RE: Are you for or against the separation of church and state?
April 21, 2013 at 3:01 pm
(This post was last modified: April 21, 2013 at 3:03 pm by Darkstar.)
(April 19, 2013 at 8:15 am)Godschild Wrote:1 Kings 18:36-39(April 19, 2013 at 6:28 am)Tonus Wrote: It wouldn't have to be a demand, or a request for a parlor trick. Why couldn't it be a sincere prayer to god to demonstrate himself to all, and thus give many people hope and a path to salvation? Why would god consider that an attempt to tempt him, or a "trap???" Would it truly be selfish of you to ask god to reveal himself and provide a path to heaven for all who would believe?
Scripture tells us this is against the will of God, knowing this I would not be able to pray for that, and since you do not believe you most certainly can not. God's laid out a plan from before time and he's not changing things up for your petty and selfish ways.
36 At the time of sacrifice, the prophet Elijah stepped forward and prayed: “Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, let it be known today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant and have done all these things at your command. 37 Answer me, Lord, answer me, so these people will know that you, Lord, are God, and that you are turning their hearts back again.”
38 Then the fire of the Lord fell and burned up the sacrifice, the wood, the stones and the soil, and also licked up the water in the trench.
39 When all the people saw this, they fell prostrate and cried, “The Lord—he is God! The Lord—he is God!”
Why did he stop making bold appearances like this (and on command, even) once people had a proper grasp on science?
John Adams Wrote:The Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion.
