Book of Jeremiah
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I am not a religious man. I haven't been to church in about 20 years. I don't remember the last time I prayed. God is not a part of my life in any real sense.
But I do not reject God. I find no contempt when I see a religious symbol. I do not run in horror if someone says "bless you" when I sneeze.
I do not understand the Theophobia of the left, in which they believe they are somehow violated when anything religious is anywhere near them.
Why?
Theophobia? Maybe it is. More like Religiophobia I think. I see the harm caused by blind faith standing in for reason, the same principle/problem with the big government Statism of the left. Theirs is a religion of sorts as well, using the same principle of doubt suppression of religious blind faith. God is love? Yes, but more than that. God is Truth.
I believe in God, and whatever It is will be found by the pursuit of Truth, not by intentionally obscuring it.
I can tell you are in deep thought today, P.T. Your overthinking again. People with a high IQ have a propensity for it I find. Let me offer you this truth. What is faith but blind? True faith, I am speaking of. You cannot see faith with the natural eyes yet faith is. You cannot understand what causes faith to manifest itself yet you must accept faith for what it is - Faith. In order to "hear faith" you must have faith to hear it with - the five senses are representative of the five senses in the spirit realm - by faith - example: you cannot witness an eagle soar if his leg is yet tied by a cord to the earth. Your mind cannot comprehend spiritual things until you are willing to stop comprehending spiritual things with a natural mind..
Unbelievers demonstrate faith every day. Everytime they get on an airplane and expect to be lifted into the air and taken to their destination - that is faith - they do not understand how that plane lifts off the ground yet they trust it will fly rather than to fall of into the sea at the end of the runway! You sit down in a chair and have faith it will be capable of holding you up.
There are many things done by faith ever single day and all of which is "blind" yet people do it even without knowing it. God is love. Yes. Without Love you cannot know God. Even if you have truth. (some) I can provide ample evidence of that even on this very board. Still bring up truth and it will lead you directly back to faith. How can you believe Jesus is the Son of God if not by faith? Yet it is truth. How can you believe that the signs shall follow the believers if not by faith? Yet it is the truth. How can you believe the word of God when it says the wicked shall be turned into hell and all the nations that forget God. Psalm 9: 17 Yet it is truth - how shall you know it if not by faith that God's word is truth? You see? You're over thinking it. I am telling you. There is no conflict between the Word, the Spirit of Truth and the God who is Love - they are One and the Same. It is 1 x 1 x1 = 1. Hear O Israel, the Lord thy God is One. - Jeri
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