[Faith-talk] Questioning Our Beliefs

Thu May 15 21:38:35 UTC 2014

Ah, yes one of my favorite quotes. And yet there are many who have said publicly and even proudly that they refuse to examine their lives. Who would be left indeed?
On May 15, 2014, at 5:11 PM, Poppa Bear <heavens4real at gmail.com> wrote:

> He also said, the unexamined life is not worth living, and if that was
> truth, then who would be left? . 
> 
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> Olivares via Faith-talk
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> Indeed, and that's the beauty of it. As Socrates said, wisdom is in knowing
> that I know nothing. I would add to it, nothing can be known.
> 
> Brandon
> On May 15, 2014, at 5:00 PM, Poppa Bear <heavens4real at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Then that statement can't be true friend.
>> 
>> -----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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