Two Realities, One True and The Other False
May 9, 2022 13:03:44 #
manning5
Loc: Richmond, VA
This is a repost that clarifies my beliefs in what I posted earlier.
What are the fundamental reasons for our belief in God, and faith in Him?
It is most definitely a construct, a marvelous construct, but who constructed it? Was it man alone or was it man guided by the spiritual influence of God. The Bible is believed by we Christians to be written by very special men, edited by these men over time, and fully guided by God. Belief in God by other men is influenced and convinced by the contents of the Bible, the further preaching of men of the cloth, and the cumulative effects of evidence.
The core of our belief in Christianity must be accumulated in the beginning, since we ae ignorant of the evidence that exists. Fortunately, there is considerable evidence one can identify and learn that are powerful reasons for us to believe:
1. We Christians believe that the Bible, as written and edited by special men, is the Word of God, since God guided the effort completely.
2. We believe that Jesus actually lived.
3. We are convinced that Jesus performed miracles during His lifetime that were witnessed by hundreds of people.
4. We believe that Jesus showed people the way to live and think through His parables and sermons.
5. We believe that Jesus the Man was the Son of God, primarily because of His demonstrated Godly powers, but also since God said so in the Bible.
6. We believe that Jesus was crucified, and arose from the dead—the Resurrection--- which was also witnessed by hundreds of people.
7. And we are convinced that God exists as the Father of Jesus.
8. We believe that the Holy Spirit exists.
9. Convinced that their fears of death were unnecessary since there would be a Heaven for them, if they had been true to the faith.
10. We are convinced that their fears of Hell were correct.
11. Convinced that their fears of the nothingness after death are solved by God in Heaven.
12. Convinced by the observation of the powers of prayer to God.
13. And convinced by the beauty and vastness of the cosmos, the universe and earth, that it all must have been created by a superpower, and for a purpose.
14. We are convinced by the Big Bang that there was a beginning to the Universe, that was in accord with the Biblical story in Genesis.
15. We are convinced that there are valid life principles laid out explicitly in the Bible from God for what is good and what is evil. There exists a Christian absolute morality.
16. We have been further convinced, in more modern times, that archaeological finds have confirmed the existence of many Biblical references.
17. Design: “I now believe there is a God…I now think it [the evidence] does point to a creative Intelligence almost entirely because of the DNA investigations. What I think the DNA material has done is that it has shown, by the almost unbelievable complexity of the arrangements which are needed to produce life, that intelligence must have been involved in getting these extraordinarily diverse elements to work together.” – Antony Flew
This accumulation of convincing factors, and I have still not identified them all here, lies at the root of our Christian Belief System.
This is the logic of our true Christian Reality that I believe in. Obviously, it is not the logic of a false Atheistic version of reality.
What are the fundamental reasons for our belief in God, and faith in Him?
It is most definitely a construct, a marvelous construct, but who constructed it? Was it man alone or was it man guided by the spiritual influence of God. The Bible is believed by we Christians to be written by very special men, edited by these men over time, and fully guided by God. Belief in God by other men is influenced and convinced by the contents of the Bible, the further preaching of men of the cloth, and the cumulative effects of evidence.
The core of our belief in Christianity must be accumulated in the beginning, since we ae ignorant of the evidence that exists. Fortunately, there is considerable evidence one can identify and learn that are powerful reasons for us to believe:
1. We Christians believe that the Bible, as written and edited by special men, is the Word of God, since God guided the effort completely.
2. We believe that Jesus actually lived.
3. We are convinced that Jesus performed miracles during His lifetime that were witnessed by hundreds of people.
4. We believe that Jesus showed people the way to live and think through His parables and sermons.
5. We believe that Jesus the Man was the Son of God, primarily because of His demonstrated Godly powers, but also since God said so in the Bible.
6. We believe that Jesus was crucified, and arose from the dead—the Resurrection--- which was also witnessed by hundreds of people.
7. And we are convinced that God exists as the Father of Jesus.
8. We believe that the Holy Spirit exists.
9. Convinced that their fears of death were unnecessary since there would be a Heaven for them, if they had been true to the faith.
10. We are convinced that their fears of Hell were correct.
11. Convinced that their fears of the nothingness after death are solved by God in Heaven.
12. Convinced by the observation of the powers of prayer to God.
13. And convinced by the beauty and vastness of the cosmos, the universe and earth, that it all must have been created by a superpower, and for a purpose.
14. We are convinced by the Big Bang that there was a beginning to the Universe, that was in accord with the Biblical story in Genesis.
15. We are convinced that there are valid life principles laid out explicitly in the Bible from God for what is good and what is evil. There exists a Christian absolute morality.
16. We have been further convinced, in more modern times, that archaeological finds have confirmed the existence of many Biblical references.
17. Design: “I now believe there is a God…I now think it [the evidence] does point to a creative Intelligence almost entirely because of the DNA investigations. What I think the DNA material has done is that it has shown, by the almost unbelievable complexity of the arrangements which are needed to produce life, that intelligence must have been involved in getting these extraordinarily diverse elements to work together.” – Antony Flew
This accumulation of convincing factors, and I have still not identified them all here, lies at the root of our Christian Belief System.
This is the logic of our true Christian Reality that I believe in. Obviously, it is not the logic of a false Atheistic version of reality.
May 9, 2022 13:31:02 #
May 9, 2022 13:56:37 #
manning5 wrote:
This is a repost that clarifies my beliefs in what... (show quote)
Wrong section, take it over to general chit chat...people might think you have something relevant to say...might try warning about being a religiously inspired topic, save people from looking that aren't interested.
May 9, 2022 15:41:56 #
manning5 wrote:
This is a repost that clarifies my beliefs in what... (show quote)
I firmly believe that if a person cannot believe the first five words of the bible, In the beginning God created. Then they cannot believe any of the bible.
May 9, 2022 16:36:48 #
manning5
Loc: Richmond, VA
woodguru wrote:
Wrong section, take it over to general chit chat...people might think you have something relevant to say...might try warning about being a religiously inspired topic, save people from looking that aren't interested.
Yoi are not the boss here, Admin is. If they want it changed they will do it
May 9, 2022 18:36:33 #
manning5
Loc: Richmond, VA
Your post reminds me of the youngsters that really fight not to go to Sunday School. They grow up untutored in so many ways and tend to lead a life of emptiness and trivialities. Just like you.
May 9, 2022 20:21:46 #
May 9, 2022 20:58:56 #
manning5 wrote:
Yoi are not the boss here, Admin is. If they want it changed they will do it
Or...wait for it. Don't read it.
May 10, 2022 07:14:19 #
America 1
Loc: South Miami
woodguru wrote:
The wrong section, take it over to general chit-chat...people might think you have something relevant to say...might try warning about being a religiously inspired topic, save people from looking that aren't interested.
Why are you here commenting?
Try making some sense once in a while.
May 10, 2022 12:20:58 #
manning5
Loc: Richmond, VA
manning5 wrote:
This is a repost that clarifies my beliefs in what... (show quote)
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The point of this well-known path to belief and faith, is that there is such a thing as the Ten Commandments, one of which says "Thou shalt not k**l!" A******n violates that Commandment.
May 10, 2022 15:15:01 #
manning5 wrote:
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The point of this well-known path to belief and faith, is that there is such a thing as the Ten Commandments, one of which says "Thou shalt not k**l!" A******n violates that Commandment.
The point of this well-known path to belief and faith, is that there is such a thing as the Ten Commandments, one of which says "Thou shalt not k**l!" A******n violates that Commandment.
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