I just wanted to post the following Scripture verses to remind everyone out there of the hope that can be had in God through Christ. BTW, the description of this board designated this as a place for witnessing, and I’ve decided to use that priviledge.
For God so loved the world, that he gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
John 3:16
And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered:
Joel 2:32a
…Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee…
Matthew 8:13
I know that most everyone here has made up their mind about religion, but for anyone who might be considering changing their mind I beg you to consider the gift God offers us.
Genesis 6 : 2 Job 1:6
Genesis 6:6,7 And the Lord was very sory that he had made man on the earth and he was grieved in his heart. (7) So the Lord said,"I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth, both man and beast, creeping things and birds of the air, for I am sorry that I have made them
My mind is not made up I am stuggling with this decision on so many levels … and is simply quoting scripture witnessing … I would rather see a Sermon then hear one…
Ok the flip side is that if not for select devout Christians my life would be so much worse … but it is because of what they have done the examples, that I see in their lives the love the sincerity, unselfishness etc . I admire and love these individuals but I cannot honestly say that Christians alone posses these qualities nor are all Christians the same “Good People”.
I really wish that I could simply accept and believe yet I know that can not be … It is not a matter of proof or study … nor is it for lack of honest effort … being who I am, seeing what I see, feeling as I feel … it is beyond my ability to suspend so much of my core self to follow a doctrine / dogma (which was almost good my rating 4 out of 10 sorry detour) which leaves (“In My Humble Opinion”) so much unquestioned…
I will close now … Trust me … I did not mean to attack you …
The Jackel, I appreciate your honesty. I didn’t take your response as an attack on me or my beliefs. BTW, I’ve been attacked before and I don’t take it personal.
Yes, at one time in the book of Genesis the world had become so morally deprived that it grieved God because of the wickedness, but He didn’t destroy the earth (in case you didn’t notice ;)) and the human race is still around. We are made in God’s image, according to the Bible, and sometimes even God became frustrated with His creation but He always gave them a chance to repent and be saved. Even though judgement came from the passage you quoted in the form of a flood, anyone who wanted to be saved was warned of the coming judgement and was given the option of safety by being allowed to join Noah and his family on the arc. God’s invitation of mercy is to everyone.
Sir, God is love. He created love, and He loves you.
Sorry but if I read those passages correctly innocent animals of all sorts were destroyed without an offer of rescue only those that Noah provided for … also infants and others who could not decide for themselves ( most females probably would have fallen into this category as well). I like you believe God is Love however I question not only the account but more importantly to me the motives attributed to God and the reaction of modern day Christians to this and similair passages.
OK we had to kill 50 million individuals but humanity was preserved was that not merciful ??? I have a problem with that logic.
I do have a personal (sort of) question for you why is it necessary that the Bible be literal in order to have a belief in GOD … Why can not the book be examined without automatically concluding that act in itself declares a disbelief in the Creator…
This is an essentially duplicate OP, so I’m closing the one with the fewest posts. The Jackel (and others), please submit your responses to jenkinsfan’s scripture quotes in his other “Scripture verses” thread at http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=25590 Thank you.
