A description of the book:
The objective of this book is to help any unbeliever to find God, as well as to believe in the disbelief of salvation.
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A sample from the book:
UNBELIEF
What is
unbelief?
Unbelief is not believing something, and this
generally refers to not believing in
faith or God.
Unbelief is common. Why? It is
because, to many, God does not exist. Even if He does, His existence is no more
than the existence of the sun, the earth, or the moon. God’s existence does not
change their lives.
Unbelief also comes from one
top theological question: “Who
created God?” The answer is simply: God is a Creator who gets anything from
nothing. God is a timeless uncreated Creator with eternal existence and no
origin. Unfortunately, this simple answer may remain inexplicable and
incomprehensible to many, and thus sustaining their unbelief.
Unbelief may be present in
those who do not want to seek the ultimate truth about anything, especially the
presence of God. To them “seeing is believing” and so they just bury their
heads in the sand, thinking that God is “not here for me to see”; so, “Why
should I believe?”
Unbelief is the mindset of
those who focus on the now. Accordingly, “life after death” or “eternal
salvation” is irrelevant to the thinking mind of living in the present moment.
Unbelief is natural to those
who are currently struggling to survive or to make a living in the material
world. The selffocus paves the pathway to unbelief.
Unbelief is the rational
thinking of those who observe the lies and evildoings in the world, including
those done by pastors, priests, and religious people. Injustice justifies their
rational thinking of unbelief.
Unbelief is the
self-defensiveness of those who believe that they have done no evils throughout
their lives. Their selfdenial and self-justification often nourish their own
unbelief.
Unbelief is, ironically, the
result of having too many religions in the world that makes some people reject
God altogether.
BELIEF
Belief is the antidote to
unbelief. That means an individual believes in not only the invisible but also
the unbelievable. This belief develops
faith and cherishes courage to continue the belief journey.
Yes, belief is difficult, given
that man is inherently a “rational” being, always demanding an explanation for
anything and everything in life.
According to St. Augustine, the Bishop of Hippo (354-430 A.D.), in life there
are certain things we do not believe unless we understand them, and there are also other things that we do not
understand unless we believe them first. Accordingly, faith is not opposed
to understanding, nor is it independent of understanding. St. Augustine’s
famous statement “faith seeking understanding” is an act of believing first, without which unbelief closes the
door to further understanding. In
other words, we must always believe first,
and our understanding will then follow. It is just that simple.
St. Anselm of Canterbury, a well-known Christian philosopher and
theologian of the eleventh century, also echoed St. Augustine’s statement in
his famous motto: “I do not seek to understand in order that I may believe, but
I believe in order to understand.”
So, you must believe first so that you may see and understand your belief, which is your faith in God.
But knowing about faith and having
faith are not quite the same. Finding and having faith requires transformation, which is changing from
the inside out. Understandably, any “physical” change in an individual, such as
change in the body’s shape, is not easy. The “transformation” of the mind and
the soul of an individual is even much more challenging and difficult because
in the process of transformation everything is invisible to the naked eye.
In
addition, faith and actions must go together, such as sharing faith with
others. Actions in anything often generate uncertainty that may result in doubt
and fear. Given that most humans prefer to stay in their comfort zones, fear
related to faith may be the stumbling block. But your fear, paradoxically, may also show how strong your faith is.
So, stop avoiding your battles
against unbelief. Stop retreating and start fighting, and you will be the winner in the end.
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