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#334412 - 2010-02-13 11:56:40 To believe in God or not, what's the big deal?
Stan Very Adventist Registered: 2006-09-15 Posts: 6148 Loc: Adventistan	TO me, to believe that God believe in you is the big deal.
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#334455 - 2010-02-13 14:34:23 Re: To believe in God or not, what's the big deal? [Re: Stan]
abelisle Seeker Registered: 2002-08-13 Posts: 1509 Loc: Bronx, NY, USA	I'm not sure I'm even sure of what I'm going to say next but I think the big deal for me is that I don't know where to go to explain the varied mysteries of life if I didn't believe in God. Now, let's not get what I just said confused. I'm referring to a Biblical God. There very well might be a God who is the "ground of all being" free of all constraints put upon the way the Bible tells us how to think about him. The I AM THAT I AM who I interpret as the foundation of ontological thought. By that I mean the thing that gives meaning to everything, answers all questions and provides logical explanations. So, believing for me is really a matter of understanding and making sense out of everything. Does this make sense? Alex (maybe this is getting a touch too much anthropomorphic?) _________________________ We are our worst enemy - sad but true. http://abelisle.blogspot.com
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#334463 - 2010-02-13 14:47:49 Re: To believe in God or not, what's the big deal? [Re: abelisle]
dgrimm60 Registered: 2001-08-19 Posts: 31389 Loc: dickson tenn	STAN With out believing in GOD we have our own human reasoning which is faulty at best dgrimm60
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#334465 - 2010-02-13 14:49:35 Re: To believe in God or not, what's the big deal? [Re: dgrimm60]
dgrimm60 Registered: 2001-08-19 Posts: 31389 Loc: dickson tenn	ALEX YES I agree the GOD and the bible give meaning to life and with out these we would just be guessing at the answers dgrimm60
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#334466 - 2010-02-13 14:49:47 Re: To believe in God or not, what's the big deal? [Re: dgrimm60]
Stan Very Adventist Registered: 2006-09-15 Posts: 6148 Loc: Adventistan	Everywhere, people are born with the desire to worship. Every society, some kill that. My point comes back to this. Does God believe and have a personal interest in you. _________________________ Stan Even when it seems that they are strong on opinions but weak in the faith department. Remember, they have their own history to deal with. Treat them gently. Romans 14.1: The Message
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#334468 - 2010-02-13 14:50:27 Re: To believe in God or not, what's the big deal? [Re: Stan]
Stan Very Adventist Registered: 2006-09-15 Posts: 6148 Loc: Adventistan	It is not Does God exist to us? it is Do we exist to God? _________________________ Stan Even when it seems that they are strong on opinions but weak in the faith department. Remember, they have their own history to deal with. Treat them gently. Romans 14.1: The Message
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#334469 - 2010-02-13 14:54:56 Re: To believe in God or not, what's the big deal? [Re: Stan]
dgrimm60 Registered: 2001-08-19 Posts: 31389 Loc: dickson tenn	STAN YES GOD AND JESUS AND THE HOLY SPIRIT all have an interest in each person on the earth that lives now or has lived..... that is why GOD THE FATHER sacrified HIS SON JESUS dgrimm60
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#334478 - 2010-02-13 15:07:17 Re: To believe in God or not, what's the big deal? [Re: Stan]
Woody Swiss n Swedish American Registered: 2006-12-09 Posts: 27086 Loc: A citizen of Heaven	We exist to God because He created us so that we might honor and glorify Himself. _________________________ May we be one so that the world may be won. Christian from the cradle to the grave I believe in Hematology.
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#334480 - 2010-02-13 15:10:11 Re: To believe in God or not, what's the big deal? [Re: Woody]
pkrause Registered: 2000-03-24 Posts: 27332 Loc: Deltona,FL,USA	Yes woody, and also why than would God have allowed his son to die for us if we were not a big deal to him? pk _________________________ phk "And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country." John F Kennedy "Government is the enemy, until you need a friend". Bill Cohen Many people consider the things government does for them to be social progress but they regard the things government does for others as socialism. Earl Warren
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#334482 - 2010-02-13 15:13:07 Re: To believe in God or not, what's the big deal? [Re: pkrause]
Stan Very Adventist Registered: 2006-09-15 Posts: 6148 Loc: Adventistan	it is easy to believe in God, but the question is, and it is not a corporate question, does he believe in you as an individual. Lots of people say "Yes, I believe in God", but the issue is believing the other way. _________________________ Stan Even when it seems that they are strong on opinions but weak in the faith department. Remember, they have their own history to deal with. Treat them gently. Romans 14.1: The Message
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