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Q: I have been on the fence but actively pursuing God about what I’m believing. Do you think to believe in God and yet believe that a lot of the events that happen back then are illogical? Today we don’t see people coming back from the dead, we don’t see fish feeding 5000 people coming from enough for two, etc. Just because those things don’t happen today doesn’t mean that they didn’t.  It’s just hard to wrap my mind around as it is illogical by today’s standards. Hopefully that makes sense. I’ve been working on belief for a long time and figuring out what I believe and praying about it, but I’m still not sure anybody really hears me when I pray. I am working on these thoughts. Guidance appreciated.  A: Illogical to the unsavrd. BybthatvI kean in general, things from a unsaved persons mind, based on their presupposition, being educated in a atheistic school system, and only focused on the unregenerate mind, being unsaved... man would focus on his foolish intellect and believe...

Q: A friend asked me a question and I'm struggling with how to answer. I'd like to help them understand as they're struggling with some aspects of faith and am hoping for help with something I simply don't know how to articulate. If we are told to judge the fruits of the spirit to determine true change has happened to someone and they are actively following Him, then how do we rationalize people of other beliefs and faiths who exhibit the same fruits of the spirit without being His followers or marked by The Holy Spirit? The friend's main example was the Buddhist followers, who tend to exhibit many of the listed fruits of the spirit, arguably better than many Christians, but usually see Jesus as just one of many teachers in history and have no relationship with Him as their Savior. If theoretically anyone can have the fruits of the spirit without it actually being the work of the Spirit, then how is that a good way to judge believers on their walk being genuine? I...