OK, so i've been wanting to do this since i've joined. But I want to tackle any questions any of you guys have against Christianity.

A little background on me. I'm a Christian who wants to spread the word that God really does exist. I don't have all the answers and from lookin at some of your posts I know that a lot of you guys are pretty intelligent. I like to do this cause it keeps my mind sharp and I have to expand my mind to be able to answer your questions. So ask away and I'll try my best to answer.

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i havent got any questions that are 'against' christianity...but i'm just wondering...does God decide who lives and who dies? for example, if a person was caught in an accident and was then brought to a hospital but then dies a few hours later...would u say that it was God who took his life? or is it the person's spirit's will to want to die?

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God really does exist.

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Does he really? how are you so certain that there is such a entity known as " God " is it "faith" making you believe there really is God? what proves that there is such a being that created this existence? those are my questions..

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wow... i wanted to do this. but i wasn't sure if i wanted to go up against jon oppa.

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wow... i wanted to do this. but i wasn't sure if i wanted to go up against jon oppa.

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Phew man, OK here we go.

I'm gonna take one question at a time though, as for Nojeel, that's gonna take some time for me to answer so just bear with me and let me think about it for awhile.

Ultimatly I believe that God is in control of all things. So in answer to your question, yes I believe that God decides who lives and who dies. In truth human's cannot will anything to happen.

Here's an experiment, try to make your hair grey right now, just by thinking about it, or will it. It won't happen. or try to make hair grow somewhere on your body just by willing it. The body doesn't work that way.

In proverbs it says that God "works out everything for his own ends - even the wicked for a day of disaster." (16:4).

If a death does worry you and make you wonder how can a loving God do such a thing. You gotta remember that God does everything for the greater good. A prime example would be the death of Jesus. When Jesus was crucified they lost all hope, didn't know what to do. Thought that God had abandoned them, but i mean we all know what happened after that. Jesus ressurrected and the lives of the apostles were changed and great things happened.

Now before you guys point out that the resurrection may or may not have happened or how a loving God could possibly allow bad things to happen, just remember that right now i'm just answereing that first question. I will get to these points eventually, hopefully soon

I hope that answered your question, but let me know if it didn't




Lastly quick question for Nojeel, why do you think that God doesn't exist? Great questions by the way. Keep em coming.

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Lastly quick question for Nojeel, why do you think that God doesn't exist? Great questions by the way. Keep em coming.

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Ah my bad, well i'm just kinda asking that to guage where i should start. It's a pretty broad question that I could come in from a lot of angles, I was just hoping that he would answer that so i could have an idea about where to start.

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Lastly quick question for Nojeel, why do you think that God doesn't exist? Great questions by the way. Keep em coming.

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i never said i didn't believe in god

but honestly i do feel atheist at times..alot actually..what proves that god exist? really, what proves that there is a heaven and a hell and such a thing as a holy spirit? as they say, when god returns to this world, he will take all those who believes in his name and the holy spirit up to heaven with him, and the rest will be sent to hell...revalations..

but that strikes me..what about all those other different religions such as buddihism..they have different teachings and has a different *god* is it jusitifed and correct to say they all will go to hell cause they have their own beliefs?

i'll stop there..i'll wait for you response to my question

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i never said i didn't believe in god

but honestly i do feel atheist at times..alot actually..what proves that god exist? really, what proves that there is a heaven and a hell and such a thing as a holy spirit? as they say, when god returns to this world, he will take all those who believes in his name and the holy spirit up to heaven with him, and the rest will be sent to hell...revalations..

but that strikes me..what about all those other different religions such as buddihism..they have different teachings and has a different *god* is it jusitifed and correct to say they all will go to hell cause they have their own beliefs?

i'll stop there..i'll wait for you response to my question

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can I just say that it's the way people were brought up?... people are brought up to believe what they're parents believe in and things that go on around them that make them believe in what they believe... it all has to do with practices of a certain type of religion... or anything... everyone's beliefs are based on what they grew up hearing about, as the truth to how things are created... for instance, I grew up believing in God, but my parents religion is Shamanism... so as respect, I follow my parents religion also... just as I follow what I believe in... I believe certain things from different religions...

so basically, my point is that there aren't really any answers to any of this that everyone will believe... it all depends on what the person's religion is and what he/she believes and trusts is right...

don't get me wrong, I respect that Panda is wording out what he believes in and if I offended anyone in any way, I'm sorry

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Alright, so here's my reply to Nojeel, and i'm doing this on the fly (off the top of my head) so if i miss anything or anything doesn't make much sense, let me know and i'll put up something more coherent

Let's look at the other religions here for a sec. OK,

1st major difference between Christianity and other religions. Christianity is not about doing or not doing. Whereas in other religions it is stated that if you do this or if you do that then you can gain salvation. Christianity is the complete opposite. It starts out by saying that nothing we can do can earn salvation. We are a corrupt and perverse people, this can be seen throughout history (war, death, destruction, sexual perversion, and steven seagal movies *sorry i just had to put that ) The only way we can be saved is by believing that Jesus Christ came, died, and rose again to rectify our sinful state.

2nd difference is that Christianity is historic and evidential. Meaning that the existance of Christ is indeed verified. Jesus Christ was a historic figure. His life, death and ressurrection was written about by eye witness account. Christianity unlike all the other world religions it has historic validity and history can testify to that.

3rd Christianity is the only faith that has miracles backed up by history. Islam and Buddhism may claim they have had miracles, but they really have no proof to back it up. The resurrection is the major miracle that can be verified by history.

4th It has a coherent belief system. Some Christian doctrine might be hard to understand, but they aren't irrational or absurd.

A lot of this i got off of this site, doing some research, http://www.equip.org/free/DW254.htm

OK this isn't my total answer there is more, but let me know if you guys have any problems with any of what i put up so far.



As for Lady Jay, I just gotta say, i agree that many times people do grow up following their parents religion, but let me tell you about me. I grew up in the church since i was a little kid, but there has to be a point in ones life where they gotta ask, is the path that my parents take the path I want to take? It's like taking up the job your father does cause he does it. Do you really want to follow in your father's footsteps? Or mother's for that matter. I may have grown up in the church, but i've done my own soul searching and I've found that Christianity is my answer.

Yeah more to come.........

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Ultimatly I believe that God is in control of all things. So in answer to your question, yes I believe that God decides who lives and who dies. In truth human's cannot will anything to happen.

Here's an experiment, try to make your hair grey right now, just by thinking about it, or will it. It won't happen. or try to make hair grow somewhere on your body just by willing it. The body doesn't work that way.

In proverbs it says that God "works out everything for his own ends - even the wicked for a day of disaster." (16:4).

If a death does worry you and make you wonder how can a loving God do such a thing. You gotta remember that God does everything for the greater good. A prime example would be the death of Jesus. When Jesus was crucified they lost all hope, didn't know what to do. Thought that God had abandoned them, but i mean we all know what happened after that. Jesus ressurrected and the lives of the apostles were changed and great things happened.

Now before you guys point out that the resurrection may or may not have happened or how a loving God could possibly allow bad things to happen, just remember that right now i'm just answereing that first question. I will get to these points eventually, hopefully soon

I hope that answered your question, but let me know if it didn't

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oh ok...thanks for answering my question

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As for Lady Jay, I just gotta say, i agree that many times people do grow up following their parents religion, but let me tell you about me. I grew up in the church since i was a little kid, but there has to be a point in ones life where they gotta ask, is the path that my parents take the path I want to take? It's like taking up the job your father does cause he does it. Do you really want to follow in your father's footsteps? Or mother's for that matter. I may have grown up in the church, but i've done my own soul searching and I've found that Christianity is my answer.

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I understand what you and psycho are saying and I agree, buh sometimes it's hard to not follow my parents religion because again, I believe certain things from certain religions... and besides, sometimes it's kinda hard not to go along with what my parents believe in because they make me do those spiritual callings with them :huh: we used to go to church too, so I'm sure they will agree and accept my beliefs

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ooo...got another question

it's more of a personal answer from u...but anyways, here it goes...do u get offended when a person calls himself/herself a christian even though he/she doesnt 100% believe in God?

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offended, no........but sometimes i jus think theyre all wrong n stuff.....n maybe a little sad for the person...

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so ppl r not allowed to call themselves Ahristians if they dont 100% believe in God is it? :huh:

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there are still unanswered questions.

bump.

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