Saturday, May 22, 2010
Saturday, May 8, 2010
Why Are Some People Afraid of God?
I have been there. Not so much the fear of God directly, but the fear of church and all of its inferred baggage. Is this place really a cult? Are they trying to recruit me into their sect? Are these folks being real, or is it just a farce covered up with plastic smiles that never seem to drop? Will they succeed in some how brainwashing me?
All questions that crossed my mind early in the walk. In the end, it wasn't the years of church, or Sunday school, or living in a overtly religious environment. No, it was that personal experience of God. Not a cerebral understanding, but a true experience that left an indelible mark. After that I didn't have the old fear of not knowing, but the understanding of the difference between knowing the Scriptures as words on the page, and experiencing the power of the Holy Spirit.
All questions that crossed my mind early in the walk. In the end, it wasn't the years of church, or Sunday school, or living in a overtly religious environment. No, it was that personal experience of God. Not a cerebral understanding, but a true experience that left an indelible mark. After that I didn't have the old fear of not knowing, but the understanding of the difference between knowing the Scriptures as words on the page, and experiencing the power of the Holy Spirit.
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