Our priest calls weekly church attendance without any other spiritual commitment a “nod to God.” God doesn’t want a nod; He wants our total commitment.

The man can not have true faith if he never opens the Bible outside of church. He will never understand faith or gain insight from his current path, he is only dreaming and fulfilling a perceived roll of what he thinks God wants. I see people like this all the time they are just for filling the role of faith or doing “my bit” rather than having actual faith. Helping people take that one step further enriches everyone.
.-= Mark Rice´s last blog ..Christian Dating Sites Reviewed =-.

1 Corinthians 2 is a good Scripture to read about this. Here is an excerpt:
“9However, as it is written:
‘No eye has seen,
no ear has heard,
no mind has conceived
what God has prepared for those who love him’— 10but God has revealed it to us by his Spirit.
The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. 11For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the man’s spirit within him? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. 12We have not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us.”

The most unbiased source in the world is God Himself. As a Christian, I believe that God speaks to our hearts through the Holy Spirit. If you ask Him to help you understand, you will begin to “know” what is true. You won’t be able to give scientific evidence, but you will feel in your heart with a deep conviction.

Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” (John 8:31-32).

I don’t know how you’re reading the Bible, but since you are not already a Christian and are reading the Bible for the first time, I don’t recommend that you try to read the entire Bible from beginning to end.

What have you been reading so far?

I suggest you start with the New Testament, perhaps the Gospel of John. Don’t try to understand everything—even though I have read the Bible several times, I certainly don’t know and understand everything in it.

The more I—and you—read and study, the more we understand. Don’t think you have to understand everything at once.

I’m going to ask someone more knowledgeable than I am for advice and will add more to my response later.

In the meantime, if you have specific questions, please let me know, and I will try to get an answer for you.

This discussion may be helpful to other people as well, so I would like to keep it going here. However, if you would prefer to ask questions privately, feel free to e-mail me at lillie@lillieammann.com.

I am praying that you will find answers in the Bible that change your life for eternity.