If Christianity was the absolute truth, couldn't God make it a little more obvious?
I know the whole "God wants UT to make a choice sepal", If God truly wanted all men to be saved, why wouldn't He use a more obvious means than a 2000 year old book whose accuracy is very much debatable? If He really wanted everyone to join Him in heaven why didn't he try a little harder?
Try reading "More than a Carpenter," by Josh McDowell before you decide on how apparent the truth of Christianity is. I was so blown away by the book that I became a Christian after I read it. That was five years ago and I'm still a Christian today. It's $5 on amazon. It'd be well worth your time and money to read it ... it's also not that long, about 100 pages.
well, God cant just do it that easily. it's a test of faith. Even if it was obvious that it is the truth, anarchists would arise and as you can see, many other religions have cloned, copied and bit off Christianity. God cant just send us all to heaven. There's even a parable about it. The sheep & the goats. You know it? if not, read it. It's in Mathew 25: 31-46. Not everybody wants the gift of eternal life. The govt. founded itself on it, but they later tried to take "under God" out of the pledge of elegance.
About the Book, the source of information, being as old as it is,and whether it is accurate or not, as one reads through its pages, and having the mercy and guidance of the Author, then as it is, everything falls into place, this is a walk of faith, He does say in His Word, "not that any should perish, but that all should come to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ" now you can read this for yourself, and asking God for guidance too, Christianity is not something to ponder over, it is a command, and it is something to cherish, it is the Life Blood of the Author and Finisher of the Faith, when one reads the Word of God,and sees and believes and their eyes are opened, there is no disputing about space and time and accuracy, how "it is an evil and perverse generation that seeks a sign, and no sign will be given to them" "blessed are those who believe having a sign, but blessed more , are those who believe without a sign being given" when one comes to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ, and Him crucified for us all, then one must fall at His feet and worship, there is no holding back, no hesitation, when conversion is complete, Ask for faith and trust, and doubts will drift away,
absolute truths are not easy to notice. What would have been nice of God was if it were to instate a practice to bring someone to realization to experience this absolute truth. I was always in and out of belief of god when I was christian. Since I became Buddhist the question of god is not a matter of faith or doubt, it's more a question of god being absolute or a relative god. When people site that their Yehweh is an absolute god it would seem that the bible states that he is in fact a relative god. Absolutes don't have a this or that mentality. An absolute god wouldn't care about anything because in absolutes there are no events. Only in relatives can a god get angry happy or any other certain emotion.
Absolute truths anyway what are absolute truths? Well, you are, that's true what else? Uh, the universe is. That's about it that I can think of. The rest of the truths are all relative, which would mean that they are only true to the perceive. In other words, nothing is true until it is related, in particular related to you.
Now one thing about absolutes is, is that you can call that infinite and absolute property anything and also you can say it's nothing. So one who says there is no absolute god is right. Someone who says the absolute is god is right. Someone who says the absolute is cutlery is also right. Anyway, post more details if you want further details....
It is very obvious, read the gospel, it is spelled out in black and white, (and red)...Hear, Believe, Repent, Confess, Be Baptised, Live Faithful....not hard Pol, read it its in there WNW.how2bsaved.com
The accuracy is only "debatable because Pol choose not to obey it, no one wants to be held down with FAITH IN GOD!!! if you think it is debatable...dint even worry about it, if you cannot accept BIBLE AUTHORITY...dint bother trying. God is not the one who needs to try,Pol just need to stop trying to make God who they want him to be and stop trying to twist the bible to make it say what they want. God said, if you love me keep my commandments, not if you love me doubt and debate my word as a credible source for multiple religions.
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It already IS obvious. The book is 2000 years old, yes, with no additions to it, because it says all we need to know. He does not have to try harder....WE do....He is waiting for us to get our act together....
if you actually go read the Bible, it is not debatable at all. everything prophesied has come to pass, save the book of revelation and the second coming.
how much more obvious do you want? if God Himself has to get in your face and say it, you obviously have no faith, and without faith, it is impossible to please God
How much more obvious does it need to be? God sent his Son to die for the sins of the world. The Old Testament pointed toward a Christ that was going to come and the New testament tells of a Christ that has come. His life and death fulfilled as was foretold by the prophets that were inspired by God. Now you have to ask yourself if what you are hearing is the message of God or of man. God desires that all are saved. (born again by the grace of God)Now as to making it more obvious I don't think that you understand what your obligating to God is. You need to first understand what a christian really is. To understand You have to have the love of God in your heart. To have the love of God in your heart, you have to be saved. To get saved you need to cry out to God to save your soul. Now this is where the hard part comes in. Some will tell you that if you say "I accept" you are saved. Others will say if you say a certain prayer, still others will save if you give the right answers to a series of questions. none of those things will give you what you truly need. What you need is peace in your heart towards God and the only way to get that is cry out to God to forgive you, one on one, until God speaks peace to your heart. only you will know when that happens. But I do know that once this happens, like the woman at the well, you will want to tell every one you know and see what God has done for you.
now once you have been saved,(born again) you will ask yourself why you did not see what is now, apparently, so obvious.
The only choice that you need to make is whether or not you will seek Gods' favor. It is God who will choose you if you seek him.
How much harder could he have tried? He sent his son to die for us. To make the acceptable sacrifice on our behalf to God. Now it is up to you to avail yourself of what is right in front of your face. God is there pleading with you. Won't you come?
You're assuming God wants all men to be saved (and women?) That's a big assumption. And if it's true, maybe He's using a more subtle means than you can immediately perceive. Namely, the quiet Voice within your soul which is asking for enlightenment.
1 Corinthians 1:25,27
This "foolish" plan of God is far wiser than the wisest of human plans, and God's weakness is far stronger than the greatest of human strength.
Instead, God deliberately chose things the world considers foolish in order to shame those who think they are wise. And he chose those who are powerless to shame those who are powerful.
God wants us to believe in Him. He wants us to trust Him with all our heart,all of our mind, and all of our soul. He wants us to totally lean on Him.
He didn't "try harder" because He wants US to try harder. He hides himself from us because He wants us to find Him. He wants us to pursue Him. He said to seek and you will find.
Faith in God is believing without seeing. That's what faith is all about. Our relationship with God requires trust. Yet trusting God means we're going to have unanswered questions .. or we wouldn't have to trust.
That's what God wants. He wants us to search for Him and to dig deeper and go after Him. And He says that when we do that, we will find Him.
And he also didn't want to force us to love Him. He gave us the choice of whether we will search for Him and love Him on our own or not. And we are just like God, we are created in His image. We don't want someone to be forced to love us. We want them to love us for who we are. Not because they were forced.
If Christianity was the absolute truth, couldn't God make it a little more obvious?
