NOSTRikli on Nostr: I moved from atheist to agreement with the sentiment above roughly 4 years ago. Fell ...
I moved from atheist to agreement with the sentiment above roughly 4 years ago. Fell on some big life challenges and dug into scriptures. I struggled with, was fascinated by the concepts of Christian Faith.
In Matthew, Jesus says: “If you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you.” This sounds to me like Jesus is saying that no one has sufficient faith. Those that “believe” aren’t moving mountains. So I probably wasn’t alone.
In Mark 9, Jesus says to a father trying to cure his son of seizures “all things are possible for one who believes.” To which the father replies: “I believe; help my unbelief” Jesus then cures the son.
These and various other verses convinced me that faith is like loving your wife. It’s not always easy, it’s not always because you feel like it. Instead, it is an active, effortful practice.
Christ reinforces belief, not good behavior. That was super challenging to understand.
I hovered over these questions for months. Asking myself, can I do this? Can I try to believe? Tropical Thunder ‘never go full retard’ echoed in my head. Then I committed. Feels good. I’m into it. My faith has grown with the practice.
In Matthew, Jesus says: “If you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you.” This sounds to me like Jesus is saying that no one has sufficient faith. Those that “believe” aren’t moving mountains. So I probably wasn’t alone.
In Mark 9, Jesus says to a father trying to cure his son of seizures “all things are possible for one who believes.” To which the father replies: “I believe; help my unbelief” Jesus then cures the son.
These and various other verses convinced me that faith is like loving your wife. It’s not always easy, it’s not always because you feel like it. Instead, it is an active, effortful practice.
Christ reinforces belief, not good behavior. That was super challenging to understand.
I hovered over these questions for months. Asking myself, can I do this? Can I try to believe? Tropical Thunder ‘never go full retard’ echoed in my head. Then I committed. Feels good. I’m into it. My faith has grown with the practice.