How Many Witnesses makes their testimony valid?
2007-11-13 12:41:00 · 23 answers · asked by sisterzeal 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Ok, so, playing the devil's advocate here (as I often do)....
As Non-Christians, aren't we being hypocritical by refusing to consider their point-of-view as possibly valid? Sure, to us it makes no sense, but to them, our beliefs don't make much sense either.
Personally, I have yet to find any religion at all that makes any sense to me, but I ALWAYS make sure to listen to new points of view and give them real consideration.
We can only hear with open ears, speak with open mouths, and think with open minds.
2007-11-13 12:58:49 · answer #1 · answered by Aldalote 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think a Christian can convince an Atheist anything because only the Power of the Holy Spirit can do that.
But if the Atheist is deliberately denying God then not even the Holy Spirit will change them.
These are the last days and scoffers and simpletons abound.
2007-11-13 22:13:59 · answer #2 · answered by Adelaide B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As for your last question, somewhere I have heard that if seven people agree as to an event, then the event happened (Blackstone's law books, maybe?? Need some help here.)
Now for your first question. How open-minded is the atheist? Some atheists have stated they wouldn't believe even if they saw all the evidence they wanted. I mean, if someone doesn't want to examine the Bible for themselves, or at least be willing to dialog with Christians, then it becomes an exercise in futility. What's the point of discussion if someone only wants to argue?
2007-11-13 20:57:44 · answer #3 · answered by Brother Jonathan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can't convince an atheist that there is a God, no matter how many witnesses I have, because first, they won't listen to or believe the witness, and second, God is the only one who can change a heart.
2007-11-13 20:52:56 · answer #4 · answered by jenx 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Using the law of adaptation, Christians would have to own every facet of the United states' court systems, lawmaking processes, and methods of communication in order to convince atheists that Christianity is worth looking at, if only to save themselves from a life of constant excommunication and alienation with and from everyone and everything.
2007-11-13 20:51:47 · answer #5 · answered by Maddy 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It takes the same number of christians to convince an atheist as it does atheists to convince a christian.
2007-11-13 20:46:46 · answer #6 · answered by Rain 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
If an atheist would research the bible diligently and learn where it came from and who wrote it and why they would have cold hard facts that God is real. I don't care what they say, they really need to take a look at the bible's origins it is amazing to see that the world was predicting God himself to touch down on earth 800 years before he did.
2007-11-13 20:50:38 · answer #7 · answered by bboyballer112 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The better question would be "how many prayers does it take to convert an Atheist?".
2007-11-13 21:04:42 · answer #8 · answered by kaz716 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The people who witnessed Christ's so-called miracles are all dead.
The only thing that could do it is if I had a time machine and went back to Jesus' time and saw for myself what actually happened.
2007-11-13 20:49:34 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
In the bible, it says not to try to convert people, because what a person does is between them and GOd.
2007-11-13 20:48:59 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋