What is your impression of Christian preachers and “their” God?
Engage in thinking
Back in the day, when Paul the Apostle was out preaching, some “[a]Epicurean and Stoic philosophers began to engage in conversation with” him. They examined his “thought”. They got engaged in thinking with Paul, saying,
“…What could this
[f]scavenger of tidbits
want to say?”
Others, “He seems to be
a proclaimer of
strange deities….”
– Acts 17:18-21 NASB
Acts 17:18-21 AMP version And some said, “What could this idle babbler [with his eclectic, scrap-heap learning] have in mind to say?” Others said, “He seems to be a proclaimer of strange deities”—because he was preaching the good news about Jesus and the resurrection… saying, “May we know what this [strange] new teaching is which you are proclaiming?
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This strange God
These atheists 1 were quite inquisitive MirWeb: given to examination or investigation. I hope you are also.
The [reverent] fear of the Lord
[that is, worshiping Him
and regarding Him as truly awesome]
is the beginning
and the preeminent part
of wisdom
[its starting point
and its essence],
And the knowledge
of the Holy One
is understanding and
spiritual insight.
– Proverbs 9:10
See: A Poem As Lovely as a Tree, 
a very detailed article for the inquisitive soul: “The evidence for God is everywhere….”
Birth of God as a human baby. Birth-of-jesus-1150128_640. Pixabay
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What is “your” God like? Have you engaged in thinking with Jesus? Are you a dyed-in-the-wool MirWeb thoroughgoing, uncompromising atheist, or are you an inquisitive soul? Apostle Paul was engaged in conversation by atheists about his “strange deities”. What is your impression of dyed-in-Christ biblical preachers?
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The beginning of wisdom see this BibleGateway search of
Proverbs 4:7 “The beginning of wisdom is: Get [skillful and godly] wisdom [it is preeminent]! And with all your acquiring, get understanding [actively seek spiritual discernment, mature comprehension, and logical interpretation].
Then [with a deep longing]
you will seek Me and require Me
[as a vital necessity]
and [you will] find Me
when you search
for Me
with all your heart.
– Jeremiah 29:13
The fool says …The fool says in his heart:
Limited thinking Excerpt: So, you are thinking? That’s a good thing! And those thoughts are – what? They are your thoughts? Have you been able to get past your own thinking – and think with God and His expressed thoughts? What experience do you have in the universe, to be a foundation for your thoughts – by you, yourself? On what do you build your thoughts? Is it only from you and others like you? Do you live your own way?
Divine Mysteries Revealed by the Godman Jesus
The mystery of salvation Excerpt: “The culminating act of God to bring salvation to all who would believe and follow Him — was the death and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth, the baby born in a manger, of Mary, “fathered” by God the Holy Spirit.”
The Mystery of the Gospel has been revealed
Jesus Only Always For All Times
A Poem As Lovely as a Tree, Very detailed article for the inquisitive soul, by Jack Kinsella | “…I receive emails often from skeptics challenging me….” See profile.
“The evidence for God
is everywhere….”
– Jack Kinsella
What God Wants…Excerpt: If I am serious about the salvation message of grace by Jesus, I will totally immerse myself in His ways, let Him change my ways.
Like a cloth being dyed 2, I will take-on the colors of God’s choosing. I am daily seeking to change my colors for His colors, and become a more complex and rich design of His, not my own. Less of me and more of Him.
God can change “our colors” – as easily as He has made all the animal colors. To vividly see the richness of God’s colors and designs, like how He creates a beautiful tapestry of our life, as He alone has done with the animal kingdom, click here: The best painter is definitely GOD. 🎨🥰
“The best painter is definitely GOD”
– Ideas & Fun (Facebook page)
Does it matter what you believe?
Believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Anointed One
When it comes to God, who wants mere opinions? …Excerpt: When talking “God” and “Truth” – I really do not care what you think. You should not care what I think. What matters is “what God thinks”. What has God revealed to us down through the ages? Erroneous thinking proliferates with mere opinions.
God’s Think Excerpt: I think. You think. We all think.
But, what does God think? Thinking is necessary. But what if your “think” is not God’s “think”? Then your “think” will end so very badly when you reach That Day of Judgement, quivering before God in the realization that it is His Think that rules the heavens, not yours. Read about God’s “think”. What you think – matters. How you act it out – matters more. It will seal your eternity – with Him, or without Him.
The Bible is the standard for Christian thought and practice. Not me. Not you.
Following the Jesus who was not God
Double-minded means both loving Jesus AND loving a different gospel
What you think and practice as compared with what Jesus thinks
Is Jesus’ worldview your worldview?
Why the tears, Paul? Colossians 2:18
Cognitive Dissonance “…that extreme feeling of discomfort some folks get when their core belief is challenged or contradicted.”
Right on the edge of trusting Him forever
What happens when you do not know what the Bible says on a matter?
If we do not think like God Almighty thinks
Why Believe Such Stupididiotic Things?!
Right on the edge of trusting Him forever
Why you are an idiot …IF you say there is no God
What a Crock – Having No Religious Affiliation Excerpt: To say “I have no religious affiliation” is to say…
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- I am such a lazy-ass I can’t make-up my mind
- I am so mixed-up I can’t figure it out
- I am so lame I will just leave those matters for others to deal with
- I don’t really care what God does with me; I’ll take whatever He deals me
- I am not going to waste my time weighing through all the evidences for God
- Churches are so screwed-up… I do not care what the Bible says about going there
- I do not care what God says (in the Bible) about the value of going to church
What a Crock – Having No Religious Affiliation
Ever grasped that feeling of being wrong with Jesus?
Our unmitigated God Excerpt: What you think – has no affect on what God thinks. God is unmitigated.
According to Merriam-Webster:
What is the synonym of mitigate? allay, alleviate, assuage, ease, help, mollify, palliate, relieve, soothe.
Words Related to mitigate: abate, lighten, moderate, soften, temper. cure, heal, remedy. amend, correct, emend, fix, mend, rectify, reform, repair.
8 Steps for Real Repentance from Psalm 51
Psalm 51 type repentance and salvation
Believing eyewitness witnesses
Verify Jesus. Verify, verify, verify
Do you believe in Napoleon? Excerpt: For me, “Jesus proofs” are so incontrovertible, so historically accurate, SO convincing… that I have given-over my life to Him. Jesus lives today and is coming again to receive His followers up into His Kingdom.
DNA denial: This is psychosis, plain and simple | By News Editors | Jul 11, 2023 | Woke culture
Famous atheist Richard Dawkins’ former ‘right-hand man’ converts to Christianity after realizing the truth about Jesus | By News Editors | Jul 11, 2023
Atheists Take Credit for Science When They Had Nothing to Do with It | by Robert J. Hutchinson
Read the book: Searching for Jesus: New Discoveries in the Quest for Jesus of Nazareth—and How They Confirm the Gospel Accounts. | Hardcover | October 27, 2015 | by Robert J. Hutchinson (Author).
A Poem As Lovely as a Tree, Very detailed article for the inquisitive soul, by Jack Kinsella | “…I receive emails often from skeptics challenging me….” See profile.
Footnotes
- See this BibleGateway FOOTNOTE: “Acts 17:18 “These were among the leading philosophies of the day. Neither believed in a personal God; indeed, the Epicureans were confirmed atheists. Their goal was to get as much out of life as possible. The Stoics had a strong, fatalistic sense of duty, seeking to improve the inner man.“
- as in baptism, a symbolic dying to self and rising in the newness of our born again life – a symbolism from a cloth that is dyed in coloring, changing color into newness of life.
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