Is God really there?

Question

I used to ask myself whether "Is God really there" manytimes earlier in my life, but in november 2006, 7 months back, while I was praying, I received the gift Holy Spirit just as Jesus has said recorded in the bible. I knew its all so true. I feel God's presence everyday.
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Answer 1

You are right, but you have many critics. To them I answer:-

Just because there are works of the Devil in the fallen state of the world, does not mean that there is no God.

If you want it in secular terms, just because there are bad people and things in the world does not mean that there are not good people and good things in the world.

Then why doesn't God in a fallen world intervene. Jesus dealt with this in the Parable of the Wheat and Weeds - Matthew xiii:24-30 -

"The kingdom of heaven may be compared to someone who sowed good seed in his field;

but while everybody was asleep, an enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and then went away.

So when the plants came up and bore grain, then the weeds appeared as well.

And the slaves of the householder came and said to him, 'Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? Where, then, did these weeds come from?'

He answered, 'An enemy has done this.' The slaves said to him, 'Then do you want us to go and gather them?'

But he replied, 'No; for in gathering the weeds you would uproot the wheat along with them.

Let both of them grow together until the harvest; and at harvest time I will tell the reapers, Collect the weeds first and bind them in bundles to be burned, but gather the wheat into my barn.' "

While I am not a Roman Catholic, John Paul II pointed out in his last book that in human affairs the good is always mixed with the bad. To intervene immediately and vigilantly and fearlessly, at every turn in the affairs of this World, would eliminate freedom of conscience - Free Will - altogether. It would make this World deterministic.

The irremediable mixture of good and evil in this World is the price we pay for the great fruits of freedom. It is also the reason that America is the last best hope in this World, because those who came to America generally fled oppression - they voted with their feet. This has left other places significantly more evil and dangerous.

If all these Christian insights are cast in a secular light they are the foundation for Whig or libertarian philosophy.

Answer 2

Where is the evidence of god you purport? You had a dream... well, gosh, darn it, that must prove everything, right?

You're talking about an imaginary, non-existent entity revealing itself to you. Rather than accept this as proof of some fairy tale creature, I would suggest that perhaps you may be in error, or suffering from more than just a cyst.

You know all god has to do to prove he exists? It should be easy for a guy who has supposedly brought the dead back to life, cured cancers and leprosy and other illness and afflictions. All he has to do is cure ONE amputee. Just one. That should be dead simple for an omniscient, omnipresent, omnipotent god who, allegedly, has a track record of healing people (none verifiable, though). You see, if an amputee is cured there can be no debate. It's obvious. The missing limb is there again, working fine. It's never happened. Why? Does god hate amputees, but loves blind people. Does he have a special plan for amputeees, but is happy to cure cancer?

Think about it. god so loved the world that he gave his only son (as a god, I thought he could have as many as he wanted.. wouldn't he just create more, or is god omniimpotent?), but he just can't stand those darned amputees, and won't lift an omniscient finger to help them.

You know what the real answer is, don't you? The real answer is that god does not exist. He is imaginary, and all religions are fictions, frauds, fairy tales and utterly fake. That's the real truth. that is the only rational and sane answer.

Answer 3

I believe the Great Spirit is there. As I prayed for God to help me find a way closer to Him, he brought me to Wicca where I could get to know both his masculine and feminine sides (God/Goddess) and I found my true path. Like you, it all made sense, but based on what I observe in nature. I also knew it to be true and feel the Great Spirit's presence everyday, my life has been changed in so many beautiful ways. Faith is a beautiful thing-- when you find one that makes sense to you it is like a bridge to God.

Answer 4

Can you answer the following question with certainty? How do you tell the difference between the mental voices of the unholy and Holy spirits? The bible is corrupt and so is christianity. I have been called to lead people to The Spirit of truth.

Answer 5

No he is in rehab with Lindsay Lohan. Look at how screwed up this world, is he deserves to be fired by Donald. If anyone ran their business like the state of the majority of the world they would be dismissed

Answer 6

There is but only one God,
different people call him with different names.

Yes there is a supernatural power we all call the one
and only. Allah, God, Bhagwan, etc.,etc.,

Answer 7

I had a cousin who had almost that exact experience, except it was Elvis instead of Jesus, and it was an old LP record instead of the Bible.

Cool, so that means Elvis really is still alive.

Answer 8

i think the case against the biblical concept of god is pretty overwhelming. there are several very good books on the subject including "the god delusion", "the end of faith", "biblical nonsense", and others.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

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