tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12391603.post112827114968461618..comments2024-03-24T23:41:23.944-07:00Comments on Talk Wisdom: Hostility Towards Christian FaithChristinewjchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18434229284833642438noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12391603.post-1128555073862802712005-10-05T16:31:00.000-07:002005-10-05T16:31:00.000-07:00Hey Thomas, So how have you been? It's been quite...Hey Thomas,<BR/><BR/> So how have you been? It's been quite a while since you last posted here. <BR/><BR/>Tempers flaring seems to be a common thing on this blog. Join the crowd. I do accept your apology although I don't agree that what was shared was 'theodicy'.<BR/><BR/>I also don't agree that Christianity should be lumped in with others and considered an unreasonable type of faith. I don't agree that my Christian faith inculcates a willful ignorance, a call to stop asking questions, or a faith that lacks evidence.<BR/><BR/>I think it is a good start that you recognize the falsehood of the New Age movement and Scientology. You also reject Islam. I just hope that you consider the excellent points shared by Jojo and Susan. <BR/><BR/>As far as judgment is concerned, I HAVE been judged. And, I have been found guilty. That's the bad news. The good news is about what Jesus Christ did for me and you, and Jojo, and Susan, and everyone else in the world. Those who believe on Christ do not have to pay for their sins (which they couldn't do anyway) and their sins are covered so they can be reconciled to God. Those who are covered by the sacrifice of Jesus at the cross are saved from eternal separation from God, whether you choose to believe it or not.Christinewjchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18434229284833642438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12391603.post-1128492412059534932005-10-04T23:06:00.000-07:002005-10-04T23:06:00.000-07:00"Most fundamentalists come closer to the legalism ..."Most fundamentalists come closer to the legalism of the Pharisees than to the man who said "judge not, lest ye be judged."<BR/><BR/>This point is well taken.<BR/><BR/>Self-righteousness is just as deadly as unrighteousness. There were two trees in the garden, the tree of the knowledge of good and evil and the tree of life. When we feast on good from the tree of good and evil, we are just as damned as those who eat the evil from this same tree. We have all sinned and fall short of the glory of God (see ROM 3:23). We are all guilty. We are futile in our thoughts and our foolish hearts are darkened.<BR/><BR/>Look at Romans, chapter 1: “God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things which are not fitting; being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness, full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil-mindedness; they are whisperers, backbiters, haters of God, violent, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, undiscerning, untrustworthy, unloving, unforgiving, unmerciful; who, knowing the righteous judgment of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, not only do the same but also approve of those who practice them.” Is this not a good description of our world today, as we know it? This scripture from God’s Word describes you and me. You are included. I am included. The words we speak from our mouths come from our hearts and they defile us. Out of our hearts proceed evil thoughts of all sorts of sin (see MAT 15:18&19).<BR/><BR/>“The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked; who can know it?” (JER 17:9) My heart is wicked. Your heart is wicked. What can we do? We must be born again. God will give us a new heart so we can know Him and we shall be His people and He will be our God. We must come to Him with our whole heart (see JER 24:7). Only your spirit knows what really goes on inside you. So too no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God (see 1CO 2:11). When you are born again, then you will receive the Holy Spirit of God. You will hear His voice and know it is God.<BR/><BR/>Let not your heart be troubled. God has a good plan for your life. He is faithful even when we are not. (ss)Susan Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01290399161065548291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12391603.post-1128466205858715062005-10-04T15:50:00.000-07:002005-10-04T15:50:00.000-07:00Thomas, my friend, how nice to know you are still...Thomas, my friend, how nice to know you are still around. Still as cynical as ever, I see. :) <BR/><BR/>Just wanted to add my two cents worth. You see, I don't find it a shame at all that Jesus was crucified. Yes, it was a horrible death, and the beatings before hand were most awful. But, it was God's plan all along and because of his death - I will live eternally with Him. I find all my hope, peace and security in that fact. I hope you will someday too.Jojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17494463784938068787noreply@blogger.com