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- From: tcryal@iastate.edu (Ford Prefect)
- Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian
- Subject: Re: There is no god
- Message-ID: <Nov.19.02.18.43.1992.1074@geneva.rutgers.edu>
- Date: 19 Nov 92 07:18:44 GMT
- Sender: hedrick@geneva.rutgers.edu
- Organization: Iowa State University, Ames IA
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- In <Nov.18.01.23.05.1992.6880@klinzhai.rutgers.edu> msh9848@hertz.njit.edu (-Unknown-) writes:
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- >This is a challenge to Xtians out here. Convince me to believe in Xtianity
- >without quoting the bible. If you prefer , do it by email.
- Look around yourself for a minute. Go outside and look at the beauty
- and grace existant in the world around you. Can you honestly believe that
- all this actually just happened by itself? To me, all creation speaks of the
- existance of God. All of this is just too complex and perfect to have just
- spontaneously happened.
- As for Christianity, the only source of information that we have that is
- truly valid happens to be the Bible. There is also much secular history of
- the man called Jesus Christ. Most religions, at least those with historical
- beginnings in the Middle East, teach that Jesus of Nazareth existed. The
- crux of Christianity then is that we believe He is the Son of God and died on
- a cross to pay for our sins. I can not convince you of anything by just
- writing some words for you to read. I pray that God will bring some genuine,
- loving Christians into your life and that you will open your heart to what
- they will show you through their lives. Then I believe that you will be
- convinced. The Holy Spirit is the only one with the power to truly convince
- you of the reality of Christianity.
- >I do not believe that "god" gave man the bible nor do I believe in
- >god, heaven or hell. Also I can not be convinced using hell fire and
- >brimstone fear tactics.
- Perhaps one day soon you will. As for the fire and brimstone stuff, I
- wouldn't dream of it.
-
- >Matt Harelick
- >
- [Comments from our intrepid moderator munched.]
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- Tod Ryal
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