"Neil Kelsey" <neil_kelsey@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:1195076529.149902.184560@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 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,
nice try
and your awareness seems very limited. I'm not trying to be
> mean,
really
it's just a fact
on this newgroup
Put yourself in my shoes. In this newsgroup,
> there are quantum physicists, writers, biologists,
I don't care about that . so what.
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).
Did you think I expected you say, "woo tell me more?"
It's Ok brother, I love you.
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