I think we put to much faith in a higher power to guide us and we don't put that much faith in ourselves.  Man wrote the bible and Jesus was a man, all our prophets good or bad are just like us, normal people but with a vision.
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That would just mean we would have to go through the Biblical law again.  No thanks, I like it Jesus's way.
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I am a christian as well and i think that we are right in our beliefs, there is nothing in the bible that ever was proven to be false far from it the more they dig the more it is proven to be fact, the best psychics in the world are not nearly as good as the bible , the reason so many people are against Jesus and the Bible is simple they are lost as it says small and narrow is the gate that leads to life.
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I believe it is human nature to assume that someone who defies what you believe in, doesn't know what they're talking about. That doesn't make this assumption true however. I am a Christian and I know there are many people out there that are well versed in Christianity, even if they do not share the belief. Some of them probably even know more about it than I do. I know about other religions as well. I think it is important to know about and the different faiths and non-faiths of the world.
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Ok, well let me start by saying that God loves and cares for you... He sent His son Jesus to become a curse for you, and pay your punishment on the cross!  Gods master plan from the beginning was to have Jesus come and reunite the jews and gentiles(non jews).  We need to believe in Jesus because by doing so, we acknowledge Gods ultimate power and glory.  We are now saved by grace, meaning we dont work to get to heaven, we just do by beliving in Jesus and that God rasied him from the dead.  Again this all shows Gods ultimate power.  Christianity is the only religion that is not by works.  We dont work to get to God because we cant work.  There is no path to God or becoming a 'god', but God has giving us Jesus as a bridge to Him!\n\n\nGod has given us so many signs and wonders that He still works today.  Think of the times that we have been at the right place at the right time, or someone encouraged us when we really need it, or just look at creation, and it all shows the glory of God.\n\nThe bible says that we walk by faith and not by sight.  (blindly as you say) but its not all blind, we have the holy spirit to guide us and teach us.  If we could see God, it wouldnt be faith at all.  God didnt want everyone to see him and worship him because he gave us freedom of the will... He didnt want us to be robots, programmed to worship Him.  He loves us enough to give us freedom:)!!!!!\n\nwell i hope this helps and answers your question a little.. God bless :)
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I know what you're saying and to try to expain it to a non-believer is like trying to explain blue to a blind man. Without faith is it impossible to please God because first you must believe that he is. The same goes for Jesus you must believe that he is who he says that he is. And yes He did say that he was the son of God and He said it to a man that was blind until he healed him, John 9:35-41 Let everyone read it for them selves. And by receiving worship from the blind man He was also showing that He was God because only God is worhty of worship. Genesis 1:26 Who is our ?  God said, Let us make man in our image.
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^ Amen Girl, FAITH IS ALL WE NEED. Just by saying that, many people still wont believe in God, So there's nothing you can do, or prove, Our Faith is 100% stronger.
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It does not matter what the bible says.  you are correct.  A great number of us do not like ourselves and therefore cannot really like others.  That is why so many turn to drugs and religion to give their life meaning.
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Well, since he created us all, he must be powerful. There are many stories in the Bible that show us this.
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I think that people get caught up on one single aspect of their faith a lot of times.  This causes them to lose sight of their complete faith which can lead to misinterpretion or a lack of understanding of what their faith teaches and believes.  Homosexuality is a very good example.  I'm not saying that I believe its right, but you still have to step back and realize this person is still a person.  You also have to realize that you are not perfect either in some other way, and a lot of people forget that.
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The bible says "There a way that seems right to a man but in the end is death." Most people believe with as much sincerity as you may about God and the Holy Bible as they would about Allah or Buddha. I belief in Jesus Christ as God in the flesh, some say he was an angle, others would say he was just a man, and the ignorant would say he never existed.
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It is difficult for me to believe in anything I can't see, for one.  I just don't buy into all of the stories the Bible says.  Stories written by regular men.  Men, who are subject to lie and manipulate.  And the bible itself is a translation and we all know what happens when you try to translate text.  Some things don't even have an equivalent in our language and so, the person who translates does their best, in their opinion, to find the closest meaning which could mean, not the same at all.  And it is more than the bible.  It is history that I doubt and religion is a sort of history.  It has been proven countless times that man in his greedy attempts for power will do anything, including omitting the truth or changing it, to get what they want.  Then, I also look at life and death.  I wonder why if there is a God, why do good people die.  And it simply doesn't make sense that it is just God's plan.  Especially, when nothing but pain comes from it.  Take a newborn's death upon delivery.  Why?  What could be God's plan?  Some might say that God took the child becuase it would have suffered later.  But then why not make it his plan to just not give it an illness?  If the lesson is for the mother...isn't that just cruel?  And why kill a baby to teach a mother a lesson?  God created intricate human bodies and watches as these humans destroy all that God created?  I could go on forever.  It is why I am atheist.  I just feel that people need hope and faith.  They need something to justify certain things.  Some people need guidelines and discipline they cannot find within themselves.  Death is the reason, in my opinion, we have religion.  It is hard to accept the why and what happens next.  But easy to say, well they are in a better place...Just me.
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Cause non-believers want to "show" believers how "false" their faith is. It's an anarchial type of trash maybe. HEY at least we have something to live for...as well as someone to live for.\n\nOR MAYBE just MAYBE...they realize you need to have faith in someone, specifically a higher being because man needs God. Jer. 10:23
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If they are more intelligent than us,then why would they believe in something they have NEVER seen.Why would they believe something that as been written by human beings.Why does anybody believe in something that can't be proven.They would think that religious people,who believe in this Great God that is supposed to be so powerful he can do anything,are completely bonkers because,If this God is so powerful why does he let so many  people on this Earth suffer in so many ways ????
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God is a little "bigger" than we are. We don't understand everything about Him and most of us go through life recognizing that there are things that our human minds cannot comprehend. We just accept the simple teaching of the Bible and wait until we will see clearly as I Cor 13 tells us,"12 For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face; now I know in part, but then I will know fully just as I also have been fully known.
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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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I believe that human beings wrote the bible and since they are fallable and capable of everything from blind opinionism to predudice to ourright cruelty and disregard for others, there may be some messed up untrue things in the bible.  I think that Jesus was an amazing being but the desciples that wrote the new testement were just normal human beings for bad or good depending on their personalities and quirks.  I'm not so sure there is such a thing as "the devil".
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When speaking of man, it is said "All have sinned and fallen short...", Jesus said that our faith was weak. If our faith was strong, mountains could be moved....not by us, I think, but, according to God's will. Scenes from heaven always have the men throwing their crowns at God's feet. We give all decision up to him, all acts. Be faithful, and God will move....a thing greater than moving a mountain