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1 | When Jesus died, did dead people really | John 11:43 | Jaknik | 48773 | ||
Well, Joe, it's always back to basics: you can believe anything/everything you wish, but believing anything/everything you wish, does not make anything/everything true. You wish to believe in Balaam's talking donkey? Okay, so believe. But so what? You wish to believe that Jesus walked on water? Okay, but so what? In fact, the walking on water episode creates a good question: Jesus is striving to convince people (Jewish only) that he is the Messiah. What's the problem? All he had do to was to walk on (run on) the water in front of those he wanted to convince. Easy enough. Put me in the audience, let me see Jesus, from start to finish, walk out into the lake, and we wouldn't be having this discussion. But, things like that didn't happen, of course. The walk on water was for the disciples only. So, your stance would be that it is not legitimate to ask questions? To analyse? To want to know more? Again, in church sermon after church sermon, I have heard the admonition: "It is not our job to question, to wonder, to muse, to doubt. Our job is to BELIEVE!" That may be acceptable to a lot of folks, but not to all. In fact, by asking questions, by wondering with the brain God gave us, sometimes faith can be strengthed--or at least the whole understood better.... |
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2 | When Jesus died, did dead people really | John 11:43 | Reformer Joe | 48780 | ||
Of course it is legitimate to ask questions. But you failed to share with us what parts of the gospels you believe, and why you choose to believe those parts and not others. And it is our job to believe, by the way: "Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life." --John 5:24 "He who believes in Him is not judged; he who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God." --John 3:18 "These will pay the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power, when He comes to be glorified in His saints on that day, and to be marveled at among all who have believed--for our testimony to you was believed." --2 Thesalonians 1:9-10 "And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him." --Hebrews 11:6 And it is God who grants us this belief: "For to you it has been granted for Christ's sake, not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for His sake" --Philippians 1:29 God's grace and faith in Him do not originate with us, but with Him. Your lack of belief will be your undoing, because your questioning does not seem to arise from a desire to embrace and grasp the truths of God, but rather to "prove the Bible wrong." Am I right? --Joe! |
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3 | When Jesus died, did dead people really | John 11:43 | Jaknik | 48786 | ||
No, you're wrong. I have no interest in proving the Bible wrong or right. In fact, that isn't even an issue. If a person believes it's right, nothing I may say will change that. Same for a person who doubts, or believes it wrong. Nothing I say will change him, either. In fact, here's the real deal. I am currently in research for a book I am writing, and a character in the book will be asking some questions. Why? Well, because he's just back from experiencing other parts of the world, and now back in Jerusalem (or Rome) and has been engaged to help JOHN write his BOOK. Much of this will be a discussion between him and John..... |
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