RE: Another Good Reason to be a Christian
April 19, 2015 at 5:40 pm
(This post was last modified: April 19, 2015 at 5:41 pm by Aroura.)
(April 19, 2015 at 5:23 pm)Lek Wrote:So, you're a Buddhist then? Or maybe Jainist?(April 19, 2015 at 5:08 pm)robvalue Wrote: I guess I can sort of see the attraction. It's a bit like handing over some responsibility. It's a bit like getting drunk. It's taking a bit of a step back from reality.I believe if someone possesses the truth it will emanate from him. A person who can live with joy in any circumstance is one whom I would look to as evidence of the truth. It demonstrates the power of God in that person. In effect, this person has been "set free". Sin keeps us from experiencing that joy.
I'd love to step back from reality. I'd quite easily get smashed off my face and not deal with anything. Sadly, I have to deal with the real world as it is.
Believing stuff is just going to be OK is fine, as long as it doesn't lead to complacency.
John 8:31-32 English Standard Version (ESV)
31 So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, 32 and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
Philippians 4:12-13 English Standard Version (ESV)
12 I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need. 13 I can do all things through him who strengthens me.
These people are living evidence of the truthfulness of the above scriptures.
People of all faiths and of none can have a great deal of joy in life. More than Christians, even! You are dealing with some serious personal bias's. Good luck with those.
“Eternity is a terrible thought. I mean, where's it going to end?”
― Tom Stoppard, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
― Tom Stoppard, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead