RE: Why knocking is so important.
August 11, 2014 at 7:13 am
(This post was last modified: August 11, 2014 at 7:20 am by Drich.)
(August 10, 2014 at 12:32 pm)Insanity Wrote:(August 10, 2014 at 11:22 am)Drich Wrote: possiable to talk to yoda, it is. But, first "you must unlearn what you have learned."Yep, that ridiculous that I'd be joking about it to. In fact I do joke about it.
(August 10, 2014 at 11:22 am)Drich Wrote: Then the question becomes, if God does exist would you want any type of relationship with Him?I'm not sure why this is what the question becomes. My point was that the method is flawed to begin with. Its not even a sensible question. I've never seen anyone actually define what their Gods traits are in any detail. How could I possibly tell you if I want anything to do with something that is completely unknown.
God traits are defined by Him. He is the alpha and Omega the beginning and end to all things. In short this puts the Omni max definition to shame, it means God is and has the authority to be who ever He wants to be. Can He create a rock too big for Him to lift? If He wanted to Yes. If not then No. Is He obligated to be Omni benevolent as the Omni max God is bound to be? No. In this freedom God says He is loving and jealous, he gives and He takes from those who are not faithful to what they have, He punishes the wicked and offers redemption those who seek it. God is not the God of man's religions but of the Bible. If you want to know more the answers of who God is, starts there.
(August 10, 2014 at 1:00 pm)Chad32 Wrote: I seem to be late to this party. Honestly if I go to someone's door, knock, and don't get an answer, I don't stand there for hours or days hoping someone comes to the door. I have a life to live, after all. Yahweh/Jesus had twenty years to answer the door. Or come to my door. Give me some indisputable sign that he was there. Instead I find this guy who seems no different from other mythological figures that I'm not supposed to be worshiping, and I find myself disagreeing with the actions that this person took.
It's odd that someone who supposedly wants something so bad can't figure out how to make it work. He's a failure.
You may have been knocking on a door that no one would ever answer. In the op I explain this in greater detail with the parable of the wise and foolish builders. In short if you truly sought a relationship with God then apart of that process was to abandon a system of belief that was not biblically consistent with the God of the bible.
(August 10, 2014 at 1:22 pm)Bibliofagus Wrote:(August 10, 2014 at 11:43 am)Drich Wrote: Where/when did you get that?
I got that from you. You are the guy saying that if I try reaching god he will reveal himself to me right?
Can you provide a link to where I said that and a post number?
(August 10, 2014 at 1:34 pm)Rhythm Wrote: personal testimony-and yet he can't, or won't demonstrate that it actually -did- "work" for him.
You have been a member of this board a while right? Just about everything God has done for me has been posted already. I simply did not see a need to rehash.