(August 1, 2016 at 9:31 am)madog Wrote:(July 30, 2016 at 4:00 am)Godschild Wrote: God has given me an abundance of evidence in our personal relationship, you see that's a great part of what Christianity is about, God giving proof that His children will know and understand.
GC
This is what always amazes me, why does your God always give evidence to someone that does not require it such as you?
You're correct the knowledge wasn't required, through God's grace He gave me what He promised He would. Faith is required to obtain the knowledge.
madog Wrote:And why is the evidence only something you or another indoctrinated person would consider as evidence?
First off we are not indoctrinated, and second we do not consider it evidence for belief. God promises this knowledge to those who accept Christ through faith as their savior. Faith+Promise= Knowledge.
madog Wrote:The evidence is obviously something you want to hear, something that bloats your ego even more, rather than something that could be empirically tested by others
Yes all evidence is what I want to hear even when it's not what I expect. No it doesn't bloat my ego, it does how ever cause me to feel very good that God would share the knowledge with me as He promised. Christians do not need to go through a process of testing the knowledge God gives us we know for certain it's validity.
GC
God loves those who believe and those who do not and the same goes for me, you have no choice in this matter. That puts the matter of total free will to rest.