RE: Open Letter to Christians
October 29, 2014 at 1:05 pm
(This post was last modified: October 29, 2014 at 1:06 pm by Lek.)
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1. How do you know if god is a) teaching you a lesson b)disciplining you or c) satan is attacking you?
If the temptation is leading away from Christ then it's from the devil. if the trial leads you toward Christ, then it is from God. You can't always tell if you're being taught a lesson or being disciplined.
2. Why are there so many religions? (free will not accepted)
Because people choose to believe many different things.
3. Why is christianity the correct religion?
Because it's the truth and there is only one truth.
4. Why do christians fight each other about stuff like baptism, communion or free will v predestiny?
Because we all have different opinions. I don't know why we fight about it. It would be better to just accept that were all followers of Christ and uniting behind that.
5. Will jews go to hell?
Depends on if they faithfully pursue God.
6. Why did jesus never write anything down for us?
Probably because he spent his ministry wandering around from place to place teaching and ministering and didn't have time. During his first 30 hears I'm not sure if he was fully aware of what he was about to do. Also, maybe because he wanted humans to write the scriptures.
7. Why did paul write the majority of the nt when he never knew jesus?
He met Jesus on the road to Damascus. That's why he was accepted as an apostle. Obviously, Paul was specially chosen for this purpose.
8. Why did the people who assembled the bible leave out so many known letters?
They couldn't be authenticated as being written by an apostle or someone who was close to Jesus or a known apostle. They also were not known to be used by the early church to be read at services or to teach doctrine.
9. if god created EVERYTHING, why did he create sin? or better put satan?
It seems obvious that he created Satan to test us.
10. The creator of the universe created everything. For millions of years, there were no humans. All of a sudden humans just appear not evolve. Does a being capable of all this really desire a relationship with me?
I believe humans evolved physically, although the soul was a special creation. What does his capability of creating a universe have to do with desiring a relationship with us? Is he too big to want to stoop down to our level?
11. If he does want a relationship with me, why does he not want one with the millions of other people who are not mainly european and american?
He wants everyone. That's why he told his disciples to go out into the world and spread the gospel. Christianity is growing fastest in Asia and Africa. There now more christians in China than in the United States. The government is trying to take actions to restrict growth, but without much success.
1. How do you know if god is a) teaching you a lesson b)disciplining you or c) satan is attacking you?
If the temptation is leading away from Christ then it's from the devil. if the trial leads you toward Christ, then it is from God. You can't always tell if you're being taught a lesson or being disciplined.
2. Why are there so many religions? (free will not accepted)
Because people choose to believe many different things.
3. Why is christianity the correct religion?
Because it's the truth and there is only one truth.
4. Why do christians fight each other about stuff like baptism, communion or free will v predestiny?
Because we all have different opinions. I don't know why we fight about it. It would be better to just accept that were all followers of Christ and uniting behind that.
5. Will jews go to hell?
Depends on if they faithfully pursue God.
6. Why did jesus never write anything down for us?
Probably because he spent his ministry wandering around from place to place teaching and ministering and didn't have time. During his first 30 hears I'm not sure if he was fully aware of what he was about to do. Also, maybe because he wanted humans to write the scriptures.
7. Why did paul write the majority of the nt when he never knew jesus?
He met Jesus on the road to Damascus. That's why he was accepted as an apostle. Obviously, Paul was specially chosen for this purpose.
8. Why did the people who assembled the bible leave out so many known letters?
They couldn't be authenticated as being written by an apostle or someone who was close to Jesus or a known apostle. They also were not known to be used by the early church to be read at services or to teach doctrine.
9. if god created EVERYTHING, why did he create sin? or better put satan?
It seems obvious that he created Satan to test us.
10. The creator of the universe created everything. For millions of years, there were no humans. All of a sudden humans just appear not evolve. Does a being capable of all this really desire a relationship with me?
I believe humans evolved physically, although the soul was a special creation. What does his capability of creating a universe have to do with desiring a relationship with us? Is he too big to want to stoop down to our level?
11. If he does want a relationship with me, why does he not want one with the millions of other people who are not mainly european and american?
He wants everyone. That's why he told his disciples to go out into the world and spread the gospel. Christianity is growing fastest in Asia and Africa. There now more christians in China than in the United States. The government is trying to take actions to restrict growth, but without much success.
