George Murphy wrote:
>The fundamental claim of Christianity -
>that the key to the deepest understanding fo a person's life & of the world
is revealed
>in a man getting nailed to a cross - is not "reasonable" by the standards
of either
>commonsense theism or up & down the street naturalism. All attempts to
make it
This is so true! It reflects what Paul says in
1 Cor 1:18 "For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are
perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God." AND
1 Cor 2:14 "The man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come
from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot
understand them, because they are spiritually discerned."
This is why I say using intellectual discussions with nonbelievers will
never ultimately bring someone to Christ. Love is the universal language
that everyone speaks, though and it holds within it the power to break down
walls and open hearts to see the love of God that is for everyone.
Wendee
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Wendee Holtcamp -- wendee@greendzn.com -- http://www.greendzn.com
Environment/Travel/Science Writer -- Poet -- Photographer
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But the child's sob curses deeper in the silence than the
strong man in his wrath. -- Elizabeth Barrett Browning
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