Originally posted by siriuswriter
JIA - with these posts, you're committing the ultimate blasphemy - telling people they don't understand the bible, and the telling them to listen to you because you know the Truth.the last i knew, jesus was the only human to ever know the complete and ultimate Truth about everything. and since he chose not to share all of that with us, we are supposed to believe in god/jesus/be a christian, through faith.
it seems as if every thread you've posted is about [b]proving
that god exists. and then, if your [personal] opinion is disagreed with, you condemn that person to hell, you condemn that person, when it's completely clear that all over the bible god does not want us to judge each other. ever heard of the "cast out the board in your eye before you condemn the speck in another's?"your violent proselytizing makes people have an even more negative attitude toward christians, and thus christianity. you are not helping
if anyone "converts" whoever you want to be converted, you are seriously stuck in the middle of self-delusion if you think that these words you're saying, these violent, insulting words, help, then i don't even know what else to say. christians are supposed to lead by love, by action, by faith, by kindess - the fruits of faith that counter the seven deadly sins.
christianity is not meant to be proved. that is made clear in the bible. you're doing the opposite of what you think jesus wants. the bible teaches us that faith is the only way to lead to wisdom, and a knowledgable relationship with jesus. FAITH. not proselytizing.
it would really help if you would read this post, instead of just seeing it, confirming that i don't believe exactly what you do, because, let me tell you, i don't. instead of using your mouth, use your brain. god gave you that, too. [/B]
It is not blasphemy to tell someone what the Bible already says. The Bible states that the natural man cannot receive the things of the Spirit of God, neither can he know them because they are spiritualy discerned.
I didn't say this the Bible did.
The Bible is a thing of the Spirit of God so a natural (i.e. not born again) person cannot receive or know (i.e. understand, comprehend, or discern) it.
1 Corinthians 2:14-15
14 But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
15 But he who is spiritual judges all things, yet he himself is rightly judged by no one.
In the very next verse it says that he who is spiritual judges all things, yet he himself is rightly judged by no one. So I have made a judgment based on these verses of Scripture that unless you are spiritual (i.e. born again) you do not have the capacity to understand the Bible. This judgment is based on the Bible so my judgment is not a malicious one. Again, I apologize if my approach comes off offensive to you but that is not my intent or purpose.
I was once a natural person (i.e. not born again) and I must confess that I did not understand the Bible although I could read it just like other people. I could read it and quote it but I could not rightly divide it (i.e. correctly interpret or understand it) because I did not have the Spirit of God living on the inside of my spirit to enlighten the eyes of my understanding.
But once I confessed Jesus Christ as Lord it was like the Bible came alive to me. It was no longer just a dusty, old, book.
It is living and powerful.
I realized that God speaks to me through the Bible.
The Bible, the Word of God, is like a seed that is planted into the heart. Once that seed falls on good ground and is watered it produces a harvest.