What convinced you Christians out there to believe in and accept Jesus Christ as your savior? Just wondering.
What convinced you Christians out there to believe in and accept Jesus Christ as your savior? Just wondering.
I hope I did not imply that those who do not know God do not do this. I tried to be clear on that and clearly believe that all people should share a common humanity. I also believe the scriptures are clear in not definitively judging any particular individual (for ex. Matthew 25:31-46). It is also in this particular spirit that we as Christians have an obligation to witness the Gospel even in a casual manner like this and hope another will receive it but not assume the worst if someone does not receive it when common humanity need be understood.If a knew God I could love him but I do not. That does not keep me from loving my neighbor as myself (or at least giving it a good shot).
No man or woman can love his/her neighbor as themself without the Lord. Self will always prevail. It is not in man's carnal nature to give up self for another in the greatest sense of the word. You can try and succeed on your own a little, but when push comes to shove, a person will always choose self, unless that person is transformed into the image of Jesus, which is what the New Testament is all about.If a knew God I could love him but I do not. That does not keep me from loving my neighbor as myself (or at least giving it a good shot).
If I can modify the question by removing the word "your" - Jesus Christ is the world's Lord and Saviour (whether the world knows it or not). You wouldn't have been able to sensibly say Tiberias Caesar is my Lord - with the implication that he may not be yours - the Lordship is complete. Describing Jesus as "my Lord and saviour" puts a individualistic slant on the thing that would be completely alien to early Christianity.What convinced you Christians out there to believe in and accept Jesus Christ as your savior? Just wondering.
According to your theory Bobinator every fire fighter and police officer in the world has to be Christian. Because the only way someone could think to put their very life on the line for someone else is if they were transformed into the image of Jesus. Sorry Bobinator I don't buy it, I have more faith in my fellow man and myself than that.
Two points - try telling us why you believe each of those things - the exercise may well illustrate quite a few things.This is disappointing. I was expecting more than this. Noone really answered my question. I know why I believe in gravity. I know why I believe 1 + 1 = 2. I know why I believe the Earth orbits the Sun. I know why I believe the Earth is round. If you trully believe something you should know why right? Why is it no believers where able to give me a solid answer for why they believe in God? I guess they don't know themselves.
What convinced you . . . to believe in and accept Jesus Christ as your savior? Just wondering.
What convinced you Christians out there to believe in and accept Jesus Christ as your savior? Just wondering.