Christians say you need to have faith, yet in the Bible Moses parts the Red Sea. Wouldn't that take away faith?
Wouldn't that demonstrate that there actually was a God since that is impossible? Why do the people who saw that back then get to see miracles in person, yet people now never see anything that is undeniable in present times?
People say miracles do happen now, but they are always ambiguous. A child escaping from a burning building is not scientifically impossible, for example.
The reason why I asked both Christians and atheists this is because I wanted to see if this made sense to anyone that wasn't a Christian. Just because you don't believe in something doesn't mean you don't understand the logic.
2007-08-10 02:58:12 · 10 answers · asked by BadAdviceGuy 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
If miracles include both world wars, vietnam, 9-11, children being raped and murdered, etc etc. No there is no such thing as miracles.
2007-08-10 03:02:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I think that it does take faith to believe that God would open up the RED SEA- not a bunch of weeds, as someone just wrote. God spoke to Moses and told Him to part the sea- if we were standing there would we trust Him enough to do it or would we become nervous that those Egyptians would "get us and kill us". About miracles today- there are, and I think there would be more if we really believed God was capable of doing them, which by the way He is. Yes, parting the Red Sea did prove there was a God. However the Israelites that experienced that still did not believe, even just a few days after the miracle- they were acting with unbelief- so this shows to me, if someone really does not want to believe- they won't , no matter how many miracles they witness. I believe God , even if He performed no miracles- but He did- Jesus came to earth to save me, a sinner, from death and sin, and He is not dead- He is alive- that is the greatest miracle of all.
2007-08-10 10:16:13 · answer #2 · answered by AdoreHim 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it does take faith. after all, Moses didn't seem to think he was hearing voices. He trusted that God was speaking to Him. trust is easiest when you know the person's record.
usually, most miracles are not considered scientifically impossible simply because there's no actual theory about it, yet there's skepticism and a 1 in a trillion chance of its occurance. for example, people rising out of wheelchairs at crusades. you know the conspiracy theories. as far as we know though, one who is paralyzed from the waist down cannot just get up and walk. the nerves are destroyed beyond repair, a crucial skeletal structure could be damaged, information doesn't travel well through the brain stem... etc. but when they do rise, of course, people won't want to believe it's a miracle.
most of the miracles we see today are healings. that's apparent. God said we'd have the gifts of healing. more tumors have died unexplainably, more limbs have been restored, etc. science tends to claim almost nothing as scientifically impossible. for example, telepathy: mind reading. as far as we know that's naturally impossible, all sci-fi. however, it does fall under a category of science: the paranormal.
2007-08-10 10:09:11 · answer #3 · answered by Hey, Ray 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There were nonbelievers present at the parting of the Red Sea. The Egyptians who followed the Israelites to their deaths. If the Egyptians had thought God did it to save the Israelite, they would not have been so quick to jump into the Red Sea.
As for miracles now? There are, but even if someone returns for the dead, as Jesus said, many will not believe.
2007-08-10 10:05:00 · answer #4 · answered by Prof Fruitcake 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The whole "evidence would remove your faith/ free will" argument that Christians often present is made void by their Jesus himself. He allows Thomas to probe his wounds in the Bible. Jesus said to Thomas that people who believe without seeing are blessed, but he still provides the evidence for Thomas to believe. Now, if that actually happened, and Thomas was given proof, there's no reason that all other "doubters" wouldn't be. Clearly, there is no authentic reason why the god of the Bible--if it existed--wouldn't provide comparable evidence to others who asked. No Christian has ever given me any reasonable response to this little quandary, by the way--it's typically just a sputtering reiteration of "don't test" and "you have to have faith and evidence takes away faith" and my personal favorite, "God doesn't have to be fair".
2007-08-10 10:08:11 · answer #5 · answered by N 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The story of Moses parting the red sea most likely refers to a field of reeds. Meaning he pushed aside the grass.
2007-08-10 10:09:08 · answer #6 · answered by honshu01 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Atheists do not believe in miracles. They want God to come to them personally and have a chat with them.
Its either that way or God can Pi** off. How humble(!)
2007-08-10 10:13:11 · answer #7 · answered by Muslim 1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Hebrews believed for only a short while. By the time they received the Ten Commandments, they were worshiping idols, again. Yes, God requires faith.
2007-08-10 10:06:45 · answer #8 · answered by starfishltd 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Skeptics look for 'evidence', and when the see it, they don't believe it BECAUSE THEY'RE SKEPTICS. Why is this so difficult to figure out, and why do the believers constantly do battle with them? Everyone will eventually become a believer, but some of them will have to die first.
2007-08-10 10:16:30 · answer #9 · answered by davidosterberg1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sorry but the xian religion makes no sense to me
2007-08-10 10:30:43 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋