Religion, God, The Bible, Higher Powers Options

[OriskybusinessO]

I have a question for all of you believers out there...

If there are so many different reilgions, then how do you know which is true (please dont answer with 'faith')? If there were some 'higher-power' that everybody knew was true why wouldnt the whole world become that religion, or believe in them?

I think that the whole Bible, God, Higher Power deal is fake. There was once this man who traveled to Africa (around the 1400's before any European had ever been there) and wrote a book about how there are people there that had faces in there chests, necks 5 feet tall, etc. Everybody believed it. How do you know the Bible deal isnt like this? I am pretty sure there is no proof that this stuff is real... so please explain it to me. And don't say faith because some people who dont believe, or have 'faith', dont think that there is a higher power and it is just a bunch of... fake stuff.

[eggnite]

My two cents:

Believing in God is something I consider to be a blessing that not all people have. And I often pray that more people will eventually know God. It is something that once you actually do have, you can feel it's truth. I cant explain in words, and laugh at me if you want, but God is very real to me. Its so incredible how often God answers my prayers, just another reason that God is real to me.

christianity:

1- god is good, yet he only saves belivers.
2- war can be stated to be ok, even tho it goes against a commandment, but homosexuality cannot be stated to be ok, even if it only goes against a bible verse.
3- christians claim that they're trying to 'save' people by telling them about jesus... when in reality it's because 'jesus won't save everyone until every able ear has heard his words." so that people who try to 'save' people are actually being selfish and trying to save themselves.

that's enough for now.

1- God saves those who want to be saved, and doesnt save people who dont want to be saved. I think thats very nice. He gives everyone what they want.
2- I believe that the commandmet you refer to has a more accurate translation somewhere along the lines of "thou shalt not murder for pleasure". That part about homosexuality confused me, could you refraise that.
3-i follow on the first part, but I have never heard the second part before...I dont see how teling people about Jesus is selfish...



John 3:16-For God so loved the world that he sent his only son so that whosoever believed in him would not perish but have everlasting life

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1- God saves those who want to be saved, and doesnt save people who dont want to be saved. I think thats very nice. He gives everyone what they want.
2- I believe that the commandmet you refer to has a more accurate translation somewhere along the lines of "thou shalt not murder for pleasure". That part about homosexuality confused me, could you refraise that.
3-i follow on the first part, but I have never heard the second part before...I dont see how teling people about Jesus is selfish...
John 3:16-For God so loved the world that he sent his only son so that whosoever believed in him would not perish but have everlasting life

1. no... god does not save those who do not belive in him. that's what the scripture says. you can not belive in god, and want to be saved, and god will still no save you.
2.i belive the commandment i refer to is "THOU SHALT NOT KILL", not tho shalt not murder for pleasure. it is simply, thou shalt not kill. which means, all killing is bad, it's a sin, don't do it. meaning. if you kill anything (even an animal) you've sinned and are not going to heaven.
3. I'M TALKING ABOUT THE SECOND COMMING OF CHRIST. HE WILL ONLY COME AND TAKE ALL HIS BELIVERS TO HEAVEN ONCE EVERY ABLE EAR HAS HEARD THE WORD OF CHRIST. ALL MISSIONARYS ARE JUST TRYING TO GET CHRIST TO COME TO THEY CAN GOT TO HEAVEN.

selfish reasons.