i was curious, when i saw this word on a few people's myspaces, because i didn't know the exact definiton. so this comes from dicionary.com,, and i have a few things to say.
agnostic--a person who holds that the existence of the ultimate cause, as God, and the essential nature of things are unknown and unknowable, or that human knowledge is limited to experience.
this just shows, that you don't get it.
the power of Christ isn't just something you believe in, and something you know the facts about. not saying that these two things aren't important. but there's so much more to it.
& you know what that is? it's experiencing it. which isn't hard to do. experiencing the power of Christ & the power of the Holy Spirit is all around us.
i recently went up to detroit, michigan for a funeral for my uncle phil. i bring this up because this is the most recent time i've witnessed & experienced the power of Christ. my uncle had been battling cancer for a year, and through out this year, the cancer had spread from his tongue to other places. the conditions of his living grew worse & worse as this happened. he eventually was told that he didn't have much time to live. he ended up coming home from the hospital & living at home, while nurses & his wife and family cared for him. during this time, many people came to visit him and tried to comfort him. but even in the hardest circumstances and even in these horrific trying times, phil & his wife continued to comfort others. they reached out to others in their time of need, and never quit serving God. phil wrote many poems and things to leave behind, and some of them were shared at the funeral. one of them, that stuck out in my head, that his wife (my aunt) read, mentioned that he felt like he was chosen by God to be put in these circumstances, so that he can share, through his situation, the power of Christ, and His Word. he also mentioned that he wasn't sure why God chose him, and why He chose cancer, but he knew that it was his responsibility to influence others and bring others closer to Christ by what he was going through. somtimes i feel like i'm going through something hard, but then i look at phil. i can't imagine knowing that my time on Earth is limited. i can't imagine knowing that i'm going to have to leave behind my family & friends. and i can't imagine being in so much pain, yet believing firmly that the situation is yet a way to serve others, and to witness to others.
if "human knowledge is limited to experience," then so be it. then let's experience amazing miracles like these, and know that the cause to these miracles is unknown and unknowable other than the power of the Lord.
just something to consider & think about, just be open-minded. lord, how many times have I been told that? well, us Christians are not the only ones that are sometimes close-minded.
-elizabeth grace <3
SUCH a liz blog.
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dudde that was the most inspirational blog i have ever read (:
ReplyDelete"This just shows, that you don't get it."
ReplyDeleteand what makes you so sure you do?
What proof of "God" is there? The bible? Anyone could write the bible and make it legit. If the bible was formed by "God" then why are there so many different versions? Wouldn't you think He would want to protect what he wrote? So many say different things, how are you supposed to know what to believe? How are you supposed to know wrong from right? Answer me that.
If "God" is the creator of all, who created Him? Did He just come from nowhere? Also, if God and Mary weren't married before they had Jesus, wouldn't they be sinners too? I thought "God" was perfect? I though He never sinned? I don't know for sure, but I'm almost positive it says in the Bible somewhere to not have intercourse until marriage.
And what I really don't get is how "God" says being homosexual is wrong. What happened to "God loves everyone equally?" and why would "God" make someone, knowing they would be gay? Of course, being gay is not by choice. That's what I wonder.
Here's some verses if you have anything to say back.
Leviticus 18:22 (speaking to men in Israel) "Do not have sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman; that is detestable."
Leviticus 20:13 "If a man has sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable. They are to be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads."
I don't believe in "God" mainly because there are so many versions of the bible, how is one supposed to know what to believe? I'm not going to devote my life to something that may not even exist. There is no proof of "God".
I really am sorry about your uncle, I know what it's like to lose a family member. But how would he know he was "chosen by God to go through those circumstances to share His word"? Yes, I know he said "he felt" that he was chosen, but by the way you made it seem, it sounds like he was sure of it. All I see is another person dying from cancer, everyone will die one way or another. And I'm sure that if anyone were devoted to God enough they would say they also felt as if they were chosen by God. But that's just my opinion.
And I, for one am not close-minded. I'm not saying you're directing that towards me. I have done my research and I have asked questions and I have looked for the same kind of proof or devotion you have, but it's just non-existent in my eyes. I don't deny that God exists, but I don't believe it until I have had my proof. I am open-minded, and I am willing to change my mind on it. Every question I have asked a christian, they come back with a question. They can't answer any of my questions straight forward, so that makes me think they know that he may not exist or that it may just be all ludicrous, but they choose to believe anyways. And that's what I don't understand.
And instead of saying that "we don't get it" maybe you should try to get where we're coming from instead of automatically saying we don't understand. Because some of us have tried too.
andrea, wow. i definitely just got your comment. so don't think i've been ignoring you or something. i never look back on these old blogs, and just randomly happened to look at my comments on this one.
ReplyDeletei have to say, i am no saint myself. i have made mistakes after mistakes. and i also have to admit, that i do not have every answer to every question that you're asking. in no way, i was trying to offend anyone or telling them that they haven't "tried to get it."
but to me, and this is just me, the reason why i believe so strongly in Christ, the reason why i wrote this, the reason why Phil felt he was called to share the word of Christ through his situation, and so many others like myself feel the same way, is from the feeling i get and the power that i feel when i worship and devote my time to God. a lot of things are unexplained, a lot of things are open to interpretation in the Bible. but to me, that is the beauty of it. and that is this: to have faith. you have to faith that all of this is true, because if God wanted to prove himself, he could. he could just come down to earth and say "OH HEY HERE I AM!" but then we wouldn't have to have any faith in what we can't see. having the Holy Spirit and asking Jesus into my life changed my world. it gave me a peace and joy that in no other time i have felt. this is why i believe. this is why i have faith. i can't explain it to the exact, and i don't have all my facts straight, so this may not give you the "straight forward" answer you were looking for. but if not God, then what? i'm going out on a limb, i'm having faith, i'm believing in something that i don't have all the answers to, because i know that i have never felt such a love as the love of Christ in my life.
as for God not agreeing with homosexuality. i personally believe that you are born with different temptations. one person's temptation may be to steal, one's may be to commit adultry, and some are to have feelings for the same sex. i don't think that having these feelings are wrong, because you can't help it. you can't help your temptations. but you can stand against them. you can fight against what sin is in your life. and God does love everyone equally, no matter what sin. no sin is unpardonable to God, and no sin forbids someone of the grace and mercy of Christ.
to your "who created God?" question. i honestly don't think our minds can wrap around so much of God. that is why, we as humans, can't answer many of these questions that we wonder. i wonder these things myself, andrea, i truly do. but to me, God has always been & will always be.
i know i haven't answered all of your questions. i don't know all the answers. but i do know, that by experiencing, like i said, the power of Christ, i have become a firm believer in his existence.
so even if it is all "ludicrous" in the end, i know i've given my all to something.
thanks for replying. i love to debate and i loveeee people who aren't close-minded, like you. i love trying to challenge each other, so i'm not arguing. i'm just simply stating what i believe and learning along with you.
thanks,
-elizabeth grace :)