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To: caww
Josh McDowell's books Evidence That Demands a Verdict and More Evidence That Demands a Verdict were both quite influential in turning a very doubtful yet intellectual person into a believer. McDowell's forward even says he starting writing a thesis to disprove the Bible but was led to Christ by the undeniable miracle of Holy Scripture. He has a website up and this particular article is very well done: biblesanity.org

Hope you find it helpful. Also, I agree with Metmom. Anybody who genuinely seeks the truth will be given it. Hebrews says God is a rewarder of those who diligently seek him. Also, this is good:

Deuteronomy 4:28-30 (New International Version 1984, ©1984)
28 There you will worship man-made gods of wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or eat or smell. 29 But if from there you seek the LORD your God, you will find him if you look for him with all your heart and with all your soul. 30 When you are in distress and all these things have happened to you, then in later days you will return to the LORD your God and obey him.

19 posted on 02/23/2011 9:45:46 PM PST by boatbums (God is ready to assume full responsibility for the life wholly yielded to him.)
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To: caww
Sorry, shouldn't have said the site link I put up was Josh McDowell's, it isn't , but the site is good for basic info. This is McDowell's actual site, which is excellent for resourcing: www.josh.org
20 posted on 02/23/2011 10:10:35 PM PST by boatbums (God is ready to assume full responsibility for the life wholly yielded to him.)
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To: boatbums
Anybody who genuinely seeks the truth will be given it.

I believe this as well and have seen much evidence this is so...however once one is given this and they commit to Christ, as He has claimed he had done, but is not "satsified" with the "standard" teachings and beliefs, which is what he has stated...and that He is searching for more as He has not found the bible nor the church sufficient, and so many differ in his opinion, and non represent what he says he's made up of. Then where does one direct him next?

I advised him to go to as many Christian churches in his area as he needs to, and ask the Lord to reveal to Him the one HE wants him to settle in for a time. Just be there and let the Lord confirm. I'm not sure he would be willing to put the time in to do that...he seems to prefer surfing the net which is what I think got him in trouble in the first place...and where he hooked up with the New Age nonesense. which then seems to have led him to looking at the Eastern religions...Hinduism etc.

My greatest fear for those who cannot seem to settle on their faith is they will be snatched into so many varying beliefs that it will be hard to seperate the teachings they take in from the real truth when it is obvious.

It does seem to be a mess.

21 posted on 02/23/2011 10:19:46 PM PST by caww
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