mikkel_the_dane
My own religion
No, and yours can't erase mine. But that is it.
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Why I am a good proof that there is a God
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No, and yours can't erase mine. But that is it.
Sheldon
Veteran Member
Straw man fallacy.
Muffled
Jesus in me
I believe waht is good for the goose is good for the gander. I once asked Jesus what happened to the prayers made to Mary since there was no way she could answer them. He told me that when they prayed to Mary they got Him to answer.
mikkel_the_dane
My own religion
I do it differently than your belief system.
Muffled
Jesus in me
The third and clinching time God spoke to me was prophecy.
Actually there were two minor ones before that. One Sunday morning when conscious but not fully awake, God told me not to go to church. Since that is contrary to the Bible I was surprised but obeyed because I have faith in Him. It turned out that church was cancelled because of snow. That happened a second time with the same result.
The convincing one was also when I was conscious but not fully awake on Sunday morning. God told me that "they would slip something in." Before attending church I knew where that would happen because the "they" in my life on a Sunday were in church. The custom was to say a prayer of confession of sin and that was all it was but that very day the person finished with "In the name of Jesus." No doubt that was a slip because the person should know better than to attribute our sin to Jesus and I told him so. No doubt Jesus would take issue with that.
Actually there were two minor ones before that. One Sunday morning when conscious but not fully awake, God told me not to go to church. Since that is contrary to the Bible I was surprised but obeyed because I have faith in Him. It turned out that church was cancelled because of snow. That happened a second time with the same result.
The convincing one was also when I was conscious but not fully awake on Sunday morning. God told me that "they would slip something in." Before attending church I knew where that would happen because the "they" in my life on a Sunday were in church. The custom was to say a prayer of confession of sin and that was all it was but that very day the person finished with "In the name of Jesus." No doubt that was a slip because the person should know better than to attribute our sin to Jesus and I told him so. No doubt Jesus would take issue with that.
Sheldon
Veteran Member
You think Jesus talks back to you? Yikes!
Muffled
Jesus in me
I believe I know Jesus speaks to me.
Sheldon
Veteran Member
Again, yikes!
Muffled
Jesus in me
I believe I am always surprised when people find this difficult; for me it is second nature and I tend to take it for granted.
Muffled
Jesus in me
I believe I have very good mental health other than short term memory loss that comes with old age.
I believe people make claims about Krishna but I have never heard anyone say Krishna speaks to them.
Muffled
Jesus in me
I was watching PTL and learned that an evangelist would bi in Worcester, MA so I attended. There was an invitation for anyone wishing to speak in tongues in a separate room. I went and tried to speak in tongues but I couldn't. Then a brother laid a hand on me and I forgot trying and the tongues flowed naturally. I believe that is because it is not something a person does but it is a gift of the Spirit.
Sheldon
Veteran Member
Or it is a suggestible state, more easily acquired when one believes it is real. Again the belief, like all beliefs, can be powerful and have a profound effect, without the belief being true.
How many Hindus have you spoken to about their religious experiences?
Muffled
Jesus in me
I believe the answer is none. I welcome any to do so though. We cold compare experiences.
Muffled
Jesus in me
I believe there is some evidence to support that concept. I believe belief can be very powerful. Unfortunately believing in speaking in tongues did not secure that for me no matter how much I tried. It was a gift.
Then it's bizarre to believe that your experiences are unique when you've never bothered to even speak to a Hindu about theirs.
Muffled
Jesus in me
I believe have not said that my experience is unique, however although hearing from God is fairly general to peoples experiences, the words God spoke to me are unique because they were not prophetic but personal.
Muffled
Jesus in me
I believe He also thought dying on a cross would save people. It seems paradoxical that one can derive life from death. At any rate I find it foolish to question the wisdom of one who is all knowing.