The unsaved are so bent on clinging to this life. They think reality only consists of what we can experience with our senses. They are only concerned with the here and now. Everything is mechanical and soulless to them. Meaningless. But it is only human. Our hearts are desperately wicked. Yet the Lord makes himself known in so many ways, that we might use our free will to turn from our sick nature and know him.
Many delude themselves to think they are basically good and happy, and that they have no need for God. But this is a lie. It's a facade. And you know it deep inside. You try to run from the pain. Hide it. Bury it. But it is always there. And only the Lord Jesus Christ can heal that pain. We even try to convince ourselves that the sickness in us is actually good. We feed the confusion. This world loves confusion. It IS confusion for those who hate the Lord. We make the hole bigger and bigger, running from the light. Some make it so big that they fall in. Like your friend Nickster. But even if the hole is small, you will still be thrown into the fire when you die. For God, in all his glorious perfection, cannot allow even the smallest hole in his presence. He has given you the remedy, and he has made it clear. You can't realize it with your small finite logic, but only with your eternal heart. Your true self.
The point is for us to choose either this world, or God and his perfect world to come. And the way he has set this up is flawless. We must choose him by faith. And when you do, you WILL know it, and you WILL see him in the world to come.
And what's all this about believers being stupid or inferior? You have no reason to say this, besides the sickness in your heart. You curse and hate, and you glory in it. Has embracing your darkness made you so smart, Sharp? Mac? Then show me how smart you are. Show me what good darkness has done for you. All I see is hate and arrogance.
In the couple years since I have sincerely accepted the Lord, I am slowly but surely changing. I have become aware of how detestable I once was (and still am). I have given up smoking cigarettes (it's been five months now). My thought life is becoming noble. Things that were once hazy are now becoming clear. What I feel is profound.
You need to keep your heart open. I too "tried" and "wanted" to believe as a child, but ended up thinking along the lines you guys are. The world hardened my heart, as it has yours. But any real understanding didn't start for me until recently. You've got to overcome your hardened hearts once more and see the light. Please pick up your Bible once more. And all of this is talked about IN the Bible! Ahh! It's so profound! All of these feelings you guys have, why we feel it, how we feel it, how we can overcome it, our situations, everything! True wisdom! It's all in there! So profound!
Please START with the New Testament, indeed, it all points to the Lord Jesus Christ. And how can you TRULY understand and use the wisdom in the Old Testament without first receiving the Holy Spirit?
I wish I had better words. Perhaps I will as time passes. The learning never ends.
(Rusky, why is it "retarded"? Perhaps I did say something foolish there. For we are new creations in Christ. But if you implying that believing in The Word, The Bible, is retarded then how can you claim to be Christian yet deny His Word? This is all too common, tragically. jjmusicnotes has also claimed to be with Christ yet has said things that may indicate otherwise. Perhaps you are saved, but just said something foolish. That can't be helped. As I said, the learning never ends, and we are still young in the faith.)
Anyway guys, just know this. I love you all. And there is indeed a God who loves you more than you can imagine.
I wish you true love and happiness. Not the joke the world has built. Am I "stupid" for this?
