Don't get me wrong: i'm a strong Christian who could do better. but at this conference called Dare2Share, Greg Stier got me thinking. what would u say? i would say "even if i'm wrong, i've had a better life for believing. i've met new and wonderful friends, and i've had a character i'm proud of." i mean, its a question i've asked my non-Christian friends, and i feel its only fair that i have a good answer too.
2006-12-31 13:55:08 · 37 answers · asked by Jesus_Freak 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
What have I really lost if I'm wrong? I've avoided a lot of heartache by living a good life. On the other hand, if the other person is wrong, they have lost everything.
2006-12-31 13:59:31 · answer #1 · answered by cldb730 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
I didn't loose anything and I believe I had everything to gain wrong or right. Have you ever been in a bad situation. About the only thing you could do was hope everything would turn out OK. Things turned out the best I could hope for. It might not have affected the outcome, but it made it easier for me to keep going until we know the outcome was good. Maybe life is like that. The more I carry hope with me the happier I am. Jesus said He had come to give us the abundant life now and I believe life certainly is much better for me now just for believing I have Him. What will the non believer loose if he finds out I'm right? Seems he has more to loose if he is wrong than I could possibly have to gain if I am wrong.
2006-12-31 14:34:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What would I say? What if I'm wrong - that's ok - because we live in a world where we learn from our mistakes. But with regard to the faith, I don't know if I am, nor can anyone know if I am wrong or right. The mystery of grace and the mystery of divine communion with the Lord Jesus is so intricate that only his true disciples can even begin to experience the mystery. The journey of faith is the journey of unknowing and walking the path as God leads. The only response I know is to follow the road and see where it leads.
2006-12-31 14:12:07 · answer #3 · answered by OrthoAng 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say, "What if I'm right, wouldn't you rather live you life having something to belive in with all your heart, and knowing you've lived a better life for it? And besides, if the Christians are right, what are you going to do when the prophecies in the book of Revelation become reality?" Yeah I've thoght about this, my youth pastor makes us think like this on a weekly basis.
2006-12-31 15:14:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have experienced Jesus and felt God's presence. I KNEW undoubtedly it was Him.
1. The prophecies in the Bible that have come true, the probability of all ofthem coming true by chance alone is 1 in followed by 93 ZEROES.
2. Evidence is being found cintinually of King David's and Solomon's reign of Israel, among other persons listed in the Bible.
3. Even the last days prophecies are slowly being fulfilled.
4. Among other things, if I am wrong, I'm going to the grave like you. No problem. But if I'm right..." Leave in silence.
2006-12-31 14:13:05 · answer #5 · answered by n9wff 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If there is no hope for the future and the bible is wrong, well then why live the way we do? Why really follow rules and laws. The point to life is to survive and then die. We could just be like the animals in a forest or jungle. No regard for respect, dignity, or advancement. Only one problem, is that persons will always wonder why we are here and is there more?
2006-12-31 14:00:55 · answer #6 · answered by fire 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The answer is known as "Pascal's Gambit", named for Blaise Pascal, a mathematician who first purposed it. It says simply:
"Suppose I am wrong about believing in God? I will have lived a good life, tried my hardest to be moral and decent, had something higher than myself to trust it for strength and encouragement, done good to those around me, loved, laughed and lived the best life possible. And when I die, simply cease to exist. There would be nothing I could have done to change that.
So I have everything to gain and lost nothing.
But what if you (as a rejector of God) are wrong? You will have rejected any aid or comfort you could have had in this life. You will have never sought not found your purpose in life. You will have never experienced true love, true life, or true purpose. And when you die, face an eternity of torment. You could have changed all that at any moment with a prayer of faith and commitment.
You have nothing to gain and everything to lose."
2006-12-31 14:09:05 · answer #7 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My answer would simply be "what if I'm not?" There is so much evidence in the Bible regarding the existance of the Lord and he also tells us that everywhere the very creation evidences his existance. In view of this fact he declares all mankind to be "without excuse" Consider the prophesies made by Jesus in Matthew Ch.24! Only the Lord himself could have known all that would happen some 2000 years later. Have you ever woundered just who is really behing questions like the one you were asked?
2006-12-31 14:02:58 · answer #8 · answered by mandbturner3699 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'd say, "I have absolutely no doubt that I'm right, because as a True Christian, I've had far too many personal encounters with Christ, Who has made Himself very Real to me with His Supernatural Presence, audibly spoken words and experiences that he has allowed me to experience, so I know God is Real, and I know that I am not wrong."
2006-12-31 14:25:54 · answer #9 · answered by . 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We have self assurance in Holy Trinity (God the daddy - the author; God the Son - Jesus, sent to the international to redeem our sins; and God the Holy Spirit - the Resurrected). i think of we p.c. Jesus over God because of the fact Jesus has a human nature. If somebody might ask "what might Jesus do?", it would be like rephrasing it as "if God is one persons (aka human), what might He do?" or some thing like "what's a godlike way of doing issues?" Jesus is God in flesh, in case you placed it in that attitude. merely attempting to place a sprint analogy in here. yet nonetheless, faith and good judgment is generally conflicting, so it would sound a sprint complicated.
2016-11-25 19:16:45 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, probably Christians don't lose too much by believing and then realizing they were wrong. They lose the admiration of thinking men and women while they believe, but the believing friends that they make probably fill the gap. So I would say, "Go ahead and believe if it makes you happy", but keep it to yourself. The rest of us prefer to live in the world of reality.
2006-12-31 14:01:36 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋