Well, i would counter that everything worth having takes hard work to create. If you studied to the best of your ability, did the work instead of take others word for work that theyve done, and you conclude that evidence for christ being phony is real to you, im not gonna tell you what to believe.
What i think everyone has against God is that they have had a bad relationship with their worldly father, and they transfer that image or countenance to their father in heaven.
We all have the desire to be respected, loved and understood. Theres that need for someone out there to understand that there is a method to our madness, that we are not just crazy. If believing what you believe fulfills those needs in your heart, soul and mind, keep at it. If its not working for you - or at some point stops working for you, i would be happy to share what i believe. The problem is we all have a hole in our soul that we try to fill. Its a weird void like a black hole thats always calling out to our flesh and we go to the material store to try to fill it. Some go to drugs, some go to sex, some to murder, some to rape, some to $money, but the bottom line is we all do things without thinking and without understanding because it "feels" right.
The story of jesus is mainly to show contrast of god, before jesus all we had were stories of punishment, law and commandments. The purpose of these were to show us that through such abroad spectrum of laws and dont's, that every man has fallen short of the righteousness and glory of god. He says, here is the scope of perfection, you, man, do not fit anywhere in it. The idea is for dad to show son that son needs dad to make it. Now, if you think that in the christian faith, god is a merciless punisher, you are not looking at what father tells son(creation).
God is perfect(if you dont believe in god, simply stop reading, this is a christian point of view). When we die, we immediately are put into the presence of god face to face. We cant see him with eyes, when we die and have a different awareness(ever do acid or dmt?) We will see with sure certainty that there he is requiring an account of how we lived and why we did what we did. Here is where many start to squirm and get sweaty palms, a rapid heartbeat if you will. We all know we are guilty. We dont want to face our fear, eternal death. In order to stand by perfection, you too must be made perfect. Your sins here dont make you perfect, they put shit stains on your white shirt you were born with and by the time all of us die, we look like mud buddies. God says, "while you are alive in this world your eyes cant see me, but damnit I love you!"(talking directly to YOU, reader) so he says heres what i will do, i will come down to their earth that i made them where they live and i will die in their place, since the moment die they are guilty due to sin. I will not sin (god), therefore my death without sin will be a worthy sacrifice to make atonement for the sins they cant help but commit. Therfore, god so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whosoever(you included) believes in his name wouce not perish but have everlasting life.
I had to read tons of fuck jesus posts before writing this, so its only fair for someone who loves jesus to give their side of it.
Not everyone is hateful, or has a hardened heart. Many are seeking what to put their faith in, its a real journey every man and gal faces in life. Jesus is the only god that offers eternal life to those who believe in his name. If he comes through for ME on this, i know i will have the greatest reward. Who wouldnt want a pill that would make all of their problems go away and make em not age? Millions are spent on this every year in research. So far we all agree that weed helps us cope with the burdens of life(sin, nice thi gs dont burden you) and god gave us weed.
I have a daughter. I have loved her through all of her worst days. Lying, disobedience, even the nasty things that kids do. I dont love her any less, nor do i think shes a piece of shit. God loves you, and doesnt think you are a piece of shit for what you have done, he just wants you to know him so that he can bless you. Is it hard to say that I, John, have commited adultry, fornication, lust, lies, stealing coveting(wanting what you have), shamed both of my parents, blasphemed gods own name and his sons name to others, and i want to be forgivin for it cuz i feel guilty and dont want to live forever as one who practices those things?
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