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Disregarding if or what the "Kingdom of God" even is, I'm not in agreement that PRIDE is the #1 obstacle to getting there. PREIDE seems more like an easy indictment--an easy way to distinguish between believers and unbelievers--on the part of Kingdom-citizens. Even worse, it's making what might be a very impersonal experience (the process of gathering evidence of God and God's Kingdom) into indictment of character. It makes me furious when people water down the journey to knowledge like this. This sort of judgment does two things: (1)it makes people feel guilty when they arrive at a different conclusion, which--in turn--(2)breeds ignorance as people accept conclusions they normally wouldn't, in order to avoid guilt.
Confidence like this would be funny if it wasn't so infuriating. I propose humanity's #1 obstacle to God's Kingdom is actually DOUBT.
Yeah, it's funny how that argument is used on both sides of the debate. The Christian speaks of the humility that it takes to kneel before God and accept our "true nature" as it is dictated to us by our maker. The scientist condemns the Christian for his willingness to forfeit reason to satisfy his prideful notion that the universe exists for him.
I agree that arguments over "pride" have largely lost their meaning. It's an over-simplification. No one becomes an Atheist or a Christian via pride. Anyone with a belief system is guilty of pride.
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....to begin a relationship with Christ, call 1-877-772-4559
Disregarding if or what the "Kingdom of God" even is, I'm not in agreement that PRIDE is the #1 obstacle to getting there. PREIDE seems more like an easy indictment--an easy way to distinguish between believers and unbelievers--on the part of Kingdom-citizens. Even worse, it's making what might be a very impersonal experience (the process of gathering evidence of God and God's Kingdom) into indictment of character. It makes me furious when people water down the journey to knowledge like this. This sort of judgment does two things: (1)it makes people feel guilty when they arrive at a different conclusion, which--in turn--(2)breeds ignorance as people accept conclusions they normally wouldn't, in order to avoid guilt.
Confidence like this would be funny if it wasn't so infuriating. I propose humanity's #1 obstacle to God's Kingdom is actually DOUBT.
Yeah, it's funny how that argument is used on both sides of the debate. The Christian speaks of the humility that it takes to kneel before God and accept our "true nature" as it is dictated to us by our maker. The scientist condemns the Christian for his willingness to forfeit reason to satisfy his prideful notion that the universe exists for him.
I agree that arguments over "pride" have largely lost their meaning. It's an over-simplification. No one becomes an Atheist or a Christian via pride. Anyone with a belief system is guilty of pride.
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