Believing Vs Claiming to Believe

[Godscreated]

Hmm...that's one take on it. All I did was ask questions, and most of them remain unanswered. When you're ready to answer the question I asked you, I'm all ears. Of course, I understand why you continue to avoid it.

No you were leading to a deceptive end, your only care is to deconvert.

In case you forgot:

Does God approve of something because it is Holy?

-or

Is something Holy because God approves it?

If I remember I told you it was neither.

Surely someone that runs around here proclaiming to have a firm grasp on God's will knows how to determine what it is that makes ones actions holy or otherwise...

I know exactly what God considers holy, the scriptures describe it well.

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I'm not at all sure what being in person has to do with being able to provide a legitimate answer to a straight forward question.

Looking someone in the eyes is the easiest way to determine their intentions, yes I could answer the question, and yes it's straight forward, it's your intention that's not straight forward as you have proven.

If my questions are so hard to answer, perhaps you should ask yourself why that is instead of thinking me the bad guy. I've considered these questions, I've been a Christian. I know why you get defensive. Keep in mind GC, only one of us understands both of our positions, and it's not you. All you see is trees. I see the whole forest.

You have no hard questions. You assume Christians have not considered the things you did to lose their faith, you assume if we had we would no longer be Christians. Well you're wrong, and I would bet the Christians here have gone deeper into questioning God than you ever did, ever consider that's why we are not fooled by the ridiculousness of what atheist have to say, could it be true we've already worked through much with God. That's what you need to consider.

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P.S.S.

If you take offense when your religious views are challenged, then it's probably not wise to join an Atheist Forum and solicit Theistic views. If you don't like ice cream, stay out of The Ice Cream Parlor. Get it?

I do not take offense at challenges to my knowledge of God, I do take offense when others think I practice religion or when insults are hurled because I believe differently than atheist do. I do like ice cream but ice cream is not what's served here. I mostly see horse hocky.

GC