Why I'm Not a Theist Anymore

[I.O.U]

I lived alone, being abandoned by the church where all my friends were. I got sick. SMH
After 7 years of living alone, my son got out of jail, quit his life of crime, and we moved in together. Then I got internet.
His reputation and mine, though in our past, has continued to cause the church to shut us out. I guess we're bad for business!

Shut you out for what reason?

 

[Truman]

Drugs, guns, gangs...one night I got pill-drunk and got with a hooker!

 

[I.O.U]

You could try! Lol

There's been time's on the streets I've covered myself head to toe with repellent, and put a blanket over myself only to wake up early morning with a burning sensation from mosquito bites inbetween every finger.

 

[Truman]

There's been time's on the streets I've covered myself head to toe with repellent, and put a blanket over myself only to wake up early morning with many mosquito bites burning inbetween my fingers.

Mosquitoes suck!

 

[JohnPaul]

The burden of proof is ALWAYS on the one asserting something to be so. In this case, YOU. I do not believe YOUR assertion and you haven't proven YOUR assertion true.

Correction, you BLINDLY believe in what PEOPLE declared about Jesus. Your trust is in THEIR narrative and your personal adaptation of it.

Correction, you are completely wrong, I blindly believe in Christ our Lord and the he is the only way to salvation.

You seem to have chip on your shoulder, tone it down a bit.

 

[I.O.U]

Drugs, guns, gangs...one night I got pill-drunk and got with a hooker!

I can top that.

I smelled some marijuana once.

 

[I.O.U]

Mosquitoes suck!

Literally.

 

[Truman]

I can top that.

I smelled some marijuana once.

You sound like a church drug expert!

 

[JohnPaul]

Ponder on this my friend . The burden of truth is no burden , it simply sets a soul free .
Though i know what you meant .
You cannot prove to the blind that JESUS is LORD , nor that HE rose from the dead .
EVEN thomas could not be persauded . ALL we can do is point to the truth . They cannot prove to us
we cannot prove to them . Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the glorious word of God .
The carnal mind can never accept the things of GOD . Not me , not you can make a soul believe .
We can plant , we can water , but GOD gives the increase . And if folks reject the truth , then on them that lies .

Great post Amigo De Christo, love it!

 

[I.O.U]

You sound like a church drug expert!

Yes they're all experts

 

[Truman]

Yes they're all experts

Sure they are...not!

 

[I.O.U]

Correction, you are completely wrong, I blindly believe in Christ our Lord and the he is the only way to salvation.

You seem to have chip on your shoulder, tone it down a bit.

What do you mean by blindly believe?

 

[Wrangler]

What's that got to do with anything?

Grace. Tact. WeI want to win people to Christ, not beat them down so we might glorify ourselves and claim victory.

F you.

Bless your heart.

Sorry

Very sorry

Forgive my temper.

You are forgiven. I pray you recognize the need for the transforming Spirit of God in your life and encourage you to read Galatians 5, where the Fruit of the Spirit is detailed and compared to the characteristics of people driven by carnal desires.

Have a blessed day, my friend.

 

[I.O.U]

Grace. Tact. WeI want to win people to Christ, not beat them down so we might glorify ourselves and claim victory.



Bless your heart.







You are forgiven. I pray you recognize the need for the transforming Spirit of God in your life and encourage you to read Galatians 5, where the Fruit of the Spirit is detailed and compared to the characteristics of people driven by carnal desires.

Have a blessed day, my friend.

Now I want to cuss at you again. But I won't, because its just a way to avoid saying what I really feel. But saying what I really feel about your reply would be like this.

I feel like you care for nothing about my own struggles, and it actually makes me feel disturbed when believer's grant me blessing or prayers, and a whole heap of other stuff has been stirred up.

 

[Truman]

Now I want to cuss at you again. But I won't, because its just a way to avoid saying what I really feel. But saying what I really feel about your reply would be like this.

I feel like you care for nothing about my own struggles, and it actually makes me feel disturbed when believer's grant me blessing or prayers, and a whole heap of other stuff has been stirred up.

Do what I sometimes do...separate yourself from your keyboard and let 'er rip!

 

[Truth OT]

What kind of commitment would you be willing to make if:
(1) You could be convinced that the Gospel miracle stories were true.

I go where the evidence leads. If the Bible miracles stories could be demonstrated to be factual, I'd believe they occurred.

(2) You could be convinced the Jesus rose from the dead and appeared to His disciples.

With the right evidence, I don't see why not. Second hand narratives and the Bible itself doesn't give such evidence, However, so if you have other sources, please share.

(3) You could have a powerful self-authenticating experience of the love of Christ.
(4) You or someone close to you could experience a miracle performed in Jesus' name.

Self-authenticating experiences can be suspect and the fact of the matter is that I've had them and was convinced they were what I FELT they were and as it turns out, I was wrong.

 

[Wrangler]

I feel like you care for nothing about my own struggles, and it actually makes me feel disturbed when believer's grant me blessing or prayers, and a whole heap of other stuff has been stirred up.

Yikes. I have no power to grant blessings. In the faith, prayer is central to life. Not sure how you are taking my pleading with the all powerful Creator of the Universe to bless you shows that I care nothing for you or about your struggles. My friend, I thought this would convey the opposite!

I'd die for you if it might save you. Am I friend or foe?

 

[Truth OT]

Correction, you are completely wrong, I blindly believe in Christ our Lord and the he is the only way to salvation.

You BELIEVE your belief is in the Christ when in actuality it is in what someone SAID about the Christ. EVERYTHING you believe about the Christ was declared by man and personally adopted by you, EVERYTHING.

Christ, damnation, salvation, and other characters and plot items are the writings of men and evidence to support the idea that THOSE WRITINGS are anything more than fiction or legend is severely LACKING. And until it can be demonstrated that what was written was true, then the faith is in men, PERIOD.

 

[Wrangler]

I feel like you care for nothing about my own struggles

Please. Tell me about your struggles. I really would like to know.

 

[I.O.U]

Yikes. I have no power to grant blessings. In the faith, prayer is central to life. Not sure how you are taking my pleading with the all powerful Creator of the Universe to bless you shows that I care nothing for you or about your struggles. My friend, I thought this would convey the opposite!

I'd die for you if it might save you. Am I friend or foe?

You are a NPC in totality.