Post by iris89 on Dec 24, 2014 7:53:22 GMT -5
Hi Lovelovelove
Welcome to the forum, I am sorry I am a little late with respect to welcoming you. Now here is a little something for you to think about and reflect on. Also, check 1 John 4:8 in your Bible.
Religious beliefs is something many feel very passionate about, but most have no ideal whether their beliefs are factual or NOT. Most religious beliefs are like old wife’s tales, they have a ring of truth, but are in fact wrong.
Basically religious beliefs are where many individuals exhibit bias in deleting reality, probably caused by an aversion to accepting the likelihood that they could be wrong. Why, if you’re wrong about one thing, you might be wrong about other things! It’s a scary thought, all right, especially if you’ve built your attitude about life around the philosophy of a particular religion, be it right or wrong.
Some people are so biased that they tend to agree with most or all of the positions taken by their own religion, and if you agree with a position taken by a different religion, they assume you must be a member of the opposing position. That’s the epitome of religious bias to reality.
That is why you believe something to be true about your religion, even after there is credible evidence to the contrary. To see credible evidence that you can not delete, continue to read my forum and to check all evidence I present.
Now let’s look at some reality. Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations. Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God. Psalms 90:1 -2 (Authorized King James Bible; AV)
Many wonder who or what made God, but this question overlooks the fact that he always existed. Mosers showed in the above scripture that he always existed. Isaiah clearly showed the same fact when he said at Isaiah 40:28, “Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.” [AV].
Similarly, the letter of Jude refers to God as existing “for all past eternity.”—Jude 25.
Those scriptures show us that God is “the King of eternity,” as the apostle Paul describes him. (1 Timothy 1:17) This means that God has always existed, no matter how far back in time we cast our gaze. And he will always exist in the future. (Revelation 1:8) Thus, his eternal existence is a fundamental attribute of the Almighty God (YHWH).
Why do we find this idea difficult to grasp? Because our limited life span gives us a completely different concept of time from that of Jehovah. Because God is eternal, to him a thousand years are like a day. (2 Peter 3:8) To illustrate: Could a grasshopper, which lives as an adult for only about 50 days, fathom our life span of 70 or 80 years? Hardly! Yet, the Bible explains that we are like grasshoppers in comparison with our Grand Creator. Even our ability to reason is dwarfed by his. (Isaiah 40:22; 55:8, 9) So it is not surprising that there are aspects of Jehovah’s nature that escape full human understanding.
Although the concept of an eternal God may be hard to grasp, we can see that it makes sense. If someone else had created God, that person would be the Creator. Yet, as the Bible explains, Jehovah is the one who “created all things.” (Revelation 4:11) Furthermore, we know that the universe at one time did not exist. (Genesis 1:1, 2) Where did it come from? Its Creator had to exist first. He also existed before there were any other intelligent beings, such as his only-begotten Son and the angels. (Job 38:4, 7; Colossians 1:15) Clearly, then, he existed alone first. He could not have been created; nothing was in existence that could have created him.
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT RELIGION AND THE BIBLE, GO TO,
1) iris89.conforums.com/
2) www.network54.com/Forum/403209/
3) religioustruths.lefora.com/
4) religioustruths.boardhost.com/
5) religioustruths.forumsland.com/
6) religioustruthsbyiris.createmybb3.com/
7) religioustruths.forumotion.com/
To enjoy an online Bible study called “Follow the Christ” go to, www.network54.com/Forum/403209/thread/1417398076/last-1417398076/Digital+Book+On+18+Part+Follow+Christ+Bible+Study
Your Friend in Christ Iris89
Francis David said it long ago, "Neither the sword of popes...nor the image of death will halt the march of truth. "Francis David, 1579, written on the wall of his prison cell." Read the book, "What Does The Bible Really Teach" and the Bible today, and go to www.jw.org!
Welcome to the forum, I am sorry I am a little late with respect to welcoming you. Now here is a little something for you to think about and reflect on. Also, check 1 John 4:8 in your Bible.
Religious beliefs is something many feel very passionate about, but most have no ideal whether their beliefs are factual or NOT. Most religious beliefs are like old wife’s tales, they have a ring of truth, but are in fact wrong.
Basically religious beliefs are where many individuals exhibit bias in deleting reality, probably caused by an aversion to accepting the likelihood that they could be wrong. Why, if you’re wrong about one thing, you might be wrong about other things! It’s a scary thought, all right, especially if you’ve built your attitude about life around the philosophy of a particular religion, be it right or wrong.
Some people are so biased that they tend to agree with most or all of the positions taken by their own religion, and if you agree with a position taken by a different religion, they assume you must be a member of the opposing position. That’s the epitome of religious bias to reality.
That is why you believe something to be true about your religion, even after there is credible evidence to the contrary. To see credible evidence that you can not delete, continue to read my forum and to check all evidence I present.
Now let’s look at some reality. Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations. Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God. Psalms 90:1 -2 (Authorized King James Bible; AV)
Many wonder who or what made God, but this question overlooks the fact that he always existed. Mosers showed in the above scripture that he always existed. Isaiah clearly showed the same fact when he said at Isaiah 40:28, “Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.” [AV].
Similarly, the letter of Jude refers to God as existing “for all past eternity.”—Jude 25.
Those scriptures show us that God is “the King of eternity,” as the apostle Paul describes him. (1 Timothy 1:17) This means that God has always existed, no matter how far back in time we cast our gaze. And he will always exist in the future. (Revelation 1:8) Thus, his eternal existence is a fundamental attribute of the Almighty God (YHWH).
Why do we find this idea difficult to grasp? Because our limited life span gives us a completely different concept of time from that of Jehovah. Because God is eternal, to him a thousand years are like a day. (2 Peter 3:8) To illustrate: Could a grasshopper, which lives as an adult for only about 50 days, fathom our life span of 70 or 80 years? Hardly! Yet, the Bible explains that we are like grasshoppers in comparison with our Grand Creator. Even our ability to reason is dwarfed by his. (Isaiah 40:22; 55:8, 9) So it is not surprising that there are aspects of Jehovah’s nature that escape full human understanding.
Although the concept of an eternal God may be hard to grasp, we can see that it makes sense. If someone else had created God, that person would be the Creator. Yet, as the Bible explains, Jehovah is the one who “created all things.” (Revelation 4:11) Furthermore, we know that the universe at one time did not exist. (Genesis 1:1, 2) Where did it come from? Its Creator had to exist first. He also existed before there were any other intelligent beings, such as his only-begotten Son and the angels. (Job 38:4, 7; Colossians 1:15) Clearly, then, he existed alone first. He could not have been created; nothing was in existence that could have created him.
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT RELIGION AND THE BIBLE, GO TO,
1) iris89.conforums.com/
2) www.network54.com/Forum/403209/
3) religioustruths.lefora.com/
4) religioustruths.boardhost.com/
5) religioustruths.forumsland.com/
6) religioustruthsbyiris.createmybb3.com/
7) religioustruths.forumotion.com/
To enjoy an online Bible study called “Follow the Christ” go to, www.network54.com/Forum/403209/thread/1417398076/last-1417398076/Digital+Book+On+18+Part+Follow+Christ+Bible+Study
Your Friend in Christ Iris89
Francis David said it long ago, "Neither the sword of popes...nor the image of death will halt the march of truth. "Francis David, 1579, written on the wall of his prison cell." Read the book, "What Does The Bible Really Teach" and the Bible today, and go to www.jw.org!