Quote Originally Posted by geoff
first...i dont have to keep telling them about the path of God...wrong. you grew up in church you know that Jesus told the disciples to spread the word.

second...i dont believe everyone needs a religion but they do need a relationship with God. but...the bible clearly states that we need to hear the word preached.

last...there will be someone right in the end...God. the bible says that on Jesus' return every knee shall bow and every tongue confess that He is Lord. i just dont wanna or want anyone to be on the side that says it too late...hence me witnessing to people. im curious...you say your agnostic so by your own beliefs you admit that you dont know if there is or isnt a God because a lack of metaphysical evidence. so with all those questions why not seek some answers? and not answers from any man but from God Himself? what do you have to lose in trying?
Who says the Bible is more right than any other article ever published? Because it's sold more? It's sold more because it's solely the basis of the largest controversy on earth. It's a collection of peoples experiences, most weren't even written for years after then they translated multiple times after that.

I want to know how Christianity and believing in God has made you a better person for other people, not as a determination for after-life.

Take TOMS Shoes for example, no where does it mention religion in their movement to help the world. The founder could be atheist for all you know, maybe he's a Christian or he may practice Buddhism. You don't know but it doesn't matter because his movement has helped prevent infections and serious illness of over 140,000 children in poverty stricken countries, just by providing them with shoes. I think religion was created to point people in a direction like they have done.

http://www.tomsshoes.com/content.asp?tid=227

Just like I've done countless mission trips, but do I need a church to drive down to Mexico and install a new roof on a house? No.

Do I need God to tell me I should help a women with a flat change on the side of the road? No. What if I were to get hit by a car while changing it for someone else? Would I blame God? No. I would be thankful it was me and not the other person.

Would I need religion to go to Central America and teach dozen of farmers how to use natural resources to irrigate their crops so an entire community can survive a drought? No.

Is religion needed to go to Asia and teach an entire civilization how to effectively filter water after 1,000's of died and contaminated the soil following a nature disater to prevent thousands of more deaths? No.


The only person you should believe in is yourself. If someone can't do that yet then yes they need "God" until they can.