*Well, last year you said you hadn’t until you were shamed into it.*
You just may be right. Me and Jesus have one thing in common: I love you all.
Now if there was just more ‘proof’.
He’s given al..the proof necessary, he even states that I. His word and sayd there will be no excuse for a yone not believing in the end.
Tell him “God i don’t beleive in you, i am very skeptical, and i dknt see you anywhere. but am open to doing so. Your word says there is proof of your existence, but I don’t beleive that either- Help thou my unbelief. Open my eyes that i might see your handiwork” (Note, you can go to,God anytime, anywhere and speak to him face to face as it were-you dont need a priest or anyone else, god invotes you personally to get to,know,him)
Be honest with him. He can give you the desire to get to know him even if you ask. Keep.an open mind, and don’t let the evil.one persuade you that it is hopeless if god takes a ljng time to show you his presence in this world, because that is the primary way in which the evil one works- discouraging people and keeping them from seeking God. Sometimes it takes ,any years to get through to a person, so etimes only a very short time, but keep searching and resist the evil,ones dissuasion.
There is a spiritual battle being waged, and it behooves us to,be on the right side.
faith is the evidence of THINGS NOT SEEN, the substance of THINGS HOPED FOR.
When you use your carnal senses (that’s just the flesh; eyes, ears, nose, fingers, taste) you will never know what Christ is saying to you. God is Spirit so you must accept Christ to operate in the Spirit and relate to God.
I’d suggest “When Skeptics Ask” by Norman Geisler.
If a person is genuinely trying to find answers to these very big, ultimately important questions - they will find their answers.
“Now if there was just more ‘proof’.”
Study Geology.
“And the rocks cry out”
What is a chip made from?
Silicon
What is silicon?
Sand
What is sand?
Granulated rocks and minerals.
“Now if there was just more ‘proof’.”
Its like the “gift” of salvation. It isn’t “given” to you. It can’t be “earned” by you.
Its a “gift”. Like any gift, first you must “accept” it.
Jesus knocks on your door, but YOU have to open it.
Its not “proof” first, belief second. Just the opposite.
Belief/Trust FIRST.
Jesus isn’t going to “BUY” you with “proof”. You must humble yourself before God, repent of your sins, and ask Jesus to forgive you.
Reading/learning about Jesus is commendable and advised. It will help you “understand”, but if it is “proof” FIRST you are looking/waiting for, you won’t find it.
Me and Jesus have one thing in common: I love you all.
I don’t believe that for more than a minute.