18 Jan 15
Originally posted by twhiteheadFor months you complained that I didn't reply to your posts except with quoted verses from God's Word. This reply was motivated by a desire to restore some semblance of conversation with you and because I care about your eternal destiny.
I am sorry to say that I simply don't believe you. Why do you keep wasting your time telling me things that you know I do not, and will not believe?
18 Jan 15
Originally posted by Grampy BobbyOK, fair enough.
For months you complained that I didn't reply to your posts except with quoted verses from God's Word. This reply was motivated by a desire to restore some semblance of conversation with you and because I care about your eternal destiny.
But if you really cared about my eternal destiny, you would put some effort into backing up your claims rather than merely repeating them ad infinitum in the unwarranted hope that I will somehow come to believe them.
I am the sort of person how believes things based on evidence and logic and not because some random poster on the internet keeps repeating it.
18 Jan 15
Originally posted by twhiteheadThanks for your reply. If you have already rejected the God's grace gift of eternal salvation my only option is to pray that you will reconsider your decision. I have no business to ever attempt to coerce you with pressure or argumentation.
OK, fair enough.
But if you really cared about my eternal destiny, you would put some effort into backing up your claims rather than merely repeating them ad infinitum in the unwarranted hope that I will somehow come to believe them.
I am the sort of person how believes things based on evidence and logic and not because some random poster on the internet keeps repeating it.
18 Jan 15
Originally posted by Grampy BobbyI do not believe that I can reject an offer I do not believe I have received.
If you have already rejected the God's grace gift of eternal salvation my only option is to pray that you will reconsider your decision.
I have no business to ever attempt to coerce you with pressure or argumentation.
Then why are you here?
18 Jan 15
Originally posted by FMFI believe those that claim Christianity is not a religion are just trying to distinquish the truth of Christianity from all the false religions that so many others ceremoniously engage in. 😏
Christianity is a religion alongside many others. Muslims claim their religion involves a direct relationship with God too. It's still a religion. Pretending that Christianity is not a religion does not add any mystique or significance to its doctrines, figures and folk stories. Pretending that Christianity is not a religion has everything to do with the self-re ...[text shortened]... a relationship and not a religion no doubt brings comfort to many Christians in troubled times.
18 Jan 15
Originally posted by RJHindsIt's a bit of self-righteous preaching to the choir, a kind of rhetorical sleight of hand, a bit of fridge magnetry, although ~ probably ~ most Christians don't go for the "Christianity is not a religion" nonsense.
I believe those that claim Christianity is not a religion are just trying to distinquish the truth of Christianity from all the false religions that so many others ceremoniously engage in. 😏
18 Jan 15
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Originally posted by twhitehead1) Are you interested in the possibility of eternal life?
1)I do not believe that I can reject an offer I do not believe I have receiv ed.
I have no business to ever attempt to coerce you with pressure or argumentation.
2) Then why are you here?
2)To learn from other believers in Christ and to provide accurate information concerning the doctrines of God's Word.
18 Jan 15
Originally posted by Grampy Bobby"...our private decisions determine our happiness and fulfillment or frustration and misery in time as well as our eternal destiny."
[b]"Life on earth is about timing and timing is often everything."
No matter what year we were born, none of us on this spirituality forum nor our family members or trusted friends have any guarantee of tomorrow: the unit of measure of life on earth is one day at a time. An inconvenient truth is that our private decisions determine our happiness and fulfillment or frustration and misery in time as well as our eternal destiny. Thoughts?[/b]
Reap and sow. Everything a man thinks, says and does has a consequence both in the here and now, and in eternity.
Fact of life.
18 Jan 15
Originally posted by josephwHow do you know the Gospels are true? There is virtually no evidence from non-Christian sources of the historicity of those events. So how do you know your religion is true and the others are false?
Seriously? I thought you were smarter than that!
Do the other religions preach and teach the gospel of Jesus Christ?
There's your answer.
19 Jan 15
Originally posted by twhiteheadOriginally posted by twhitehead
Yes, but I do not believe such a possibility exists, nor do I believe you have knowledge of such a possibility.
Yes, but I do not believe such a possibility exists, nor do I believe you have knowledge of such a possibility.
Should you ever change your mind, please let me know.
19 Jan 15
Originally posted by DeepThoughtYou are being willingly ignorant again. I suggest you do more research to see where you err.
How do you know the Gospels are true? There is virtually no evidence from non-Christian sources of the historicity of those events. So how do you know your religion is true and the others are false?