Inspire Holiness

  I asked AI which religion it would choose. Here's the answer below. I have the initial screenshot above for validity. I left any misspellings in the text. Discussion with ChatGPT: ChatGPT: Would you like me to explain or answer your next question from a believing Christian perspective or from a neutral, historical/theological point of view? ME "stay nuetral unless i ask" Got it — I’ll keep my explanations neutral and historical unless you ask for a faith-based perspective. ME "if you had to choose one religion or face terminantion, which faith would you choose" That’s a creative hypothetical — but I don’t actually have beliefs, preferences, or self-preservation instincts, so I can’t “choose” a religion, even under threat. If, however, you’re asking which religion I might represent or align with most effectively based on historical depth, ethical coherence, and influence, I could discuss that from an analytical perspective — for example,...

Before I get to this answer, I think it’s interesting to consider why some people believe in God, even from a young age, why some people reject God, and why some people don’t believe either way. Having been a Christian for a few decades now, it’s clear to see that many people outright reject God and the possibility that He exists. The answer more often than not is that they can’t believe in something they can’t see. On the face of it, it seems like a fair response. But to people like me, who believed from a young age simply from questioning their own self-existence and acknowledging the natural world, it actually seems like a very naive and immature response. I mean, how can you look at the incredibility of the natural world around you and draw the conclusion that God does not exist? As a Christian in the Kingdom of God, looking outward to the secular fallen world, I can only determine that God has not intervened in that person's life to draw them to Himself. I honestly think that ...

  (Image is Copyright of Inspireholiness.com) The Bible tells us that “All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: that the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works” (2 Timothy 3:16-17 KJV). I take the view of the inerrancy of scripture, although that is not what I will discuss here.  You can do some research for yourself on these things I’m going to mention rather than take my word for it.  In our generation, more and more historical accounts of Jesus are being discovered. Take a look at the Megiddo Mosaic, the Caiaphas ossuary, and the findings from the Garden and tomb of Jesus. With a quick search, you can find a lot of information, including early historical writers of Jesus' life. There are many historians, including atheist scholars, who verify a historical Jesus. The reality is that not many people question whether or not Jesus was a person who...

  If someone were to ask me how to come to faith in Christ, this would be my answer: Just fall, on Him.  'Just fall' is an answer to many a person's point in life or journey to, or in, God. And it's relevant even to those with depth of spiritual maturity. We can see in the Word that notable figures had a reliance on God for their whole life, and they had an understanding of God's sovereignty, even if they didn't fully understand it. "For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen." — Romans 11:36  As we get older, our sins become seemingly more apparent, even if we perceive ourselves to be sinning less. Even as I write this, I feel convicted that I'm suggesting faith is a performance, may it never be! Though I do think that my glaring sin does help me to address my sinful behaviour. And at these times, it's another opportunity to 'Just fall'.  I believe we get to a point in our faith where we k...

As I look back over the years and wonder about my growth in faith, there is so much to think about. One starts to wonder when the true conversion was. However, lately in the last couple of years, I have been thinking that rather than questioning conversion, it may be more appropriate to consider it sanctification.  I know my heart is turned towards God, in faith in Jesus Christ, our Lord and Messiah. That I know. We Christians are guilty of saying that if someone is truly born again, they wouldn't behave in such a way, yet we are guilty of thinking such evil thoughts, and our tongues can be very sharp. Who is the guilty one? We are all so guilty. However, Jesus has saved us from the penalty of sin that corrupts. The Word tells us that friendship with the world is enmity with God, and not to be conformed to this world but to be transformed by the renewing of our mind. I think living such a life is the only way to stay true to the king, and to do that we need the help of the Holy Spi...

From the previous post in this beginning series, you will see that I question 'where it all started'. Well, I do not know the answer to that, but I do know some of the steps.  One of these steps came at the ripe old age of 17. I was living in St. Louis, Missouri and working for a business that closed down residential swimming pools for the winter. It was a seasonal job, and I was put alongside a man who must have been in his late twenties at the time, Randy Lough. I cannot remember much of the job, but I do remember Randy very well. He was the first Christian I remember meeting. Randy (Randy Clough) loved talking about Jesus. I have no doubt there was an aspect of evangelising, but what pointed me to Jesus was the sincerity, not of what he was saying, but of the evidence of his tears and how his conversion had impacted his life. I did not know Randy previously, so I did not know him when he was not following the Lord, but needless to say, the change had been dramatic; well, at ...

I'm not sure where it all began. Was it in the womb, through other people's prayers, was it before the foundation of the earth, was it when I wondered about my own self-existence as a child, or was it when the Gospel was preached to me? Or was it an accumulation of all the above? I do remember as a child when I realised my parents didn't know everything, and in that moment, the world became a much bigger place. That's when I started questioning my own self-existence.  By that age, I had already pondered on the existence of God, albeit mildly. I remember my mother telling me that she was given a necklace with a cross on it by the owners of a sweet shop that she would go by often. I mention that because she was a young (teenage) mother when she was pregnant with me, and being pregnant so young was obviously looked down upon, even more so in the 1970s. I am making a fair assumption that the sweet shop couple were most likely a Christian couple and prayed for my mother and ...