This question is inspired by a good question amosunknown asked. Just interested in hearing what people may have to say. Please, no LONG bible quotes.
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1. It would have to be proven (not merely suggested) that the Bible is subsantially different today, than when it was originally written. \n2. At least one historical event recorded in the Bible would have to be proven (not merely suggested to be) false.\n3. The over 400 fulfilled predictive prophecies of the Bible would need to be proven (not merely suggested) to have been written AFTER the fact.\n4. A real, honest-to-goodness contradiction would need to be shown (and I'm not talking about the 'straw men' that get set up every single day).\n5. At least one major miracle of the Bible would have to be shown to have been a fraud contrived by mere men.\n6. I would need a memory wipe to remove the miracles I have seen/experienced which correspond to Biblical miracles (healings, multiplication of food, etc).
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The Bible.  John 3:16:  "God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everylasting life."
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1) The world was created by God, who is everywhere, sees everything, and knows everything about us, and still loves us more than we can even imagine!\n2) We were not dropped from the stars; God created us in his image at very beginning of Creation. Have you heard of Adam an Eve? They were the first humans. Unfortunately, they ate the forbidden fruit even after God instructed them not to. But if you think about it, if Adam and Eve hadn't disobeyed God, someone else would have just because we can't leave well-enough alone.\n3) No, the Bible is way more than a story--it's the truth! It is God-breathed, God-inspired, written by men who were instructed by God what to write. Yes, God CAN speak to humans!\n4) I do pray, though not nearly enough. And I pray to the one and only God, Jesus Christ. God loves when we talk to him, because it brings us into deeper fellowship with Him. When Christians talk about intimacy with God, that does not mean jumpin' into bed with Him! It means having a very deep and personal relationship with God, even though He rules over all! He wants to be our Friend.\n5) When I die, God promises eternal life in heaven to all those who believe in Him. The physical body dies, yet, but the soul (spirit and soul are the same thing) escapes from the body and experiences life with Jesus in heaven.
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I am not a Christian, but I'm willing to lay odds most people would not change their beliefs. Faith is a powerful tool, and if its strong enough, not even irrefutable proof will bend it. There have been many such discoveries lately, lending credence to the fact Jesus was human, had children, etc. About 80% of the world's biblical scholars agree that Talmudic law would have demanded Jesus as a prophet to have a job and a wife. I doubt he would have been married and remained a virgin his whole life lol. Yet even in light of these facts, many christians remain steadfast in their religion. And so what if they do? When they die, they'll know the truth, just like the rest of us.
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Well I think the most important part about the lives of animals in the bible is that they were created by God, and for man to rule over them, but after that it pretty much stays with people. And im not too worried about whats gonna happen to them, its the humans we should worry about, but interesting question though, I have no idea.
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In Genesis 1:26, God said, "let us make people in our image..."\n\nMan didn't create God by writing the bible.  The bible was litterally God-breathed, or inspired by God.
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In the Bible it says "Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another:  and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching."  \n\nsorry, I misquoted the first time
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God would never command such a sinful act that pleases you so selfishly from His people.\n\nPeace.
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lemmie check with noah and see what the ten commandments had to say...\nlol.. good one, dpundt_99!
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Proof that our "friend" is a hypocrite and a mental case, see above.\n\nI ask myself every time I read the Bible, what does this mean FOR me.
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First thing comes to mind is "The entire village of Sodom & Gommorah", !#2 The followers of God , as he led them out of egypt.  We complain so much to god that we are in  in such bondage, hard life ...work, work ,work ! When God sends moses to lead the israelites out of slavery, its still not enough ! We are ungrateful people, just like they were ! too bad , I often wonder why God still puts up with us ! { but im sure glad He does !}Sometimes I feel like Job, but would I have that much faith after losing everthing ? Id like to think so !
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Ecclesiastes 12:13\nLet us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.
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Personally, I feel that Evil would have just had ultimate reign.  For creation to cease to exist, wouldn't God have to make it so?  It doesn't seem like God's character to just give up like that.\n\nThen again, God knows everything that is going to happen, so if he *had* bowed down, maybe God would have had another plan to fix the matter?
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There is and are no "best" responses. When we stand before God in judgement...maybe you can ask HIM ...yourself. Please invite me to witness that moment....
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Apologize profusely for not believing, but I would plead my case and explain that all that I have done in my life would add up to the same. And that in all cases I have nothing but the utmost respect for anyone who stands by their religion. I learned a long time ago that nothing should change the way you feel about your convictions, not even angels, because the evil one can disguise himself as an angel of light.
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NO ONE can answer this question except God!\n\nI believe:\nThe word God would not have been there if God didn't create humans, He created humans becoz this is what a God would do.
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True, and it is what I've been saying all along. When I was a Christian, I still didn't believe in the letters of Paul. Was it not the prophets of the ancient times that brought laws and the word of G-d through revelation (ie. a burning bush, the direct voice of G-d)? Then years later, the "new" testament is revealed through letters and secondary sources written by people who weren't even there.  Another great point, thanks for the question.