Why I Believe in God 2

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Not trying to convince anyone, or make an argument. People simply asked me what I believe, this is the answer.

1) I am not saying the Apostles dying is an argument for their position being correct, I am saying it makes 1 of the 3 possibilities unlikely: that they were lying.
2) Re: Gospel dates, Im referring to when they were written, not formally compiled.

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[fernbap]

As to "living by the gospel", let's take a look at Jesus' philosophy, shall we?

1. don't mind tomorrow

2. live the present

3. Don't plan for the hard days. God will provide.

4. Abandon your family

5. Sell your possessions

6. Follow me.

Do you agree with all this? Do you honestly think the world would be a better place if people lived by this philosophy?

[dishonesttAbe]

You provide 3 reasons for accepting Jesus (and not "Zeus or Apollo") and all three are horrible.

1) Using Bible quotes -- this is obviously a bad way to go about things. You can't prove Jesus by using the Jesus book, sorry.

2) Subjective experiences -- these aren't going to convince anyone who is seriously pursuing the truth

3) It makes you happy -- again, that's not very convincing. Just because something makes you happy doesn't mean it is true.

[itsmeCyNtHiA1998]

@InEverySunset Thank you :)

[InEverySunset]

@itsmeCyNtHiA1998 good one :)

[itsmeCyNtHiA1998]

@fernbap you have misinterpreted what the Bible says

1. Don't WORRY about the fears of tomorrow. He will take care of it.

2. Live not in fear or regret, but in thanks for the blessings of today.

3. Trust that God will make a way and prepare a good future.

4. Love your brothers and sisters. Honor your father and mother.

5. Give 10% of your earnings to the needy.

6. Follow Christ and trust in him.

what's wrong with that?

[EdM021]

1:00 Far too many Christian cult leaders (usually of the New Apostolic Reformation and other totalitarian stripes) use the Parable of the Pounds to demand that the faithful bring in more non-Christians to convert. I know this, for I used to be a Boston Church of Christ (Kip-McKeanite) Christian.

[fdasherv]

1) There is no evidence the disciples died for their beliefs. 2) The 9/11 hijackers died for Mohamed and that can be proven. 3) The New Testament defies as many physical laws as the Old Testament. 4) So, what's real?

[nakedmambo]

@DonExodus2 Is not the rejection of simplistic Christianity and the replacing of it with a personal belief in God - separated from critique according to the reasons you gave in the first video - just the same thing with all the most obviously ludicrous parts removed? Is it not also maintained by the same argument of it not being able to be empirically disproved, thus it is thought 'immune' from critique as a personal belief?

[ReligionlessFAITH]

@krononomikon The problem with your reasoning is that you ASSUME you have access to your spiritual mind from your carnal state. There is no evidence of this. We can use axiomatic logic to prove an indefinable infinitely more perfect than our understanding of perfection, omniscient, Creator. Anything more that is said about our Creator or His word, His will, His plan, is speculation. We can build FAITH in our omniscient Creator. We can also go too far and build faith in carnal words.

[ReligionlessFAITH]

@krononomikon I am not immune to fiction. I openly admit anything I speculate or conjecture about matters eternal is pure speculation and conjecture. Some people are not able to admit this. Some people KNOW they speculate, and label their speculation as truth. Thats putting a yoke on all the people who believe speculative carnal words placed int the mouth of an eternal God. ALL carnal words ARE carnal words. We DON'T know ANY eternal words, the language is beyond carnal capability.

[krononomikon]

@krononomikon It's like those who have reported being shown things in a vision, and in dreams and pictures being shown spiritual truth like looking at a man through the bottom of a soda bottle, darkly and blurred and distorted. However, for those who come to know God, God is indeed revealed to them, and they understand the types of things that await them. God has always proved Who He is by what He does, and He says that whoever glories should glory in that they know Him.

[krononomikon]

@krononomikon If you want my philosophy on time and eternity, then I perceive eternity as the persistent state, and being true time, and "time" as some call it, being the measure by which things change, which can be altered by affecting various points in their makeup. For instance, "time" can seem to slow down when things are affected in one way or another, but that doesn't, in reality, change the constant persistence of eternity that is going on.