tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9706685.post114846753358858978..comments2023-10-24T04:50:12.040-04:00Comments on The Mind Set Free: "I decided to challenge the God of the Bible."Merlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15658862937797971226noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9706685.post-10143819741970980612012-10-12T03:12:57.624-04:002012-10-12T03:12:57.624-04:00Hello! Greetings!
I believe there is a great misun...Hello! Greetings!<br />I believe there is a great misunderstanding about a born again Christian. I would like to share what it really is...<br /><br />I quote: Jn.3:3 In reply Jesus declared, "I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again." <br /><br />Being born again in this verse does not directly imply salvation but it directly implies "seeing the (spiritual) kingdom." Although salvation is a given, the point is if someone has seen the spiritual kingdom he knows it in himself, not needing external evidence or proof of what he believes. He may have questions, but God has answered the major ones in the believers heart. God does not post His answers on billboards to show evidence. God confirms it within the believer (Romans 8:16). God is spirit and His major work is not external but through His Holy Spirit upon hearts, causing the believer to see what unbelievers can never see. <br />It's either you see it or you don't. I understand those who speak against biblical Christianity, because I don't expect them to see what born again believers do. It will never really be that clear to them, in fact it would be foolishness to the natural man without the Holy Spirit (1Corinthians 2:14). <br /><br />The key is the Holy Spirit. It never was and never will be the intelligent reasoning, logic, or questioning of men that will make them see the spiritual kingdom. <br /><br />Even understanding the Bible "mentally" only is not evidence that you see the spiritual kingdom. The Pharisees understood much of it yet missed out on the vital issue of what being born again is as in the case of Nicodemus, a Pharisee and a leader of the Jewish ruling council.<br /><br />And just in case we misunderstand, not all who claim to be born again are truly born again. But one who has truly experienced the new birth will continue to the end. <br /><br />Mat 24:10 At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, <br />Mat 24:11 and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people. <br />Mat 24:12 Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, <br />Mat 24:13 but he who stands firm to the end will be saved.TheCrossOverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10610232539969274143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9706685.post-1148967950051443912006-05-30T01:45:00.000-04:002006-05-30T01:45:00.000-04:00Hi! I've found a very interesting thread in a foru...Hi! I've found a very interesting thread in a forum where ppl are debating abt whether to believe the Bible.<BR/>http://asianfanatics.net/forum/Do_you_believe_in_the_Bible-talk87600-page0.html<BR/><BR/>The posts by "domo" are really informative.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9706685.post-1148944072429746722006-05-29T19:07:00.000-04:002006-05-29T19:07:00.000-04:00My apologies, but I really need to clarify a few t...My apologies, but I really need to clarify a few things about my previous email. About the woman who had "faith" that her son would not be killed in Iraq (but was unfortunately), I should add that she also believed in good luck charms. She never made any claims to having been a Christian (not to me at least). Her son was given a necklace with some type of a figure engraved within it for protection. The reason I am writing this email is because I had a talk with my mother about this after showing her a few blogs I had created about my frustrations with Christianity. I did not have faith that my brother would live because I wanted to maintain a sense of resilience within my relationship with God; I am going to be strong and happy in spite of the horrors/tragedies I may face. It wasn't because I didn't believe in the concept of faith in general. However, my mother maintained that she had much faith in the biblical God. She absolutely refused to believe that God would let him die over there. Also, someone tried to give my brother good luck charms based on what I believe were catholic saints, but he refused. I told him that if he felt he must carry anything, I'd send him a list of bible verses regarding protection. I am pointing out the differences because it is commonly taught in many Christian denominations that such good luck charms are an abomination. The other mom, and her late son from what I was told, believed in those charms in addition to prayer. My mother and brother relied solely on faith in the biblical God. Ironically, my mother is a backslidden Christian who also questions God. My brother believes in God, but dismisses the bible as "phone tag." The strange thing is, he was interested in the bible while in Iraq. None of this means that my frustrations and questions have ceased. I simply wanted to tell the story correctly so as not to mislead. Please do not think that I am not sincere in my questioning christianity. I still have very many to tackle.LorMariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07182120408651424886noreply@blogger.com