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How does God call out?
I already addressed that. Go back and read it if you are interested. You expect me to search through all your posts to find something relevant? I may not even recognize what you consider to be "God calling out."
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DBT posted......
How does God call out?
I already addressed that. Go back and read it if you are interested. You expect me to search through all your posts to find something relevant? I may not even recognize what you consider to be "God calling out." No, I don’t expect very much from you at all.
The tax collector said: “Lord Jesus, have mercy on me, a sinner.” Jesus said he went home “justified.”
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My experience is that God calls to those with open minds and hearts who know they’re deeply flawed and want to know Him.
I’ve met many people who didn’t believe but didn’t NOT believe and who asked God to show Himself to them and none were ignored.
But in the interest of fairness, if you’d prefer to shake your fist or wave your bird at Him instead you’ll also get the answer you seek.
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DBT posted......
How does God call out?
I already addressed that. Go back and read it if you are interested. You expect me to search through all your posts to find something relevant? I may not even recognize what you consider to be "God calling out." No, I don’t expect very much from you at all. The feeling is mutual. I know that God, assuming existence, does not call openly and honestly for all to see and hear, that it is only the believer who feels through interpretation of events, signs or 'hearing' subjective voices in the head, that God is calling to them. It is all about the experience of the believer, how they see things, and not some actual 'God.'
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DBT posted......
How does God call out?
I already addressed that. Go back and read it if you are interested. You expect me to search through all your posts to find something relevant? I may not even recognize what you consider to be "God calling out." No, I don’t expect very much from you at all. The feeling is mutual. I know that God, assuming existence, does not call openly and honestly for all to see and hear, that it is only the believer who feels through interpretation of events, signs or 'hearing' subjective voices in the head, that God is calling to them. It is all about the experience of the believer, how they see things, and not some actual 'God.' I would surmise that the reason you show up on these threads is that you desperately desire God.... but you don’t have God in your life ....you want God on your terms and only on your terms. Perhaps you want God to come to you and do your bidding.... you want Him to be who and what you want Him to be.... kinda like a spoiled child demanding something from a parent.. ..... you don’t have a God to serve you like you want.... so, you reject. Maybe you denigrate believers because they have what you desire but don’t have. Classic “sour grapes.” efw says it well.
The tax collector said: “Lord Jesus, have mercy on me, a sinner.” Jesus said he went home “justified.”
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Although most in this thread have done well in keeping the discussion polite and not jabbing back very hard at those who are prone to attack their beliefs and behaviors as Christians, some seem to have injured the feelings of Starman because he is becoming more and more strident in his nasty speculation about Christians.- to the point of some ad hominum attacks. Can we not rectify this in some way so that he/she is not so aggravated? I just got tried of starman, I put him on ignore. What Wabigoon said a long long time ago when he was here under the screen name Rob Jordan.
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DBT posted......
How does God call out?
I already addressed that. Go back and read it if you are interested. You expect me to search through all your posts to find something relevant? I may not even recognize what you consider to be "God calling out." No, I don’t expect very much from you at all. The feeling is mutual. I know that God, assuming existence, does not call openly and honestly for all to see and hear, that it is only the believer who feels through interpretation of events, signs or 'hearing' subjective voices in the head, that God is calling to them. It is all about the experience of the believer, how they see things, and not some actual 'God.' I would surmise that the reason you show up on these threads is that you desperately desire God.... but you don’t have God in your life ....you want God on your terms and only on your terms. Perhaps you want God to come to you and do your bidding.... you want Him to be who and what you want Him to be.... kinda like a spoiled child demanding something from a parent.. ..... you don’t have a God to serve you like you want.... so, you reject. Maybe you denigrate believers because they have what you desire but don’t have. Classic “sour grapes.” efw says it well. I'm not the one who's concerned about who turns up in these threads, or any threads. As that appears to worry you, not me, the sour grapes are yours....but you thought it would be clever to try to turn tables in the hope that nobody would notice. The fact is, discussion and questiong involves different points of view, so if you don't like that, bad luck. I'd bet that not all Christians here agree on all points of Christian belief.
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My experience is that God calls to those with open minds and hearts who know they’re deeply flawed and want to know Him.
I’ve met many people who didn’t believe but didn’t NOT believe and who asked God to show Himself to them and none were ignored.
But in the interest of fairness, if you’d prefer to shake your fist or wave your bird at Him instead you’ll also get the answer you seek. Truth well said, as usual, by you.
Ecc 10:2 The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but that of a fool to the left.
A Nation which leaves God behind is soon left behind.
"The Lord never asked anyone to be a tax collector, lowyer, or Redskins fan".
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DBT posted......
How does God call out?
I already addressed that. Go back and read it if you are interested. You expect me to search through all your posts to find something relevant? I may not even recognize what you consider to be "God calling out." No, I don’t expect very much from you at all. The feeling is mutual. I know that God, assuming existence, does not call openly and honestly for all to see and hear, that it is only the believer who feels through interpretation of events, signs or 'hearing' subjective voices in the head, that God is calling to them. It is all about the experience of the believer, how they see things, and not some actual 'God.' How do you explain Muslims, who don't know Jesus, claiming Jesus came to them?
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Although most in this thread have done well in keeping the discussion polite and not jabbing back very hard at those who are prone to attack their beliefs and behaviors as Christians, some seem to have injured the feelings of Starman because he is becoming more and more strident in his nasty speculation about Christians.- to the point of some ad hominum attacks. Can we not rectify this in some way so that he/she is not so aggravated? I just got tried of starman, I put him on ignore. What Wabigoon said a long long time ago when he was here under the screen name Rob Jordan. Starman can have his say regardless of being on ignore. Being on ignore is not a punishment. Maybe it just shows a level of intolerance in the poster who cannot bear to see dissent.
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DBT posted......
How does God call out?
I already addressed that. Go back and read it if you are interested. You expect me to search through all your posts to find something relevant? I may not even recognize what you consider to be "God calling out." No, I don’t expect very much from you at all. The feeling is mutual. I know that God, assuming existence, does not call openly and honestly for all to see and hear, that it is only the believer who feels through interpretation of events, signs or 'hearing' subjective voices in the head, that God is calling to them. It is all about the experience of the believer, how they see things, and not some actual 'God.' I would surmise that the reason you show up on these threads is that you desperately desire God.... but you don’t have God in your life ....you want God on your terms and only on your terms. Perhaps you want God to come to you and do your bidding.... you want Him to be who and what you want Him to be.... kinda like a spoiled child demanding something from a parent.. ..... you don’t have a God to serve you like you want.... so, you reject. Maybe you denigrate believers because they have what you desire but don’t have. Classic “sour grapes.” efw says it well. I'm not the one who's concerned about who turns up in these threads, or any threads. As that appears to worry you, not me, the sour grapes are yours....but you thought it would be clever to try to turn tables in the hope that nobody would notice. The fact is, discussion and questiong involves different points of view, so if you don't like that, bad luck. I'd bet that not all Christians here agree on all points of Christian belief. It was a simple question. Why are you a Christian? No point was made for discussion of if there is GOD or not. Your crew hijacked the thread, as usual. Start your on thread on whatever you wish. You wont because you wont be able to crap on others. Try it. See if we believers crap on your thread. Yes, you are the arrogant ones.
Ecc 10:2 The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but that of a fool to the left.
A Nation which leaves God behind is soon left behind.
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That is one side of the coin....the flip side is God killing people for very little reason, gathering sticks on a Sabbath, etc, which is not a demonstration of Love.
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There are some hard hearts here. May Our Lord bless us all.
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That is one side of the coin....the flip side is God killing people for very little reason, gathering sticks on a Sabbath, etc, which is not a demonstration of Love. You still don't get it. God,in His love, force them to take a day off so they didn't work all the time.
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I just got tried of starman, I put him on ignore. What Wabigoon said a long long time ago when he was here under the screen name Rob Jordan. so you imagine a phantom Rob Jordan, thats all you got? ..lol ..do you also hear voices you imagine as God? Starman can have his say regardless of being on ignore. . Maybe it just shows a level of intolerance in the poster who cannot bear to see dissent.
Theres a common safe-space behind their faith and the 'ignore button'. its where the sheep huddle together in fear. folks like you, Sniper and myself they see as the big bad wolf.
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DBT posted......
How does God call out?
I already addressed that. Go back and read it if you are interested. You expect me to search through all your posts to find something relevant? I may not even recognize what you consider to be "God calling out." No, I don’t expect very much from you at all. The feeling is mutual. I know that God, assuming existence, does not call openly and honestly for all to see and hear, that it is only the believer who feels through interpretation of events, signs or 'hearing' subjective voices in the head, that God is calling to them. It is all about the experience of the believer, how they see things, and not some actual 'God.' I would surmise that the reason you show up on these threads is that you desperately desire God.... but you don’t have God in your life ....you want God on your terms and only on your terms. Perhaps you want God to come to you and do your bidding.... you want Him to be who and what you want Him to be.... kinda like a spoiled child demanding something from a parent.. ..... you don’t have a God to serve you like you want.... so, you reject. Maybe you denigrate believers because they have what you desire but don’t have. Classic “sour grapes.” efw says it well. I'm not the one who's concerned about who turns up in these threads, or any threads. As that appears to worry you, not me, the sour grapes are yours....but you thought it would be clever to try to turn tables in the hope that nobody would notice. The fact is, discussion and questiong involves different points of view, so if you don't like that, bad luck. I'd bet that not all Christians here agree on all points of Christian belief. It was a simple question. Why are you a Christian? No point was made for discussion of if there is GOD or not. Your crew hijacked the thread, as usual. Start your on thread on whatever you wish. You wont because you wont be able to crap on others. Try it. See if we believers crap on your thread. Yes, you are the arrogant ones. You are right....but people want to have their say. And if you check, the rot set in well before I and some of the regulars joined in. The horse had bolted long before I came in.
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Open your own thread and have your say.It's free. All you want to. Without dropping your dog crap on someone else's lawn.
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A Nation which leaves God behind is soon left behind.
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That is one side of the coin....the flip side is God killing people for very little reason, gathering sticks on a Sabbath, etc, which is not a demonstration of Love. You still don't get it. God,in His love, force them to take a day off so they didn't work all the time. The God of Love forces people to have a day of rest....and if they don't he kills them? This is a display of Love and Tender Mercy? True, I don't get it.
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