Spiritually discerned. Do you know what that means? We are spiritually dead, until we repent and put faith in Jesus Christ. who is supernatural and he sends his Holy Spirit to indwell in you. That is when you can understand the things of God. The bible will then make sense and you will then see there is much more out there than what we see with our eyes. The bible talks about this many times 2 Corinthians 4:4 The God of this age(Satan)has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
Colossians 2:8
Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and deceipt, according to the traditions of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ.
do you agree?
2007-01-13 02:35:57 · 16 answers · asked by chris z 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I do know that and thank you for your question/answer. It is very eloquent and well explained. I hope a lot of other people read it and understand a little better why they can not see the ways of God.
2007-01-13 02:42:27 · answer #1 · answered by Texas Pineknot 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would never call Satan a god or the God of anything. He is a fallen angel looking to destroy humanity, because that is the way he hurts God. The Holy Bible is an instructional tool, God breathed, for sinners. It would be hypocrisy if a sinner couldn't understand it. Some things may not make sense. Things we don't understand will be revealed eventually. Some people ask questions that just can't be answered humanly. But when you read you will understand what you need to understand. It is Gods will. Praying for understanding is a great tool for us to use.
There is a saying ......"Worry about nothing and pray for everything."
2007-01-13 10:52:42 · answer #2 · answered by Melissa M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
." People often think that they are too young to start repenting for they see old people engaged in worship and penitence. But the truth is that the time for repentance is youth. A young branch can be straightened, but when it grows thicker it does not lend itself to a change of shape. In old age no strength is left to make penitence practicable. By that time, our back is too bent with sin to make repentance effective. Rumi, the poet, tells a story about a man who had planted a bramble on the people's path. When it grew up, he was asked to uproot it but he said, "It is too early, There is no hurry. It is easily uprooted." He kept on offering the same excuse year after year. But the brambles grew thicker and its roots firmer and its thorns sharper and more dangerous, while the man grew older and weaker and unable to pull it out by the root.
The poet means that vices take root rapidly in a person. You can remove them when you are young but as you grow older, you become more and more helpless against them. It is then too late to do anything. I swear by God that even one hour's delay is important; so is one night and one day. Today is better for repentance than tomorrow and tonight better than tomorrow night. Worship is no use without repentance. Just as one washes oneself for ritual prayer, so one should first repent before one performs an act of devotion whether it is praying, fasting, reading the Quran, going on a pilgrimage or even attending sermons.
2007-01-13 10:43:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i agree 110%. that's why atheists will try to pick apart every sentence in God's Word. They can't see what is being said with the eyes of faith. I find it really cool in Hebrews, in the faith chapter...I believe it's Chapter 11, GOd does amazing things through people who have faith. I love that chapter. You bring up a very valid point.
2007-01-13 11:05:09 · answer #4 · answered by 4 Shades of Blue 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Without the Holy Spirit of God within you, you can't truly understand the meaning of God's Word.
2007-01-13 10:40:22 · answer #5 · answered by Born Again Christian 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Amen Chris! Once the scales came off your eyes you, I know it felt like the blind people that Jesus healed. Well we're the same as them, though they were blind physically, we were spiritually. But now that His healing ower touched us.....Oh we can see clearly now. I thank God for Jesus!
2007-01-13 10:44:40 · answer #6 · answered by Nish 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Although this isn't really a question,it was well thought out. And yes, I do agree. As Jesus told his disciples,"let those with ears hear, and eyes see". good job!
2007-01-13 13:09:56 · answer #7 · answered by boots 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did you know that
"God is not like men, who lie; He is not a human who changes his mind. Whatever he promises, he does; He speaks and it is done." - Numbers 23:19
"So the Lord changed his mind and did not bring on his people the disaster he threatened." - Exodus 32:14
the Bible contradicts itself
2007-01-13 10:40:56 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
the only thing i know about corinthia is the leather that came in the cordoba cars years ago
2007-01-13 10:40:58 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well I dont believe thath ****, you should see a question I made some minutes ago about the sick people.
2007-01-13 10:40:39 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋