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NASB | 2 Peter 3:4 and saying, "Where is the promise of His coming? For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all continues just as it was from the beginning of creation." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Peter 3:4 and saying, "Where is the promise of His coming [what has become of it]? For ever since the fathers fell asleep [in death], all things have continued [exactly] as they did from the beginning of creation." |
Subject: Where do I go from here? |
Bible Note: Hello Hank: You asked if I "truly know the Lord?" ------------------------- At this particular stage of my life, I don't have the foggiest notion of how to answer. "In limbo" hasn't provided the luxury of decision or commitment. In legalistic terms, my jury is out, mulling over the arguments. A verdict could come, eventually, but then it could also be a "hung" jury, and that would probably mean a retrial. Once, when I did reside on the side of faith, I had no worries or doubts. I was completely confident in my belief, in my destiny. Unlike what I see a lot of on this forum, the discussions concerning "baptize or not", "hair-splitting salvation theories", all the "dueling verses", I had no such thoughts or concerns. I was going to Heaven, no doubt about it. But as I said, once the Bible reading began, it has been a whole new ball game. I'm not sure of the inning, maybe top of the 3rd, so there's a lot of game left. The cold water in the face was this: after reading a good deal of the Bible, I began to realize that my God had been, for all intents and purposes, one of my imagination. My God did not fit the Bible God. But through all this, I have come to know others in the same sinking boat, that the God of their worship is seldom aligned with the Bible. It makes you take a step back. Is that good or bad? Does it matter? Can it be adjusted? Is that where the concept of a "personal" God comes from? So, it's all been eye-opening. I knew next to nothing. Didn't even know about Dec. 25th, Easter, how Christianity actually came into being, what it consists of. It's a whole different world. :) always good thoughts Treadway ---------------------------- PS: as for the "..nothing to lose.." idea, I think that's is the Pascal doctrine, right? You know, when JEOPARDY has biblical questions, I've been doing quite well.... :) |