What evidence of Bible inspiration is found in the lives of people?
Accepting Christ and obeying Scripture changes a drunken, immoral, profane sinner into a loving, sober, pure Christian. Skeptics cannot explain this fact.
The Bible says, "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new." 2 Corinthians 5:17.
Answer: The changed lives of those who follow Jesus and obey Scripture constitute the most heartwarming proof of Bible inspiration. The drunkard becomes sober; the immoral, pure; the addicted, free; the profane, reverent; the fearful, courageous; and the rude, kind.
Christians have an inner joy and peace that others do not possess.
An American skeptic was visiting an island whose natives were originally cannibals. When he spotted an old man reading the Bible, he ridiculed him for reading a book "full of myths which had already been exposed." The native smiled at him and said, "My friend, be grateful we do believe this book. Otherwise, we would be serving you for dinner." The Bible really does change people, and this amazing fact confirms its inspiration.
2006-09-09 13:26:20 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
God bless you!! You are one of the few peoplein this world to tell others that god is the only way to heaven. And you are doing that one thing many people should be doing.
2006-09-09 13:39:27 · answer #1 · answered by cowee88 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
There is no question that belief in The Bible changes lives. In many cases the lives are changed for the better. But that is not proof that The Bible is the "True word of the One and Only God". It's just proof that having a code to live by helps people who would otherwise be lost get their act together. People also do the same thing by joining the military, or by following Buddhism, or in several other ways.
2006-09-09 14:07:07 · answer #2 · answered by Jim L 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The main thing religious people miss about our argument is this... God, Satan etc could be 'any' fictional characters... did you get that? You automatically assume your arguments about your 'personal' choice of god should be accepted as a matter of cause. When in reality all your arguments would work just the same if you applied them to Gandalf the Grey... you can't prove he doesn't exist either. Any rational person just assumes the obvious... he doesn't really exist even if we 'can't' prove it. ...On to the Big Bang. We know all the stars were closer together in the past, because we can see them moving apart... got it? It doesn't mean it was the beginning, a lot of scientists are now coming to the conclusion that time is infinite.
2016-03-27 04:31:20 · answer #3 · answered by Helen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your logic is backwards. Yes, there are people who have used Christian prayer to make great changes in their lives. But also, it is equally true that people have prayed just as fervently and been unable to change, and people have made great change without praying.
The effort to make changes requires a cognitive change. People who have quit smoking, alcohol/drugs, or other compulsive behaviors find that they go through cravings until they plan ways to counter the cravings, fill their time with more productive activities, and seek out support. Sometimes religion helps relieve this suffering, and many times it does not.
Both church attendance and psychotherapy correlate poorly with improvements in alcohol problems. Believe me, I know. I grew up in the church, attended seminary, and I've been a practicing psychotherapist for 25 years. However, there is a program that has good statistics for improvements.
It is well known that one of the most effective treatments for alcohol dependence is Alcoholics Anonymous. The A.A. program refers to a "higher power," but it is specifically non-sectarian, and there are many people within A.A. who say that their higher power is the door knob (perhaps into the A.A. meeting). In A.A., the book that is read is not the Bible, but the "Big Book" (actually entitled "Alcoholics Anonymous"). A.A. works equally well for Christians, Jews, Muslims, and non-affiliated members.
And your cannibalism story doesn't hold up well. Not only is the dialogue extremely suspect, the most recent cannibals that were civilized were in Indonesia, the most populace Muslim country on earth. It's hard to recognize hokum when you see it without some practice, but that's a pure Christian legend as big as Paul Bunyon.
LATER NOTE:
By the way, I did some checking, and you've plagiarized a website for your information.
http://www.gatago.com/alt/movies/kubrick/19857041.html
In most schools, representing the writing of others as your own is grounds for dismissal from school. You've dropped down a few notches in my estimation of your character.
2006-09-09 13:43:37 · answer #4 · answered by NHBaritone 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There is no doubt that one's reaction to the Bible can change a person. However, it is all based in one's psychology, specifically a self-fulfilling prophecy. If you believe something can work, in many cases, your belief will make it work.
The Bible can certainly be a catalyst for re-examining one's life choices and recognizing the opportunities available to oneself. This does not mean it has any special power or that any of what is written in it is true. It is the faith that changes a person - the faith that you can be something better. If that involves following what is in the Bible, then so be it. The same goes for those who seek Buddhism or Jainism or a life without religion (for example) to better themselves.
In the end, the power and answers are within.
2006-09-09 13:35:08 · answer #5 · answered by Phoenix, Wise Guru 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Can you explain why you feel that the Bible is the one word of God, and not just the Bible , but the new testiment (and probably the King James edition) and not the Koran or the Torah or Dianetics or The Book of the Mormons or any of the the other books of God?
What makes you so sure you've got the right book?
2006-09-10 11:05:31 · answer #6 · answered by SillyQuestion 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Christians have an inner joy and peace that others do not possess. "
That is because Christians believe they have the answer to the one question which scares them the most...what happens when I die? You have inner joy and peace because the fear inside of you has driven you to accept any "answer" which will relieve you of the fear of the unknown.
Christianity teaches that Man is not an Animal, it teaches that Man is superior to all other life on this planet...the best way for Man to try to fool himself into believing that he is superior is to try to say "look how smart we are, we have answered the toughest question of all time"....Give yourself a pat on the back now...
Religion simply gives an "answer", any answer, which will satisfy the human need to be free of the questions in life which when dwelt upon can drive some humans into insanity because there truly are NO proven answers. Religion gives Man the false impression that he/she does have control over their life as well as control over their own afterlife.
Unfortunately this also leads many religionists to believe that they are also responsible for trying to control their fellow man's actions in life as well. This is the reason all religions have human blood on their hands. If you cannot get someone to believe as you believe, then it is better that the unbeliever dies so that his/her doubt cannot infect you or those who believe as you do.
Islam is a threat to the answers which Christianity purports to give us...and Christianity is a threat to the answers which Islam purports to give us. That is why even to this day both sides murder each other with glee...your inner joy and peace depends upon eliminating any and all threats to the beliefs which you feel give you joy and peace.
2006-09-09 15:21:52 · answer #7 · answered by stephenjames001 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually I've seen a variety of different faiths and events bring about profound changes in individuals. So the Bible is not unique in that respect.
I personally know a guy who was a heroin addict that got clean and sober when he became a father. That doesn't mean everybody should father a kid. Does it?
2006-09-09 13:33:55 · answer #8 · answered by Pablito 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Accepting Christ is still not bible doctrine. Acts 2:38 is the plan of salvation.
2006-09-09 13:28:52 · answer #9 · answered by Southern Apostolic 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are in a cult. You are horribly brainwashed into thinking that people of other religions and people of no religion at all are incapable of being good people or recovering from addiction. People like you make me sick.
Why don't you try visiting a secular college campus somewhere and seeing that there are good people who don't believe the same as you do?
2006-09-09 13:51:17 · answer #10 · answered by AiW 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
These things happen within ALL religions. I have seen extreme drug users quit after becoming Pagans. I've seen ppl most others would be terrified of, become "straight-laced", law abiding citizens and they're Satanists!
This in no way Proves your religion above others, as these things happen in all religions.
2006-09-09 16:44:07 · answer #11 · answered by Kithy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋