so i'm up at 1:30 am and all of my christian friends have already gone to bed, i guess i'm left to argue with you guys. i just have a few questions for you anyways.
out of all of the fairy tales avaliable why do you choose the bible?
why not the quran?
why are you so quick to destroy your reasonable doubts with a feeling you get inside from your imaginary friend?
why should the poor mislead kids, who were never lucky enough to get their hands on those golden KJV pages burn in hell?
why should i accredit anything that's happened in my life to anyone besides myself?
sorry, "you must care, or you wouldn't be here searching for salvation." i'm not buying...
Hi and welcome to CF!
I came to Christ in a very short period of time when I was 33. Prior to that I had never thought of God or anything related to anything spiritual/religion, etc.
When I came to Christ, is not right words, but anyway, I hadn't yet read the bible. One of the first things which came to mind when I was a new creation in Jesus was this is truth (Jesus) and somehow I've always known that but suppressed it.
If I suppressed it, totally unaware, but with no direction from any, as to do x or y; I no longer desired the things of my past. I sensed Jesus was right there with me, and I began to read the bible. We read the bible for it gives truths about God and from God as well as from others as well as other information. Jesus is God, died for our sins and was resurrected and the bible shows Jesus from the OT to the NT, though not by name in the OT.
I don't have any doubts so can't speak to your question on doubts. I have no doubts of God I mean. God isn't a fairy tale, and your saying that generally comes from others saying the same. My mother says that, as well does my brother who got it from my mother.
Many things are passed down; lies about God and people thinking they know what the bible says on things, but do not know as most is recieved from other people who also don't know and is why so many people have misunderstandings of God and the bible. I'm speaking of those who are not yet believers in Christ.
People also have false expectations and misunderstandings when it comes to Christians. People assume what we ought or should be like and in reality, we are real people like any other, with different understandings, being in different places in our walk with God, and all the stuff in our lives; also whatever we brought with us, all our problems etc.
Every one is different, believer and non believer. But many make assumptions about ALL Christians and is generally based on someone they knew, or a group or whatever, but is not a reflection of every Christian as again we are all different.
I am guessing you have been hurt and offended by someone as your post is angry.
God cares about every human being ever born and God will tend to those who have never heard about Jesus. Every person is called and no clue why we come to Christ when we do, at least I've no clue, but for whatever reason I committed my life to Jesus when I did, I did.
You've no need to credit things in your life to anybody as you asked about that. If you don't believe in Jesus, haven't committed your life to Jesus, then you wouldn't see God's hand in your life. You wouldn't recognize it.
So you have no need to credit things to God, and as Christians we know as verse says, all good things come from God.
It is very good that you ask questions and state how you feel about things.
I'm sorry for whatever it is which upset you, and if it was a Christian who hurt you or a church or relatives or whatever just keep in mind they are not Jesus and people fail all the time and always will, believer or not.
take care,
tapero