"...Ad hoc explanation"....NOT!

Hi there. Today I'd like to comment on ex-Cristian's post of 06 Oct '07.
He/she (for the purpose of this post I'll refer to he...if you don't mind) says that yhe answers given him seems too easy. This seems to me as if he really doesn't want an answer. No matter how many answers and reasons we give for God's existence etc., if you don't want to be shown otherwise, then your mind is made up. Nobody can change your mind. So i don't think that his reason for knocking down people's explanations are valid at all. In fact it is very subjective (even though us as Cristians are accused of being subjective).

The way I see it, once someone has made up his/her mind about something, no matter what you tell them, they do not want your answer. And your answers will never be good enough for them. This is partly because they only listen for what they want to hear, and if your story does not satisfy their world-view, they regard your view as insufficient and "ad hoc".

Because God's ways and being is way beyond what we as simple human beings can understand, we tend to want to say: "if I can't see Him, and understand Him, that means He is not there" or whatever once wishes to say. We miss the element of faith entirely.

The reasons ex-Christian gives for his "de-conversion" seems to me like a lot of media influence. I sense a lot of instability (spiritual), so it is sad that someone who once claimed to be a Christian could turn their back on a God that actually cares for them. Real Christianity is, contrary to common belief, not a religion. I believe that it is a relationship. Yes, it might sound like a cliche, but only if you have experienced what God can do for and through you, will you be able to appreciate His love for you.

You cannot see Him, because His Word says that He lives within man. And that happened when He sent the Holy Spirit to live with us. So you might ask what is the difference between God and the Holy Spirit... The short answer: Nothing! The Holy Spirit is God. Just like the Son (Jesus) is God. Known as the Holy Trinity. One God, in three forms. Each with his own function.

I realise that ex-Christian says that God is too complicated for the human mind. If he was just like you and me, would I want him as a God? I don't think so. One thing we have to relise and make peace with is the fact that us as humans don't know everything. In fact we really know very little.

If the world around you, the hurt, the devastation, the pain etc. does not make sense to you and it seems that God does not care, should you look for the fault with God? Or should we not rather look at ourselves. What are we doing that causes things to be in so much chaos? God warned us in His Word that these things would happen. But no. We decide that it's His fault that things are so bad. Instead of asking for directions on how to fix things, we turn to ourselves. and what do we know? If you can't see that you are wrong, how can you fix things around you?

"..the puzzle didn't match the box..." Ever thought that maybe you had the wrong box? It's all a matter of perspective. We look to ourselves for answers and cannot find any. Then we look to God for answers and we say that we cannot sense of it. I think the reason why we cannot make sense of it is the simple fact that we do not want to believe that we are dependant on God. We do not want to believe that there is a greater purpose. And this is the same reason why athiests came up with the evolution theory. The belief that says that we are our own gods. That we dont need a God to decide how things should be. - That right there is the start of major problems, which could make a good discussion for a nother day.

To conclude...

Just because we do not understand the world and the ways of God does not mean that He does not exist. Just because there are many people walking around with long hair does not mean that there are no barbers. They just haven't consulted with one yet. Man do not want to consult with God, but wants to blame Him for all the trouble in the world. It is time that we own up to our mistakes and accept the fact that we may not in this life be able to fully grasp the greatness of God the Creator. But that does not mean that He does not exist and that He loves each of us as His own children. All He requires is for us to trust in Him to come through for us and to trust in the fact that he is in control.

The more we surrender to His will, the more we learn about Him.

Have a great day!