targobelle
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I think for myself it would be safe to say that I believe in God or a God, to experience what I have in my life and then deny his existence would be pure stupidity on my part. There was a time when I was younger where I just believed I just knew what I knew and I accepted it at face value. I suppose maybe i wasn't suppose to do that. Maybe I am to question it all.
Now though I just look at it all and I don't know why I bought into it all without questions...... so many questions and some many unanswered thoughts. Not just my own thoughts and questions, but the worlds. The world question Christianity more than any other religion on this earth, maybe because it lacks balance. I mean some things you hear and you can laugh because of the absurdity of it all, yet others, like the bible can make perfect sense in one breath and then in the other it's warped and twisted.
God is full of mercy and grace the bible says, but you who believe must observe and keep the 10 commandments or else you are condemned. Where is my forgiveness for having a lapse of judgment a lack of understanding. Does that apply to me? Am I better to know nothing and not believe than to know something and believe but question it and make errors?
I have to realize that the bible was written by man, and taught by man, there will be errors and uncertainty, for man regardless of their relationship with God is at fault, and in imperfect and will therefore make many errors. We are taught that God will redeem this. But really how do I know that to be true and how do I trust that as truth.
Abraham was promised a son who would have many descendants he was promised this son with Sarah. Yet it didn't happen in his time line so he essentially prostituted his maid and had a son with her. Later a son with Sarah was born. None of Abrahams promises were devoid he suffered no consequences for his actions..... yet we are told that adultery is a sin, fine... I just find it to be contradictory. I have sinned and suffered the wrath and consequences for my sin, why me and not Abraham, why not Sarah either, she didn't believe, she laughed.
Randomness to pick and chose who gets punished who gets trials who must suffer. Where is the rhyme where is the reason to this????
and honestly why can't I just shut up and believe it anymore?
Now though I just look at it all and I don't know why I bought into it all without questions...... so many questions and some many unanswered thoughts. Not just my own thoughts and questions, but the worlds. The world question Christianity more than any other religion on this earth, maybe because it lacks balance. I mean some things you hear and you can laugh because of the absurdity of it all, yet others, like the bible can make perfect sense in one breath and then in the other it's warped and twisted.
God is full of mercy and grace the bible says, but you who believe must observe and keep the 10 commandments or else you are condemned. Where is my forgiveness for having a lapse of judgment a lack of understanding. Does that apply to me? Am I better to know nothing and not believe than to know something and believe but question it and make errors?
I have to realize that the bible was written by man, and taught by man, there will be errors and uncertainty, for man regardless of their relationship with God is at fault, and in imperfect and will therefore make many errors. We are taught that God will redeem this. But really how do I know that to be true and how do I trust that as truth.
Abraham was promised a son who would have many descendants he was promised this son with Sarah. Yet it didn't happen in his time line so he essentially prostituted his maid and had a son with her. Later a son with Sarah was born. None of Abrahams promises were devoid he suffered no consequences for his actions..... yet we are told that adultery is a sin, fine... I just find it to be contradictory. I have sinned and suffered the wrath and consequences for my sin, why me and not Abraham, why not Sarah either, she didn't believe, she laughed.
Randomness to pick and chose who gets punished who gets trials who must suffer. Where is the rhyme where is the reason to this????
and honestly why can't I just shut up and believe it anymore?