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Icthus
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Re: God
Why not?snorider wrote:Why?
But seriously, I don't know what you mean. If your asking why Christians believe in God, we have our reasons (the resurrection, philosophical arguments, etc).
“The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found difficult and left untried.” -G.K. Chesterton
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Re: God
Why G-d?snorider wrote:Why?
Numerous reasons why we should worship G-d. Here are just a few.
1. First and foremost, God's laws. Please remember, that God gave us laws NOT to beat us up. He gave us laws so that our lives would be enriched and prolonged.
Deuteronomy 4:40, 10:13
2. God has peaceful and good thoughts toward us and our future, NOT evil thoughts.
Jeremiah 29:11
3. God, in the future, won't allow any more wars and wants to transform earth back to it's original "Garden of Eden" state.
Isaiah 2: 3,4
Psalms 46:9
Ezekiel 36:35
4. God is merciful and will NOT destroy us nor abandon us.
Deuteronomy 4:31
5. God wants NO MAN to perish. No one..
2 Peter 3:9
Genesis 45:5,7
6. God takes NO PLEASURE in the death of the wicked.
Ezekiel 33:11 and 18:23, 32
7. God does NOT delight in the death of animals.
Isaiah 1:11
Hosea 6:6
8. God is NO respecter of persons. Including men or women
Acts 10:34
Ephesians 6:9
Romans 2:11
Galatians 3:28
9. God is LOVE.
Psalms 86:5-15
1 John 4:8
Deuteronomy 7:7
10. God does NOT temp man.
James 1:13
11. God is NOT a liar.
Numbers 23:19
12. God is NOT the author of confusion.
1 Corinthians 14:33
13. God wants ALL to be saved.
1 Timothy 2:4
14. God WILL save man from the curse of sin, and there will be no more suffering.
Revelation 21: 4, 22:3
15. God is KIND to the evil and unthankful.
Luke 6:35
16. God didn't want kings and rulers over us. People wanted them.
1 Samuel 8: 6,7
17. God didn't let David build the temple because he had shed the blood of other men.
1 Chronicles 28:3
18. God has given us the spirit of love. NOT fear.
2 Timothy 1:7
19. God forgives us even when we break His commandments. (That doesn't mean we should keep doing it however)
Daniel 9:9
20. God loved us so much that he gave us His son for us.
John 3:16
21. God WANTS us to be in health.
3 John 2
22. God ultimately WANTS us to be happy.
1 Thessalonians 5:16
Philippians 4:4
23. God WANTS an abundant life for us.
John 10:10
The heart cannot rejoice in what the mind rejects as false - Galileo
We learn from history that we do not learn from history - Georg Friedrich Wilhelm Hegel
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable, if anything is excellent or praiseworthy, think about such things. -Philippians 4:8
We learn from history that we do not learn from history - Georg Friedrich Wilhelm Hegel
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable, if anything is excellent or praiseworthy, think about such things. -Philippians 4:8
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Re: God
Why what?
Talking about reasons, my best reason is that I feel He is.
Talking about reasons, my best reason is that I feel He is.
But examine everything carefully; hold fast to that which is good.
-- 1 Thessalonians 5:21
For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.
-- Philippians 1:6
#foreverinmyheart
-- 1 Thessalonians 5:21
For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.
-- Philippians 1:6
#foreverinmyheart