I have no way to enforce that everyone believe as I, that would be dumb.
I do not care what others believe as it does not affect me one bit. I want to save my nation though and I was given a promise that if I want to save it that I can turn to God from my old, wicked, ways of self worship and instead focus on the Creator. You might not believe in a Creator and for you I am sad because you are missing out. You might not believe in Faith, and for you I am sad because you are missing out. I know that I have someone that I can talk to about all my problems and concerns without it spreading amongst my friend group. I know when I Pray that which is Above me hears me. I am gladdened that He which is Above doesn't grant me everything I want because it would only serve to spoil me, but provides everything that I need. I like having the Word because it warned me about so much in the world around me that I might have latched on to or joined considering it "normal" or "necessary" only to have my own heart ripped apart by itself when it realized how bad it was. I haven't always been this deep in my Faith but I have tested it! I am grateful to be able to test my Faith. If we are to believe the words of Jesus Christ, there is not one physical action that you can preform nor a multitude that can make anything happen but through Faith anything is possible. I am grateful for a hidden God so that I am not tempted to waste my hard earned money on useless trinkets that only serve as a means to manufacture Faith that doesn't last and line the pockets of the Liars that sell such. Snake Oil!
I do not know who wouldn't like Jesus this hard if they knew what he had done for all of man kind. Maybe check it out. Salvation is freedom from being a slave, which is why Jesus Christ had to come to fulfill the law (to perfection). All man was a slave before, something claimed power and authority over them if they knew it or not. Jesus came in and said NOPE! I am King of the World and all that follow me are free. You can be Free under Christ or you can continue to serve man at every corner. I cannot make that decision for anyone but myself. I am greatful for a God that can enforce his own laws and doesn't require man's physical intervention. If man could ever figure that out we have a real chance at an enjoyable life for all on the planet and not just a select few!
That's a belief based on faith, not a statement of fact based on objective, observable reality. Do you require that everyone believe as you do?
I have no way to enforce that everyone believe as I, that would be dumb.
I do not care what others believe as it does not affect me one bit. I want to save my nation though and I was given a promise that if I want to save it that I can turn to God from my old, wicked, ways of self worship and instead focus on the Creator. You might not believe in a Creator and for you I am sad because you are missing out. You might not believe in Faith, and for you I am sad because you are missing out. I know that I have someone that I can talk to about all my problems and concerns without it spreading amongst my friend group. I know when I Pray that which is Above me hears me. I am gladdened that He which is Above doesn't grant me everything I want because it would only serve to spoil me, but provides everything that I need. I like having the Word because it warned me about so much in the world around me that I might have latched on to or joined considering it "normal" or "necessary" only to have my own heart ripped apart by itself when it realized how bad it was. I haven't always been this deep in my Faith but I have tested it! I am grateful to be able to test my Faith. If we are to believe the words of Jesus Christ, there is not one physical action that you can preform nor a multitude that can make anything happen but through Faith anything is possible. I am grateful for a hidden God so that I am not tempted to waste my hard earned money on useless trinkets that only serve as a means to manufacture Faith that doesn't last and line the pockets of the Liars that sell such. Snake Oil!
I do not know who wouldn't like Jesus this hard if they knew what he had done for all of man kind. Maybe check it out. Salvation is freedom from being a slave, which is why Jesus Christ had to come to fulfill the law (to perfection). All man was a slave before, something claimed power and authority over them if they knew it or not. Jesus came in and said NOPE! I am King of the World and all that follow me are free. You can be Free under Christ or you can continue to serve man at every corner. I cannot make that decision for anyone but myself. I am greatful for a God that can enforce his own laws and doesn't require man's physical intervention. If man could ever figure that out we have a real chance at an enjoyable life for all on the planet and not just a select few!