No, you don't get it.
W'ere talking about GOD, not my parents. I can tell you right now that if I believe God wants me to do/not to do something, I will do/won't do it. This is God and his law we are talking about here. What good does it do to even have the law if anybody can break it and suffer no consequence as long as they say "sorry?"
It doesn't matter if you are talking about GOD or Unicron. The point is people DO see God as a parent, and the FACT is, most people are NOT going to do something just because God said it. If you have people in the bible interfacing with God and still commiting crazy acts (David, Solomon, Jonah etc) why would you think people who have not seen God are capable of just following? No one said you can break the law and not have consequences or break the law and continue to do it. The bible itself says you shouldn't continue to do so (read romans 6:1,2.)
Now again, How many times have your parents told you to do something and you didn't do it? How many times have your parents told you to not do something but you did it anyway? After you answer these, I want you to give us some more information. Out of all your bad habits how many did you drop cold turkey?
If you can't/don't follow the instructions and rules of your parent who you CAN see, how can you knock them for failing to follow the rules of their parent (God) who they CAN'T see?
Please, stop dancing around these questions and answer them.
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That's my point. They don't actually believe what they say they do.
That could be the case for them. For others it could take time to get to that point.
I'm talking about the so called Christians who lead a life of sin (according to what they say they believe).
see above and above that.
Why shouldn't people automatically do what God wants? This is God we're talking about, not some 2 dollar preacher, not somebody's babysitter, not the jr high principal, not your boss, not Richard Simmons, etc.
This has been addressed.
No, it isn't an excuse. It is a fact of life, it is human nature, and it is even talked about in the bible.
Why shouldn't people automatically do what God wants?
The bible says that man (and his nature) is in REBELLION against God, and that rebellion CONTINUES to happen even when the person is "saved". The person must put a curb to the rebellion by ceasing activity that is in direct conflict with God. Now, the question is, does this happen overnight? In your world it would happen overnight, but in the real world it doesn't--TIME and REPETITION--that is what is needed for most people to get the kinks and bugs out of their system. Again, the process is a daily renewal process. Each day you have to renew your mind, your perceptions etc.
This is God we're talking about, not some 2 dollar preacher, not somebody's babysitter, not the jr high principal, not your boss, not Richard Simmons, etc.
This has been addressed.
This is God, the all powerful king of everything. It seems to me that if one truly believes in God and God's law, he will not break God's law in the first place.
This is not what the bible states. Again, according to the bible, man is prone to sin and rebellion against God. Look at Solomon. This man interfaced with God and what did he do? He went and bowed before many idols and demons. He worshipped them after he had already dealt with God.
How many sinners sin and repent only to commit the same sin again and again?
Is that a rhetorical question?
That doesn't sound like someone who holds God and God's law in very high regard.
You don't understand that a renewing of the mind takes place as you grow and learn more about God. You go from a reprobate mind to a mind that is set on doing the right thing. Seriously, do you honestly believe most crack heads who join a church or get saved can't stumble and smoke crack? So, because they profess to believe in God they are super christian and should simply stop doing a drug that has ruined their body and has a very powerful addiction rate...:hurt:
