RE: Ceteloguing the Tricks Theists Play
June 4, 2015 at 4:33 pm
(This post was last modified: June 4, 2015 at 4:34 pm by Simon Moon.)
(June 4, 2015 at 12:42 pm)Drich Wrote: It's real simple Lax.. there are three steps out line by Christ to receive the Holy Spirit. Ask, seek Knock. Now if one seek and does not knock, or knocks and ask, but does not seek then they have not followed the steps. like wise if on asks and seek but does not knock (As is the case with everyone on this web site who has ever claimed to follow the directions of Luke 11 but did not find God by their own admission) Then they did not follow the outline Christ tells us to follow in Luke 11. So then if you all can admit to not knocking, then why is it you would expect to find God?
Are you saying, that if someone misses one of the steps, i.e., lets say they ask and knock, but do not seek, that they won't find god?
Let's say this person is as sincere as they could possibly be. They've read the Bible, yet through misunderstanding or being misinformed by another Christian, they miss that step, will god see their plight, see their sincerity, see that they almost got it right, but not allow them to find him, and therefore sending them to hell?
Are there any examples you can think of where someone did not follow these steps, yet found god anyway?
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
