I Believe in God, but...
... so does the Devil, so I'm not sure that tells you much about anything.
LadyGrace Best Comment
Actually, you've brought up something very interesting and quite wise. So many claim to be followers of Christ, yet take it no further. They don't really understand what that means. They truly believe that just because they believe in God, that's all that's necessary, but as you mentioned, even the devil believes in God, but he's not saved.
You have highlighted the distinction between simply acknowledging God's existence and having a saving faith. The Bible says in James 2:19 that "even demons believe in God and tremble, yet they remain demons." This illustrates that intellectual assent to God's existence, even with fear, is not the same as the saving faith that leads to salvation.
You have highlighted the distinction between simply acknowledging God's existence and having a saving faith. The Bible says in James 2:19 that "even demons believe in God and tremble, yet they remain demons." This illustrates that intellectual assent to God's existence, even with fear, is not the same as the saving faith that leads to salvation.
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hippyjoe1955 · 70-79, M
My personal prayer:
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace:
where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
where there is sadness, joy.
O divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek
to be consoled as to console,
to be understood as to understand,
to be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive,
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. goes something like this:
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace:
where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
where there is sadness, joy.
O divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek
to be consoled as to console,
to be understood as to understand,
to be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive,
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. goes something like this:
val70 · 51-55
It's really not about the believing but the doing. Actual self-professed "only true christians around" on here should try to think about that. The following is in the deeds and not the procession of empty words. One should be sharing knowledge about doing what God desires to the best of ones ability. One doesn't use the Bible as a tool to further oneself but as a reference book to aid others. The devil is and demons are. So what? Walk straight through those vile creatures to help others. Follow the Light wherever there's darkness, and these days there's more darkness than foolish people are actually aware of
Iwillwait · M
Tells you that you're right in believing.
Dshhh · M
i dont believe iin either of them
