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Originally posted by jeneri
Nobody knows.
Originally posted by Toadmund
Originally posted by EnochWasRight
reply to post by Toadmund
We don't choose God. It's the opposite. He prepares us for faith or we have none.
So, you are chosen by god, how special.
All the rest of us are just not good enough.
If we have lack of faith, god did that to us, put doubt in our minds.
What kind of a sick mind game is that?
Originally posted by Minori
We are meant to questions our beliefs, it is a test of faith.
So why you may not believe in such a thing as faith, you are doing exactly what you are supposed to be doing.
When you ask questions, and truly mean it, you will get an answer, in one way or the other.
The answers are the lessons we learn, and the faith is revealed by enduring it.
PLPL
Originally posted by Itisnowagain
Do not 'believe'. Realize the truth instead.
Originally posted by Jeremiah65
This is my personal opinion and belief. Intelligent design could be the fact that this Universal Mind set a chain of events into motion...the big bang through the formation of galaxies and solar systems...planets...and then on into evolution. Some say that evolution and creationism are not compatible and I say "Hiss" to that...in my mind, they are very compatible. Who are we to comprehend the mind of the Universe?
Man made religion in an effort to describe what he could not understand and as a means to control others. This is just the truth. Somewhere along the line, it was acceptable to say "I am so special, the Universe speaks to me and he said you all have to act in this way...or else". Sounds like a crazy person to me. That's the equivalent of saying "I was just out in the woods and this rock told me to go out into the world and polish rocks for the glory of rocks"...sounds pretty crazy...
Originally posted by Minori
reply to post by Itisnowagain
In order to learn the truth the first step is to "believe" it posibble.
When you lack conviction in faith, one must first establish where it is rooted.
Once you find the source, the truth will follow.
Originally posted by Minori
reply to post by Itisnowagain
In order to learn the truth the first step is to "believe" it posibble.
When you lack conviction in faith, one must first establish where it is rooted.
Once you find the source, the truth will follow.
PLPL