As promised, it's now time to, conclusively, deal with the "trust or judge" concept.
"Category Two", may seem like an odd title for this article. I've given it this title, because Jesus said that, upon hearing the gospel, every person will respond to it, in one, of four, ways. He explains all of this in Matthew 13:1-23. It reads as follows:
"That same day Jesus left the house and went to the lakeside, where he sat down to teach. The crowd that gathered around him was so large that he got into a boat and sat in it, while the crowd stood on the shore. He used parables to tell them many things.
'Once there was a man who went out to sow grain. As he scattered the seed in the field, some of it fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. Some of it fell on rocky ground, where there was little soil. The seeds soon sprouted, because the soil wasn't deep. But when the sun came up, it burned the young plants; and because the roots had not grown deep enough, the plants soon dried up. Some of the seed fell among thorn bushes, which grew up and choked the plants. But some seeds fell in good soil, and the plants bore grain: some had one hundred grains, others sixty, and others thirty.'
And Jesus concluded, 'Listen, then, if you have ears!'
Then the disciples came to Jesus and asked him, 'Why do you use parables when you talk to the people?'
Jesus answered, 'The knowledge about the secrets of the Kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them. For the person who has something will be given more, so that he will have more than enough; but the person who has nothing will have taken away from him even the little he has. The reason I use parables in talking to them is that they look, but do not see, and they listen, but do not hear or understand. So the prophecy of Isaiah applies to them:
'This people will listen and listen, but not understand; they will look and look, but not see, because their minds are dull, and they have stopped up their ears and have closed their eyes. Otherwise, their eyes would see, their ears would hear, their minds would understand, and they would turn to me, says God, and I would heal them.'
As for you, how fortunate you are! Your eyes see and your ears hear. I assure you that many prophets and many of God's people wanted very much to see what you see, but they could not, and to hear what you hear, but they did not.
'Listen, then, and learn what the parable of the sower means. Those who hear the message about the Kingdom but do not understand it are like the seeds that fell along the path. The Evil One comes and snatches away what was sown in them. The seeds that fell on rocky ground stand for those who receive the message gladly as soon as they hear it. But it does not sink deep into them, and they don't last long. So when trouble or persecution comes because of the message, they give up at once. The seeds that fell among thorn bushes stand for those who hear the message; but the worries about this life and the love for riches choke the message, and they don't bear fruit. And the seeds sown in the good soil stand for those who hear the message and understand it: they bear fruit, some as much as one hundred, others sixty, and others thirty.'"
-Matthew 13:1-23
I've entitled this article "Category Two", because, of the four categories, that Jesus describes, this is the category that people fall into when they choose the "judge" response, in the "trust or judge" scenario. If they're following Christ, and then choose to reject him, due to shallow faith, they fall into category two.
Category two are those who hear the gospel, and accept it, right away. They choose to follow God, as long as it makes sense, to them. Had they been tested, the way that Abraham was, they'd likely fail. This is because, as Jesus put it, their roots aren't deep. And, as it says, in the book of Proverbs, they rely on their own limited knowledge and understanding, rather than trust God. So, it doesn't take much for them to abandon their faith. If their faith is subjected to anything that doesn't make sense, they're willing to choose to rely on what makes sense, to them, even if it contradicts God. Sadly, this is the scenario that Kristi has fallen into.
As I've described, at the beginning of this article, I'd love to contact Kristi, and share this information with her. However, as described earlier, that's not realistic. It's possible that she may read this article. However, what's more likely is that others will read it; which is, also, helpful.
One of the things that I love about following Christ, is the fact that Jesus didn't leave us with nothing to base our faith on. Instead, he came and turned the world upside down. He had an impact that can't be ignored by any honest skeptic. A person's choice to not believe that God exists or to not believe that the Bible is true, won't be due to a lack of evidence.
I'm passionate about the evidence that God has given us. It's evidence that should convince the mind of any honest skeptic. However, why doesn't this always happen? Why aren't skeptics always convinced, when provided with the overwhelming evidence?
I've written an entire article about this, entitled "Why Logic Fails". It was, primarily, written for those who fall into category one. However, the same facts and evidence apply to those who have chosen to be in category two, and have chosen to stop trusting God. If you consider yourself to be an honest skeptic, and you're hungry for actual evidence and truth, then I hope you'll click here, and read it.
Kristi's video isn't the first that I've seen, of its kind. I've written a few other articles that deal with the notion of people judging God, and how the Devil deceives people. Here are those articles:
If you're in category two, and you believe what Kristi does, hopefully, the acknowledgment of God's unreachable deity perspective, and the recognition of our limited human perspective, will help you to see things more clearly.
God isn't evil. He's incomprehensible. To characterize him as evil, is a failure, on our part, due to our limited comprehension.
If you're interested in viewing a list of all of my articles, click here.