I know it all attitude

    As long as we are on this earth nobody knows it all. It doesn't matter how many degrees you have or even what you have accomplished all those things are good and fine, but truth be told you can't  know everything. We learn new things everyday as we grow and as we live. When a person has an " I-know-it-all attitude they feel that there is nothing they can learn from anybody and they feel  attacked when the things they say are questioned or disproved. Such people don't like to be corrected and don't like to make amends. Let me use an incident that happened this evening as an example. 
    I  joined a group on Facebook, on this group we share our opinions, thoughts and insights on the things of God and life too. One of the moderators of this group made a comment that I didn't agree with. He said that a person is not eligible to marry God's will if their name is not written in the book of life. I then asked where this was written in the bible and he was not able to tell me where he got that from. Another person attempted to explain what he said and even brought out some bible passages,  but none of them had anything to do with the question I asked. The person made a few attempts but was not able to provide the scriptures I requested for. The moderator later stated that he doesn't like it when people actually know the truth but would rather dance around it. How have I danced around the truth when I am seeking for the prove? This doesn't surprise me, when a person is used to praises and a person comes to question what they mean this is normally the kind of response they give. I am sorry but I am a factual person and to be frank I could really care less about how long a person's journey has been with God. If you are in error then you are in error! you can't right a wrong. Error can happen to anyone regardless of  your age.
 When someone politely explains how they don't see eye to eye with your point of view you reason with them until they do or you leave them be. And if you are at fault why not take the necessary steps to correct your mistake you are not perfect and neither am I. This is a big issue that we have today in Christianity as a whole. Nobody likes to take correction but we sure love to dish it.
    I prefer facts to sentiments any day. Many ministers have made this error of telling people what they feel verses what the word of God actually says. The Word of God is the bedrock of our salvation not our sentiments. I have nothing against a person using their own personal feelings towards a situation because after all we are humans, but please don't use your sentiments to misconstrue the bible and what it stands for.  Nowadays when God sends a person to correct a minister, pastor etc instead of them to reflect on what was said and make the necessary changes they will  begin to pick offense and/or make up something to justify their error. Where is the fear of God? Where is the humility that they preach of?
   There is nothing in the bible that says you cannot marry God's perfect will if your name is not written in the book of life, this is what the moderator believes but that's not what God said. If God said so show me where and if you cannot show me then it means that it's not there. Let's not get into the habit of putting words in God's mouth. When God shines the light he shines it on both the wicked and the righteous he is not partial. To say that God only gives his perfect will in marriage to those whose names are in the book of life, then what about those who are yet to know about him? will he elude them as well.  If that's the way a person sees God then it saddens me and  perhaps they haven't read the bible well enough to understand who God is and how he works. I have heard about how a couple (unbelievers)  got married and how they both  repented and are now devout believers working in the vineyard of Christ. Now will you say that these people are not under God's will? so how then can this moderator say that they are not eligible for marriage because their names are not in the book of life. These people are now new creatures in Christ old things are past away God can perfect them because nothing is impossible with God.
   Even after I gave this reference he went on to say that there is no way that their marriage can be the same as a person who sought God before marriage. They both sought God whether a man did it before he was married or after he sought God and found him.
Romans 9:16 So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth but of God that sheweth mercy. I honestly thank God that he didn't make us the final judge because if that had been the case nobody would be saved. This is what the bible says about marriage. Hebrews 13:4A KJV Marriage is honorable and the bed undefiled. Marriage is honorable to God because it fulfills his desire for us to replenish the earth and many other reasons too. Lest I digress, my topic today is on the I-know-it-all attitude, I was rather disappointed in how the moderator was nonchalant about what he said even when he had no proof to back it up. He is not perfect so I am not holding this against him. I believe God allow this to happen so that I can shed light on this issue and share it with others. As Christians let's refrain from behaviors like this. Let the bible be your guide, yes it's okay to add your two cents as long as it's in conjunction with the word of God. If you add anything else that is contrary to it then it's false, that is a false gospel, stick with the word of God let the bible be your reference point. SHALOM