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1 | Finding 'Act as though you have faith' | Bible general Archive 1 | stjones | 72112 | ||
Hi, aften1; You said "All the great religions of the world say the same thing - it is better to be a good person than a bad one." But only one says being "a good person" will not get you to Heaven/Paradise/Nirvana/whatever. Only one says that the only way to get to Heaven is through a savior. Only one teaches that salvation is a free gift of God. Only one has it right. Does this make Christians narrow-minded bigots? If we made it up ourselves, it would. But as others have pointed out, it was Jesus himself who said so. There's no middle ground. Either Jesus is the exclusive way to God or he's a liar not worth listening to. If you make him out to be a liar, then he is not your savior and you'll have to stand on your own - as all the other "great religions" teach. Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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2 | Finding 'Act as though you have faith' | Bible general Archive 1 | aften1 | 72293 | ||
Nice - Steve, this is not the planet of Steve. Thank God. You have free will, you may belive as you wish. Jesus can not be made out to be a liar because he does not lie. What is at question is your perspective and understanding. Also of note is that Jesus makes provision for many ways to truth. Show me the Bible verse were Jesus says "there is no middle ground" (sounds like 20th century) slang to me. The truth is within you, the Kingdom of Heaven is within you. But you have to do the work to see and understand what the Son of God was talking about. As to what I have said about the other great religions of the world stands. Not because I say so - they stand on their own merit (good people), you should get out and meet a few:) |
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3 | Finding 'Act as though you have faith' | Bible general Archive 1 | stjones | 72298 | ||
aften1; Jesus said "none come to the Father but through me." That is unambiguous and leaves no middle ground. You say there are many roads to God; Jesus says there is one. One of you is wrong. I think I'm within the Lockman Foundation's rules to say that you are welcome discuss your New Age philosophy here, but you have to have some Biblical authority for what you say. Unsupported personal opinions and appeals to man-made authorities are not really appropriate. This is, after all, a Bible study forum. As for "getting out and meeting a few", I'm a computer geek; I work with Muslims and Hindus every day. Many of them are indeed kind, generous, devout, and humble - and condemned by their refusal to accept Jesus on his terms. As, perhaps, are you. Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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4 | Finding 'Act as though you have faith' | Bible general Archive 1 | glory777 | 72399 | ||
Steve- As I have gone through and read this mess of a thread, i am reminded of Pharoah. No matter what proof he had laid on him, he refused to believe and his heart was hardened. I believe we are seeing a lot of this right here in the forum. In the last days people will turn away from the truth, scripture will be made out to be what they want it to be and, as we all can see, aften 1 is an example of this. I will not post further to someone who is not a true Christian and whose only desire is to lead others away from Jesus Christ - our Lord and God.The purpose of this forum is to help Christians understand scripture, not to twist it. Adding fuel to the fire is not helping. Aften 1 refuses to say what denomination, if any, he is affiliated with. If this is one of the teachings of it, it is not bible oriented and as such, he should not be here. Debbie |
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5 | Finding 'Act as though you have faith' | Bible general Archive 1 | stjones | 72405 | ||
Hi, Debbie; Thanks for the reply. I can't disagree with anything you say. But I continue to engage people who seem to find some value in the Bible. After all, why would non-believers (and aften1 certainly appears to be one) appeal to the Bible as authoritative in some way? I know it could just be a clever ploy to try to turn our own "weapon" against us - but maybe they do have a sense that the Bible reveals something important. I believe that Christianity is "a reasonable faith". Part of my mission in life is to show people that the Bible only makes sense if you take it at its word and take it as a whole. If someone believes that some part of the Bible is truthful, perhaps they can be shown that the Bible as a whole is truthful. Then there's no way out. ;-) Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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