A Sign From the Lord

Originally posted by @ghost-of-a-duke
General Duke sir was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the second running of the Belmont Stakes in 1868.

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Originally posted by @secondson
Ya, ThinkOfOne has been assaulting my intelligence for the last three pages. I think he thinks I care whether or not he's more intelligent than I. He probably is, but that doesn't mean much without humility and kindness.

Thing is though, to be honest, I'm not the nicest guy around either, but only against other not so nice guys. 😉

Originally posted by @secondson
Man! This is the twenty first century. It's not normal to know that kind of stuff. 😉

Originally posted by @romans1009
I think seeking a sign is akin to putting God to the test, which is a big no no. It’s like human beings saying, “All right, God, here are my terms. If you do X, I’ll do Y. But if you don’t do X, or if you do Z, I’ll do Q.”

Can you imagine if every believer on earth was doing that nonsense? How is that a relationship with God?

Originally posted by @apathist
Intercessory prayer does not work. This is known. What does [b]that say about your god?[/b]

Originally posted by @thinkofone
Not that I expect you to have the humility to acknowledge the truth about yourself, but my previous posts have clearly illustrated your reading comprehension problems as well how you repeatedly draw the most nonsensical conclusions. That you choose to characterize pointing out the truth as "assaulting [your] intelligence" is indicative of pride. Don't really expect you to acknowledge that either.

"The truth will make you free."

Originally posted by @romans1009
Prayer does indeed work. It’s worked for me and I believe studies have shown that it works as well.

Your premise is flawed.

Originally posted by @romans1009
Prayer does indeed work. It’s worked for me and I believe studies have shown that it works as well.

Your premise is flawed.

Originally posted by @secondson
Prayer doesn't work for apathist because he doesn't realize that the only pray God will hear from an unbeliever is the prayer of repentance from a humble and contrite heart asking God for forgiveness of his sins.

That's the sinners first prayer. God will answer and save.

Originally posted by @apathist
Non-intercessory prayer has the same benefits as other types of meditation.
https://liveanddare.com/benefits-of-meditation/

Intercessory prayer does not work.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studies_on_intercessory_prayer

I like learning about the truth of things.

Originally posted by @apathist
So if any person suffers horrible abuse or tragedy we now know they weren't theist.

Or are you saying they failed to pray properly?

gahk

Originally posted by @secondson
Sure, I have pride issues. So does everyone else, but you have a bigger problem.

"The truth will make you free" when you learn the truth about the true identity of Jesus Christ.

If you can't find that in the Bible, then it is you with a "reading comprehension problem".

Originally posted by @romans1009
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But He promised to be with us through everything we go through.

Why do atheists ceaselessly focus their attention on child rape and murder? Nary a mention of God being there when someone triumphs over a bad situation, or a flower blooms, or at a beautiful sunset.