The reason for rejecting God
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The reason for rejecting God
Actually it simply doesn't exist.. There is no reason to reject the God of the Bible.
The heart cannot rejoice in what the mind rejects as false - Galileo
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Re: The reason for rejecting God
Gman wrote:It's simply doesn't exist.. There is no reason to reject the God of the Bible.
That is possibly true - but that is not going to endear to people who are stuggling with their faith or are currently unbeleivers. Also if that was the case there would be no atheists.
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Re: The reason for rejecting God
Having wrestled with Atheism on numerous occasions, I would be lying if I said I don't sometimes empathize with some arguements posed against God's existence or Christianity's truthfulness. I obviously don't think people ought to reject Christianity, but in some cases I understand why some people do.
I think that after experiencing God directly though, He is absolutely irresitable and non-rejectable.
I think that after experiencing God directly though, He is absolutely irresitable and non-rejectable.
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Yes.. The point I'm trying to make here however is when you boil it all down, I don't see any reason why anyone would reject the God of the Bible. Science can't refute God, philosophies, God's love, etc... When you examine all the perspectives there really is no reason to reject Him.Silvertusk wrote:Gman wrote:It's simply doesn't exist.. There is no reason to reject the God of the Bible.
That is possibly true - but that is not going to endear to people who are stuggling with their faith or are currently unbeleivers. Also if that was the case there would be no atheists.
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The heart cannot rejoice in what the mind rejects as false - Galileo
We learn from history that we do not learn from history - Georg Friedrich Wilhelm Hegel
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable, if anything is excellent or praiseworthy, think about such things. -Philippians 4:8
We learn from history that we do not learn from history - Georg Friedrich Wilhelm Hegel
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable, if anything is excellent or praiseworthy, think about such things. -Philippians 4:8
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Re: The reason for rejecting God
The realm of agnostics goes far beyond proud scientists, it's kind of insulting to act like God is just hanging around all the time and I'm stubbornly telling him to go away. If I really am blind to God, then the issue is much more complex than you give it credit for being.Gman wrote: Yes.. The point I'm trying to make here however is when you boil it all down, I don't see any reason why anyone would reject the God of the Bible. Science can't refute God, philosophies, etc... When you examine all the perspectives there really is no reason to reject Him.
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Ok.. Then what is so complex about it? Please tell me..Echoside wrote:The realm of agnostics goes far beyond proud scientists, it's kind of insulting to act like God is just hanging around all the time and I'm stubbornly telling him to go away. If I really am blind to God, then the issue is much more complex than you give it credit for being.Gman wrote: Yes.. The point I'm trying to make here however is when you boil it all down, I don't see any reason why anyone would reject the God of the Bible. Science can't refute God, philosophies, etc... When you examine all the perspectives there really is no reason to reject Him.
The heart cannot rejoice in what the mind rejects as false - Galileo
We learn from history that we do not learn from history - Georg Friedrich Wilhelm Hegel
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable, if anything is excellent or praiseworthy, think about such things. -Philippians 4:8
We learn from history that we do not learn from history - Georg Friedrich Wilhelm Hegel
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable, if anything is excellent or praiseworthy, think about such things. -Philippians 4:8
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Re: The reason for rejecting God
I think it's more so people that do reject God, want to reject God. If you try something new, but in your mind you keep telling yourself you won't like it, you won't like it.
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"live life with all of its pleasures and none of its pains"
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Some people have no mental dicipline, it is hard work to become a true christian and sadly the youth now love weed ,sex, and drunk partys instead of the good word of god.
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Some people have no mental dicipline, it is hard work to become a true christian and sadly the youth now love weed ,sex, and drunk partys instead of the good word of god.
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Re: The reason for rejecting God
Selfish pride might be one reason; a theology based on statements like this might be another.There is no reason to reject the God of the Bible.
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Some Scientists give themselves to much credit and it expands their already over inflated egos thus causing them to assume they know everything.
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Re: The reason for rejecting God
What, one man's statement is reason to reject God? If we are talking about reason, in every sense of the word, then Gman is pretty close to the mark.coldblood wrote:Selfish pride might be one reason; a theology based on statements like this might be another.There is no reason to reject the God of the Bible.
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DannyM wrote:What, one man's statement is reason to reject God? If we are talking about reason, in every sense of the word, then Gman is pretty close to the mark.coldblood wrote:Selfish pride might be one reason; a theology based on statements like this might be another.There is no reason to reject the God of the Bible.
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While it might not be a good reason to reject god, a minoritys statments can scare others away from the majority of that group.
A great example of this is WBC, I have had plenty of agnostics use them as a reason for not being christian.
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Re: The reason for rejecting God
Murray wrote:DannyM wrote:What, one man's statement is reason to reject God? If we are talking about reason, in every sense of the word, then Gman is pretty close to the mark.coldblood wrote:Selfish pride might be one reason; a theology based on statements like this might be another.There is no reason to reject the God of the Bible.
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While it might not be a good reason to reject god, a minoritys statments can scare others away from the majority of that group.
A great example of this is WBC, I have had plenty of agnostics use them as a reason for not being christian.
WBC???
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Westboro babtist Church, aka, all are condemed to eternal hell fire if they do not take an extreme stance against homosexuality and any pastor that teaches the bible any other way is a lieing false Prophet who has doomed their entire church to hell.
Westboro babtist Church, aka, all are condemed to eternal hell fire if they do not take an extreme stance against homosexuality and any pastor that teaches the bible any other way is a lieing false Prophet who has doomed their entire church to hell.
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This group is a dengerous cult and gives christianity a bad rap...Murray wrote:^
Westboro babtist Church, aka, all are condemed to eternal hell fire if they do not take an extreme stance against homosexuality and any pastor that teaches the bible any other way is a lieing false Prophet who has doomed their entire church to hell.
Bible says to mark those that cause divisions and stay clear of them...
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