As I think I said earlier, I was an atheist who is now a Christian. I just do not recognize the 'Cjhristianity' you describe above. It sounds like a cult.
Oh, absolutely!
But looking for a job is equivalent to you "rolling up your sleeves and learning to deal with it the best way you could".
You did not lie around moaning, "Poor me! I have no one to help me!!" :anguished:
If you are in need of a job, ask God to help you find a job - and then look for a job.
What good would it do sitting around at home, waiting for God to send along prospective employers?
I’m interested in your comparison of this child-and-the-cookie situation with the human-and-the-fruit situation.
Does this cookie jar contain the knowledge of good and evil?
We have a group like this in my home church. To attempt to convert someone would be anathema to those who organize it.
You really oughtn't to assume that all churches and all Christians are like the ones you rightly rejected.
I am very glad that you are going to meet with people in real-life. Sharing a similar situation, face-to-face, can be enormously helpful, even when faith backgrounds are different. You will be in my prayers.
Tb, you say that NOWHERE in the Bible does it say that Jesus is God incarnate. you go on to say that you are "drop dead positive" about this.
Can you tell me how you explain the following…?
Isaiah 9:6
For to us a child is born,
to us a son is given;
and the government shall be upon his shoulder...
I see. So when you say, “Why is God love?” you mean "Why do people say that God is love".
So you already know that He loves us, but you don't know why.
You got it!! :)
Evasion.
I was interested (not 'concerned') in something I have noticed over and over again... your total inability to admit when you are wrong. I think you know that what you said was incorrect, but for some reason you can't say so.
I'm interested in what that reason could be.