Kat, you are choosing to find fault where there is none.
I feel also that you are defeating your own argument and that is if neither you or I can do anything without it being God's will for it to happen (I am not saying this is not so) then you must take up your debate with God, because I surely am not speaking my own words
I really believe you are chosing to put meanings to words that are not there. But just so that I can help you understand, I will break down what I said so that there can be no misunderstandings.
I said and I quote: "
But we are to take the "invitation" or step through the doors that God opens to us when he shed His light of truth upon us. Some walk through without question, some hold back for a long time."
But you left out my very next sentence. Why?
Of course we cannot do anything of ourselves. If we could, who would need faith in God nor would we need to trust Him. To whom do you think I was refering to in the Bold Red text in my Quoted Text. It is God and He alone. Where did I say or imply that man steps through the doors on HIS OWN violation, and where did I say that the same door is opened in the same way for everyone. I didn't.
You yourself have stated over and over that your departure from the church did not happen over night, but over a period of time. Did you not take small steps at first? But took them you did. Kat, we are meat eaters here, please drop the milk. Did I not say that God opens the door, this does not mean a literal door, but the door that releases all truth, sometimes it is a blinding rush; the Spirit leads the way and man
must follow.
Do you believe that people just calmly give in and turn their life over to God. How may people in this forum are still finding it hard to escape the pull of the Church, but they MUST concede in their hearts that God is worthy of all Trust, and this is often the most painful lesson to learn. Are such as these holding back or not. Of course they are, but are they doing anything that God has not willed. No, of course not, but that wasn't the question.
Any one who knows me and has read my posts over the many months Knows that I do not believe what you have accused me of.
I sure am glad that God reads hearts and knows mine.
Love in Christ
Darren