I find that very sad.Abram said:I'm only 100% sure of one thing, that there is a God. Thats it!
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I find that very sad.Abram said:I'm only 100% sure of one thing, that there is a God. Thats it!
Redundancy strikes again.Jayhawker Soule said:I find that very sad.
I am!!!standing_alone said:No one can be 100% sure about their faith.
When Gandhi decided something must be done about British imperialism in India, he spent several years in isolation, meditating and praying, before he came out and began to act.BFD_Asatru said:those are the people i loathe the most are the people who balance on the fence, always asking themselves "is this right? or is that?"
President Bush and Reverend Phelps have complete confidence in what they believe. I think the world would be better off if they had some doubts.BFD_Asatru said:take CONFIDENCE in what you do and what you believe,
Doubt isn't pleasant, but if you confront and explore your doubts, your faith will grow.BFD_Asatru said:i once doubted myself, and that was the worst year of my life. but i gained hope and now im doing great.
What if your action kills someone? You might be able to learn from your mistake, but you will definitely cramp the learning curve of the deceased.BFD_Asatru said:i hope everyone takes a lesson from what ive said, having confidence in what you do is crucial to life, it might turn out you were wrong, so what? a mistake is better then no action at all, at least you can learn from mistakes. right?
You said earlier in the thread that there are no answers, only more questions? The same "problem" exists in science. Investigating a hypothesis seems to generate a myriad of hypotheses. Maybe you are right to question, but wrong to worry about it. Life is a journey.... Incidentally, I think it is of interest here that natural languages have the capacity for infinite creative expression from finite phonological inputs. It wouldn't matter except we use it.Abram said:Wow, I can't believe how many of you responded! Thanks for the frubals and advice. I was just venting.
What if you do pray, read the Bible almost every day, listen to at least one sermon a day, have cards with scripture on mirrors, car dash and desk, and have a collection of books from the Koran, Book of Mormon, Bibles of many kinds, CS lewis, and everything in between? This is not something I take lightly. My faith is something I will search and test till I pass from here.
But what I fear, in the heart of it all, is leading someone the wrong way. I can't know for a 100% sure my faith is the faith God wants. How can I tell someone to worship Jesus (my core of my faith). What if the Jews are right? Then I'm telling them to worship a false God. Leading others away! So can I really tell someone what they should believe? No! I'm acting as God!
A lot of folks here simply say "just be good and love everyone." I can't be good on my own and my pride is so full of it self that it will loath in my own pride but hates pride in others. Whats this all about? I'm the last person to trust with the right thing to do.
I don't mind defending my faith, but in order to do this I'm saying I'm right and your wrong. Not just wrong about math or some trivia, but wrong about the creator of the universe and your eternal destiny!
The root of all this headache lies in this. There is a right and wrong answer!
Who says you need be right?Abram said:What if I'm wrong????
Wow, I can't believe how many of you responded! Thanks for the frubals and advice. I was just venting.
What if you do pray, read the Bible almost every day, listen to at least one sermon a day, have cards with scripture on mirrors, car dash and desk, and have a collection of books from the Koran, Book of Mormon, Bibles of many kinds, CS lewis, and everything in between? This is not something I take lightly. My faith is something I will search and test till I pass from here.
But what I fear, in the heart of it all, is leading someone the wrong way. I can't know for a 100% sure my faith is the faith God wants. How can I tell someone to worship Jesus (my core of my faith). What if the Jews are right? Then I'm telling them to worship a false God. Leading others away! So can I really tell someone what they should believe? No! I'm acting as God!
A lot of folks here simply say "just be good and love everyone." I can't be good on my own and my pride is so full of it self that it will loath in my own pride but hates pride in others. Whats this all about? I'm the last person to trust with the right thing to do.
I don't mind defending my faith, but in order to do this I'm saying I'm right and your wrong. Not just wrong about math or some trivia, but wrong about the creator of the universe and your eternal destiny!
The root of all this headache lies in this. There is a right and wrong answer!
Abram said:There is no answers, only more questions:sarcastic