[Faith-talk] Questioning Our Beliefs

Thu May 15 16:58:03 UTC 2014

Brandon,

Christianity began before Christ's ministry. It began with the Old 
Testament. All through it Christ is mentioned, but in typical terms. 
Abraham, David, and many others are types of Christ. Esau is a type of Satan.

If you look, you will see Christ all through the Old Testament, even 
though some depended on the law to get them to heaven. Faith in God 
got them there.

I have never studied Eastern religions, nor do I want to. I have 
enough trouble grasping the Bible.

At 11:43 AM 5/15/2014, you wrote:
>Linda,
>
>You wrote some interesting thoughts. However, you display a lack of 
>understanding of eastern traditions. Most eastern religions are in 
>fact older than Christianity, which itself is only 2,000 years old, 
>not from the beginning of creation as you said. Hinduism is at least 
>5 or 6 thousand years old, Buddhism about 2,500 years old.
>
>I find offensive not your beliefs, but your generalization that all 
>eastern religions were simply made up by those who didn't want to 
>follow God, but wanted to follow in their own way. This is what I 
>find most offensive about Christianity. Fortunately not all 
>Christians believe in this way, and I doubt even Jesus himself would 
>condone this.
>
>Hinduism, Buddhism, and Taoism were begun before Jesus even walked 
>upon this earth. So I ask you for a moment to use logic and tell me 
>how they were rejecting God? Buddhism, as an example, was started by 
>a man who was tired of the suffering he witnessed around him, and 
>sought to end that suffering within himself. Then he taught others 
>how to end their own suffering, too. Does this sound to you like the 
>actions of a man who deserves to be burned forever and ever without 
>relief, simply because he could not travel in time and know an 
>individual who lived 500 years after he lived?
>
>Here I empathize with the atheists and agnostics, because there 
>exists a book that tells you these things, which to an outside 
>observer seems horribly cruel and sadistic, but yet people believe 
>them because they are told to.
>
>
>Brandon
>On May 15, 2014, at 12:15 PM, Linda Mentink via Faith-talk 
><faith-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I do not question my beliefs, not since Christ came to live in 
> me. The Bible is my Guide for life. I receive many things from it, 
> including comfort, wisdom, assurance that I will spend eternity in 
> heaven, and knowledge of the Triune God.
> >
> > Those who say they have accepted Christ as their personal 
> Saviour, and still continue to lie, cheat and steal, put too much 
> emphasis on what they did. They have not repented of these sins, 
> and, consequently, their conversion is not real.
> > True Christians abhor sin, and, with God's help, do their best to 
> live a different life than they did before Christ came to live in 
> them. When they do sin, which all do, they are sorry, and ask God's 
> forgiveness; and, if necessary, and they have sinned against 
> someone, they ask forgiveness of that person. Many who think they 
> are Christians will be surprised when they meet God, and are turned 
> away from Him to spend eternity in hell with Satan and his demons.
> >
> > Christianity has been around since the beginning of creation. 
> Those who take God at His Word, and accept the free grace and 
> forgiveness He offers, will spend their life after earthly death in 
> eternity in Heaven with Him. Eastern religions and cults are 
> man-made, and were made up not that long ago by people who rejected 
> God, didn't know about Him, or wanted to do things their own 
> way--which, I guess, is the same as rejecting God.
> >
> > I am sad for those who believe such nonsense, because their end, 
> no matter what they say, will be condemnation to the lake of fire, 
> where no relief will be had.
> >
> > I don't mean to be harsh or offensive, but that's what the Bible 
> says concerning them, and I believe the Bible to be true. It is the 
> inspired Word of God. All it says will come to pass, if it hasn't already.
> >
> > I will not question my beliefs, but will continue to stand on 
> what I know to be true in the Bible.
> >
> > Blessings,
> >
> > Linda
> >
> >
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