Why do you believe or not believe in the God of Isaac, Abraham, and Jacob...?

Question

...who had His son, Jesus Christ, die for our sins?

Answer 1

I do believe in Jehovah. He is the "most high over all the earth" Ps 83: 18. He had his son die for all mankind so that we could have the change to live forever. "This means everlasting life, their taking in knowledge of you the only true God, and the one whom you sent forth Jesus Christ." John 17:3

Answer 2

First of all, no one comes to an understanding of God without a proper study. Many people do not give enough time and effort to knowing about God. So if they miss the boat, they can complain with all of those people who didn't listen to God while Noah was building an ark.

But, as a wiseman you know that Scripture has a tradition of more than four thousand years. Yet it is integral, and corroborative in the testimony of the parts over the course of the history and with other histories that are non-biblical. Both the Jewish scholars and the Church scholars have a great deal of documentation, and often they collaborate or share these historic writings to prove events. For example: the woman at the well whom Jesus spoke to was sitting at Jacob's well. This site is still in Israel.

There is a great deal of corroboration between sites of biblical events and historical archaeological findings.

Wells and cisterns are common places for these events:
Nothing will save the shepherd and his flock, the farmer and the caravan from perishing with thirst, but unfailing springs and reservoirs of uncontaminated water. Hence the Son of Sirach twice enumerates water as the first among the "principal things necessary for the life of man" (Song of Songs, 29:27; 39:31). From time immemorial, to own a well and to possess the surrounding country were synonymous terms (Proverbs 5:15-17). On the other hand, so serious might be the disputes arising out of the use or claim of a well that the sword was appealed to as the sole arbiter (Genesis 26:21; Exodus 2:17; Numbers 20:17). If the approach of an enemy was feared, his progress might be seriously hampered, if not altogether frustrated, by stopping or destroying the wells along his route (2 Chronicles 32:3). The enemy, in his turn, might reduce a city to starvation and submission by cutting off its water supply, as Holofernes did when besieging Bethulia (Judges 7).

The road to Calvary is clearly marked in Jerusalem and the Garden of Gethsemane has olive trees in it that are more than 2000 years old. A visit to the Holy Land is a marvelous thing.

Some people foolishly look for proof of God, when the evidence of His Love and the Life He gave us, is all around.

Answer 3

If I believed that Yahweh exists, and I'm not saying I do, then I would have to agree with the Gnostic version of who he is. In Gnosticism he is a flawed false creator god and not the father of Jesus Christ. The reason that I would tend to agree with that version is the stark contrasts between the description given of Yahweh in the Old Testament and the one given of the Father in the New Testament.

For example, the Father is light with no darkness at all, yet Yahweh is constantly being associated with darkness. The Father cannot even think evil, but Yahweh admits to creating evil. The Father cannot lie, but Yahweh sends lying spirits to deceive prophets and told the lie in the garden of Eden. The Father is not jealous, but Yahweh says he is a jealous god, so much so that his name is Jealous. These are only a few of the stark contrast between the two deities.

Answer 4

As a Muslim, I believe in the one and only true God. God has sent us many prophets throughout time (ie. Abraham, Moses, Noah, Jesus, Muhammad, etc...) - peace be upon all of them.

Jesus (pbuh) was a great prophet of God, however, we are each accountable for our own sins. We will each be judged according to what we did in our lives.

Answer 5

I believe in a higher power but not in religion because there are too many things that just aren't right. Why would you create a world give people freedom of choice and then create someone else to die for the choices he allowed you to make. Why not take away freedom of choice. Why drown your greatest creation in a flood for not acting right. If you control all make them act right. You tell me god gave me freedom of choice but then you tell me he controls my destiny then what the heck do i have to think for if it's all plotted out for me.

Answer 6

I do not believe in anything just because it is written in a book. I take it for fiction.

Answer 7

Why don't you believe in Yacatecuhtli, the great Aztec god?

Answer 8

I don't because it isn't the truth. This religion, like others, is a mere interpretation of what and who deity is. It is "a" path, but not "the" path. It has with it too much dirty baggage.

Answer 9

I can't believe in such a cruel god.

Answer 10

Calling yourself Wiseman is foolish.