Do you believe in God?

[Hanged_Man]

Hey, that was really good!!! Your the first person EVER to pick up on that!!

I should hope so :!: :!: :!: I wouldn't want to know you keep trying that after it was chrushed like a puny heathen by a Almighty God

and no I am not god, and if there is a god, I wouldn't want the job.

I would! though in keeping with the job metaphor, I wouldn't want to have to deal with most of the current "employees" :shock: :shock: :shock:

[4roses]

I just spent the last few minutes reading the replies on this Post ~ this is a question that will only be answered ONCE a person crosses-over / pass away / dies / takes their last breath .

But for now, while I'm on this earth breathing and enjoying all that life and nature has to offer me ... I will stand firm in my belief that ~ YES I know for myself that their is a Higher Being ~ what ever name a person wants to call this Power ~ God ~ Almighty ~ Creator ~ etc.. The important thing in my Life is that I believe and that I Do !

I'll not put anyone down for not believing ... but I do ask the same Respect in return .

Keep kind thoughts and use soft words when we speak ~ for we've all come from the same place.

4roses

[countrygirl]

Born again Christian and dang proud of it......
I am so glad to see most of you are....
Church on Sundays and Thursdays and any other time I can.....

[Funk Humor]

I believe in God, i Don't believe in religion. or rather, i don't put any stock in any religion. those of a religious faith tend to think they are always right when it comes to God.
Every religion was created not by God but by man.
The bible did not create God, it simply gave God a name, same with any other form of religious text.
However, I could be wrong.

[Irish Pirate]

So,,,,,,,I suppose all the bad and ugly things that go on are coincidence and not of his doing? Kind of a double standard isn't it??

[Funk Humor]

just the opposite, for me, God is not an all beauty, all good being, God is everything and nothing. He is the child that smiled as the car crashed into a tree and the family died, he is the mother who sat at home and wept when she heard the news. there is no "good and bad" of it. I think good and bad are human characteristics and don't necessarily carry over into that plane.
But I am my biggest hypocrite cause I don't know these answers, and it is hard to express what is in my heart, which is what I believe. Now I'm not making any sense at all.. argh, I'm done..

[Irish Pirate]

You make perfectly good sense Funk Humor,,,,,,,,,,,,,at least your honest about it!

[MACK]

I'm a born again Christian

[ConsiderThis]

Everyone should believe in something. I believe I'll have another beer!

Hey Ric,
I really like your Avatar!!!!!

[ConsiderThis]

just the opposite, for me, God is not an all beauty, all good being, God is everything and nothing. He is the child that smiled as the car crashed into a tree and the family died, he is the mother who sat at home and wept when she heard the news. there is no "good and bad" of it. I think good and bad are human characteristics and don't necessarily carry over into that plane.
But I am my biggest hypocrite cause I don't know these answers, and it is hard to express what is in my heart, which is what I believe. Now I'm not making any sense at all.. argh, I'm done..

Thanks.
That perked my brain up.

[Smooth Operator]

i am born again and i worship every weekend i give all thanks to him i live because of him he is my all i love him with all my heart i pray every night for everyone that believe and the non believers you dont need proof if you have faith of a muster seed you can move moutains

[Lady18wheels]

In spite of this

... And that's all I'm going to say.

just the opposite, for me, God is not an all beauty, all good being, ... there is no "good and bad" of it. I think good and bad are human characteristics and don't necessarily carry over into that plane.

I agree with this.

Unfortunately for those that require proof first they will never get it. The only way to get proof is through testing, but a true test would mean proceeding on the 100% belief in God on faith.

I agree with this too.

I believe:

• It's the leap that's the real key to the whole God issue.

• There is a difference between spirituality and religion. Religion is nothing but politics to me.

• A person doesn't necessarily have to attend church services to worship God in a full, richly satisfying way.

• To establish a really deep, close relationship with God a person has to give up his/her whole self being (much harder than you might think) and succumb to God's will - even though we don't know what God's will is. Without that trust (or faith) the God thing won't work. A person has to remember - it's not about what we want. It's totally and completely about what God wants. Even if we don't understand or like it. But I think it's ok to say "...if it can work in with Your will, Your plan, is it ok if (fill in the blank) happens?"

• And I believe this might be the most important thing of all: To establish a really deep, close relationship with God a person has to look God in the eyes (or try to) and say, with everything you have inside you "I love You." If you're Christian, I think it's imperative to at least tell Jesus that you love Him.

[BIG JEEP on 44's]

I rember when God did a couple movies back in the early eighties . I also remeber saying....DAMN !!... god looks really old , And then thinking to myself God looks an awfull lot like George Burns .I think John Denver was in the movie with God as well , And this would explain why God crashed John Denvers plane . And does any body rember when his son Jesus JONES CHRIST put out that single Right here right now ...or something like that back in the early 90's . And am I the only one who sees that despite Jesus being nailed to the cross he still managed to stay in shape , and keep a great set of Abs ...just take a look at some of those photos of him on the cross ....JESUS was ripped .

[preterist70]

God is the best explanation of how we got here. Evolutionists will object: Where did He come from? From nothing? Nothing can come from nothing, and nothing could have existed forever! So there can't be a God!

Ok...

Where do YOU say we came from?

Evolved from lower life forms.

Where did they come from?

From even lower life forms.

Where did THEY come from?

From primordial goo, into which a meteorite fell, bringing the chemicals needed for life. Some of them formed into amino acids and evolution started.

Where did the soup, the meteorite, the chemicals, etc. come from?

From the mass that existed prior to the Big Bang.

Where did that mass come from?

Er.....Um....

Yeah, that's what I thought.



Maybe I can't explain where God came from, but neither can a darwinist explain the origins of life. At least I have Someone telling me that He did it.

[BIG JEEP on 44's]

God is the best explanation of how we got here. Evolutionists will object: Where did He come from? From nothing? Nothing can come from nothing, and nothing could have existed forever! So there can't be a God!

Ok...

Where do YOU say we came from?

Evolved from lower life forms.

Where did they come from?

From even lower life forms.

Where did THEY come from?

From primordial goo, into which a meteorite fell, bringing the chemicals needed for life. Some of them formed into amino acids and evolution started.

Where did the soup, the meteorite, the chemicals, etc. come from?

From the mass that existed prior to the Big Bang.

Where did that mass come from?

Er.....Um....

Yeah, that's what I thought.



Maybe I can't explain where God came from, but neither can a darwinist explain the origins of life. At least I have Someone telling me that He did it.

Well I find it funny that religious people think the need for a superior being to be needed for the creation of human existence , But with that line of thinking there would have needed to be a being superior to god in order for God to have been created .

[preterist70]

You missed the point entirely. Please go back and re-read.

[BIG JEEP on 44's]

Well I don't think I missed much , As I believe your post was to insinuate that because evolutionist can't prove an exact start of existence that in the same respect one can not prove the existence or lack of existence in gods case . But that's my point when it comes to religion , as religion always has god as the CREATOR of the universe , But if something has to precede something in order to give creation to it then god can't be the supreme being of creation , as he must have been preceded by a creator that is superior to himself , which would mean he isn't the creator of the universe or supreme . But I don't pretend to have definite answers to any of these questions like the religious and evolutionists pretend to , as how can anyone give an exact answer to these questions , as I believe these answers are beyond anyone .

[PETER NORTH]

I remember when God did a couple movies back in the early eighties . I also remember saying....DAMN !!... god looks really old , And then thinking to myself God looks an awfully lot like George Burns .I think John Denver was in the movie with God as well , And this would explain why God crashed John Denver's plane . And does any body remember when his son Jesus JONES CHRIST put out that single Right here right now ...or something like that back in the early 90's . And am I the only one who sees that despite Jesus being nailed to the cross he still managed to stay in shape , and keep a great set of Abs ...just take a look at some of those photos of him on the cross ....JESUS was ripped .

Oh my GOD.... that was a TERRIBLE movie . You would think GOD could have picked a better supporting cast to make a movie with , And yes I'm glad GOD 86 ed John Denver .

[roadlstraveled]

I am also a christian,
i grew up in a christian home as a pastor for a father. I did not reamin a christain long. I went through many years of partying and doubt.

I always find it a little funny when people make the suggestion that God does not like for people to question him or be doubtful. I have done just that for many years and although all my questions were not answered the major questions were.

Faith is important in your relationship, yet if you truly want to know if God exists and if you truly want to know if Jesus is the Son of God then try it out. What is it going to hurt to try. If you feel nothing or nothing in your life changes then you have lost nothing. But if you dont and he does exist then you have lost everything.

Question God to make himself real to you

[Slimland]

God is the best explanation of how we got here. Evolutionists will object: Where did He come from? From nothing? Nothing can come from nothing, and nothing could have existed forever! So there can't be a God!

Ok...

Where do YOU say we came from?

Evolved from lower life forms.

Where did they come from?

From even lower life forms.

Where did THEY come from?

From primordial goo, into which a meteorite fell, bringing the chemicals needed for life. Some of them formed into amino acids and evolution started.

Where did the soup, the meteorite, the chemicals, etc. come from?

From the mass that existed prior to the Big Bang.

Where did that mass come from?

Er.....Um....

Yeah, that's what I thought.



Maybe I can't explain where God came from, but neither can a darwinist explain the origins of life. At least I have Someone telling me that He did it.

No one can explain where God came from All we know is "in the beginning Was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.He was in the beginning with God. All things were made trough Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness,AND THE DARKNESS DID NOT COMPREHEND IT." (John1:1-5)

We are mere humans and cannot Begin to imagine the things pertaining to God's existence. I don't know all the answers, all I can do is ask God when I get to Heaven. I have been writing on another part of the board I am new here and have enjoyed ya"ll very much. Thank-you for ya"ll opinion and I hope I did not step on any-body's toe's. I'll will post on the other part of the board."Every thing else part" I cannot carry on 2 conversations. Too much for my little brain.

This debate is going on in 2 different places on this board I'll be at the other.
Thanks again.