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I don't reject the idea that a God may exist, in fact lean more in that direction than I do the other without denying either possibility. However, I do reject most religions that tell us what this God wants us to do to be in good favor and that only they have the right answer. That is where my rejection comes in.
Jesus says he is the truth,the way and the life and when you trust him and believe and recieve him, your spiritual eyes will open ,not intellectual eyes but spiritual eyes,but God has not left you to your own but has placed in you your conscience.
How better can someone justify their behavior and actions if they deny or reject a God with laws and standards and severe consequences to those who violate them.
Rejecting and disbelieveing them changes nothing,except your own exoneration and status of innocence or guilt on that day. Jump from a building reject the belief in gravity,laws are laws, you can't see them, no different with the spiritual laws, .
Tell that to a Judge, as you stand before him in a court of law after you have stolen , murdered and raped ,or even dealt drugs, conscience usually enters in at this point as you begin to remember the law that was in place.
Say Judge,I don't believe you or this whole legal thing, I think the law is bogus, and I don't believe in it ,I think the consequences are unfair ,I don't accept it or agree with it, I think you should'nt have laws , you are bias and unreasonable, as a matter of fact, I don't even think you exist ,I believe that this whole court system is a kangaroo court andthis is just my imagination and by the way you should'nt punish people, it was my upbringing that made me do it, my shoes were too tight, and I was picked on in school
Then you begin to ridicule ,mock and disgrace the judge and court, how long will you last
What was once relative thinking to you leading to a intellectual rationalization and distortion of your perception by way of rejection of the truth has immediately shifted to the conscious awareness of reality and your gross ignorance and failure to comply.This inturn makes the consequences and penalties sensible and fitting for the crimes.
However if the police pull you over for going 100 km when there where no signs indicating the actual required speed was 50km because they forgot to install the signs,as amatter of fact the law was still not past, your conscience is cleared and so will the charges be,
But we have a Conscience, that tells us right from wrong if it is working and not hardened,lying stealing, adultry, murder are wrong , who says,your conscience,
but the relative mind will always disagreee ,ya!,until someone kills ,rapes and murders someone close to him, then he will change his views pretty quick.
The evidence is in and is piled against you,it is not circumstantial either, the witness is our own conscience.We think by rejecting the very nature of God 's Holiness , righteousness and laws, we are somehow are excused, but on the contrary, refusing to accept these standards we turn off the alarm clock of conscience and nulify the reality and effectivness of these standards in our life, not to mention the consequences that will be revealed in time if we continue to avoid the warning light of conscience.
When the red lights begin to flash in the dash of your car, engine warning, oil pressure low,do you quickly remove the bulbs and sigh with relief,say that was close, only an ignorant fool would do such a thing.
The soul that sins(transgresses God's Law) will die,
What deceptive and alluring disguise of the human rationale that allows us to exonerate ourselves,through denial
Mamma or daddy never taught you to lie,steal, or hate,or take what is not yours, hurt other's ,cheat, murder etc ,it is in inherent in the human heart. Jer.17:9
Why is it that so many people have a hard time accepting the fact that God has standards, laws,guidelines,and requires us to follow them and has placed them on our hearts through our conscience.Who wants to be accountable and told what to do ,
Romans 2:15 ..the law written on their hearts,conscience bearing witness and between themselves their thoughts accusing or else excusing them... Why? to better guide and direct us not to mention protect us,.
I mean think for a moment what the conscience does, if indeed yours has not become so desensitized,hardened and calloused from the world around you. Your alarm and warning indicates that you have a problem, need help, that is why it is hard to submit.
Many call bad good and good bad, that is scriptural Isa5:20
I mean don't you recognize those intrinsic naturally set standards on your conscience ,don't lie ,don't steal,don't kill,don,t covet( desire what you don't have)
God says you can do nothing outside of Him, ,we are lost in our sins and the wickedness of our own decietful heart.
There is coming a day when all our secrets will be revealed Matt 10:26 there is nothing hidden that will not be revealed and known
God commands men everywhee to repent for there is a day in which God will judge the world according to his righteous standard,by Christ Jesus Acts 17,
The day will bring to light the truth ,I hope we all have open minds to consider TRUTH
