(November 6, 2011 at 1:52 am)DeistPaladin Wrote:(November 6, 2011 at 1:25 am)Godschild Wrote: I do not believe I would ever forget that either, sounds really crazy. Did he give you any scripture references?
No. Not all Christians are as knowledgeable of scripture as you. In fact, I'll wager the vast majority have never actually read the Bible. Most of them either go by what they're told or, in this case, make it all up according to wishful thinking and what "sounds right" to them.
Most christians I know have and do read their Bibles often then I know those who are followers. I could give several reasons but they would be only my opinion in most cases. The reason I say this is the other day I had a short discussion with an atheist and he made the same statement . I asked him how he knew this and his answer was this, I've been to many churches and observed in the worship services that people only followed along as the pastor read from the Bible. Well that's what the worship services is about ie. teaching from the pastor. I asked him if he attended Sunday School at these churches or Wednesday Bible study or the many home Bible studies that go on in homes during the week that church members setup on their own, his answer was no. So I said then you do not know how much Bible study goes own in the christian church and he agreed, he did not say he would, but I got a sense he was going to go to some to see if what I was saying was true, if he did then I commend him for his search for what was happening in the church.
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.