Today,
the reply is on why the Scriptures are held to be difficult and
offensive among some atheists and disbelievers. For developing
Christian believers the holy writings are challenging because the
Scriptures also should be thought of and dealt with as an appearance
and manifestation of divinity that is simple yet profound. One of
the fighters in the “Yahoo! Answers” Religion and Spirituality
forum using the ID “Anonymous” (no profile information shared)
posted the following:
Why
do atheists hate the Word of the Lord?
Atheists
claim to follow reason, yet they ignore reason when it comes to the
fact that God exists and Jesus died for everyone's sins. The Bible
says that God exists, so it must be true, otherwise why would
millions of freedom loving Christians follow Christ so much?
Morality
comes directly from Christianity, through the teachings of Jesus. Yet
atheists deny morality in favour of drugs, unmarried sex,
homosexuality, murder, and other things. If anything, Atheists have
rejected God in favour of immorality, so that they can feel "free"
(which they obviously aren't, since God loves each and everyone of
us, and God gave us morals).
Why
don't they want moral Christians to tell them how to live your lives
in a better way? Why don't they want moral Christians to establish
God's Rule in politics?
What
is it about morality that offends them? What is it about the better
way that moral Christians offer them that offends them?
Why
are they so delusional? Why do they hate morality so much? Why do
they wish death on we the faithful?
THE
GOLDEN ARROW: There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a
ruler of the Jews: The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto
him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no
man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.
Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee,
Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can
he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born? Jesus
answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of
water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of
the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be
born again. The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the
sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it
goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit. Nicodemus
answered and said unto him, How can these things be? Jesus answered
and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these
things? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know,
and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness. If I
have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye
believe, if I tell you of
heavenly things? (John 3: 1-12, King James Version, KJV)
THE
DOUBLE DAGGER: The Witness of Oceans (06/28/2018); Divine Knowledge
And Wisdom (06/24/2018); Bible Language About Spirit? (06/13/2018);
Condemned By The Bible? (06/08/2018); Life And Divine Purpose
(05/04/2018); Relying on Sacred “Evidence” (11/20/2017); Bible
and Spirit (04/26/2014); Personality? (04/27/2014)
“Anonymous”,
you may find this godly counsel: Many resent being labeled as
“sinners” and regarded as somehow deficient because they have
made no adult or mature study of the Bible, and because they lack
both the sacred knowledge and rebirth as a vessel of
Spirit that the holy writings are intended to nourish. Atheists
refuse to accept that mankind on the earth is to be permanently
changed and transformed by actions and operations of divine fullness
(we say, Deity; the GODhead; the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit).
Dismissing the truth of GOD as an aspect of human experience past,
present and future, such thinkers can not correctly apprehend the
fullness of Creation, the range of divine possibilities displayed and
shared by mankind, and the integrity mankind is to maintain in order
to exist as more than a brute beast or savage animal.
The
Scriptures gradually become open to those who acknowledge themselves
capable of being in a continuing relationship with GOD as vessels who
have received divine substance. Through water baptism (i.e., the
death, burial, and resurrection of ones inborn spirit), a sinner
becomes “born again” and receives a fresh endowment of life
essence (we say, breath; spirit; word) from the makeup of Deity.
Included are faith, holiness, longsuffering, lovingkindness,
personhood, righteousness, wisdom, and wrath against sin. Those who
are born again must “grow up again” and become mature as the
offspring and heirs of GOD living on the earth until the Advent of
Jesus Christ (we also say, his appearing; the harvest; the Rapture;
the Second Coming). amenable to the existence, process, and eternal
purposes of GOD.
Many
fail to receive blessing by the Scriptures because what the seek is
by and from the flesh. The finite tools of human imagination,
intellect, logic, philosophy, carnal reason, secular knowledge and science cannot replace or surpass the provision of spirit
substance from the makeup of GOD. In the same way a person's own
consciousness, thoughts and self-will are important along with their
material and physical body to their having or feeling completeness,
the spirit aspect within the living also is important to our existing
as complete and whole. Developing believers will be edified and grow
in their relationship with divinity by practicing discernment,
discovery, fellowship with other believers, prayer, regular study of
the Scriptures, and unselfish service. Like others on the earth,
believers may experience times of disappointment, hardship,
reversals, sorrow, and suffering. While there are many assurances
and promises from GOD written in the Scriptures that comfort a
believer, there also are calls to duty, exhortations, urging and
warnings intended to spark immediate action, godliness, obedience,
and vigilance.
There
is far more that should be said, correctly examined, and spiritually
apprehended. Even so, I trust this fragment will be useful. Be it
unto you according to your faith.
THE
BLACK PHOENIX
Washington,
DC
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