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First of all, I am a follower of Jesus Christ, not Ted Haggard.
None of which invalidates my point about the poor quality of many church leaders, nor the vast number of Christians who follow them. Doubt would serve their lot rather well.
There is a word for someone who has no doubt: naive.
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Thirdly, and please understand: I have no doubts! I am eternally secure! I know my Savior!
Deny it all you want. You're the one who trotted out the "imaginary friend" line. You're the one who wants to prove that Yark was lacking something, ANYthing that would explain the absense of Jesus in his prayers. You're the one talking to a room full of cynical skeptics.
Its hardly something to be ashamed of. Some of the best Christians Ive ever known or spoken with had doubts surface, on occasion. Its hard to hold onto the idea that God is good, when one watches a child get eaten alive by cancer, or visits a country where the majority are dying of AIDS and starvation, and looks into the dull, dead eyes of the poor people who live there.
Yet, they persevered with it. I confess, it seems illogical to me, but plenty of people smarter than I am have done the same thing.
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He prayed, yes, but was there genuine belief?
I suppose Jesus could have answered that, but Jesus wasn't there.
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If there was, he did nothing with it, as obviously no relationship with Jesus followed, and poor Yark was left in the dark by his "church", feeling deluded and probably very angry.
Which would have been the perfect time for Jesus to arrive, and tell him it would be ok. Does Jesus not reach out to those in need?
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Perhaps Yark really did believe in what Jesus accomplished on the cross, but he did not believe that Jesus could work in his life and change him forever on the inside, thereby alleviating every burden of his besetting sin. I say this because Yark said himself that he tried himself to quit his besetting sins
He tried himself, because there was nobody else there.
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He failed to mention any relationship with Jesus. It was so blaringly, blatantly, obviously missing in his post -through and through.
On that point, we are obviously in complete agreement.
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Poor fellow. Have you ever offered him a meal?
He isn't hungry. I see him eating all the time. Hes fond of Fritos corn chips. He has a nice winter coat, even though it rarely gets below 55 here. I think he wants the money for cigarettes.
In fact, I'm not even sure if he is homeless, or just crazy enough to act like it.
"I am a jealous God, and there is no other God beside me."
But by announcing this he indicated to the angels who attended him that there exists another God. For if there were no other one, of whom would he be jealous?
- The Apocryphon of John (II 13:9-12)
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I'll give you that one.
