Bible Question:
Does any one know of a site I can go where there's more fire and you won't be kicked off by those who are afraid of someone getting thier feelings hurt? It's just that I don't know how to talk about the Bible without getting to the truth, which means your going to have to proove some are wrong! This is a nice Forum, I'm just not sure what purpose it serves. |
Bible Answer: Hello again, Katebote. In your user profile you say this: "How about some mind blowing facts, that would help me believe." ... Well, here I come with a mind-blowing fact! Are you ready? Here goes: "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life" (John 3:16). .... Think of it! The eternal God loved this motely assortment of fallen human beings in a fallen world -- this sordid selection of slimy sinners that we all of us are -- so intensely that He gave His one and only Son to save our sorry souls. Does that do anything for you, Katebote? Is it mind blowing enough for you? If it isn't, I don't know what is! ..... You say you want faith, you say you want evidence in order to be able to believe the Bible is the word of God. Have you read, actually read, the Bible? ..... A couple of days ago I recommended two books to you, "The New Evidence That Demands a Verdict" by Josh McDowell and "Mere Christianity" by C. S. Lewis. What steps have you taken to acquire these books; what plans have you made to sit down and seriously read them? ..... I guess what I'm trying to say to you, are you really serious about taking whatever steps you can in an effort to find resolution to the spiritual problems that assail you? No human being on this Forum or on this earth can do anything more for you than to try to lead you to the One who can save your soul and give you His peace. The Bible teaches that even faith itself is not something any human being can give to another or that he can give to himself. It is the gift of God. See Romans 12:3; Ephesians 2:8 and 6:23; and Philippians 1:29. The Bible also teaches in that great chapter on faith, Hebrews 11, that "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, the last point I wish to make is this: Jesus said, "And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him may have everlasting life; and I will raise him up at the last day" (John 6:40). This verse emphasizes human responsibility in salvation. Even though God is sovereign, He works through faith so that a man or woman must believe in Jesus as the Christ, the Son of God, who alone offers the only way to salvation (see John 14:6). But faith itself, as has already been pointed out in this post, is the gift of God. It is intellectually impossible for human beings to harmonize the sovereignty of God with the responsibility of man; but this mystery is, I surely do believe, perfectly resolved in the infinite mind of God. ..... And now, let's return once more to John 3:16 and allow our minds to be refreshed and exalted by the sheer splendor of this verse. In all literature, profane or sacred, exists no verse quite like this one. Does it not, Katebote, satisfy your request to be given "some mind blowing facts"? --Hank |