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Author Topic:   Get To Know God (GTKG) 101
purpledawn
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06-05-2005 10:45 AM


Per the Christian Religion, one must get to know their God.
The Books of Matthew and John seem to be the ones who mention the need to "know".
It has been alluded to on many threads that one can know the Christian God from looking at nature.
It has also been alluded to that one does not need to believe first to be able to see evidence of the Christian God that would allow one to know this God.
So what is the step by step mainstream process of getting to know the Christian God (GTKG)? Whether one is a believer or not.
An assumption for the purpose of this thread is that our world was created by a supreme being. The Creator. It doesn't assume that this being is the Christian God.
I don't want this tread to be an argument between Christians on whose practice is correct.
The aim should be to explain the process necessary to GTNG to the unbeliever.
My personal experience, since the question will come up, is that I grew up in the Christian Church (Protestant). I was taught about God from the Bible.
I am also a farm girl and enjoy nature. I liked biology in school. I've spent a lot of time within nature (hiking, crawling through caves, camping, gardening, farm animals, and just watching).
What I witness within nature and the character of the Christian God within the Bible, IMO do not match up.
So the way I know the Christian God is from the Christian Bible.
My personal experience is not up for debate. This thread isn't to show me that I'm wrong.
The purpose of this thread is for Christians to show step by step the mainstream process of getting to know the Christian God (GTKG)? Whether one is a believer or not.
I would like to take this one step at a time so that each step can be discussed and understood.
What is Step 1?
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Admin: I don't want this in F&B or Bible Study and I doubt that it belongs in BA&I since the process is probably not Biblically oriented.

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06-05-2005 11:47 AM
Reply to: Message 1 by purpledawn
06-05-2005 10:45 AM


Admin: I don't want this in F&B or Bible Study and I doubt that it belongs in BA&I since the process is probably not Biblically oriented.
Is it ok to edit as follows?
The Books of Matthew and John in the Christian Religion seem to be the ones who mention the need to "know" God.
It has been alluded to on many threads that one can know the Christian God from looking at nature.
It has also been alluded to that one does not need to believe first to be able to see evidence of the Christian God that would allow one to know this God.
An assumption for the purpose of this thread is that our world was created by a supreme being. The Creator. It doesn't assume that this being is the Christian God.
I don't want this tread to be an argument between Christians on whose practice is correct.
The aim should be to explain the process necessary to GTNG to the unbeliever.
My personal experience, since the question will come up, is that I grew up in the Christian Church (Protestant). I was taught about God from the Bible.
I am also a farm girl and enjoy nature. I liked biology in school. I've spent a lot of time within nature (hiking, crawling through caves, camping, gardening, farm animals, and just watching).
What I witness within nature and the character of the Christian God within the Bible, IMO do not match up.
So the way I know the Christian God is from the Christian Bible.
My personal experience is not up for debate. This thread isn't to show me that I'm wrong.
The purpose of this thread is for Christians to show step by step the mainstream process of getting to know the Christian God (GTKG)? Whether one is a believer or not.
I would like to take this one step at a time so that each step can be discussed and understood.
What is Step 1?
This message has been edited by AdminPhat, 06-05-2005 10:01 AM

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06-05-2005 12:02 PM


Thread copied to the Get To Know God (GTKG) 101 thread in the Social Issues and Creation/Evolution forum, this copy of the thread has been closed.

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