Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 exptools 1/6/84; site ihu1e.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!mgnetp!ihnp4!ihu1e!nowlin From: nowlin@ihu1e.UUCP (Jerry Nowlin) Newsgroups: net.religion,net.flame Subject: Re: Re: Absurdity Revisited ... Message-ID: <293@ihu1e.UUCP> Date: Tue, 7-Aug-84 14:03:26 EDT Article-I.D.: ihu1e.293 Posted: Tue Aug 7 14:03:26 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 8-Aug-84 19:46:34 EDT Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL Lines: 33 > Re: Absurdity Revisited: A Perfect Example > Of course reading the Bible 52 times in a year would be worthless to you. > Your mind is not going to understand it, because you are spiritually blind. > God does not reveal the truths of the Bible to unbelievers, that would be > throwing "Pearls before the Swine" as it says in Mathew. Only the > Holy Spirit given at salvation will cause you to understand the Bible. With > this understanding you could read it 522,000,000 times and still find > something you've never seen before. > > Trying finding out a little about the author before you read His book. > > Ken Nichols > ...!ucbvac!dual!qantel!ken Ken, I can't figure out from your message whether you're really serious or not. The inability to understand the "word of god" before you believe in god seems to be a kind of catch 22. You can't understand till you believe. You can't believe till you understand. You expect people to figure out god without reading the bible? How are they supposed to reach this salvation and get their holy spirit? You can't be serious. I love that "pearls before the swine" stuff. Anyone who doesn't believe as you do is a pig? Is it any wonder there are religious wars. Not all christians are like you but most have a real blind spot. There are lots of reasons I'm no longer a christian but the "holier than thou" attitude most *professed* christians have is one of the biggies. If I were still a christian I wouldn't want a spiritual bigot like you defending my belief. Jerry