Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!wuarchive!rex!ukma!seismo!dimacs.rutgers.edu!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: abvax!iccgcc.DNET!benning@uunet.uu.net Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: Don't mean to be rude, but....... Message-ID: Date: 8 Feb 91 09:23:03 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Lines: 47 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In article , pluto@maths.tcd.ie (Caroline Tisdall) writes: > Terribly sorry, I don't mean to be rude or anything, but you're > all a pack of raving idiots! What grown man in his right mind would > believe in all this religion nonsense? If only you could look objectivly > at your beliefs for once, you'd realise that you're all superstitous > idiots....... Yes! I was once of the same opinion. I was so sure that these religious goofs had their heads in the sand. Superstious meat heads! One day a friend of mine (and a fellow athist) called me to tell me he had found the Lord and wanted to share this with me. You can imagine my shock. For weeks he would call and tell me how by believing in Jesus, he had been made a new man. Well I "could" hear a different tone in his voice. And I could tell there "was" the appearance of change. But really, this is just a lot of garbage right? After a few more weeks I made the decision to read this mans bible and use what I read against his claims. When he said "you need this" I would respond with "yea stupid, what about this you hypocrite..." I would read the Old testament in the mornings and the New at night. As I read, I gathered information. Four months passed, and I noticed that I no longer was reading to prove this crazy friend of mine wrong. In fact, I noticed I had a sudden change in my perspective. I now was reading the Bible because it spoke to me. I know that sounds crazy, but I found out why it is called the word of God. Some how I developed this hunger and thirst for Scripture. Finally, one night after finishing the book of John, this atheist who thought God was for fools said God I believe you are there. I believe in Jesus and the work he was sent to acomplish. If you are there, and I believe you are, come to me. Change me. That night, the Lord came to me. I have never been the same. So I say to those who were like me, watchout! The truth is available but you must search for it. Scripture says that if you search for God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength, He can be found. If you think you know better, I would have you check your source. Then check mine. I'm not talking about religion. Neither does the Bible. Were talking a living relationship with the living God. Nothing else satisfies!!! May God bless all who contend against HIM, B. Benning