It all began the usual sharing of Christ and knowledge to a friend. Our open and fruitful conversation started from a video he found on youtube.com which after some days in return to that favour I shared another video from tangle.com to him.
The link of the second video is here: http://www.tangle.com/view_video?viewkey=ef6a9a07213345cbf786
The video is a conscience poking, thought-provoking, perspective challenging perspective on why does God allow bad things to happen.
And today, I received offlined messages of his responses...
>first of all i think this guy's wire probably connect wrongly
>he is all about having absolute trust and faith in god
>even to the extent of saying that we humans are stealing our breath from god
even to the extent of saying that we humans are stealing our breath from god
>personally i think he is insane
>i believe the message he is trying to get across is to have absolute trust in god and there can not be ANY questions about god
>which i think is
>insane
>because a skeptic would never ask 'why am i still alive when god knows what i did or said yesterday'. to me that sentence already shows absolute surrender without any questions asked
>again
>it is insane
>something for you to think about too..
To which I replied... as I said more I got inspired more...
>im not denying your POV, but i believe he didnt mean there shouldn't be any questions about God but more about exploring deeper into one's conscience was what he was trying to get at.
>one's conscience was what he was trying to get at.
>he's also trying to dig up the true meaning of the word "faith".
>the part he didnt do well was explain WHY we should believe.
>as in, live our lives believing in something.
>i do not think he is insane because he rationalized his POV backed with true things about all humans.
>he did not command the people even though he acted persuasively. infact he was very persuasive, and delivered a good speech because he hit a certain 'spot' in most people. that made people think, that persuaded people(if he's preaching to his church then, the christians there in the church) to place absolute faith and trust in God. (because all christians face that problem)
>you are right about the skeptics. they need concrete proof of something before they can have a belief of that something. however that also makes them not aspire big.
> my view on them is, they made their world smaller and centered around themselves. they stayed with simple truths(which is not a problem, until...) but lack curiosity to discover the beauty in complex stuff.
>they probably won't understand sophistication, but understand complication very well. which is such a sad thing. furthermore they find it hard to get inspired therefore they don't aspire towards the big.
>over time they lose the ability to see colours in their world, everything appears black and white. they find they have little exposure to something complex and beautiful. which they kinda like, cos they can lead their simple life.
>they see no much meaning in life, think that life is overrated. all they want to do is just live by the simple truths they know, and die and serve their bodies as fertilisers to the plants on earth.
>then they'll just do whatever their peers or society says. the standard of living. they might consider a family if they contain more meaning in life in them though.
>my question to them just is: why haven't you been doing anything with your life?
>not you, of course. but people like them.
>psychologists always wonder what is the origin of hope, joy, courage and creativity.
>where we could just live simplisticly like the skeptics.
>who is the one who can't know better to give up, or the one who gives up too easily? who is the one who is smarter? and who is the one, who's more fulfilled and happier?
>if throughout history and literature it stress great significance in one being alive and the greatness of life, does it mean that there are certain timeless truths about life, and if we know them, we should aspire for them?
>the question is: do you want to be a true truth seeker?
>You are talking to a truth seeker here. I am a truth seeker, and I believe in believing many things. I also, happen to find a God who answers my questions in a way no one can, therefore I do have a logical faith.
>As a deep thinker, I will be tempted by science sometimes that God isn't faithful, and I can understand if others think so. But as a Christian at some point of my life God came in and touched my life, hence my life is changed forever from then. No matter how much I doubt I can never erase that memory that, at that time, something happened in my heart.
>I encourage you to join me and attend for services. Because I want you to hear the things I hear and I want to hear your opinions, understand them and understand how you feel - a trait of a truthseeker.
>It's not about the church you're attending, but the hearing of the message. I'd be glad if you could attend some time. And remember, it is not about the conversion, but what got into your soul.:)
>I know i've sidetracked too far, but does that matter lol.
>anyways, a pleasure talking to you again. hope you receive all these messages on ur msn man.
>Goodnight :)
To some, this might seem something awful boring, well it's understandable to think that way since you are reading it as a thrid-person.
However this conversation really made me think about myself, why did I choose to do what I do? Even sometimes I forgot why, but not tonight, not tonight. Having gone through all of what God put me into, I come to you with many 'souvenirs' from one place to the other extreme.
My compassionate nature, fueled by the ability to understand different people's motivation... My beliefs that everyone deserves a fresh start... no matter how unacceptable they are to normal rationalization...
Will my many beliefs one day come crashing on me? I know I'm imperfect and I can't have all the knowledge of the world without knowing that I know absolutely nothing. I know the answer is: Yes, they will, and I shan't disallow it to happen because that would be not facing life (Prevent denial, Get truth. Get out of my perspective and view from another). I will wait upon God's timing. ...But, will I still believe? I Will Still Believe in Believing to Aspire in Life.
At this point if you, my shepherd, is reading, wanna say a big hello!
But if you're think my thoughts are still not greatly in tune with God and you're probably worried that I still have to bear acceptance of yet another hurtful truth, I just want to tell you: ...I can take that...tell me what you know. :) 'cos my pride is getting annoying.
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