The point about this is that, in 1963, even
unbelievers knew and recognized what was being mocked.
But what do
a unbeliever know about this subject to be credible anyway?
The building of relationships with
the unbelievers we know and the consistant show of our faith to the world day in and day out is all we should be concerned with.
It's amazing to me that these simple billboards which are just there to let other
unbelievers know that they are not alone in these very religious communities, are causing such a ruckus.
Unbelievers know these people and see through their act.
Not exact matches
Yes, to believe in God is ridiculous for the
unbeliever, it's true, God does not exist for them, even the Bible will support that, and yes, prayer is ridiculous too — that is for the
unbeliever; because an
unbeliever just doesn't
know how or where to see or hear an answer to prayer.
All who were in the Bible spoke in and by the Holy Spirit in boldness when it came time for them to minister the Word, even as it is with me, also to bring forth my testimony as a witness: I can not fellowship with
unbeliever's because all they do is cause division, and Christ is not divided: Therefore; remain as you are: This is the third time I have come to you, and you rejected me for the Word of God: Many did not even
know that Jesus spoke the Word of God through Holy Spirit, so how is it that you are to
know unless it be given to you to
know: My God is Just and He is right, He
knows the hearts of man are wicked and have turned from Him: Thank - you all, there are some that did get it: Thank - you Father in Jesus name Alexandria:
The Quran tells Muslims to slay the
unbelievers wherever they find them (2:191), I guess you are a Muslim who
knows which passages are ok and which are not in the koran... now go out and teach the 100dreds of millions that do no
know how to do this.
How can we expect an
unbeliever to
know how to live by God's standards?
Wnen bad things happen to good people they can be used as steping stones to increase their faith and characters, but I don't
know how those that are
unbelievers view it, other than a «O» well, that's life.»
All you «other»
unbelievers (you
know who you are) only have shallow meaningless comments.
Unbelievers I've found to be people who
know this life is it and so enjoy it.
Satan
knows that if he can get a pastor to fall into sin, he can keep people away from church, and ruin the reputation of Christians among
unbelievers, and sometimes even destroy that church.
Does our knowledge of Jesus public ministry give us all we need to
know about his interaction / relationships with
unbelievers.
So you're saying you
know what a «despairing grief that
unbelievers without hope experience.»
For example, it humbles us before the
unbeliever, it teaches us empathy for the
unbeliever for we
know the
unbeliever's dismay, since it is our dismay as well.
The
unbeliever who commits this sin has become so morally and spiritually blind that their heart is hardened to the point that they
no longer care about spiritual things and will never believe in Jesus.
I can go up to an
unbeliever and let him
know that his debt due because of sins have been taking away.
If any do fail to judge by (the light of) what Allah hath revealed, they are (
no better than)
Unbelievers.
The truth is that you atheists /
unbelievers are humiliated, and never cease to be humiliated by the enemy of your souls, and don't
know that he's MAKING FOOLS out of you!
In those days, I was fascinated by the overlap, in actions at least if not in words, of many people I
knew, some of who were believers and some
unbelievers.
Usually, even a non-Christian
knows something about the earth, the heavens, and other elements of the world... Now it is a disgraceful and dangerous thing for an
unbeliever to hear a Christian, presumably giving the meaning of Holy Scripture, talking nonsense on these topics... How are they going to believe these books in matters concerning the resurrection of the dead, the hope of eternal life, and the kingdom of heaven?
Having once been an agnostic, I
know most of the arguments
unbelievers use, I use most of them myself... I also
know for a fact that you can not argue someone into a belief in God, they have to get their on their own, with the evidence presented for Him...
1 Corinthians 11:14 (Men should not have long hair) 1 Corinthians 14:34 - 35 (Women should remain silent in church) Deuteronomy 13:6 - 16 (Death penalty for Apostasy) Deuteronomy 20:10 - 14 (Attack city, kill all men, keep women, children as spoils of war) Deuteronomy 21:18 - 21 (Death penalty for a rebellious son) Deuteronomy 22:19 - 25 (Kill non - virgin / kill adulterers / rapists) Ecclesiastes 1:18 (Knowledge is bad) Exodus 21:1 - 7 (Rules for buying slaves) Exodus 35:2 (Death for working on the Sabbath) Ezekiel 9:5 - 6 (Murder women / children) Genesis 1:3,4,5,11,12,16 (God creates light, night and day, plants grow, before creating sun) Genesis 3:16 (Man shall rule over woman) Jeremiah 19:9 (Cannibalism) John 3:18 (He who believes in Jesus is saved, he that doesn't is condemned) John 5:46 - 47 (Jesus references Old Testament) Leviticus 3:1 - 17 (Procedure for animal sacrifice) Leviticus 19:19 (
No mixed fabrics in clothing) Leviticus 19:27 (Don't trim hair or beard) Leviticus 19:28 (
No tattoos) Leviticus 20:9 (Death for cursing father or mother) Leviticus 20:10 (Death for adultery) Leviticus 20:13 (Death for gay men) Leviticus 21:17 - 23 (Ugly people, lame, dwarfs, not welcome on altar) Leviticus 25:45 (Strangers can be bought as slaves) Luke 12:33 (Sell your possessions, and give to the poor) Luke 14:26 (You must hate your family and yourself to follow Jesus) Mark 10:11 - 12 (Leaving your spouse for another is adultery) Mark 10:21 - 22 (Sell your possessions and give to the poor) Mark 10:24 - 25 (Next to impossible for rich to get into heaven) Mark 16:15 - 16 (Those who hear the gospel and don't believe go to hell) Matthew 5:17 - 19 (Jesus says he has come to enforce the laws of the Old Testament) Matthew 6:5 - 6 (Pray in secret) Matthew 6:18 (Fast for Lent in secret) Matthew 9:12 (The healthy don't need a doctor, the sick do) Matthew 10:34 - 37 (Jesus comes with sword, turns families against each other, those that love family more than him are not worthy) Matthew 12:30 (If you're not with Jesus, you're against him) Matthew 15:4 (Death for not honouring your father and mother) Matthew 22:29 (Jesus references Old Testament) Matthew 24:37 (Jesus references Old Testament) Numbers 14:18 (Following generations blamed for the sins of previous ones) Psalms 137:9 (Violence against children) Revelation 6:13 (The stars fell to earth like figs) Revelation 21:8 (
Unbelievers, among others, go to hell) 1 Timothy 2:11 - 12 (Women subordinate and must remain silent) 1 Timothy 5:8 (If you don't provide for your family, you are an infidel)
Tweet: «Life is good because I
know that the God of love and kindness exists and
unbelievers will burn in hell.»
It reminds me a little of the pastor who says give your $ and you will be blessed - Oh I
know you owe that rent and need food and clothes - but give to the church and you will be blessed - all this while there is a verse that says a man who doesn't care for his own household is worse than an
unbeliever.
Clive, you point out how others often don't understand what Jesus was saying; but while Jesus often labors to try and make things clear to the
unbeliever («Oh, you of little faith) or at the very least the author tries to make it clear for us in retrospect (At the time they didn't understand that he spoke of this...), in this case Jesus switches from something that might be figurative to essentially say «
no, I seriously mean this» and it concludes not with Jesus saying «don't go away, this is what I actually mean» but confirming that people would refuse to accept that God intended for them to actually fill themselves with the life that He offered so they stopped following him.
Going to a building with lots of people inside, and calling it church is
no different than going to a Safeway store full of people... UNLESS... Everyone there is a true believer, and the
unbeliever is afraid to be in their midst.
If I'm an
unbeliever till my dying day and am punished (however you believe that punishment to be, whether its eternal hel.lfire or just barred access into heaven) I can't exactly go back and redo my life believing in god because I
know the consequence.
Very well said Tim — You forgot to mention to have the
unbelievers explain fish skeletons scientists have found over the years in the clefts of mountain top ranges, shark teeth discovered all in the Arizona deserts — Of course we
know it was the flood — To a lot of non believers I speak to; it's sad because as opposed to looking / researching God's many evidences that He has left there are so many willfully ignorant in listening to modern man's (& I might add) opinion with nothing to back up evolution theories.
But only one side
knows for a fact they are right, for an
unbeliever claims we just don't
know, and that is the only fact worth contemplating.
Missionaries did bring disease everywhere they went, cuz you
know, the local peoples weren't naturally ingrained with reistsances to them... either that or maybe the missionary brought god's punishment with him un to the
unbelievers, so they all converted?
I praise Jesus Christ that He has allowed me to
know who God really is regardless of what other religions, Atheists, Agnostics and
unbelievers think, say or do!
But I do
know this: Even an ardent atheist can look at a house of worship and see the signs of an invisible human longing that is common to us all, believer and
unbeliever alike.
Jeremy, it's true that we shouldn't expect
unbelievers to live up to the same standards that the Lord requires of us who
know Him.
You said... «If I am wrong, I have only lived a good life, as there is nothing beyond the grave, however, if I am right (which I
know I am) then you
unbelievers have a lot to worry about»
The men who deserted Ali and abandoned their faith became famous in history as
unbelievers and were
known as Kharijites — the people who have forsaken their faith.
But if you are an extreme
unbeliever then I hope that you give some room or space for us believers in faiths of GOD to discuss their indifference's by gathering the Puzzle to lay out the base of the «Foundation of the Holy Book» before that which no one
knows of but GOD just as the verses speaks of here...!?!
One of the first questions Mr. Bell should ask himself is: Why as a believer his life is
no different than an
unbeliever?
You might need to show more gentleness with an
unbeliever blinded by his own depravity than with a fellow Christian who ought to
know better.
What is in the heart of the
unbeliever who has the truth available to them, i.e. the gospel of Jesus Christ, is the rejection of the God who made them, having not given Him the chance to make Himself
known to you in a personal relationship with Him.
I consider that a very wrong way and heretical in the sense its not giving the
unbeliever what is necessary for them to
know the importance of what they are considering.
Israel's
No is not the same as the
No of
unbelievers, which is to be found everywhere.
The
unbelievers spend a lot of time mocking Christians and their faith even though the only way they can
know what Christ and Christianity is all about is by becoming a believer.
After Chrisrt returns for those Christians like the bible teaches, you
unbelievers can shop anywhere you want without worrying about shopping with a busineses with Christian principals because there will be
no more Christians left here on earth.
Goto bed in peace
knowing you have the Word of God by your side as a Sure Guide, don't argue with the
unbelievers, no need wasting hours and days about a Living Bible.
Similarly, Aquinas shows a great deal more respect for
unbelievers, such as his beloved Aristotle, who
knew nothing whatever about Christ and His revelation than he does for heretics.
I
know that there are consequences for actions, and I do believe that there is separation from God for
unbelievers.
The bitterness of
unbelievers is
no longer shocking... I love to have a good laugh every time I see them on religious articles and see how bitter they get day by day.
Joseph,
no matter if we were able to bring Christ to Eric and all these
unbelievers, they still wouldn't believe.