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This comes from Trono…
Who wants to be perfect? With perfection we would be completly satisfied and to be completly satisfied life is empty and shallow.
I think you should probably read the bible. It may not be very inviting but it is in fact the word directly from God and can help you alot.
I don't know when God's talking to me. People make out like its supposed to be easy but I just don't know. Maybe I don't want him to intervene. For if he truly did, why would I need faith? I would have proof for God and faith would be eliminated.
And a good point you make, Trono. Not only is faith essential to true salvation (by christian standards) but it adds a little extra magic to the christian scene. What I meant when I said people should know when God is talking, was that when you consult God, in whichever way you chose to do so, He will talk to you. The way I do this, is to basically talk to myself. When I'm alone or walking or going to sleep, or pretty much any time it's quite, I'm thinking. I think about what I believe and what is right and wrong, and when I start going the wrong way, I hear God going "no, that's not what I like" now I am not saying that this is the only right way to worship or pray or whatever you do. I know I'm not "dead on balls accurate". Which brings me to another point. God is different with everyone in the world. I believe in that "he has a plan for everyone" routine. What he wants me to do, and what he wants you to do, are two completely different things. What I believe is my job as a christian, is to be one of those almost sacrilegiously open minded people. Some people respond to witnessing the way most people are used to seeing it. But a lot of people don't. my main group of friends that I hang out with consists of addicts and atheists and depressants. If I started preaching to them and shoving bibles down their throats, they'd have my arse, if you'll excuse my language. I'd get nowhere. If I tried to save them by being a "model christian" which is mostly viewed as being a gung-ho bible toting person, they'd only despise me. That would only push them further away. But by being a friend and being trustworthy, and showing them that I believe in a God that isn't as picky as most people make him out to be, they'll develop a trust for God, or at the least for christians who know how to witness "right". A prime example is my friend Mattie. I used a quote of hers in the previous chapter. When someone told her that she should find God she said, "oh, I found him. He's in my back pocket." It became a joke for all of us.
But think of it this way… if you were the creator/master of all existence, would you really MAKE people do things by the book? Or would you rather just see people take the care to treat the "freaks" like they are loved, despite the fact that they don't feel it from God. I'm more concerned with people simply loving each other than everyone doing it how the Bible says.
And also, Trono, I do read the Bible. A lot. It is inviting. I enjoy it. I never sad the Bible was wrong, but it is also not something that I, myself, want to base my life on.
Please review and tell me your opinions, I love hearing from you!
This comes from Trono…
Who wants to be perfect? With perfection we would be completly satisfied and to be completly satisfied life is empty and shallow.
I think you should probably read the bible. It may not be very inviting but it is in fact the word directly from God and can help you alot.
I don't know when God's talking to me. People make out like its supposed to be easy but I just don't know. Maybe I don't want him to intervene. For if he truly did, why would I need faith? I would have proof for God and faith would be eliminated.
And a good point you make, Trono. Not only is faith essential to true salvation (by christian standards) but it adds a little extra magic to the christian scene. What I meant when I said people should know when God is talking, was that when you consult God, in whichever way you chose to do so, He will talk to you. The way I do this, is to basically talk to myself. When I'm alone or walking or going to sleep, or pretty much any time it's quite, I'm thinking. I think about what I believe and what is right and wrong, and when I start going the wrong way, I hear God going "no, that's not what I like" now I am not saying that this is the only right way to worship or pray or whatever you do. I know I'm not "dead on balls accurate". Which brings me to another point. God is different with everyone in the world. I believe in that "he has a plan for everyone" routine. What he wants me to do, and what he wants you to do, are two completely different things. What I believe is my job as a christian, is to be one of those almost sacrilegiously open minded people. Some people respond to witnessing the way most people are used to seeing it. But a lot of people don't. my main group of friends that I hang out with consists of addicts and atheists and depressants. If I started preaching to them and shoving bibles down their throats, they'd have my arse, if you'll excuse my language. I'd get nowhere. If I tried to save them by being a "model christian" which is mostly viewed as being a gung-ho bible toting person, they'd only despise me. That would only push them further away. But by being a friend and being trustworthy, and showing them that I believe in a God that isn't as picky as most people make him out to be, they'll develop a trust for God, or at the least for christians who know how to witness "right". A prime example is my friend Mattie. I used a quote of hers in the previous chapter. When someone told her that she should find God she said, "oh, I found him. He's in my back pocket." It became a joke for all of us.
But think of it this way… if you were the creator/master of all existence, would you really MAKE people do things by the book? Or would you rather just see people take the care to treat the "freaks" like they are loved, despite the fact that they don't feel it from God. I'm more concerned with people simply loving each other than everyone doing it how the Bible says.
And also, Trono, I do read the Bible. A lot. It is inviting. I enjoy it. I never sad the Bible was wrong, but it is also not something that I, myself, want to base my life on.
Please review and tell me your opinions, I love hearing from you!