"God is a very personal thing to each of us. If you find comfort in the words of Jesus, that is fantastic. You have found your path. Others find God through the wisdom of Buddah, Mohammed, Krishna, or any of a hundred other spiritual leaders."
I am sorry, but that is not a Christian worldview. You may choose to believe that, but you cannot believe that and also claim to hold a truly Christian worldview.
For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;
1 Timothy 2:5 KJV
I do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness comes through the Law, then Christ died needlessly.”
Galatians 2:21 NASB1995
Read that second one again. The apostle, Paul, was addressing the same pagan belief you claim above: the belief that you can get to God via other means, such as following the Law (10 Commandments, etc.). Paul says, if that is true, then Christ died for nothing.
Now, again, you may have your own thoughts, and that's fine. But they are not Christian thoughts. They are pagan.
As a Christian, I choose to trust God and the Bible more than I trust my own mind. To trust my own mind more than God and His word would be the sin of pride which made Lucifer fall. I would also be breaking a commandment: Have no other gods before me. If I choose to follow my mind and not God and His Holy Word, then I am - in my pride - saying that I am my own god, and that I am putting myself and my mind above God. I am choosing to "Do what thou wilt!" and ignoring God, His will, and His Law. That is Satanism.
I used to think more like you. It's terrifying looking back how easily one is led astray and how readily the sinful flesh seeks to rationalize sin and evil. Truly, as the apostle said, the Devil is the ruler of this world until Christ's return.
As long as you realize this is your personal view, and do not try and force the rest of us to accept that interpretation, then it is perfectly fine and well within the bounds of both this great country and God's law. A Christian fundamentalist would not allow anyone the choice to believe differently. That is the essence of the problem. Dissensus is a great things, and the reason why the human experience is so rewarding. It is the basis for growth of the spirit. Show us through your shining example why that is the correct belief, and allow others to follow you by choice.
Perhaps once you realise that telling Christians to leave you alone so that you are "free to choose" all while being ignorant of every subversive attack the enemy uses through society to pull you away thus leading you to think you are making a "free and informed choice", you may then appreciate the efforts Christians are doing purely give proper caution to the significant efforts underway to steal your soul from your very birth.
"God is a very personal thing to each of us. If you find comfort in the words of Jesus, that is fantastic. You have found your path. Others find God through the wisdom of Buddah, Mohammed, Krishna, or any of a hundred other spiritual leaders."
I am sorry, but that is not a Christian worldview. You may choose to believe that, but you cannot believe that and also claim to hold a truly Christian worldview.
For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; 1 Timothy 2:5 KJV
I do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness comes through the Law, then Christ died needlessly.” Galatians 2:21 NASB1995
Read that second one again. The apostle, Paul, was addressing the same pagan belief you claim above: the belief that you can get to God via other means, such as following the Law (10 Commandments, etc.). Paul says, if that is true, then Christ died for nothing.
Now, again, you may have your own thoughts, and that's fine. But they are not Christian thoughts. They are pagan.
As a Christian, I choose to trust God and the Bible more than I trust my own mind. To trust my own mind more than God and His word would be the sin of pride which made Lucifer fall. I would also be breaking a commandment: Have no other gods before me. If I choose to follow my mind and not God and His Holy Word, then I am - in my pride - saying that I am my own god, and that I am putting myself and my mind above God. I am choosing to "Do what thou wilt!" and ignoring God, His will, and His Law. That is Satanism.
I used to think more like you. It's terrifying looking back how easily one is led astray and how readily the sinful flesh seeks to rationalize sin and evil. Truly, as the apostle said, the Devil is the ruler of this world until Christ's return.
As long as you realize this is your personal view, and do not try and force the rest of us to accept that interpretation, then it is perfectly fine and well within the bounds of both this great country and God's law. A Christian fundamentalist would not allow anyone the choice to believe differently. That is the essence of the problem. Dissensus is a great things, and the reason why the human experience is so rewarding. It is the basis for growth of the spirit. Show us through your shining example why that is the correct belief, and allow others to follow you by choice.
Perhaps once you realise that telling Christians to leave you alone so that you are "free to choose" all while being ignorant of every subversive attack the enemy uses through society to pull you away thus leading you to think you are making a "free and informed choice", you may then appreciate the efforts Christians are doing purely give proper caution to the significant efforts underway to steal your soul from your very birth.