Faith doesn’t come from “knowing how everything works” or how you are supposed to act! Faith grows in one simple knowledge and growing through the school of life that God has so wonderfully designed for each of us to be able (IF we are spiritual) to rest as the waves crash all about our boat! With that said:
Are you a closet Jew?
How are you helping others see Jesus?
“Now you, if you call yourself a Jew; if you rely on the law and boast in God; if you know his will and approve of what is superior because you are instructed by the law; if you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light for those who are in the dark, an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of little children, because you have in the law the embodiment of knowledge and truth— you, then, who teach others, do you not teach yourself? You who preach against stealing, do you steal?” – Romans 2:17-21
Ever meet someone who has all the answers about God?
When you do one word of advice- RUN!!
Here is a little secret – God Is Love! Everything outside of that is pretty much Faith! Even though most of the things outside of that just don’t matter!
The more we say God is this way and only works this way and you can’t be that way or God will be angry and displeased with you – the smaller God is!
Here is just one example – when the children of Israel were moving into the promised land God told them when dealing with enemies to kill them all – the women, children, dogs and goats – Is this Love?
God is Love right? Yes those are the only three words I know for sure. So how do I explain it – I don’t! I have Faith and accept that His ways and His Love doesn’t look anything like mine.
Do I know what God wants from me in every single second of my life – well yes He wants Love! Do I know what that looks like? No – and no one does!
Where the arrogance of knowledge is most profound and creates the greatest lack of Love is where people have the least Faith and the most answers.
Jesus did Not come to give us all the answers, He came to give us the only one that matters – Love! And that happened with every breath He took and more importantly in His final act as a person on the cross!
So what am I saying – STOP sticking God in a manmade box of your own creation! He is everywhere and in everything and working through each moment you are breathing – Yes He is that powerful!
Faith doesnt come from what we can see – it comes from accepting what we cant see.
Sad for the ministers,rabbis,priest,popes & others…it turns out that there is a no teacher-student situation any more…they have the answers & so they have the lesser faith?…the bible was given to provide answers….. Evangelist , preachers is a duty given by God…not all are preachers..not all are listeners…from listening we gain faith..How do we gain faith if we have nobody to listen? that’s why God sent Messengers to teach, give answers to what is true & false on a biblical basis. To free us from deceit.. How can they be sent as messengers if they have lesser faith whom God told us to listen?…isn’t that ironic? Atheist knows how to love too…does it follow that knowing God is an obsolete thing to pursue?…..How can we love if we dont know the moral thing about it …God is love right? so which comes first? love or GOD? so what do we set first? the goal or the aim? …from the goal…we aim…..I rather not question God if what He instructs is Love or not..He is our CREATOR & we are just HIS creations…HIS Ways our not our ways…we question HIM because we are ignorant of answers….You have the same level of thinking with an athiest…why? you made God & love a conceptual thing…according to what you want & what you think. you’re the one creating them and not the other way around which is suppose to be…
we ask & search for answers because its the right thing to do as commanded by GOD HIMSELF in the bible ..What’s the purpose of giving the bible as the basis of faith & religion if God knows we do not benefit from it at all..I can’t blame you for your opinion & i respect you for that…I think you don’t know the purpose of your creation, you may be partly right but its not all about love…You can love God & idols at the same time but not both of it is right. How do we divide the TRUTH from NOT?…we look for answers not to lessen our faith but to elevate it to the RIGHTEOUS one..
I see – thank you for your opinion = so it sounds like you can “elevate” yourself from what you said. I have no way to elevate myself – ALL my elevation came from Jesus and God alone. I dont need answers – Only Jesus! Ever heard the verse about theone thinking they were wise yet being a fool?
Answers dont create Faith – Trust creates Faith!
Love therefore fulfills the law – not answers! But that is ok – keep going after all what the world really needs is more arrogant religious people with all the answers – wouldnt you say? Didnt Jesus come to say that? Wasnt He lifted up high on a cross so He could give out more answers? Didnt Jesus give answers to all those who were sick and hurting?
Be like Jesus or stop saying you are – I think that is a pretty good answer.
Again thanks for your opinion.