is he afraid one of those "satanic atheists" are going to shank him?
2007-10-18 03:50:30 · 20 answers · asked by 1foolN6billion 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
why did i never see him when i had faith, and why does he supposedly show himself to so many different kinds of religious people?
2007-10-18 04:01:40 · update #1
'Without holiness, no-one will see the Lord' the Bible says. No amount of belief can make anyone holy. Holiness is a work of the Holy Spirit in a believer's heart and mind. So, without the Holy Spirit, you're going to live your life, die, and NEVER see God. People who put all their trust in God to forgive them and save them from their sins receive the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, confirming their belief. What does 'shank him' mean?
2007-10-18 04:01:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
This is not accurate. You do not have to believe in trees before you can see one.
God is not supernatural. God is the most natural of all.
You cannot help but see God no matter where you look.
God's beauty is all around us all the time endlessly.
Now if you desire a certain delusional vision, such as Santa Claus, then you have to meditate on the form you believe him to have and keep thinking of it and visualizing it until it becomes real to your perception. It just takes practice.
This is why Christians believe that you must have faith before you can see the Divine.
But....they have invented a humanized ideal of God that is not necesarily accurate, and they have invested a lot of time talking about it and singing about it and praying to it, so then after all this fixation and attention, just like the child who wants to believe in Santa and glimpses him momentarily on Xmas Eve, they will get a glimpse of God.
But it is a delusion, the stuff of imagination since God has no actual form except what you see, i.e. nature and all that is natural.
2007-10-18 04:07:22 · answer #2 · answered by Sufi Musfaad 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello, well, those people talks about faith based in no proofs, but actually, the bible tries to prove it, just think about it, the more you want to believe, the more you read this "holy" book, and the most you read it, the more convinced you are, so, is this really faith?. Lets remember that faith can be instilled, (if my father believes, there is a possibility a believe too, and thats a fact). Lastly, we need a final, supreme goal after death, so we need to create someone who tell us theres something more beyond the real life, no one wants to die knowing they will dissapear forever, thats what i think.
2007-10-18 04:01:54 · answer #3 · answered by the_opera_ghost BUSCA EDITORIAL 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
God is the creator of man and the world,and we read his word
and many people follow God and his Son and know that
God is real,we believe in faith that he is real and that is
all I can say,without faith no man will see God.
2007-10-18 04:00:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Every God throughout history has been intangible, it is a universal trait for RA, Thor, Allah, God, and Leprechauns.
The reason faith is required to 'see' or experience God, is the same reason faith is required to believe in Middle Earth, because both are products of imagination and hope.
2007-10-18 04:01:11 · answer #5 · answered by ɹɐǝɟsuɐs Blessed Cheese Maker 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
God fears nothing. I have faith and believe in Him because I have a personal relationship with Him. Do you believe in anything that you have not seen?
2007-10-18 03:59:56 · answer #6 · answered by 4HIM- Christians love 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
He not afraid of anything. One day you stand before Him and He will judge you and then cast you into the lake of fire. Revelation 20: 13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. Revelation 20: 14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. Revelation 20: 15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
2007-10-18 03:58:39 · answer #7 · answered by Ray W 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because to believe in God it takes FAITH, and the definition of faith is: a belief that is not based on proof. The biblical definition is: The substance of things hoped for, the evidence of the unseen!!!!!
In order to believe in God we have to have faith, and if we have the faith, then we will see Him:)
2007-10-18 03:54:16 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
I am sure he shows himself to non-believers. The Apostle Paul was a non-believer. My wild guess is that you have not seen nor heard from God because you mock him. And he will not be mocked.
2007-10-18 03:58:43 · answer #9 · answered by Ruth 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
it's called faith. try it is some aspect of your life sometime. faith extends far beyond our belief in God. why would He show himself to you just because you want to see Him? what have you done to earn that right?
2007-10-18 03:55:30 · answer #10 · answered by plastik punk -Bottom Contributor 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋