Throughout the Bible the ‘character of mankind’ is reflected. For that reason we were expelled from the ‘Garden of Eden’ because we could not qualify for cohabitation with God.
‘Death through sin’ as in Romans 5:12 is not everlasting life but separation from God owing to our sinful character. Consequently, God offered a compromise, “Believe in Jesus and in the Crucifixion and then, in spite of a malfunctioning character, it is possible to enjoy the presence of God as Holy Spirit within.
The Cross is the beacon, the guiding light or the symbol of hope that stands at the gate to the ‘City of God’… therein lays the secret!! The regeneration that follows aids us to see the world and life from a different perspective. Issues that led us to anger or frustration take on a different significance and we learn to live in peace with ourselves and with God.
Refute the Cross and Jesus and we are still at the gate to the 'Garden' where we started.
2007-02-09 23:34:06 · 7 answers · asked by Flintpen 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Why are so many people converted to Christianity yet gain nothing nor gain anything?
2007-02-10 03:05:26 · update #1
Friend Regeneration is mention in the bible, I think you might be refferring to re-incarnation, Now as far as God driving mankind out of the Garden, God did not take anyone from the garden, since Adam & Eve, there has always been mankind in the Geographic territory of the garden, God only withdrew his majestic glory from there, In Revelation it says to them that overcome that God will grant to them the tree of life.
2007-02-09 23:41:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When we get converted we don't normally get totally transformed instantly. I have heard of alcoholics, drug-addicts or people involved in obviously sinful and destructive behaviour being completely delivered from it on conversion. However, at that time strictly speaking only our spirit is recreated - it is regenerated at the moment you believe; we may be delivered from really bad things, and our conscience is re-ignited.
However, most of us continue to live out of our natural minds and emotions, and these have a selfish bent from the start and have been brought up and learnt loads of bad habits and attitudes. Some people have been badly hurt and so they have built defense mechisms into their behaviour to protect themselves. Our emotions and natural habits of thinking can control us.
We need to be "transformed by the renewing of our minds".
Read the bible frequently, meditate it, if you have received the gift of speaking in tongues, do that half an hour a day whilst reading
(it edifies the spirit and brings understanding; its an easy gift to receive at churches that believe in it), at church your worship educates the emotions to think in a godly way.
Also confess the promises in the Word vocally at study at home, with me my natural mind has a tendency to say "no, thats not so", and think up loads of objections, but if you confess the word like that, it establishes it, you get built up in faith and God can fulfil the promises He has made. A lot of them don't make sense "in tha natural" because God often works supernaturally.
2007-02-10 05:27:18 · answer #2 · answered by Cader and Glyder scrambler 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ecumenical!
2007-02-10 00:27:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
'indoctrinated from youth' does not equal 'converted to Christianity'.
I know very few people who convert at a later age; and most of them weren't exactly stable human beings.
2007-02-09 23:46:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
people think beiong christian is easy but it is not a free ride if you do not give your life to serve others.
2007-02-09 23:40:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
What IS the question?
2007-02-09 23:38:39 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
whatever it is you said...and I'm sure you must have said something...it makes no difference as there is no Big G.
2007-02-09 23:42:31 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋