tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post2080251636752780787..comments2024-03-29T10:24:20.171+00:00Comments on Bruce Charlton's Notions: Is there anyone who believes in the reality of Jesus and then rejects him?Bruce Charltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-40471312747763227592018-12-04T11:31:27.707+00:002018-12-04T11:31:27.707+00:00I am using "the world" in the scriptural...I am using "the world" in the scriptural sense, as it is employed by Jesus, which is the sense I consider most appropriate to a discussion about belief in Jesus.<br /><br />Jesus teaches the distinction between seeking the love of the world and the love of God very starkly. He also teaches that this is ultimately a personal choice, it is not a result of what God has done other than providing that those inclined to choose the world over God should have a world to choose.Chiu ChunLinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03519192610708043962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-81341084252929568532018-12-03T15:58:21.187+00:002018-12-03T15:58:21.187+00:00"They especially don't want to think abou..."They especially don't want to think about what a tiny, infinitesimally small proportion of the world actually loves them, or even cares about them at all."<br /><br />@CCL -- This strikes me as incorrect. The Truth of Christ is a total, complete and overwhelming love of the Creator God for his children. Far, far more than enough to make up for any "love-deficit" of the world. When this Truth is fully understood, internalized and accepted it engenders a state of being of total peace, rest and eventually joy. Of those not willing to acknowledge or accept this Truth of Divine Love I would guess that in most instances it's the result of emotional trauma, deep-seeded soul and biological damage that comes with being incarnated into a fallen world during the last days. These people need healing at a very deep level before they'll open up to God and I'm increasingly convinced that will be one of the main tasks of God's End-Time Church in order to bring in the final harvest before Christ's return.<br /><br />-Andrew E.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15071413357901396149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-4843996176476613492018-12-03T05:45:06.131+00:002018-12-03T05:45:06.131+00:00I think that there is a question of whether people...I think that there is a question of whether people want to know the truth that Jesus represents. Of course, those who have come to <i>know</i> that truth want what Jesus is offering, which is primarily that truth itself. They wouldn't have come to know that truth unless they wanted to know it.<br /><br />But wanting to know the truth about what is possible in eternity, and what that demands of us <i>now</i>, is precisely where people are really hesitant to commit themselves.<br /><br />Because all truth makes demands on us, first that we give up the lies we've already accepted and second that we start to act based on what we know.<br /><br />People who say it doesn't matter whether or not they live after death are telling the truth...about their own desire to avoid dying, or even thinking about dying, as long as possible. It is a deeply instinctive desire, but more than that it is a fundamental volitional one.<br /><br />"Nothing can go wrong." The present society can't possibly be wrong, my own personal lifestyle can't be wrong. my body can't go wrong. For those who want to avoid thinking about how fragile and unstable their life really is, they don't want to even think about it.<br /><br />They especially don't want to think about what a tiny, infinitesimally small proportion of the world actually loves them, or even cares about them at all.Chiu ChunLinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03519192610708043962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-78764909929755991012018-12-02T18:51:40.618+00:002018-12-02T18:51:40.618+00:00Many atheists or others who have rejected Christ a...Many atheists or others who have rejected Christ appear to 'protest too much'. They cite reasons that can only come from rejection of rules and facets that they actually believe in. The rules are 'too strict', 'not fair', 'hateful', etc. They usually sound like children who are angry at their father, not men who reject an actual fairy tale.Brick Hardslabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07820448429677539704noreply@blogger.com