Love edifies
Simply put...yes. that's the dangerous truth here and I pray you take this as seriously as it is. You MUST be born again. This is not just a matter of a simple prayer, the Spirit of God MUST be involved. Just asking once doesn't make it so. God knows if your heart is sincere more than you do. But He can give you even that if you seek him for it and keep on for as long as it takes.
Originally Posted by Diggindeeper
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Amen, brother! Amen.
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The bottom line here is that Faith in Christ is compatible with intellectual doubt. This is because faith in Christ is not a matter of the intellect. It is not belief in the sense of an intellectual assent.
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Each of us is at our own place on our own spiritual journey. But perhaps we can learn from one another here. I am interested in and open to hearing any explanations anyone cares to offer as to what they believe actually happened.
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Mark, here's what happened, and how it happened, so even a child could understand! Please take time to read this.
Especially since it is so near to Easter...the time when we as Christians celebrate the RESURRECTION of our Lord and Savior!
http://bibleforums.org/content.php?5...s-Broadcast...
My favorite scripture: Malachi 3:16
"Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name!" (Every time we speak of the Lord, or even THINK of him--its written down in a book of remembrance!)
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Romans 10: 9 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.
If you do not believe that Jesus rose bodily from the dead, what does the following passage mean?
John 2:18 Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things? 19 Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up. 20 Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days? 21 But he spake of the temple of his body. 22 When therefore he was risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this unto them; and they believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had said.
1 John 1:7- But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
2 Corinthians 7:1- Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
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Puzzled because I'm analyzing and not believing...need to correct that
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Then try this link, Mark.....
http://bibleforums.org/content.php?5...This-Broadcast...
My favorite scripture: Malachi 3:16
"Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name!" (Every time we speak of the Lord, or even THINK of him--its written down in a book of remembrance!)
Love edifies
Yes we are all in a different place in our journey. I get that, I do. But my friend, if you don't believe in the resurrection, you're not even on the path. You're just standing on the outside looking in, and there are a whole bunch of paths where you are and only one leads to salvation. It's my job to warn you not to take the wrong path. I've given you all the direction you need to get on the right path by the POWER OF GOD through the faith HE gives. No matter what anyone says about "how" the resurrection happened, they weren't there and they aren't God and the Bible doesn't tell us HOW. It simply states that by God's power He rose to life. Nobody can argue you into believing that, you simply choose to. My job is not to know HOW but to know that the Bible is God's word and God doesn't lie. Therefore he said it, and I believe him. If you wish to call yourself a Christian, then my dear friend, know this, your job is to KNOW God as one knows a personal family member. Once you know him, you trust him and thus you will believe. If you lost your only set of car keys would you just shrug your shoulders and say oh well? Doubtful. You'd likely turn your home upside down until you found them....you would just throw in the towel. Getting to know God...not know ABOUT God...takes time and,effort...lots. This is called seeking. Go and seek him that you may believe.
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Don't stop!!
He WILL answer you!
"knowledge makes arrogant but love edifies"
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Holly,
There is nothing wrong with analyzing. Some of us are analytical people by nature. No need to feel about that. Let your mind think freely. If some things don't make sense, ask questions until you get answers you can live with. Don't feel obligated to swallow something that doesn't feel right.
Blessings,
Mark
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That's fine if you're skeptical about something like Global Warming. But, it's a different matter altogether if one cannot accept on faith, the resurrection of Jesus Christ--which is the very foundation of the Christian faith. Jesus is the Son of God. Either you believe that or you don't. If you do claim to believe that truth, then it's foolish to question God's ability to provide Him with divine credentials, is it not? Can God create the universe, and all the wonders within it, but be incapable of working a few miracles? Did Almighty God design and ordain the laws of the universe, yet is Himself hindered by them in working His purposes? Don't make the mistake imposing human limitations on God.
"Analyze" all you want. But when it comes to the Christian faith, the miraculous events associated with the life and ministry of Jesus, the power of God operating in Him, and His victory over death are all testified to by those who witnessed them, or like Luke, learned of them from those who had witnessed them. The Apostle Paul was taught by direct revelation after his life-changing encounter with the risen Christ Himself. Either way, the New Testament stands as a testimony to the truth for us, 2000 years after the fact. So, believe it or don't believe it. But there is no room for half-truths--real or perceived. That my friend is the domain of the Devil. And it's been His greatest psychological weapon against God's truth since the days of Adam and Eve.
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When we stand before the Judgment Seat, we will have retained only two things from our earthly life: what God gave us, and what we did with what He gave us.
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I would like to response to each that has asked a question for me, but as some fell like I have crossover the fundamental line of christendom. Therefore I will reframe come responsing since this thread seem to come to an end away.
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I hope you know we love you, Beck.
We have known you for almost three years now.
We are not trying to beat you up. We love you.
"knowledge makes arrogant but love edifies"
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