Challenge for Christians Options

[Simba]

An alternative approach:

"Prove that your God is different from an imaginary friend."

[cori-catastrophe]

imaginary friends didn't die on the cross, nor did they rise from the dead.
imaginary friends don't answer prayers, nor do they promise eternal life.

this is a good topic.

[*pixiedust!*]

imaginary friends didn't die on the cross, nor did they rise from the dead.
imaginary friends don't answer prayers, nor do they promise eternal life.

this is a good topic.

That doesn't prove anything. I can have imaginary friends that do whatever I want them to.

You can't prove that a person's god is different than an imaginary friend. For me, what makes God real enough is looking at everything and just being thankful for it all... and a dash of faith.

Debate isn't really my thing; I just felt like replying.

[cori-catastrophe]

That doesn't prove anything. I can have imaginary friends that do whatever I want them to.

You can't prove that a person's god is different than an imaginary friend. For me, what makes God real enough is looking at everything and just being thankful for it all... and a dash of faith.

Debate isn't really my thing; I just felt like replying.

which has already been established by michelle.
anyways, as someone already stated, religion is a belief. you can't prove it right or wrong, so what is the point of even trying.
it's funny how you can use faith as a defence, but i got my head bitten off when i did.
how can you prove that he's not real?

boo! grr... Posted: May 18 2007, 6:32 AM
god answers prayers?

not all of them. he either says yes, no, or wait. it's as simple as that. he has his reasons for everything, whether some people want to believe that they don't have complete control or not.

Lam. 3:41 Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens.
Is. 65:24 And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
Matt 7:7-8 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
Matt 21:22 And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
Matt 18:19-20 Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.
For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
Mark 11:24 Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
John 14:13 And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
John 15:7 If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
John 16:23 And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you.
Heb 4:16 Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
Ps 37:4 Delight thyself also in the LORD: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
Ps 91:15 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.
Ps 145:18-19 The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.
He will fulfill the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.
Prov 15:29 The LORD is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.
Jer 33:3 Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.
Matt 6:6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
I Jn 3:22 And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.
1 Jn 5:14-15 And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:
And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.

[*pixiedust!*]

which has already been established by michelle.
anyways, as someone already stated, religion is a belief. you can't prove it right or wrong, so what is the point of even trying.
it's funny how you can use faith as a defence, but i got my head bitten off when i did.
how can you prove that he's not real?

I wasn't "using faith as a defense," kthx.