The discussion on Webradiance is getting quite interesting and for some reason or other I’ve been trying to remember a verse that was something along the lines of it is not possible to know Jesus unless God has chosen you.
After far to long searching on biblegateway.com I found it in John 6 verse 44:
“No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day.”
I know this is very philosophical and theological but does it mean that there are some that simply can’t believe in Jesus?
Actually I think I know what it is, just as I typed the above. I think God knocks all the time so that we have the option to open the door but it may not happen until an allotted time, again I am thinking of my own testimony but with this idea it does rather fit.
I think I need to think/pray about this some more really and develop the thoughts and ideas.
God bless
Dan
I too got a lot out of that discussion as well, I wonder if it’ll go on much longer.
9th March 2007
2:38 pm
It’s interesting stuff, I’m going to have a look at it as you’ve been saying so much about it. It’s strange, I’ve been watching the Matrix (don’t worry, I’m not about to compare God to evil machines lol) but the whole aspect of choice in what you believe, and the ability to believe in a higher power is an interesting point of discussion isn’t it?
We all have the choice to believe in something greater, but we don’t have to. That’s the beauty of this world, and if there is a creator, or God, I would have to commend them for their fairness in allowing us to have such a choice without reprimand (unless of course a person believes in more fundamental or radical things, in which case I’ll be going to Hell on a certain Judgement Day because of my choice!!!).
Will