RE: Why can't non-christians talk with god?
October 24, 2013 at 1:09 am
(This post was last modified: October 24, 2013 at 1:16 am by Godscreated.)
(October 23, 2013 at 1:22 pm)Faith No More Wrote:(October 23, 2013 at 1:12 pm)Godschild Wrote: You do need to go to God with your heart open to hear from Him.
Well, then, how would you respond when someone says they sought god earnestly but found nothing?
I would say we should have a sit down and discuss what you did to earnestly seek God, in my experience with people those who actually sought God found Him, those who played at finding God did not. I mean none of this to reflect on you, just giving you what I've experienced with other people.
GC
(October 23, 2013 at 4:44 pm)Doubting Thomas Wrote:(October 23, 2013 at 1:22 pm)Faith No More Wrote: Well, then, how would you respond when someone says they sought god earnestly but found nothing?
Probably by either claiming they didn't look/pray hard enough, or else just ignore it.
I've brought up on these forums about how when I was questioning my faith I asked for God to show me that he was real, and nothing happened. That was one major reason I became an atheist.
Are you positive you didn't already have what you wanted in mind, many have talked themselves right out of a relationship with God. Only asking to see if you might have considered you wanted God not to be real.
GC
(October 23, 2013 at 8:29 pm)Zen Badger Wrote: So all those good Christians who prayed to god to cure their child's terminal disease.
And god ignored them.....
What did they do wrong?
Nothing, it was probably outside of God's ultimate will. I know it sounds bad but, God's ultimate will benefits all even though we can't see it, being omniscient has it's benefits.
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.
