Then how do you explain Moses, Paul, Isaiah, Ezekiel, Jeremiah, etc?
Why do you claim to understand how God works, yet you reject the obvious evidence of His prophets and servents? The weight of history is against you sir, and you are naked in this charge.
If what one believes about God is based on the words of a man, then it is ultimately really just faith in that man. No matter how eloquently he makes his case.
Then read the bible sir--it is the Word of God. The Lord is very clear on this--it is not the words of man, but God Himself.
I believe there is a place in human existence for God.
How big of you. I don't mean to mock you on this forum, but the arrogance of that statement is ridiculous. The fact is the God created humanity, and we should honor the Creator--not the other way around.
It is not in any machine of man, for nothing man made can ever begin to be worthy of it. No building, book, website, auditorium, temple or shrine conceived by man. If you were to forsake all of these things, would you still believe? And in what? That is the true measure of one's faith in God.
??? This is contradictory.
And that is why God cannot and should not be defined by science; it cannot do justice to Him. Leave science to be a plaything of man. Honor God in your heart instead.
This coda sounds good on the surface, but is meaningless based on your above comments. God accepts us only through His son--the Lord Jesus Christ. I honor God through worship, but acceptance of His son is what He seeks. Don't you see? God does not want to punish or reject us--that is why Christ accepted that terrible torture. Rent the DVD "The Passion" by Mel Gibson and see a very real portrayal of what He went through. The curtain has been torn into 2 pieces, and God is in available to us.
I fear you will write back, tell me you knew all of this, and are light years ahead in your faith. But based on your comments, I don't see that. But--I am not a judge--and I don't judge you. Only God has that post.
Take care.
Go have your own, based on whatever you wish, but remember that it is you that is the bigot here. I have shown nothing but respect for your opinions, yet you feel free to brush mine away simply because they are not yours! Fine...
The bible is the word of man. Not God. Show me one single word that is not attributed to someone that just claims God said it! That is how I explain your baseball lineup of bible authors! What I claim is that I don't understand how God works! That makes only one of the two of us that isn't so arrogant as to claim to be able to!
Now, go worship your internet book-writing God and leave me to my own beliefs.