How will you define the word "wholeheartedly?
2007-11-22 22:56:00 · 12 answers · asked by INCOGNITO 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
billdo ....
1. God never make anybody an Atheist, you choose to be one, like I have chosen to become and Christian (born again) not born into a christian family;
2. Before you can ask for wisdom please first get the knowlege.
2007-11-22 23:15:50 · update #1
2007-11-22 23:30:42 · update #2
James 1:6 - But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind" Can you see the conditions here?
2007-11-22 23:33:16 · update #3
Yes I asked God for wisdom wholeheartedly when my only Son was killed in a car accident in 1999. BELIEVE ME I ask with every bit of my heart that is left.
Wholeheartedly is when you loose everything and you have nothing else to pray with.
2007-11-22 23:02:06 · answer #1 · answered by cherokee_jack 4 · 1⤊ 3⤋
The word in Hebrew used for wholeheartedly is Tamim. To define it properly, we must use the Jewish definition.
In Judaism, we use the analogy of the left side of the heart having the evil inclination and the right side of the heart having the good inclination. The reason for this is that the left side of the heart is larger and contains more blood. The nephesh (the level of the soul with physical desires) is contained in the blood.
The nephesh, or the "evil inclination" only desires physical pleasures. It doesn't care how it gets them, whether through good or bad actions. Some people try to slaughter the evil inclination, but this seldom works. The better way is to teach the evil inclination that it can achieve physical pleasure by doing good.
When this occurs, the evil inclination becomes a very strong driving force for doing good. This is what "wholehearted" means. That both sides of the heart are driving a person to do good.
Note: Lest some bring up that we don't think with our heart - this is just an analogy. There are other analogies in the Torah that teach the same concept, but they are hidden much more deeply.
2007-11-22 23:07:24 · answer #2 · answered by Gershon b 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I have. I was always sincere in wanting to have the knowledge to just read the King James Bible and understand everything in it. I prayed one day and asked God to give me wisdom to understand it and when I got up the next morning to study it, I had no more problems with it .
2007-11-23 13:37:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Wholeheartedly, meaning with trust, hope and with sincerity.
2007-11-22 23:02:45 · answer #4 · answered by Green 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It doesn't matter how much you might ask.
Wisdom is made... not given.
Contrary to popular opinion, wisdom cannot be passed onto others. All you can give them is guidelines in making their own wisdom.
2007-11-22 23:02:26 · answer #5 · answered by Lucid Interrogator 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
If you ask Yahweh the almighty one wisdom "WHOLEHEARTEDLY" and BEG for it consistently, " YOU WILL UNDERSTAND WHY THERE IS WAR, FAMINE and THE TRUTH ABOUT THE MYTHS etc. Wise men says, " The TRUTH is more strange than FICTION." Moreover, if you have wisdom you will follow and understand the TRUE WAYS OF YAHUSHUA Ha Mashiach.
2007-11-22 23:08:32 · answer #6 · answered by Ramuel 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
honestly?
I never ask for wisdom .... what I need was a good heart for loving.
If I will ask for wisdom, I will ask was the spirit of Christ for guidance. For Christ is the wisdom.
2007-11-22 23:07:28 · answer #7 · answered by Jex 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Wholeheartedly = sincerely.
And yes.
2007-11-22 22:59:53 · answer #8 · answered by kriosalysia 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Did not have to ask. The desire to know the truth became too great to resist. Three months of searching produced results that far exceeded my expectations.
2007-11-22 23:14:24 · answer #9 · answered by single eye 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not today, but yes, i have, many times. and before i even knew to do that, it just came to me after i converted. the fear of God is the beginning of wisdom.
2007-11-22 23:07:50 · answer #10 · answered by That Guy Drew 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋