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Date Posted: 22:10:48 10/19/03 Sun
Author: SHANNON
Subject: Re: what are the reasons for being an athiest?
In reply to: dick 's message, "Re: what are the reasons for being an athiest?" on 19:07:05 09/16/03 Tue

I have seen so many lay their faith in Science and so many still are looking for some kind of answer to "Is there really a God?"
We (who believe) lay our beliefs in faith, not by having it shoved down our throats. That cannot actually happen as one who is forced to do anything will not accept and then later refutes all that has been pushed on them.

God is real and for me, I have heard his voice,and felt his hand in so many of lifes experiences, that I cannot possibly count them all. I do know that if you have an accepting heart and not one that is hard and calloused, that God will reveal his will and himself in more ways than one can comprehend. Heck, I can't comprehend "eternity", can you? I do know it is a long time and I can't possibly be so arrogant to think I can go at it alone and in isolation. What I do know is that our lives count and what we make of ourselves (internally as well as externally morally speaking) will have consequences if we ignore the fact that we are created in his image. Yes, we have the free will to chose as we want, just as we have the free will to love our neighbor or kill our neighbor, BUT, there are consequences to each that we may choose!
I cannot fathom that we were all placed here by some big bang or happenstance. If we were then how did it happen? I would think that someone much smarter than you and I had it all figured out. How was God created? I don't know and neither do you, but it cannot be disproven either! The Bible says that he has always existed without a beginning. But think about it, If there is God, it would only make sense for him to always have existed, otherwise there would not be a God. Wouldn't you rather error on the side that there is God, rather than not believing in God. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain. It is so humanistic to not beive in something that is TOTALLY FREE. The price has already been paid for yours and my salvation.
No, I did not think I'll convert anyone typing this reply, but if everyone is so opened minded, why not give God a chance to come into your lives and experience what he has in mind for you. I'll believe you are really opened minded when you at least do your research.
I've noticed ONE particular commanality among ALL who do not believe. No one has ever studied the BIBLE to have a real understanding to what it is that they refute! They just seem to refute something they no nothing about. I try to never get in a debate about something I haven't at least read about or have a good understanding about the the topic being debated. You might want to try it too!

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