[Faith-talk] Questioning Our Beliefs

Thu May 15 21:10:29 UTC 2014

Some of this logic cuts itself off at the feet and only goes so far. There
is a story about an  Indian man who argued that we were all nothing as he
taught a body of seekers, his argument was quite convincing. After the
discussion when he went out and walked across a field a bull started to
charge him and he started to run. One of the people at his talk yelled to
him, "You don't need to run, the bull is really not there and pain is only
in your mind." That is a belief than can go no further than the mind in my
opinion, because once we step into the real world, we are faced with choices
that we put our minds to almost every minute. If you said, "I need to go to
the bathroom", and I said, that is simply a feeling that is not real, then
you may think that this philosophy has felled in one small point. But if it
works for you, then only you know how it fits your way of thinking and if it
is an honest approach to your daily activity, or if you have to separate
your beliefs from your real life.

-----Original Message-----
From: Faith-talk [mailto:faith-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Brandon
Olivares via Faith-talk
Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2014 12:10 PM
To: Linda Mentink; Faith-talk, for the discussion of faith and religion
Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] Questioning Our Beliefs

I love to question. In my experience, nothing is true.
On May 15, 2014, at 3:53 PM, Linda Mentink via Faith-talk
<faith-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> And God says in His Word, the Bible, that he resisteth the proud, but
gives grace to the humble. Of course, it's fine to question many things, but
not the Bible and your faith in God, if you have such. If you don't, that's
good reason to question your beliefs.
> 
> Blessings,
> 
> Linda
> 
> At 02:37 PM 5/15/2014, you wrote:
>> I think that questions can be good, but as a father of 7, I do find that
>> when my children are able to listen without questioning everything I ask
of
>> them it brings a trust, an intimacy that is sometimes tattered by the
twenty
>> questions. As for me, being married, I will often do something for my
wife
>> simply because she asks me, I may think that it is silly, may want to
>> question her reasons, needs and all that, but simply doing, or obeying
does
>> more to create the bond of love and trust that I think a marriage is
built
>> on than being a analytical owl about everything. Also, we will often
pride
>> ourselves on asking questions about something like faith, something that
>> demands a real commitment from us, but we will often swallow whole the
>> garbage in our culture, imitating much of it, desiring much of it, or
>> prematurely condemning it. Interesting stuff.
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Faith-talk [mailto:faith-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kirt
>> via Faith-talk
>> Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2014 11:26 AM
>> To: sheila; Faith-talk, for the discussion of faith and religion
>> Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] Questioning Our Beliefs
>> 
>> :-) I, for one, take pride in questioning everything. Even my questions.
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>> > On May 15, 2014, at 12:38 PM, sheila via Faith-talk
>> <faith-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> >
>> > hi Linda I am in complete agreement and am not interested in
questioning
>> my beliefs. They are based on the  word of god.
>> >> On 5/15/2014 10:15 AM, Linda Mentink via Faith-talk 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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