@HeWaits I quite understood your comment and answered it, to which you could do no better than resort to insults...in an attempt to disprove God, is what it amounts to. For example, without what you refer to as my "silly, paternalistic bronze-age myth", you wouldn't even have the ability to think. Nor would you have been born. Nor would you have a conscience. The very proof of God, is that without Him, none of us would know anything. Especially right from wrong. Our conscience alone, proves there's a God, because He placed that consciousness in us, to make us aware of Him. That's certainly something that the "Big Bang" could never manufacture, in any amount of time, and anyone who understands the intricacies of the human body and all required to make it function, knows it's absolutely absurd to contribute that to the Big Bang THEORY.
God doesn't work by theory. He is the Great Designer of this universe, and what an insult to the God of this universe and anyone's intelligence as far as that goes, to even suggest that His miraculous works of design and beauty, came from cosmic collisions that just "happen" to create the beautiful stars, planets that hang so perfectly in place, human flesh...please. The truth of the matter is, though we weren't present at the first creation, whether you decide that the account of creation in the bible is true or not, will have no effect whatsoever on God's plans. He told us exactly how and when He created this world, regardless of people trying to put Him in a box of their own feeble understanding, then pretending they don't realize He exists. All one has to do is look in the mirror to see how wondrously and magnificently we were designed.
If you wish to put your trust in mere, flawed man-made philosophy, that's up to you, but I think one's soul is far too precious to gamble with.
God told us exactly what we need to know, and the one most important thing to know....and that is how to reach heaven. Even a child knows and can see God, just from His handiwork, alone. There's no excuse why anyone should miss heaven, except by their own stubbornness and pride. The bible says everyone knows in their heart that God exists, and therefore, we are without excuse. Romans 1: 18-21 People won't miss heaven because of what they don't know...they'll miss it because they stubbornly and proudly sinned against the God they DO know. NONE of us knew "all" about Jesus, until He transformed us by His Spirit, which also teaches us about the things of the spirit and heaven.
@HeWaits Btw, the next time you write, make sure you keep the insults to yourself, or don't expect a reply from me. There's no call for that. It just shows immaturity.
Btw, the next time you write, make sure you keep the insults to yourself, or don't expect a reply from me. There's no call for that. It just shows immaturity.
you do realize that the concept of time is bound to the universe so the whole idea of before and after dont exist outside a universe aswell
now you may say a divint entitiy like odin exists outside the universe.. well maybe.. but in that case nothing that entity does could ever in any way ever affect this uiverse or it would be part of it and you would have the logical problem like could make god a burrito so hot he couldnt eat it
One thing you may rest assured of and can count on....scripture always comes true. Careful bible study and history have more than shown that, and no amount of your doubting that, shall change God's plans, so think what you may. You greatly underestimate the Word of God and its power... just as they did in the days of Noah. Here are just a few prophecies from the bible that have been fulfilled, which history and archaeology have confirmed:
@LadyGrace you can treat harry potter as a scripture if you want to and read prophecies into it.. any text big enough you always find examples if you look for it
@RedFlower Then you have history and archeology to confirm Harry Potter is real? If that is true, please share. Even if that were true, no amount of fantasy/fictional characters, cartoons, or even idols of this world, offer a way to have eternal life in heaven, and your mythical examples are really worn and outdated. Please share with us, how they offer salvation. That's what counts. It's like a hamster running in a toy wheel. Man will never get anywhere, in his attempt to disprove God. He's just not smart enough. And try as you may, to change God's message or ignore it, none can change God's message...His message changes us. It has transformed millions of lives, no matter who doubts it.
The myths of the ancient world were never based on solid historical fact. They were stories invented to explain such recurring phenomena like the changing of the seasons or the motion of the stars. The events recorded in the Scripture, on the other hand, are firmly rooted in history and archeology. By way of illustration, it is an accepted historical fact that Israel became a nation after the exodus from Egypt. Later, Israel became a monarchy, David and Solomon really lived, and on and on and on. It is also a historical fact that Jesus was a Jew who preached about God the Father, who claimed to be God, worked miracles, and was crucified during Pilate’s reign. All of this is, in fact, literal history.
What's more, I've yet to see doubters make one informed, intelligent rebuttal, to any explanation they constantly insist followers of God, give. You make all the accusations without foundation, yet never answer our questions. How 'bout backing up your accusations for once. This has been a one way conversation, with you demanding all the answers, yet you cannot intellectually disclaim mine. Anyway, I'm closing this door. Say what you may...I won't give anymore time to this, but that's the whole idea of your not wanting to allow scripture. You want to quickly dissolve the conversation before it even gets started, since you have no concrete rebuttal. There's so much evidence of God, it literally splits life's seams, but of course, for the unbeliever, no evidence/proof will never be good enough. Yet you can't disprove God.
Why? Just because you can’t imagine a process without a cause doesn’t mean that isn’t a reality. The universe isn’t dependent upon your intellectual limitations.
