Bible Question:
Searching and wanting to believe fully, but being a realist this comes with great difficulty. The bible is "The word of God" The bible says... "whatsoever you ask the father in my name you shall have so that the father... etc." We all know that this is not the case! thus 1 of 2 things can be concluded. 1. The bible is not entireLY word of God- SOME HAVE ADDED SOME NICETIES -God can not lie - thus if he said so it would come to pass - ALL THE TIME - BECAUSE IT DOES NOT COME TO PASS AS THE BIBLE STATES ONLY 2 CONCLUSIONS ARE POSSIBLE A.) THE BIBLE IS NOT THE WORD OF GOD AS GOD DOES NOT LIE... OR B.)JESUS NEVER SAID SO AND THUS THE BIBLE IS NOT TRULY THE WORD OF GOD.... PLEASE HELP ME UNWRAP THIS CANANDRUM... PLEASE DO NOT USE THE NORMAL CHRISTIAN CLICHES ABOUT LACK OF FAITH ETC I AM ANXIOUS FOR THE TRUTH. wE ARE TOLD TO TEST EVERYTHING BY THE SPIRIT - THESE THINGS WORRY ME. THANK YOU |
Bible Answer: Dear SAQuestioner, Welcome to the forum! What has happened is that you have taken a single sentence of Christ out of context. From there, you have constructed what is called a false dichotomy. By the way, this kind of thing is a common human experience: Just ask anyone who has had teenagers! :-) The best way for you to solve the problem is for you to read through John 14 again. Understand who Christ was speaking to and the occasion He was speaking. Look for purpose and intent. Distinguish between descriptives and imperatives. You have a right to be worried. The answer is there in the text. If the origin of your worry is the Holy Spirit, you will search out the answer and find it. Regardless, those who read this will be praying for you as you study. In Him, Doc |