That is not the whole story.
Posted by observer on April 9, 2024, 10:01 am, in reply to "
So then...."
He also taught that man in himself could not succeed in ideal behavior without belief in Him, without the Holy Spirit. Because man alone without God is a slave to sin. Even with God man is imperfect, but as He grows in faith and learns to depend on God He sins less. It’s ironic that people criticize Christians when the reason people choose to believe is that they recognize that they are sinners, that sin never truly satisfies but ruins life, and the only solution is Christ. It’s not about “being nice”, although people get nicer as their faith in Christ grows. It’s about choosing faith in Christ over sining against God. I’ve always thought it’s easier for scoundrels to understand this than it is for people who think they’re good because they’re not guilty of the grosser crimes. But the matter of the heart is a different thing. People are not persuaded by argument, but by God’s Word and changed hearts. Many people understand it in their heads, but the 18” trip to the heart is yet to happen.
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- nothing really changes - scott April 9, 2024, 7:26 am
- Really? - Skye April 9, 2024, 8:14 am
- Correction - Skye April 9, 2024, 8:24 am
- Re: Correction - observer April 9, 2024, 9:01 am
- How ‘bout…. - Skye April 9, 2024, 9:24 am
- Past history. - observer April 9, 2024, 9:27 am
- So then.... - Skye April 9, 2024, 9:32 am
- That is not the whole story. - observer April 9, 2024, 10:01 am
- So far no religous nation or civilzation has come close to what they claim to believe - Christopher Blackwell April 9, 2024, 6:02 pm
- Belief in…. - Skye April 9, 2024, 10:56 am
- Understood! - observer April 9, 2024, 11:14 am
- Good. - Skye April 9, 2024, 6:11 pm
- No, - observer April 10, 2024, 8:28 am
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