in God?
2006-12-06 05:05:20 · 17 answers · asked by ? 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I believe because I felt His love, and know it to be true, it is not something that a non-believer has the ability to understand.
1Cr 2:14 But people who aren't Christians can't understand these truths from God's Spirit. It all sounds foolish to them because only those who have the Spirit can understand what the Spirit means.
1Cr 2:15 We who have the Spirit understand these things, but others can't understand us at all.
2006-12-06 05:09:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question - I think that those are both true of some people. I am a Christian and I sometimes fall into the second category. I find myself fearing (stupidly) that if I trust God He'll ask me to do something crazy. I'm a shy person and the thought that he might ask me to get up and speak to a crowd or something terrifies me. But, in the past, I have been asked to do this and He's totally come through and helped me through it beautifully.
Some people say they believe out of a fear of hell, but I wonder if they are just in church hoping that gets them fire insurance. If that is the motivation, I think it isn't acceptable. IMO
2006-12-06 13:12:12 · answer #2 · answered by BaseballGrrl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
While it is true that I'd bet 99% of self proclaimed Christians as such is not because they know or understand the true nature of this Pink Monkey. But rather that they are afraid that if they reject the great Pink Monkey that they will be damned to banana sodomy forever!
If the only reason one follows or claims to follow a God is out of fear of a punishment then that is NOT true love!
Wouldn't this God be smart enough to realize that most people only want to not suffer forever. The others are those sick people that seem to derive some type of pleasure at the thought of those not like them being tortured forever!
VERY STRANGE RELIGION!
2006-12-06 13:10:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm not afraid. I was afriad when I believed in god - would I go to hell even if I lived my life "perfectly"? What does god find completely unforgivable?
But, just to make sure I can't go back on the bandwagon, I'll do this on a public forum:
"I deny the holy spirit."
See? Now I can't get into heaven! EVER!
Matthew 12:31-32
Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men. And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.
Mark 3:29
But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation.
Luke 12:10
But unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven.
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There we go. Now I'm forever rejected. Forever and ever.
Join the Blasphemy Challenge with me: http://www.theblasphemychallenge.com/
2006-12-06 13:12:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a Muslim, non of those you mentioned but I believed because it is right religion and I'm afraid not to follow because it is the right religion and I know what is my faith if i didn't.
2006-12-06 13:50:18 · answer #5 · answered by zajil 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you can't prove that God exists, then why worry about Hell. As the time goes on you forget about it and start to laugh at it just like you laugh when you watch Scary Movie 4!
2006-12-06 13:25:52 · answer #6 · answered by Max D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't believe because I got tired of lying to myself.
2006-12-06 13:08:35 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I believe because its True.
2006-12-06 13:10:03 · answer #8 · answered by JDJ34 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I asked him for a sign and I got one. I got a bunch actually. I believe now.
2006-12-06 13:07:32 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Fear doesn't figure into it. If I fear or do not fear the concept '1+1=3' it does not make it any more true by virtue of my fear or lack thereof.
2006-12-06 13:10:35 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋