I didn't know, admitted it, asked God to show me, and He did (this was 48 years ago and has continued to this day). Admittedly, I asked by faith, which is a gift from God. He gives to whom He wills when He wills. He's in charge.
As for your condition, it's caused by what the Bible calls "sin," a word many are not familiar with its actual …
I didn't know, admitted it, asked God to show me, and He did (this was 48 years ago and has continued to this day). Admittedly, I asked by faith, which is a gift from God. He gives to whom He wills when He wills. He's in charge.
As for your condition, it's caused by what the Bible calls "sin," a word many are not familiar with its actual meaning. You're eating from and relying on the Tree of Knowledge, being your own god, and you call your knowledge "beliefs."
You won't see or know God till you eat from the Tree of Life.
You are also responsible for your condition, which is a good thing for you. It's how you'll come out of that darkness when your time of repentance and faith arrive. And they will. Every knee shall bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus is Lord - readily with great peace and joy.
Only our Creator can, has, and will accomplish this. I am a witness.
"For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea" (Hab 2:14).
"For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea" (Hab 2:14)."
LOL.....just a CLAIM scribbled down by unknow ignorant goat herders two centuries ago. With no evidence. Anonymous undated ancient writings. Sounds like a solid foundation for basing your life on!
The Bible only makes claims. The Bible is not evidence.
Why is it so hard for people to understand that "My book is true because my book says it is true" is not a valid form of reasoning?
Why do a Christian expect a book written by unknown authors in a variety of languages, that was translated, rewritten, edited countless times ~ is evidence for anything?
It's just a book.
Every statement of "Jesus says" needs to start with "my old book says Jesus says...."
If, instead, you could believe that alien (non-infinite, non-"loving") intelligence(s) is/are behind the origins (and maybe continuance) of the Abrahamic God -- *that* is something I can find plausible.
Now you've circled back to square one. Again, you believe what, to a skeptic, is indistinguishable from a hallucination. You didn't address it the first time, so I must assume its import whooshed over your head.
"You're eating from and relying on the Tree of Knowledge, being your own god, and you call your knowledge 'beliefs.' "
Again, I make no such claim to being a god. Quite the opposite. As I said above: "I know nothing; I only believe. Here, I'm simply challenging *your* beliefs with *my* beliefs." I say only that in the obvious absence of such a creature as God, I take matters into my own hands. You're right only about the pro-active part of my beliefs -- but nothing else about my attitude.
I didn't know, admitted it, asked God to show me, and He did (this was 48 years ago and has continued to this day). Admittedly, I asked by faith, which is a gift from God. He gives to whom He wills when He wills. He's in charge.
As for your condition, it's caused by what the Bible calls "sin," a word many are not familiar with its actual meaning. You're eating from and relying on the Tree of Knowledge, being your own god, and you call your knowledge "beliefs."
You won't see or know God till you eat from the Tree of Life.
You are also responsible for your condition, which is a good thing for you. It's how you'll come out of that darkness when your time of repentance and faith arrive. And they will. Every knee shall bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus is Lord - readily with great peace and joy.
Only our Creator can, has, and will accomplish this. I am a witness.
"For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea" (Hab 2:14).
"For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea" (Hab 2:14)."
LOL.....just a CLAIM scribbled down by unknow ignorant goat herders two centuries ago. With no evidence. Anonymous undated ancient writings. Sounds like a solid foundation for basing your life on!
The Bible only makes claims. The Bible is not evidence.
Why is it so hard for people to understand that "My book is true because my book says it is true" is not a valid form of reasoning?
Why do a Christian expect a book written by unknown authors in a variety of languages, that was translated, rewritten, edited countless times ~ is evidence for anything?
It's just a book.
Every statement of "Jesus says" needs to start with "my old book says Jesus says...."
If, instead, you could believe that alien (non-infinite, non-"loving") intelligence(s) is/are behind the origins (and maybe continuance) of the Abrahamic God -- *that* is something I can find plausible.
"[I] asked God to show me, and He did"
Now you've circled back to square one. Again, you believe what, to a skeptic, is indistinguishable from a hallucination. You didn't address it the first time, so I must assume its import whooshed over your head.
"You're eating from and relying on the Tree of Knowledge, being your own god, and you call your knowledge 'beliefs.' "
Again, I make no such claim to being a god. Quite the opposite. As I said above: "I know nothing; I only believe. Here, I'm simply challenging *your* beliefs with *my* beliefs." I say only that in the obvious absence of such a creature as God, I take matters into my own hands. You're right only about the pro-active part of my beliefs -- but nothing else about my attitude.