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Quote by: RickHodgin  There is a leap which occurs, one given by God, from the point prior to having faith to the point after which one does have faith. From that point after, which comes from reading, studying and understanding the Bible, things are seen in a new light and there is no substanitive doubt in the believer's mind about any of it. It is more real than this world, and it changes one's perspective so they cannot help but see this world differently.
From that point of view, man's reason, man's knowledge, man's thoughts, man's drives, man's desires, and so on, are all foolishness, when they don't lead toward a closer relationship with God. |
I am sorry Rick, but this really sounds like an intellectual cop out to me. People claim the exact same sort of divine inspiration for other religions as well - especially Islam. Since these religions are mutually incompatible, in their details, we are left with concluding that either God is deceiving someone (or allowing Satan to deceive folks, which is much the same thing since God is in charge) or those of you with divine inspiration to believe are misinterpreting internal feelings.
The latter is my guess.