claimed they believe in God
Again you are comparing things proven to exist (kung fu, hydrogen) with things not proven to exist (god).
Why...? that has a complicated answer. yes, i still struggle with the "faith" aspect. but there is more than that. its hard for me to explain it all... some things i'm not even sure how to explain... i'm sorry i can't just type everything out in one big perfect paragraph, but i am trying to convey my misgivings as best i know how...Also, just wanna point out that "many people" depends what you think of as many people. There are billions of people in the world so...
What if i can't trust without proof? Personal proof. and a time committment. Anyone on the street could come up to me and say i can trust them... and they could have a whole group with them that says i can and have records of reasons why i can. but that does not mean i should. the group could all be fooled and the records could be fake. Thats nothing special.
if this person wants me to trust them it will take a long time and many instances of personal proof. so maybe if god proves himself to me personally over and over for a couple decades... Now that's special and maybe i will finally begin to trust. but i suppose he does not care enough about me personally to do this. so why should i care about him personally?
Plus deeds do not prove intentions. and his intentions may be different for some people than most people...
I suppose the problem is simple then: neither god nor his intentions for me can be proven and i can't have faith.
At least you are pondering what is truth and you will come to know it and then decide Hallelujah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Can you see the air, is it real, do you breath the air to live. If no air that you do not see is not there we die right
So here is your analogy of truth about God you don't see God yet God is real jusy as the air you breath
You dont know me so dont say what i "just" am.
He should be willing to explain some things if he really cares.
Yes. so i see. and it is impressive. but still no proof that the exact god of the bible (or any god at all) was behind it all... What was truly behind it is unknown.
You can't see the air... but you can feel it. but i can't even feel a gods' presence.
Yea, i may have anger. but its more than that. you dont understand so dont act like its a simple anger problem.
And yes... your perspective is you love god, trust god, he is everything, you want everyone to have the peace of god and can't understand why anyone would turn down a "free gift" ... And you know god to be truth. (something like that)
Thats all well and good for you. but i obviously dont see it that way, and you would be positive i am the one thats wrong, wether cuz you are fooled or enlightened, who really knows. (you think you know, yea yea) . I am not claiming to be sure of anything, unlike you.
And as for a relationship with god, if i deem it a wise decision then yes i shall attempt it.
I can understand being frustrated about not being able to explain how you feel. Belief in God is a huge step for a lot of people. Like I said in an earlier post, I fought against belief for many years. I felt like it was too easy, just believe and I am forgiven? It seemed too good to be true. Why did I deserve all of the gifts that He had to offer after living my life the way I had for so many years? I did not feel worthy at all.
I know now that it is true. Once I finally gave my life to God, He made his presence in my life very clear--I can feel Him in my heart and soul. The way I feel now compared to how I felt before accepting Christ into my life is just as hard to explain as it is for you to explain how you are feeling now. I only wish I had the words to help you see that He is real, that He does love you, and that He does want you to be with Him always.
And, in regards to many people, I meant many people on this site. I apologize for not making myself clearer and appreciate you pointing out the error of my words.
I hope you do not mind me praying for you, praying that God will help you see clearly how real He is and how much He loves you.
God does and you are not hearing, you were given two ears and one mouth so you could listen twice as much as you speak, the same for all of us
Try it be quiet sit still and hear
Yes, but the consequences aren't huge for tiny sins.
Sin brought death in Adam and Eve. They were told what would happen if they ate from that particular tree. God did not lie.Really? Well thats reasonable. why do some christians say that "all sin is the same" and all gets equal punishment?
What do you spend eternity in hell for?
Did something create all that you see around you? And this is best known as God, who I assure does just love you, yet people don't but God does