Originally posted by *stRgrL*:
its people like you that kept me away from the church when I was trying to find God.
That's true.
Fox, if you walk in Light you should see Light in everyone. God is everywhere. There's Light even in darkness. You shouldn't see the darkness of people, you should see the Light that comes from them. Instead of seeing that they know not God, see that they are full of
Life, they are full of God. See their beauty that is beyond their personalities instead of their imperfections. Eveyone has imperfections. I have them, you have them too. Respect other people's differences and beliefs and look for the Light that shine from them. You'll start to Love everyone unconditionally and seeing the beauty and Glory of God everywhere in the world.
Darkness is merely an illusion.
Tyler,
Second, most Christians have told me 'God loves the sinner but hates the sin!' The problem I have with this is, if God loves me, why would he damn me? That's not very loving.
He doesn't damn you. It's not Him that causes you to fail, it's your choices. You have a free will and you certainly make mistakes. You are not to blame God neither you for them. They are there to make you learn. You learn from your mistakes. Don't blame them, and forgive yourself. Then, everything will be fine.
FoxMulder,
Tell me Xev, what have you got to lose if you believe in God? Your pride?
Yes. But they also feel insecure about believing in things that they do not see.
God hates all workers of inequity (sinners)!
No God never hates. He doesn't
accept sin. But He accepts the sinner because He knows that the sinner has been illuded by the Devil, by his own mind. You see... Devil has no power over anyone. The only thing he can do is to attack you through your free will. He uses your free will against you. That's the only way he can get you. He causes you to make a mistake, to make a wrong
choice. Then, he uses this mistake to blame you. He makes you blame yourself, or blame others for your problems. That's why Jesus teached us to forgive ourselves and to forgive other people.
Don't blame no one for anything. It's not my fault neither yours. It's an illusion that the Devil created, through your own soul. That's why Jesus told us to search for the Truth in our Hearts and that the Truth will set us free. Because there's only one Truth, but there are many lies. A "broad way to hell" and a "narrow gate" to Heaven.
God is within everyone. Look for the Glory of God, look for Life, for Love; don't look for the darkness.
God loves you, but He is perfect and cannot abide imperfection (sin). So He expels the sinners
He doesn't "expels" them, they just can't stand with Him...
Tyler,
The Lord tells us not to kill in Exodus 20:13.....then he kills later on in Exodus 32:27, Hosea 13:16, Numbers 15:36 and many other areas
God is Life... Does Life kills...?
Yes! Logic makes me VERY happy!
Is that a long lasting happiness...?
Originally posted by Sir Loone:
You have to have the Holy Spirit of this the Bible to understand that which you say are contradictive of each other! A blatent missunderstanding of what you have read, and you need to be in GOD and GOD in you to get this right and Church and fellowship will help, but in thy rebelion against the truth of God's Holy Word, it will look strainge to you and others that know not the truth nor the Author of the truth!
Yes, that's true. But I should explain this.
In the example I interpreted above, the Holy Spirit within me helped me to understand it by remembering me that
God is Life. When this understanding comes, it is easy to interpret what is written in the Bible. Holy Spirit is Life. It's everywhere.
Children,
Look to each other with the eyes of Love!
Love,
Nelson