If someone is smug about finding Christ then I very much doubt that they actually found Him, or perhaps they did and somehow forgot where He was, Who He is. I do not see smugness as a fruit of the Spirit.
Aguest...I gotta say I liked reading your post 8182...And I do believe that you are genuine in your belief. Actually, I enjoy most of your posts.
I do not however understand You or Tecs reasoning about the name Jesus..its a bit twisty for me.
If men have twisted the name (which I find plausable)...and we cannot be saved by calling on it...again I say to you, that very few, other than the few here and others you may know can be saved if this is important. Most of the world will never even hear or know this name. I know you stated above that many other people from other religions know this name...but if God actually wanted it to be known wouldn't we hear it somewhere, anywhere else other than just here?
Which then leads me to reason that if only a few are called, why put humans through all of this? Why allow the suffering? Why not just choose the people he deems worthy and be done with it? I know the old 'he desires all to be saved'...but hell, he already knows who will be saved. Why let all those children suffer in the process? How can there be any justification for that?
I don't believe that you make stuff up, and the mental health comments just annoy me, my questions and ideas are aimed at understanding not aimed at your mental health or anyone elses here.
I did not learn Christ's Hebrew name from this forum, but learning it did in fact teach me something about Him and draw me closer to Him. That does not mean, however, that those who have not learned this are not His people... not at all. And I will tell you something else. None of us have it all right.