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Recent content by trientje

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    If you really want to convince someone...

    Look, I don't care if the bible is not sacred to you. I don't care if you believe in God or not. I have been trying to offer some really interesting avenues for you to explore. I don't know if you are just too young and impetuous to look at it seriously or if your one of those athiests that get...
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    If you really want to convince someone...

    WHAT???? You are comparing a comic book to the bible? Your not serious at all. You just want to argue.
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    If you really want to convince someone...

    By validating the places and people of the bible you are learning that the bible is historically accurate. Another thing to look at are the prophecies. Did the prophecies come true? Don't you see, all these things help you to see that the bible is not just some bogus fairy tale.
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    Question for Christians: Why do you believe a supreme being exists?

    aiki, Well, guess you have the right to be any way you want. If you want to call it straightforward then so be it. But what I want to say is this. When a person is saved the Holy Spirit comes to dwell within a person. Peter replied, "Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of...
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    If you really want to convince someone...

    Do you not want to know if the history of the bible is true? the bible is where one goes to read about God. By reading about all the cities and artifacts that archaeologists have found you can then start to see that the places that are mentioned in the bible did exist.
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    If you really want to convince someone...

    OK What of it? If it is true that they found the palace of King David and if it is true that they found the wall Nehemiah built? Nehemiah 6:15. Then when you read Samuel1 and 2 and the book of Kings where they mention these cities and these events you know that the historical places did exist...
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    If you really want to convince someone...

    What double standard? We are discussing the Christian God and the bible not other beliefs right now and where have I condemned you? I thought I gave you some good advice as to how to learn about this subject. To understand what cultures existed back then is valuable in understanding the bible...
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    Question for Christians: Why do you believe a supreme being exists?

    "He chooses to believe based on what he has read and deemed to be true." To come to faith in Christ after reading the word is using rational thought process. Not so? If one isn't saved, the Holy Spirit does not dwell in him. Yes, believers can pray and ask the Holy Spirit to to work with the...
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    Question for Christians: Why do you believe a supreme being exists?

    Yes, certainly, scripture does tell us that. But unbelievers do not understand nor do they proclaim to give the bible any validity. the fact remains. Christians, other than using scripture, can not prove that God exists. Nonbelievers can not prove he does not exist.
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    Is it possible to get back to God

    What have you done to find your way back? You need to confess your sins and ask for him to forgive you and come into your life and teach you and guide you. I know, I have been there. Then get into a good bible teaching church and study his word. Once you have re dedicated yourself to the Lord he...
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    Question for Christians: Why do you believe a supreme being exists?

    First of all, a Christian can not prove to anyone that God exists and nonbelievers can not prove that God doesn't exist. And why the subject of science has been brought into the argument is totally bogus. Science is _knowledge attained through study or practice," or "knowledge covering general...
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    The More I Read, the Less I Believe

    Ruinings, "I decided to read the Bible in order to solidify my faith, but on the contrary, the 4 gospels and their contradictions have me really bothered right now." First of all, I would like for you to specify what contradictions you have found. Have you considered that what you perceive as...
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    If you really want to convince someone...

    First of all, we are talking about the bible, not Hinduism or any other belief. Lets stick to the subject. You may have read the bible but you have not studied it. The bible is not a book to be read like a novel. It is a treasure of stories, history that are woven together like a fine piece of...
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    If you really want to convince someone...

    JGG, I haven't been on this site in awhile but have read your posts. I have a suggestion. Why not stop asking others and do your own homework? I would start by reading the history of the bible. Is the history true? Read about the prophecies. Did any of the prophecies come true? Read some of the...