the bible is clear that there will only be a few in the end that kept his commandments and Love his son. We know it will be hard and we will be hated. but he will provide a hand full of corn on the mountain top. the road is wide the travelers are few. We are the minority Psa 72:13 He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy.
Psa 72:14 He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.
Psa 72:15 And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba: prayer also shall be made for him continually; [and] daily shall he be praised.
Psa 72:16 There shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon: and [they] of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.
Psa 72:17 His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and [men] shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.
2007-11-16 01:19:03 · 11 answers · asked by mairszee 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
you pvove my point
2007-11-16 01:29:22 · update #1
Do you know what the prefix "non" means?
Put a little thought into it, okay?
2007-11-16 01:33:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well sure...but it isn't largely relevant if non-believers miss the point...they don't even accept the premise of the argument so the finer point is, in fact, pointless.
The real issue is that many "believers" have missed and will continue to miss the point! Matt. 7:21 "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven." The non-believers don't even apply for the position so not being chosen isn't a concern...but Matt. 7:21 makes it clear that not all will be chosen from those that choose to apply! Thus, your question is far more relevant when it is directed at believers than at non-believers!
2007-11-16 01:39:30 · answer #2 · answered by KAL 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Do we "miss the point?" In what way do you think that we've "missed" it?
No. We've heard it. We understand perfectly what it's saying.
We just understand that it's a complete load nonsense. We don't believe there is a God, we don't believe the Bible is anything other than fiction, and we certainly are not concerned that a fictional being is not going to "choose" us.
2007-11-16 01:45:16 · answer #3 · answered by Jess H 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think the wording of your question answers your question. They are non-believers so they don't care. There are several reasons for people not to believe in the bible at all, let alone take it so literally. I don't even want to get into to the "God is all-knowing and all-powerful so what does he care what we do debate", but I'll give you some well-known and some maybe not so well-known "facts" (I'll call them facts because that's what they've been presented to me as, but can any of us really be sure about anything outside of what we've seen, been told or read?) about religion.
You can sit here and quote the bible all day, but the bible was written by man almost 2,000 years ago and translated through hundreds of languages. In today's world just going from English to Spanish doesn't translate perfectly. And not only was it written by man, but a group of men in power decided what books they wanted to put in it. There are several gosepels that didn't make the cut. There were books written by Philip, Judas and Mary Magdalene just to name a few.
This doesn't even take into account that there are several other religions that follow the same story as Jesus, but very few people care to do the research. This doesn't go against faith, but can provide some insight into the story of Jesus and the validity of the known bible. The ancient Sun God of Egypt, Horus, was born an immaculate birth from the virgin Isis-Meri. At age 12 he was a prodigal child teacher. At age 30 he was baptized by a man known as Anup. Horus had a group of deciples he traved with performing miracles such as healing the sick and walking on water. Attis of Phyrigia was born of the virgin Nana on December 25th, cruicifed, placed in a tomb and after 3 days was resurrected. Krishna of India was born of the virgin Devaki with a star in the east and upon his death was resurrected. Dionysus of Green was born of a virgin on December 25th, etc. Mithra of Persia born of a virgin on Dec. 25, etc.
Fact of the matter is, there are numerous saviors from different periods of time from all over the world and most of these stories some believe are made from astrological phenomena. For example, as the story of Jesus goes, a star in the east signaled his arrival, was followed by three kings and Jesus was born on December 25th. As we know, the days get shorter from Summer to Winter. On December 22nd, the sun seemingly stops moving further "south" and sits in the same place in the sky for about three days. Then on the night of December 24th, the brighest star in the east, Sirius, alignes with the three stars in Orion's belt (commonly known by astronomers as the three kings) and points to place of the sunrise on December 25...or the birth of the sun. This is only one example of several connections ranging from the 12 constellations and 12 deciples to the fact that we celebrate Easter as the day of resurrection which just happpens to be the Spring Equinox when the amount of daylight overpowers the amount of night. There are several more connections if you care to look it up.
So to answer your question, people don't miss the point, its just not what they believe in for any number of reasons. Before you take the bible as absolute truth, I think it's important to educate yourself on some historical and astrological events that may have influenced the story. Again, this isn't an attack on faith or religion, but some interesting "facts" about how they mave have come about.
2007-11-16 02:04:01 · answer #4 · answered by Nic A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a non-believer but chosen by God.
1Timothy 1:13 Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.
2007-11-16 01:35:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sounds like the rationalization of a people stuck between two much larger empires. (Egypt and Assyria)
2007-11-16 01:22:17 · answer #6 · answered by Doc Occam 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
What point is there to miss, when we believe the bible to be a bunch of fairy tales?
2007-11-16 01:24:49 · answer #7 · answered by Reptilia 4 · 5⤊ 0⤋
No. I think believers miss the point that there is no god.
2007-11-16 01:21:38 · answer #8 · answered by bamidélé 4 · 9⤊ 2⤋
REMINDER !!!!!!!!!!
God did NOT write these words within the bible.
Maybe you should study the sickos that did !!!!!!!!!!!!!
2007-11-16 01:25:11 · answer #9 · answered by Dionannan 5 · 6⤊ 0⤋
No, some just don't want to be chosen...that's the point.
2007-11-16 01:22:43 · answer #10 · answered by P. K. 6 · 2⤊ 5⤋