I believe that God exists and is relational to humans through the character and humanity of Jesus Christ. I realize that my belief originated in cultural bias, but the circumstances surrounding my conversion were of such persuasive emotional impact that the events were quite valid in my mind and heart.
There are three levels in a basic relationship formation. (1)
knowing about someone(2)
meeting someone and (3)
knowingsomeone.
Despite being raised Methodist and attending church out of parental obligation(sporadically in my teen years and beyond) I never really thought that there was a need to attempt to meet or to know God...(through Jesus Christ, of course) until I was over 30. A particular girl whom I knew had invited me to church at a rather charismaniacal church known as Disciple Fellowship. I attended, unimpressed with the emotional circus and yet intrigued by an inner feeling that I could not quite identify. After roughly five Sundays attending and feeling impacted somewhat by the sermons, I answered an altar call and met Jesus Christ. Yes, I know it sounds scripted) but I literally changed my entire inner awareness and perception(or rather it was changed) from that point onward. This is why I find it puzzling how others can claim with equal candor and conviction that they have
never met neither God nor Jesus. It was so obvious to me. It would be like meeting your grandmother and then later denying you ever met her. Yes, I realize that Jesus has no corporeal body, but the Spirit lives in others and the way that you verify that you interact with Jesus is through the collective and/or individual bodies of others. At least, that is how it was and is for me.
These days, I work at a secular job scanning groceries and I also volunteer with the State of Colorado mentoring kids(17-24 years old) who want to get out of gangs. It is a calling I am good at as I have the emotional awareness and connection with teen thoughts and feelings. I am no stunted adult, however...I hang with my own age group occasionally and have grown intellectually and emotionally by leaps and bounds the past five years. I attend a church called Tha Myx...it is a Hip Hop themed ministry that reaches the inner city of Denver and that is very relational and humble in regards to serving the needs of the inner city community.
As far as my online life, I am Phat at EvC and thugpreacha on You Tube (and formerly on Blog TV) and I enjoy discussing spirituality with many people. I don't worry about unbelievers ending up in Hell, for I believe that God gives many chances to show people the reality of the necessity for communion. (No, we don't have the freewill to change reality)
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