i believe it is worded in such a way that believers as
well as unbelievers will have their interest piqued to pick up the book and read it in its entirety in order to find out the answers.
every religious type use this threat to sinners as
well as unbelievers.
Not exact matches
The preservation of those rights,
as well as the unredeemable nature of the
unbeliever's soul, make it necessary that unbelief should he unpardonable.
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.»
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.
in fact, in our sermon this morning the asst. pastor said that he much preferred his church family over his real family (because they are
unbelievers)- and that we should prayerfully consider who we hang out with
as well (lest we be tainted).
While the term gospel is a non-technical term for any
good news, the NT usage seems to define it
as good news for everybody, whether Jew or Gentile, believer or
unbeliever, regarding the benefits and blessings which come to us from the person and work of Jesus Christ.
For instance, it speaks of the earth and heaven, Lord - men, Hell and heaven, 3
good deeds and by implication its opposite the bad deeds, righteous soul and by implication the unrighteous soul, at the judgment day4; Light - darkness, believers - unbelievers; 5 God - creation; 6 servant - master; 7 Good - evil.8 There also the repetitive emphasis on the otherness of God as in the notions of «the Lord of the Throne of Glory Supreme», 9 «Lord of the Throne of Honor; «10 emphasis on His power «Lord of Power; «11 His reach «The Lord of the two Easts and Two Wests, «12 and so
good deeds and by implication its opposite the bad deeds, righteous soul and by implication the unrighteous soul, at the judgment day4; Light - darkness, believers -
unbelievers; 5 God - creation; 6 servant - master; 7
Good - evil.8 There also the repetitive emphasis on the otherness of God as in the notions of «the Lord of the Throne of Glory Supreme», 9 «Lord of the Throne of Honor; «10 emphasis on His power «Lord of Power; «11 His reach «The Lord of the two Easts and Two Wests, «12 and so
Good - evil.8 There also the repetitive emphasis on the otherness of God
as in the notions of «the Lord of the Throne of Glory Supreme», 9 «Lord of the Throne of Honor; «10 emphasis on His power «Lord of Power; «11 His reach «The Lord of the two Easts and Two Wests, «12 and so on.
I hear what Sabio freely thinks I will understand you
better if I think of you
as an
unbeliever and I hear that you are thought of
as an
unbeliever form what you freely say.
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.
Yes,
unbelievers often do not understand the things of God... bu then, many «believers» struggle with this
as well.
I see no harm in its being believed, if that belief has the
good Consequence,
as probably it has, of making his Doctrines more respected and
better observed; especially
as I do not perceive, that the Supreme takes it amiss, by distinguishing the
Unbelievers in his Government of the world with any peculiar Marks of his Displeasure.»
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»
He would understand you
better, I think, if he thought of your
as a
unbeliever.
But no; this is not to go over to
well with the
unbelievers, very few believed Jesus and the disciple's spoke forth
as the Holy Spirit gave them the words to speak forth, and God is still the same today and they call themselves Christians but they live in unbelief: They truly think that God has changed His ways:
Although the Qur» an speaks respectfully and appreciatively of Jesus (and Mary
as well), it insists that he is only a man, and not God or the son of God: «They are
unbelievers who say, «God is the Messiah, Mary's son.»»
No - one has the right to comment on whether someone's living by the flesh or the Spirit unless they are commenting on clear outward signs of
good or bad — Jesus» encouragement to judge a tree by its fruit has come back to me again and again
as I meet «
unbelievers» who have much in common with me until we talk about God and then to quote Rob Bell «the God they have turned their back on is not the God I believe.»
When it comes to the issue of discipleship and the
unbeliever (and almost any other issue of theology
as well), it is essential to define the key terms.
It is not only to the benefit of
unbelievers that they come to know Christ but to the benefit of other Church members
as well, in order that we may encourage and build up each other to an even greater degree.
I believe discipleship with
unbelievers is one of the
best ways to follow Jesus in our own life
as well.
Yet theologians themselves noted, long before Richard Dawkins, that the argument is hardly cogent, and probably
better serves
as a reflection (in a double sense) of faith by believers than
as an effort to persuade
unbelievers.
These people do not know each other, which leads me to view them
as inquisitors (or probably acolytes) of some religious Global Warming cult, armed with
good sounding arguments to convince the
unbelievers, and when that fails to use stronger methods.