本文发表在 rolia.net 枫下论坛Let's make a safe assumption here that we all agree lying is wrong. We believe it. However, it doesn't mean we won't go against it. We still lie from time to time for unjustified reasons, don't we? Or sometime we purposely violate it because there is a "good" reason to, for example, to conceal the terrible fact from a dying patient, or unwilling to confront/upset other people.
Apply the same principle to answering your question, one believes in one's father (God) doesn't mean he agrees with what his father does, or his ways.
Allow me to illustrate, I recall an example that will probably make my point.
. Does Satan know God? Of course, God created him.
. Does Satan agree that there is a God? Yes, God created him.
. Does Satan know God's almighty power? I guess so, he has seen it.
. Does Satan know what his end will be? I guess so, but he believes he knows enough to fight God. (He has learned a lot from serving God in the past.)
. Does Satan agrees with God's ways? Obviously not, Satan wants to be God.
. Does Satan believe in God? Yes, he does!
Consider the above listed facts. My point comes as naturely as this, to Believe in God doesn't make one a Christian. Instead, one has to accept God (as one's personal savor). That's what I meant when I said we had to define what "Believe" really is.
Biblically speaking, believing in God implies to repent, to accept, and to rely on God. Again, it's hard for us to judge whether one truly believes in God. We have to look at one's fruits, which are love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. If you see these traits in a person, you have convincing reasons to believe that he/she believes in God.
If I had to summarized what "believe" really is biblically, I will have to say believe is more of an action, instead of just a mental activity.
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Apply the same principle to answering your question, one believes in one's father (God) doesn't mean he agrees with what his father does, or his ways.
Allow me to illustrate, I recall an example that will probably make my point.
. Does Satan know God? Of course, God created him.
. Does Satan agree that there is a God? Yes, God created him.
. Does Satan know God's almighty power? I guess so, he has seen it.
. Does Satan know what his end will be? I guess so, but he believes he knows enough to fight God. (He has learned a lot from serving God in the past.)
. Does Satan agrees with God's ways? Obviously not, Satan wants to be God.
. Does Satan believe in God? Yes, he does!
Consider the above listed facts. My point comes as naturely as this, to Believe in God doesn't make one a Christian. Instead, one has to accept God (as one's personal savor). That's what I meant when I said we had to define what "Believe" really is.
Biblically speaking, believing in God implies to repent, to accept, and to rely on God. Again, it's hard for us to judge whether one truly believes in God. We have to look at one's fruits, which are love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. If you see these traits in a person, you have convincing reasons to believe that he/she believes in God.
If I had to summarized what "believe" really is biblically, I will have to say believe is more of an action, instead of just a mental activity.
I wish this helps.更多精彩文章及讨论,请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net