Originally Posted by NightSpirit  Depends on your definition of agonostic. I always thought that meant more like sitting on the fence about whether God exits or not. If my saying that I know Him but I don't know all about Him fits into that word, so be it. There's a common theme all around here, that until we know all about God, we shouldn't believe there is one, and that to me seems a little arrogant or trusting too much in your own mind's ability to comprehend God.
What sets people off is the idea that a person can know God or that God has revealed Himself through the person of Jesus, since the only acceptable God is one who does not limit himself in any way. When someone says they know God, whether that's the truth or not, is a matter for the hearer to decide. No one can change another's beliefs to His own, that is a personal decision.
I'm not condemning anyone, nor can I save anyone, just saying that I know the one who can, if they want to check Him out. If not, okay.Why get mad?
I don't get mad when someone posts that they like MDMA, I just decide whether I want to try it or not, which I don't. I guess I'm too trapped by my belief system for that.
Am I perfect and do things always go my way, no. But in praying and seeking to know God through Jesus, I have seen miracles, been used by God to help save people from early death and in another case, avoid spending their life in prison by telling them the names and the intent of the people involved, none of which I knew but recieved this in prayer.
Completely out of the blue, I have been given the exact amount of money, $536, from a person who said it was from God. I didn't know this person, they didn't know know me or anyone I knew, but God had told me he was going to pay for my car repair. The bill had not even been prepared when I recieved the money. And hundreds of other experiences like that. I'm passed a "Hope I've picked the right God" attitude.
If by sharing those experiences with others, they get mad, I don't understand that. I'm not saying, na na na, I know God and you don't. I'm saying this is what I know of God and if someone else knows something else, I want to know that too. But everyone seems to be more busy saying what Christians can't know than saying what they themselves, do know. |