RE: Is God Altruistic? Is God Happy?
April 4, 2019 at 2:08 pm
(This post was last modified: April 4, 2019 at 2:09 pm by BrianSoddingBoru4.)
Quote:for repeaters asked and answered like 10 time with 10 different examples of God giving with out asking for anything.
You really haven't, but even if you had, it doesn't alter the meaning of the Bible verses quoted earlier.
Quote:i my life,
Given the way you've conducted yourself in this thread and others, you'll understand if I'm not inclined to believe you.
Quote:examples in the bible
I thought you'd only presented one example (Doubting Thomas). If I missed the others, I apologize. But it doesn't really work, as Thomas was already a disciple and was only questioning the Resurrection. And he DID ask, telling people he would only believe if he saw the wounds.
Quote:and again in gary sinise's life per his book "a great american I just read). Sinese knew nothing of God but saw so much blessing in the way of pravunaunce He could not help but know and see the hand of God working in his life. Did not grow up religious never went to church just was given so much and saw how god worked first hand and was honest enough to say thank you rather than claim his own talent.
There's a lot wrong with this. I confess to not having read the book (and - since you got the title wrong - I kind of suspect you didn't either), but I found some lengthy excerpts online. His conversion to Catholicism seems to have been a process rather than the 'lightning strike' you seem to be implying. His wife converted in 2000, he converted in 2010 after attending a lot of Masses with the missus and receiving instruction for more than a year. Also, the book appears to be more about his patriotism than his religion.
Quote:Same happened to me, never knew God simply sought the truth and the flood gates opened.
See above.
Quote:Like wise in the bible with doubting thomas before he believe or did anything he demanded to have proof and again God gave him everything he could possible need.
See above.
Quote:how many examples of being given things without demand anything must I give?
It isn't so much how many examples you give, but the quality of them.
Boru
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