So what IS the truth? Lots of people have different beliefs but they all believe they believe the truth so whether your an atheist or Christian or something else why is that YOUR beliefs are true and everyone elses are not? Agnostics confuse me a little because they believe in 'something' but they don't know what and if I was like that I would be trying to work out what the truth was rather than accepting that 'something' was out there.
Personally I think that for you to discover the truth, it has to be tested and examined and if it is the truth then you will come out of the tests with no room for doubts. It does say in the Bible that you shouldn't test God but it encourages us to seek out the truth and to ask God questions and see the answers to our questions. Seeking the truth is not testing God. Knowing what God is telling you and running away from it all the time is testing him. So, I would like to know, whatever you believe have you ever tested it?
Most people reckon that science and religion don't mix but I find there are many overlaps and so this may seem like too much of a scientific way of thinking afterall how do you test something which can't be proven in the conventional sence. I can tell you that it can be done. I am sure that what I believe IS the truth. Whether you agree or disagree with me is up to you but I can tell you that I believe it is the truth because I HAVE tested it (I've tested God too). Not necessarily intentionally. But I have. I was brought up going to church and some may feel that I have been brainwashed my beliefs from an early age and therefore of course I follow the same beliefs as I was brought up with. I feel that unfortunately this IS the case for many people. Afterall it is very hard for some people to grow up being told something is one way to then question it with any depth. In order to question something like that you may even need to go as far as to reject what you've always been taught for you to then possibly come back later agreeing with your upbringing.
It has always saddened me when I have spoken to people who hold such a strong belief in something and yet when you say to them WHY do you believe that? They don't really have an answer. Some might flounder a bit and come up with "Cos the Bible says so?" but for me the Bible is more than a book and if the Bible is more than just a book with lots of rules in it then you should be able to find a whole list of reasons why you believe something is true without it just being because the Bible said so or the pastor said so or my parents said so. So why is your beliefs true? Why do YOU believe what you believe? I think it's a very important question to ask yourself because if what you believe turns out to NOT be the truth and you had never questioned it then you've left it too late.
If your beliefs/faith are true then I believe that it will be reflected in how you behave. That doesn't mean that good people go to heaven and it doesn't mean that all Christians have a true faith. Many people say they are Christian but they don't have a true relationship with God and so they haven't really grasped what it means to be a Christian. If you truely are then it will be evident in how you behave. The fruits of the spirit: Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness and Self-Control are the ways in which our faith becomes evident to those around us. Everybody struggles with their faith but I fond that it is always helpful to question to yourself WHY you believe something. Afterall we are not puppets, we have free-will and so the consequences of what we choose to believe, for whatever reason lies with no-one but ourselves.
Personally I think that for you to discover the truth, it has to be tested and examined and if it is the truth then you will come out of the tests with no room for doubts. It does say in the Bible that you shouldn't test God but it encourages us to seek out the truth and to ask God questions and see the answers to our questions. Seeking the truth is not testing God. Knowing what God is telling you and running away from it all the time is testing him. So, I would like to know, whatever you believe have you ever tested it?
Most people reckon that science and religion don't mix but I find there are many overlaps and so this may seem like too much of a scientific way of thinking afterall how do you test something which can't be proven in the conventional sence. I can tell you that it can be done. I am sure that what I believe IS the truth. Whether you agree or disagree with me is up to you but I can tell you that I believe it is the truth because I HAVE tested it (I've tested God too). Not necessarily intentionally. But I have. I was brought up going to church and some may feel that I have been brainwashed my beliefs from an early age and therefore of course I follow the same beliefs as I was brought up with. I feel that unfortunately this IS the case for many people. Afterall it is very hard for some people to grow up being told something is one way to then question it with any depth. In order to question something like that you may even need to go as far as to reject what you've always been taught for you to then possibly come back later agreeing with your upbringing.
It has always saddened me when I have spoken to people who hold such a strong belief in something and yet when you say to them WHY do you believe that? They don't really have an answer. Some might flounder a bit and come up with "Cos the Bible says so?" but for me the Bible is more than a book and if the Bible is more than just a book with lots of rules in it then you should be able to find a whole list of reasons why you believe something is true without it just being because the Bible said so or the pastor said so or my parents said so. So why is your beliefs true? Why do YOU believe what you believe? I think it's a very important question to ask yourself because if what you believe turns out to NOT be the truth and you had never questioned it then you've left it too late.
If your beliefs/faith are true then I believe that it will be reflected in how you behave. That doesn't mean that good people go to heaven and it doesn't mean that all Christians have a true faith. Many people say they are Christian but they don't have a true relationship with God and so they haven't really grasped what it means to be a Christian. If you truely are then it will be evident in how you behave. The fruits of the spirit: Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness and Self-Control are the ways in which our faith becomes evident to those around us. Everybody struggles with their faith but I fond that it is always helpful to question to yourself WHY you believe something. Afterall we are not puppets, we have free-will and so the consequences of what we choose to believe, for whatever reason lies with no-one but ourselves.
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ReplyDeleteHow nice you have a blog. :) I have enjoyed reading here.
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