RE: Converting
April 30, 2020 at 4:26 am
(This post was last modified: April 30, 2020 at 4:28 am by The Grand Nudger.)
(April 30, 2020 at 1:39 am)cleansed Wrote: I agree with you that biblical illiteracy is at an all time high. I can tell you in my experience that most of the Christians I know who are serious about following Jesus read and study their bible and know what is in it, and they have the ability to teach it to others.Most of the people I know who are serious about irrigation™ have read about bilateral SDI and can teach it to others - it remains a fact that most of the people involved in irrigation, however..are ditchdiggers.
Quote:You said it is not entirely cogent to pray to a God that you don't believe in, but isn't that the point of studying the bible in the first place? You are studying to learn about who God is and so naturally you should be open to the idea of applying what you've learned to seek God out. Something brought you to it, even if it was just a curiosity. You could liken it to knocking on a door to see if someone is there. When you pray to Jesus you are inviting Him to open the door and show you He is real.You're describing motivations that don't apply to anyone but a person who already believes in gods.
Quote:This is how I believe the majority of people come to faith. They start reading the bible and God begins to reveal Himself, leading them to commit their lives to Jesus Christ. That is exactly what happened to me.The majority of people come to faith by being born into it, as you likely did.
When we say something like "actually, the truth is the opposite" what follows should probably be the truth, rather than a wildly unrepresentative set of anecdotes dripping with churchspeak. If it's not going to be the truth, it should probably be a more credible fiction, lol.
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