In all fairness, God could exist. Yes, it's possible, I believe it. But why do so many have seemingly so many definitive notions of something that has so many possibilities?
There could be a single God, sure, but there could also be many. Miracles can happen, sure, but coincidence can make the ordinary seem extraordinarily timely. Bad people get struck down, sure, but so do good people.
Why do so many believe so much in something that, honestly, you can't *know* that much about?
2007-10-30
03:32:00
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A True Christian: The Bible though has been maintained by human hands, how can you be certain that it's the unadulterated word of God? What could've prevented some ham-handed monk in ancient times from spilling some ink and smearing some passage, or mistranslating some word or phrase from one language into the other?
2007-10-30
03:43:05 ·
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That's what Faith is. Hebrews 11:1 says; "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." The Amplified Bible says in Hebrews 11:1 "NOW FAITH is the assurance (the confirmation, [a]the title deed) of the things [we] hope for, being the proof of things [we] do not see and the conviction of their reality [faith perceiving as real fact what is not revealed to the senses]."
As for our relationship with God being a two way street, of course it is. The problem is too many people have too little expectations.
2007-10-30 03:42:05
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answered by Deus Luminarium 5
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Christianity is faith based. If I believe in the God of Abraham but make an allowance that other gods could exist, then I have no REAL faith in the God of Abraham. Christianity is a two-way street. My wife has a prayer journal. Almost every night, she writes down what she prays about. After a few months, she re-reads her entries and sees the prayers God has answered. Coincidence? There are an awfully lot of answered prayer to be coincidence. Even if it's possible, though, our faith eliminates coincidence as a possibility.
2007-10-30 03:48:44
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answered by starfishltd 5
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Your question is actually very vague. But I'll try my best to help out, since I've thought about this a lot myself in the past.
Something inside of us tells us that there is a God. How else would you explain the fact that almost every tribal culture of man had some sort of god-worship? Yet, as man becomes more aware of science, and reason, he begins to doubt what seems to be so inherent. (Why am I here?)
I'm not going to speak on behalf of everyone else, but personally, I believe so much in God because of what he's said in the Bible. Logically speaking, shouldn't you base what you believe about a person on the things he's done and said and not on what OTHER people say about him? Check the Bible out for yourself, read what God has to say about himself.
Now whether you want to accept the Bible as God's word is a matter of faith. No amount of logical reasoning can ever get you to fully grasp this concept. Yup.
2007-10-30 03:52:09
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answered by rudezaeg 2
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It is a two way street. Maybe you just haven't been still enough to pick up the messages. Ask this question of your creator and then be quiet, patient, listening and watching for the answer. Not from other people, but from deep within the field of awareness that is you. Pay attention to the the quiet spaces in between your thoughts and see what happens once you get used to listening.
2007-10-30 03:41:40
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answered by Tamara S 4
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Having a good picture of God is vey helpful. One must use ones intuition, to paint the right picture of God, that works for you. One spiritual senses, need to be used, in order to do this. Hopefully through prayer/meditation, mind-body exercises, a good diet, and not a lot of over indulging, has helped make your intuition sharp and on target. Then maybe you or anyone else, could have a degree of confidence in, one's picture one paints of God. If you have a good picture of God, it should help you, do good things in this world.
2007-10-30 03:44:17
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answered by astrogoodwin 7
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Well... Sure a two-way relationship would be best, but wouldn't one have to have a creator in the first place ? Why boast of knowing... self-righteousness and egoism, I guess ?
I talked to my parents and had a two-way relationship with them, one is gone now, but I still like talking with my dad - it's not that I would think of either my mom or dad as if they created me though.
I guess, I just really don't understand the basic concepts of having a creator. It's a silly idea, full with fancy and nonsense.
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2007-10-30 07:51:55
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answered by Anonymous
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Because we can know. That is why God gave us the Bible - to tell us about Himself and to show us how we can have our sins forgiven. I know God. He talks to me and I talk to Him. It IS a two-way street.
The fact that life sucks sometimes isn't evidence that God is unknowable or that He doesn't exist. It just means that we have screwed things up because we aren't perfect.
2007-10-30 03:37:58
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answered by Blue Eyed Christian 7
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Just for myself: The only thing I KNOW is my own experience. I trust that others' experiences are just as valid for them as mine are for me.
Then again, I am Pagan, and I don't evangelize. I don't feel the need to.
2007-10-30 03:37:09
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answered by Anonymous
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Pride.
2007-10-30 03:35:05
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answered by Anonymous
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You were 'created' by your parents so it is a two-way street, is it not?
2007-10-30 04:23:56
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answered by Anonymous
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