Tell Me Why You are Sure?

Question

Tell me why You are definate about what you believe and if you are completely secure in knowing the truth.

Answer 1

Hi, I appreciate your question.

I have, over the years, at times doubted my faith. But that was in times of self wallowing. As I have lived and experienced the world about me, I have come to the point of two realizations that make me, my faith and my life today as solid and sure as anything I have ever experienced.

There was a point in my youth when I was very active in my pursuit of knowlege of spritual things. During that time I as a part of my study, I took upon myself the challange of the New testment to study, reason, and ask in faith if those things which I had determined were true, indeed were. While I am not proud to say that at times I have been les than faithful to the confirmation of the spirit that I recieved at that time, I could never deny that it is so. I took the promise to task, I struggled I worked, studied and reasoned as best I could to understand the meaning of the many teachings that were availible. True to his promise, I recieved a confimation of the truthfulness of his plan of happiness for us that I could and will never deny.

As I grew and became more apart of the world around me, I let other infleuences at time sway my actions and attentions from those I know to be right, but in retrospect and this is what is most amazing to me, I can see definant points in my life where I personally was amiss, had departed in some ways from the path that I new to be correct, but not only was I not abandoned, quite the opposet. Every time, regardless of my weakness, or failing to acknowlege his hand in my life, he went before me and prepared the way that I could find my way back to the path that he would have me take.

I had a very successful career, was a top executive of a fortune 100 company, traveled the world, enjoyed the finest the world has to offer, at the same time, I found myself not being all I should to my wife, children, and extended family. I had all anyone could desire temporally, but those things don't bring lasting happiness.

He allowed me to make decissions and at times I made those that would seem right in the sight of the world, and while I prospered, I also faultered. Fortuatly for me we have a loving Father, who like my earthly father is always there, and has prepared the way for us if we will just recognise that he wants for us to be happy. That we can have eternal happiness, he has made the way sure.

Today, I enjoy a life far from the glitz of my corporate career. I spend time with my family, my children, my wife, I serve in my community and in my church. I enjoy peace and happiness that I could never have attained in my pursuit of worldly fortune. He continues to guide my path, I regularly notice and acknowlege his hand in my life.

Am I sure about what I believe? Beyond the slightest shadow of a doubt. Am I completely secure in knowing the truth, absolutely.
Am I doing all I can or should be, I try but I am human, I have faults, and weaknesses but I have a loving Father who has provided me with all I could ask for, he continues to teach me, guide me and brings lasting happiness to my life. Yes I am secure in knowing the truth. I embrace it today, like I did in my youth when I first recieved the confimation I so sought.

God loves us, it is his will that we have joy in our life. Has laid before us the plan and will assist any with a contrite and willing heart. His truth is eternal. His desire is for us to have all that he has. Not as the world givith but eternally as only he can give.

God Bless!

Answer 2

I once didn't believe in God. Well I guess I always have but my faith wasn't a prominent factor in my daily life. I was depressed. I had a negative attitude. I did everything 50% instead of 100%. I didn't think I deserved a great life. I thought I messed up too much early on and I was doomed to a failure in life forever. So essentially I gave up at the age of 23. Sad huh? After talking with a friend. I decided to make a change. I started going to church again and felt this extreme energy. In the same semester I took a Philosophy class and had wonderful discussions about religion and belief in someone greater than everything and yet still have no "evidence" that person exists.

The key is to understand that there is no harm in believing. If you believe in God and there is a God in the afterlife you are "safe". If you believe in God and there is no God in the afterlife then no harm will come to you. But if you do not believe in God and there is a God in the afterlife then you may not be "safe".

I believe because I feel God everywhere. I feel him walking me through my daily decisions and helping me be kind to others. I fell him pushing me to a greater life with such a positive feeling. When I pray I know he is listening and will do what he can to help my needs. I know he is the reason for my amazing job, my kind heart, my wonderful family, my supportive boyfriend, and a new beginning in life.

Answer 3

I am sure about what I believe in. I believe in the Bible and here's why: There are many more sources than just the Bible that we can rely on (although the Bible is more than sufficient on it's own).

1. Geography
2. Texts
3. Toponymy
4. Archaeology

Geography- If you study the geography of Israel you would see how it affected the settlement patterns, routes of travel commerce, econmy, politics and thus the history of that time. The geography of the Biblical Israel confirms what we read in the Bible.

Texts- There are extra-biblical texts (texts outside the Bible) that also confirm what is written in scripture. Egyptian sources are primarily from the 2nd millenium BCE. There are 4 types.
1) Expedition journal and topographical lists- example is Thutmose III.
2) Literary papyri-example, Journey of Sinuhe
3) Execration texts- 2 sets (ursing)
4) Coorespondance archives- El Amarna letters
Other Extra Biblical texts include Mesopotamian sources, from Syria the Ebla texts, from Transjordan the Mesha Stele, from Israel the Tel Dan inscription.
Also look at authors like the famous historian Josephus, Tacitus, Pliny the younger, Julius Africanus, and the Talmud.

Toponymy- the study of place names. If you study the cities and other names in the Bible you will see that they have the Principles of Location which prove they really did exist. Those are:
1) Near a water source.
2) Defensible.
3) Continuity of the name through the centuries.
4) It fits with the geography described in the text.
5) Check data from archaelogical surveys.
No one would settle in a place that did not have these Principles of Location. And if you check the Bible, no one did (unless they were hiding).

Archaeology- If we dig in Israel and find ancient sites that are consistent with where the Bible said we would find them, that shows the Bible's history and geography are accurate. One prominate archaeologist carefully examined Luke's references to 32 countries, 54 cities, and 9 islands, finding not a single mistake. These are only some sites that have been excavated: The Pool of Bethesda in John 5:1-15, the Pool of Siloam from John 9:7, Jacob's well from John 4:12, even Pontius Pilate's identity has been confirmed by archaeology! John McRay PH. D. was asked if he had ever encountered an archaeological finding that blatantly contravene a New Testament reference he responded, "Archaeology has not produced anything that is unequivocally a contradiction to the Bible. On the contrary, there have been many opinions of skeptical scholars that have become codified into 'fact' over the years but that archaeology has shown to be wrong."

Answer 4

I am positive I'm right in my truth because my deities are natural forces and elements in nature. They are tangible and viewable. I know they exist, and science has proven they exist. While I can argue that these forces have sentience from my own personal experience, I will also concede that I could simply be communing with my own higher mind and placing a deity label on my own higher mind. But I'm comfortable in relying on myself, taking self responsibility, being accountable, and viewing myself as deity, too. So whether the natural forces are sentient or not - it doesn't really matter. In my religion, knowing the self and being able to find your own answers is the highest spiritual path of the adept.

Answer 5

I can't believe in something that has little or no proof, like UFOs or ghosts. But i can't say ABSOLUTELY, that such does not exist.

Christians who doubt evolution are apt to say things like”evolution is just a theory”. Such statements betray a misunderstanding of the way the term ‘theory’ is used in scientific discourse. In Science, facts must be explained in reference to other facts. These larger explanatory models are ‘theories’. Theories make predictions and can be tested.

The phrase ‘theory of evolution’ doesn’t suggest that evolution is not proven. One can speak about ‘the germ theory of disease’ or ‘the theory of gravitation’ without casting doubt upon disease or gravity theories as facts of nature. ---Letter to a Christian Nation-- by Sam Harris

Answer 6

I am sure because I believe the Bible and I also have a personal relationship with God. He has comforted me too many times for me not to believe in Him.

Answer 7

You can't see wind either can you ? But your'e pretty sure it exists,right ?

I believe in God and Christ by the same method i believe in the existence of wind,
I have seen the effects on the evironment around me,and I have felt the effects personally,(I have been healed ).
Haven't ever seen wind, or God,but know theyr'e both there.

Answer 8

I was born a skeptic, with an analytical mind, so throughout my life, I kept an open mind but studied various religions from every angle I possibly could, comparing and contrasting, analyzing and so forth until I found something that made logical sense and stands up to HARD scrutiny and has not been, yet, logically refuted: Buddhism.

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Answer 9

I am not sure. I believe what I believe because it makes sense to me and lines up with the opinions of the early Church.

Answer 10

I am sure of what I believe in because I constantly challenge what I believe in. When new evidence comes around I fit it in with my beliefs, if old ones have to go, so be it.