Dark Virtue said:
Every post in this thread is a nail in the coffin for me here. Seriously, why continue any discussion when it just comes down to a series of personal beliefs that can't be shared with anyone else? There's just no point.
Your first statement really concerns me. If any of us felt we were truly pushing you further away I think we would all stop posting. That is quite contrary to what we would prayerfully hope for you. The Bible says:
But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Hebrews 11:6
So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. Romans 10:17
We attempt to show you God and to give you our beliefs from the heart. The whys of what we believe. I wish that this could be enough for you, as it is for us.
From the verses above you see that to come to God you must believe that He is and to have faith, you must be hearing the Word of God. God can grant you anything, but He is the One to ask.
And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief. Mark 9:24
This is a heartfelt cry of someone that needed to believe further. Perhaps this could help you, too. I believe that all here pray that you and those that do not believe will come to the LORD. I think our hearts echo a quote from one of my favorite saints of this generation that said, "Don't give up on them until they have been dead for three days!" While tongue in cheek, the sentiment is very much understood by anyone that has ever longed for someone to come to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ.
If I push you further away from God DV, I will never post again.