On Nov 14, 11:27 am, "rockymt" <rock...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> When a Believer, a follower of Christ is faced with a crisis in his/her
> life; when he/she has just experience a grave disappointment or has just
> received news of a tragedy, a job loss, a spouse has broken the
news.,"
> its over, I want a divorce". A teenage child is hanging on by a thread
to
> life due to a drug over-dose - the list goes on - they ask this similar
> question to the God they believe: "where are you! How could you let this
> happen. if you're an all powerful deity, then do something" We believers
cry
> out, even shake our fist at an image of Christ, a cross or crucifix. "
and
> say,"God where are You - do something!" God understands this response.
>
> This is the fallen condition all humanity is in. We believers and
> non-believers alike are in the same boat. We are like 'doubting Thomas'
> wanting answers, and saying to ourselves, "where, are the answers then.
Show
> me! Unless I have specific proof, I will not believe."
> Even Christians, who have trusted in God doubt, shake our fist and grow
> weary serving in this God that promises, " I will never leave you nor
> forsake you."
>
> We Christians have to keep going on despite the clouds of darkness and
doubt
> that gather about and brood over us. Yet we dare to keep the faith. We
get
> angry because we don't have answers, and in that moment of extreme
darkness
> in our journey of life, we fail, but somehow recover and believe in our
> heart God will walk us through this.
>
> Non -believers say, "go on and show me. Where, where is this god." Show
me
> a thread of proof, show me the evidence. Where was your god when .... ":
so
> similar really.
> I sense they hurt almost the same as Christians do. They shake their
fist,
> say things in the heat of that moment. However they say it to those
> Christians (Christ -bearers) who are being made more and more in the
image
> and likeness of God. It is like down deep in their heart they want to,
> really want to believe... without demanding answers first. It's like
they
> hurt in just the same way as we Christians do
Reading your purple prose hurts quite a bit. Other than that, I feel
pretty good.
> My conclusion:
>
> I am not here to here to pass judgement on anyone . Nor am I here to
convert
> anyone: that is not my job. I don't have the mind of a scientists or a
> naturalist. I am here to encourage all unbelievers to ponder this
existence
> and
> maybe look within ourselves.
> take care .. you'll,
> rockymt
You seem perfectly nice. That goes a long way with me. However, there
are lots of perfectly nice atheists on this newsgroup (and elsewhere)
so I'm concluding a person does not have to have been conned by some
religion in order to be nice.
You also don't seem very educated. Your writing is at about the Grade
3 level, and your awareness seems very limited. I'm not trying to be
mean, it's just a fact. Put yourself in my shoes. In this newsgroup,
there are quantum physicists, writers, biologists, comedians galore (I
love that!), and even some fellow hockey fans...what do you have to
offer? Some fairly uninteresting stories (sorry, god making the
universe in 6 days has NOTHING on the actual events) which you're
trying to pass off as real (and deliver in a fairly depressed manner)?
I will never understand how someone can be so attention-starved that
they can't shut up and learn from others who have worked hard to learn
something fascinating about the world we all live in, and instead try
to turn the subject to some personal delusion that they think we
should all be interested in more. That just strikes me as arrogant (as
well as ignorant).
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