tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203174451356862507.post7828951693879794068..comments2023-05-20T06:30:03.560-05:00Comments on Jon's Journey: What I used to BelieveJonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01266729238990589293noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203174451356862507.post-71114730763902194992018-11-20T06:32:53.375-06:002018-11-20T06:32:53.375-06:00I piggy-backed your post to Lew's and find the...I piggy-backed your post to Lew's and find the honesty refreshing if not a much needed shot in the arm. Your thoughts on eternal punishment I too have debated with myself, this started in earnest after my mom died a year ago. Don't get me wrong, my mom was anything BUT a believer in Christ, that said, I've sometimes wondered if the dead just stay "dead" since LIFE is only in Christ. <br /><br />Like you and Lew, I could only make a list scads of things I used to believe only when I had the courage to face the REASONS I believed what I had believed at the time, not an easy task if one were honest with themselves. At this point in my life (age 57) one thing I know for sure is that I believe Christ died to pay for my crimes against God and that in and of myself, I'm only worthy of condemnation....the rest after this is on the learning curve.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00042201438712434887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203174451356862507.post-60727850385106691392009-05-26T17:01:00.621-05:002009-05-26T17:01:00.621-05:00Thanks Alan for the comments. Yes, I'm becoming m...Thanks Alan for the comments. Yes, I'm becoming more and more OK with not having everything about God figured out. The stuff that is really clear in Scripture - Yes. The rest can wait till the Holy Spirit leads.<br /><br />God bless!Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01266729238990589293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203174451356862507.post-46222818011394459112009-05-26T10:51:25.222-05:002009-05-26T10:51:25.222-05:00Jon,
Thanks for taking part in this. I definitely...Jon,<br /><br />Thanks for taking part in this. I definitely appreciate your views about "God in a box". It is so hard to let God out of my box... to trust completely in him and not my understanding of him.<br /><br />-AlanAlan Knoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07452247058550736803noreply@blogger.com