Thank you Brad. for concerring with me. Only you can say it a lot better than I did. Thanks.
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I would rather live my life as if there is a God, and die to find out there isn't, than live my life as if there isn't, and die to find out there is
IN GOD WE TRUST
Karen Carter '74
-KC- Ministries
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From: MV <[log in to unmask]>
> I received some very wise counsel by a very respected man of God. If we
> study and surround ourselves with the truth, beliefs that are not true
> will automatically show themselves and no need to go looking for them or
> their differences. We need to take very much care of what we allow in to
> try to sway from truth. God's word says even the elect will be deceived.
> I'm not part of the elect I don't feel, all the more reason to stay close
> to the truth. You are right in your comments that people are fearful to
> explore other religions and etc., and with good reason as the ultimate risk
> is too high to consider exploring areas of non-truth, and why would we want
> to anyway? It isn't insecurity that holds me to Christian belief, but
> rather my security in knowing it's truth, perhaps it is the insecurity of
> those feeling they have yet to find or connect with truth that they feel
> compelled to continue searching other religious beliefs? Christians are
> always accused of being "narrow minded", are we not suppose to be just
> that? Jesus said narrow is the road, giving the idea there isn't any other
> way to eternal salvation but through him as Savior. Anything outside of
> that is slipping off the narrow path. I will say this, and please no one
> take this wrongly. As for the fundamentalist Muslims and their belief and
> unwavering focus to do what they feel is right is a respectable quality.
> Now, now, I didn't say I approved of the actions, I don't they are
> deplorable, but the strength of the beliefs is very respectable and if we
> Christians had such a disciplined belief I wonder how much more we would be
> used of God. We tend to get caught up in our own freedoms and personal
> situations which detract from God's work here. I will say that similarly to
> the attitude of patriotism to this country, that is "Ain't no one from
> another country going to knock our country or else" type attitude, you know
> patriotism, I think we have a similar attitude towards Christianity. And
> while they are both useful, we can tend to blindly have that attitude based
> out of here say or things other than what we have sought out for ourselves.
> Thus when it comes to a debate with someone, one needs fact and concrete
> evidences of what one is talking about in order to have a sense of
> credibility from your audience. I don't need to know about the Koran to
> dispute it, because if I did that with every religious belief out there,
> how much focus would I have left for the truth, so I spend my spiritual
> study time learning the truth, not what is not the truth. I have no need or
> inner desire to explore. As a word of caution if one is serious about
> remaining in truth, Christianity, I'd suggest to remain in it and study
> the truth and let the fallacies show themselves as they come up against it,
> and not try to explore them to find some sort of tolerance or melding of
> religions. It is true that the Jews carry this unwillingness to look at
> other religions, the difference between the Jews and Christians is one has
> salvation and the other does not. If I have it, why do I need to look
> anywhere else?
>
> Brad
>
>
>
> At 06:50 AM 1/28/2006 -0800, you wrote:
> >All I have to say to this is a lack of understanding has done more to kill
> >people's souls than anything else. Those reasons are the exact ones the
> >Jews give for a lack of belief Jesus is the messiah. Check it out. Some
> >will never know the truth because they will always be unwilling to explore
> >other faiths. It is sad.
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: Karen Carter <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >Sent: Friday, January 27, 2006 11:27 PM
> >Subject: Re: Fw: What's With All the Blind Clerics?
> >
> >
> > > Yah I know I probably should have not used material but we will not have
> >certain body parts to need 70 (I thought fifty I do not read the Coran)
> >virgins there won't be any sex. But i will not read not coran I stick to
> >God's word. I don't know why they think the coran is from God. Mahomid
> >wrote it. He put some munks in a pit force them to translate the Bible the
> >way he wanted for his needs killed them and that is how you got the coran.l
> > >
> > > --
> > > I would rather live my life as if there is a God, and die to find out
> >there isn't, than live my life as if there isn't, and die to find out there
> >is
> > >
> > > IN GOD WE TRUST
> > > Karen Carter '74
> > > -KC- Ministries
> > >
> > >
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> > > From: Sharon Hooley <[log in to unmask]>
> > > > Karen,
> > > >
> > > > The bible speaks of gold, pearls, water, the tree of life, a feast where
> >we
> > > > will eat and drink. So how can you say that there will be no more
> >material
> > > > things? God is going to build a new heaven and a new earth, so is it
> >not
> > > > possible that we will have similar things there that we had here on this
> > > > earth?
> > > >
> > > > Sharon
>
> Brad
>
> Get educated, not frustrated
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