Hello and warm greetings from Ontario, Canada.
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2024 to everyone.
I was born in an Agnostic family.
Well, me being an open-minded Agnostic,
I would like to learn from you all about Eternal Holy Soul.
You should not identify as an Agnostic since they believe nothing can be known about God ... but this notion is not set in stone for you, right. You sense there is something more to life. So, you are open to hear about God and that is an inner calling. You are seeking knowledge and came to the right place. You are a seeker, not an agnostic.
I wish I was there at 16, I didn't seek God until I was 35. Seek and you wAgnostic.
Knowledge of God, the Creator of all things, is difficult to comprehend. We need help. And we need Him to help us.
We need to come to Him in humility and drop all our doubts. A simple prayer may go like this: "God, if you are there, show me."
Faith in God comes by the WORD. So, if you are willing, get yourself a Bible and start reading. Where? The Book of John is frequently recommended to unbelievers. Why? When we want to know and have a clear conceptual picture of God, we look at Jesus.
God came down from heaven and dwelt among us as a person, born of a virgin, Jesus, the Savior. He is holy, He is eternal and He loves you.
The purpose in life is for us to reconcile with God through Jesus.
You recognize something wrong in the world, in people, fighting, wars, lying, stealing murders, hate, coveting, etc. That is the nature of man, passed down through history from the first man. Sin is likened to a cancer, effecting our lives, behavior. It is a rebelliousness against God and misses the mark of perfection, which is holy. Holy means separate, set apart from evil.
We have this inner desire for things to be good all the time, but they aren't. When we experience bad and evil things, we begin to understand what good is and appreciate it when it comes along.
We are all born in sin and sin hundreds and thousands of times. They are like permanent stains on our souls. We can do nothing to get rid of them, which is why we need a Savior, to wash them away.
Believe in Jesus, ask Him for forgiveness and he will cleanse you and give you eternal life.
God's plan for world is to change it, transform it, rid it of sin and evil, transform us into eternal beings who experience love and goodness all the time.
So get to know Jesus, He will change your life. He is the one who is knocking on your door. You just opened it up, answered the calling. Take the next step,
invite Him in.