Hi again ruixiangz.
I hope I can answer your question here. And it is a good question, one which, sadly, most Christians cant answer themselves. So, here we go.
(One side note: Bible is the correct spelling, not bibble.
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ruixiangz said:
i have a question here...what makes a christian decides to be a christian when there is not much proof that what the Bibble says is true?
Actually, theres a lot of proof that what is told in the bible is true. Im not going to use the verses in the bible to prove the bible is true. Since you dont believe its true, it wouldnt do much good, right? What I am going to do is use historical records that coincide with the bible.
Through out history record keeping has been one of the most noble and important jobs. In times past any inaccurate records would end up with the record keeper being put to death, and in some cases his family as well.
We can look at the records of Egypt, Israel, the Roman Empire, and others to see where things match up. For example, looking in the New Testament, we can see the records of Egypt that show when a family of three people moved into the region. The husband/father was noted as being Joseph, a carpenter by trade. He was, in fact, hired by the government to build several things for them, including houses, stables, several doors, and more. The wife/mother was noted as being Mary. Their only child was noted as being Jesus, about 2 years of age at the time. Interestingly enough their arrival matches up with the time Herod had ordered that all male children of the age of two or under be put to death.
Next we can see where the records of the Roman Empire show the leaders of the Jews coming to Pilate to demand something be done about Jesus and his disruptions in the Temple and surrounding area. The reason they went to Pilate is because they, the leaders of the Jews, could not legally do anything. It was their hope that Pilate would do something, but time and again Pilate did nothing because Jesus had not broken any Roman laws.
There are many other examples, but for now this will do to show you there is indeed proof.
ruixiangz said:
Some says that is because what said in the Bibble is foolproof...but the therory that ghost exists are pretty foolproof too? i dun really like the idea of religion myself...thus, i often wonder what makes religious people so faithful and religious.
Well, I cant speak for anyone but myself, but I dont believe in religion either. You see, to me religions can be distorted and wrong with their teaching. I prefer, as I have heard others say, to have the RELATIONSHIP with God. By reading His word, and by following His teaching, I wont be lead astray by someone who is mistaken.
ruixiangz said:
the existance of God have yet to been proven,the existance of Adam, Eve, the Great Flood have yet to be 100% proven. Even the existance of Jesus Christ have been doupt. but why fo christians still held such strong faith? isn't science enough?
You have a valid point here, but then again there is nothing to prove that God does NOT exist either. And the same for Adam and Eve.
However, as for the great flood, there have been thousands of reports done on many different areas of the world that prove there was a massive world wide flood that happened several thousands of years ago. These reports and investigations have taken place all over the world, from Israel to the United States, from Russia to South America. There is more than enough proof to show that the flood did indeed take place.
ruixiangz said:
Even the existance of Jesus Christ have been doupt
Actually, the existence of Jesus is not in question. What is questioned by most people is not that He existed, but WHY He existed. Did he actually die for our sins, as is told in the bible? From my own research, yes, He did indeed. Keep in mind that, like you, I doubted everything I was taught about the bible, and set out to find my own answers. And I did find them.
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ruixiangz said:
but why fo christians still held such strong faith? isn't science enough?
Not really. You see, science has been proven wrong time and again. For example, carbon dating of fossils has been proven to be the most unreliable way of determining the age. A rabbit, still living, was carbon dated to be over 3,000 years old. But a bone that was found in a very deep excavation site was tested to be only seven years old. How can you trust something like that?
At one time science taught that world was flat, not round. It was once proven that traveling the speed of sound could never happen, but yet it is common place today. Blood typing was something that came about after years of study to find out why some people could give blood to one person and not to another.
Science is unreliable because it is always changing. What was once thought of as fact has been proven wrong. What was once thought impossible is now very possible. And new things are developing every day.
But God, He never changes. That is the one thing in which we can truly trust.
ruixiangz said:
p.s: does this question fits this tread? or should it belong to somewhere else?
Yes, it does belong here. And its a very good question. I do have a suggestion for you, though. When you write your post, to avoid the spelling errors, write it in a word processing program, like Microsoft Word, and then do a spell check. After that, copy/paste it to where you want to post it.
Oh, and just so you know, I will be praying for you directly. Although praying for the world, and being covered by that may seem right, it is far better to bring you individually to God.
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