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To: MHGinTN

I haven’t followed the Christian faith for some time, but that doesn’t mean I don’t believe in a higher power. As for angels, I have the same view on ghosts. When I see it for myself, I’ll believe in it.

I would imagine there’s no easy way for this to be explained or understood.


79 posted on 04/10/2012 11:12:12 AM PDT by wastedyears (Signature for sale.)
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To: wastedyears
I haven’t followed the Christian faith for some time, but that doesn’t mean I don’t believe in a higher power. As for angels, I have the same view on ghosts. When I see it for myself, I’ll believe in it. I would imagine there’s no easy way for this to be explained or understood.

I understand what you are saying. You refuse to believe in something you cannot see, right? Do you believe you have a brain? Sure, you assume you must because you exhibit all the attributes of one who has a brain, but since you cannot EVER see it, do you still believe you have one?

The reason I ask is many people say the same thing yet Jesus proved to some of those same people that they did not know themselves as well as they thought they did. He performed miracles right before their very eyes - and they would not believe he was who he said he was. He rose again from being dead and buried and hundreds of people SAW him afterward, but the rumor that the disciples stole his body is still given as an explanation for what happened to him. We Christians just marked the remembrance of that very day, when his followers went to the Roman soldier guarded tomb, and he was GONE. If they had really stolen his body, would they have gone on to martyrdom for his cause? Would you die for what you knew was a lie?

There are other theories men have thought up over what happened to Jesus, some are explained and answered here.

If we are honest, we should admit that there are LOTS of things we believe in that we do not physically see. I have faced the doubt questions and come out on the side that what the Bible says is truth and I can trust in who it tells me about as he has proven himself to me countless times. For most people it is, "I'll believe it when I see it." God's way is, "You'll see it when you believe it.". God bless you as you search for Him for He is a rewarder of those who diligently and earnestly seek him. (Hebrews 11:6)

109 posted on 04/10/2012 8:58:08 PM PDT by boatbums (God is ready to assume full responsibility for the life wholly yielded to Him.)
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