In fact, there have been questions before, why doesn't God reveal himself to people so that more people can come to him?
I asked the elders of the church, and he said that God knows that people want to fight against people, but people want to see what people want to see. Later, when listening to the elder’s sermons, he gave an example of showing us a cup in his hand and asking us whether we believed it or not. He had a cup in his hand. The elder said, my first question is insulting your IQ, do you know? The second question is the real test. The parable of the elders inspired me a lot. If we know something or a person is true and believe it, isn’t this insulting our own intelligence? You don't stress to everyone you meet that you are real and I believe you are in front of me! But as the supreme Creator of heaven and earth, if He also used this method to make us believe in Him, the threshold would be too low, and the Lord would not have to say, “The gate is narrow, the road is narrow, and the way is narrow, which leads to eternal life. There are fewer people."
Many people say that belief is illusory and just a spiritual sustenance, which is undoubtedly anti-intellectualism. In the movie Reaffirmation of Christ, there is a reporter who is "not anti-intellectual". In order to prove that Jesus does not exist and Jesus did not resurrect (Jesus and Jesus' resurrection are the core of Christian belief), he interviewed archaeologists and historians. , priest, medical scientist. Finally converted to Jesus and became a devout Christian, because in the face of a lot of facts, he was undeniable. People tend not to think about their own ignorance and self-deception. For more than 2,000 years in the history of Christianity, there are many people who want to overthrow it. Why haven't they succeeded? Have you ever thought that so many outstanding and famous thinkers before you would not have thought of it? The Bible says, "Under the sun, there is nothing new." Cao Dong's no-party song "Sludge" sings "What I want to say, people have said before." , is all vanity”?
I have seen a method used by people who persuade people to believe in Jesus on the Internet. I have also used it on others, and it is almost useless. That is to say, the matter of believing in God is like believing that I will give you one hundred dollars. One hundred dollars is in my hand. I ask you whether you believe it or not. If you don’t believe it, you won’t give it. have no idea. For this question, most people will choose to believe, because if they don’t believe it, they definitely don’t have it, and some believers may have it. Of course, this essentially weighs the pros and cons from a human perspective and makes a rational analysis.
This method has some advantages and its disadvantages. The advantage is that it is in line with human rationality, allowing people to quickly stand in line and choose to believe, but it ignores many essential problems. The first is that people tend to ignore that this hundred yuan is given for free, not because of someone who has done good things or said good things. In the face of God's free grace, people will not be grateful, but only rejoice that they have taken advantage of it. Like the protagonist in a movie. He prayed to God, and he lived the woman who was struck by the thunderbolt. He prayed for the second time, but could not save the little boy who was run over by the tractor (thank the Lord, the movie presents us with a real devout believer, he Not to blame God for not seeing God's reward, but to obey completely). The first time was God's grace, and the second time God did not send grace. This is what He wants people to know that He "does all things according to His will". The second is to make people's eyes tend to focus on the benefits of the hundred yuan, instead of paying attention to the real rewarder standing behind. Such belief will become a value exchange, that is, "I believe in You, you give me benefits" model. In the end, this kind of faith does not touch the inner reflection of one's own sin and the reliance on God that is the crucial background for our wholehearted dependence on God.
God knows that human nature is to focus on the senses rather than the heart, gullible and suspicious, and must be seen before the eyes before believing. With such a thick Bible and so many repeated words, He never tires of strengthening the faith of believers, adding strength to our hearts, and teaching the saints the use of faith in their lives. Job questioned the justice of God, but God did not answer him, but took him on a "travel" of the universe, showing him the wonder and complexity of everything in the universe, and told him that you only need to trust me and fear me with all your heart. Job's response was a humble repentance and confession that he had crossed the line, saying "These things are too wonderful for me to know", and then "I hate myself and repent in dust and ashes."
God teaches in his great wisdom—to seek wisdom is to seek God himself.
So, thank you for this "great! the mystery of godliness."
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