glenn morton <mortongr@flash.net> wrote:
>We are losing some awfully
>good people because we fail to come to grips with the reality of evolution
>and the need of many to have a real account of the creation.
That is so true!
The whole scenario with Will Provine and others who fall away from
Christianity because of intellectual objections only shows me more that
nobody will ever come into a true relationship with Jesus Christ through
intellectual means. God's Truths certainly hold up to intellectual analysis,
but it is the heart God is after, and until our hearts are inclined toward
God and we are willing to trust in (Believe) his promises of forgiveness,
love, and grace than a person won't accept the reality of the living God. If
Will Provine had a powerful spiritual experience by God's own choice - if
God filled Will with the Holy Spirit - then I doubt any of his intellectual
objections would mean a hill of beans to him anymore. So, prayer becomes a
very powerful tool for evangelism. As does the effect of kind and loving
Christians who act as "Christ with skin on" in the lives of atheists. Or
strive to, at least.
How is Will doing these days? Does anyone have his email?
Wendee
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