Question for non believers of christianity

[geoff]

i have my belief not from what someone taught or told me. i am new to christianity. i have had my own personal experiences with God that i can not deny. they were miracles and signs and wonders. God has spoken to me through the bible several times. He has answered all my prayers, HE built up my faith not some man. i can say God exists cuz i honestly sought after Truth and found Him at the end of the road.

[quickdodge®]

so that tells me your not really sure what you believe then. maybe its safe to say this, you believe that there is a possibility that there is a God and heaven. the evidence or lack there of is non sufficient for you to make a decision and truly believe either side of the story. correct?

In a way you are correct. What I don't like is people who say that they're beliefs are factual. Are actual. Are true. Unless there is concrete evidence, it's all belief. And there's nothing wrong at all with it. I am on the fence about it all. I'm some sort of skeptic believer. I do believe in God and Heaven and think that when we die, if we're right, we'll go upstairs. But I always have "what if" thoughts.

i have my belief not from what someone taught or told me. i am new to christianity. i have had my own personal experiences with God that i can not deny. they were miracles and signs and wonders. God has spoken to me through the bible several times. He has answered all my prayers, HE built up my faith not some man. i can say God exists cuz i honestly sought after Truth and found Him at the end of the road.

But you can say He is truth to you and only you. It doesn't make it so in the real world. You just believe He is real.

Back in 1997, I became homeless. Literally. I lived on Buford Hwy, Spring St, Peachtree St, Piedmont Ave and a host of other streets and alleys. I was this way for two years. I finally picked myself up, gathered myself together, made peace with my family and got a decent job and worked myself back into society. Now I have a paid for big ass house, 3 paid for cars and a nicely paying job, great wife and children. I could say that I found Him and He made all of this happen for me. But I can't say that. Never once did I pray for help. I never once looked up and said to please help me get out of this mess and straighten my life up.

I did all that myself because I knew that was what i had to do. I thank myself (and my family) for where I am right now. Later, QD.

[BABY J]

Back in 1997, I became homeless. Literally. I lived on Buford Hwy, Spring St, Peachtree St, Piedmont Ave and a host of other streets and alleys. I was this way for two years. I finally picked myself up, gathered myself together, made peace with my family and got a decent job and worked myself back into society. Now I have a paid for big ass house, 3 paid for cars and a nicely paying job, great wife and children. I could say that I found Him and He made all of this happen for me. But I can't say that. Never once did I pray for help. I never once looked up and said to please help me get out of this mess and straighten my life up.

I did all that myself because I knew that was what i had to do. I thank myself (and my family) for where I am right now. Later, QD.

THIS is what's up!!!

If there IS a God, he's got better shit to do than direct your every path form homelessness back to where you are now. If He exists - he put us here and left the rest up to US and as humans we are failing miserably. God hasn't PERSONALLY done ANYTHING for ANYONE. If I am wrong then some1 PROVE to me that I am.

People don't give themselves enough credit.

[ahabion]

i have my belief not from what someone taught or told me. i am new to christianity. i have had my own personal experiences with God that i can not deny. they were miracles and signs and wonders. God has spoken to me through the bible several times. He has answered all my prayers, HE built up my faith not some man. i can say God exists cuz i honestly sought after Truth and found Him at the end of the road.

Geoff, I admire your flame for God and that you may continue to fan it. Continue to pursue God with relentless passion and gaining understanding; however, your view (and many others) of God is immature. I was once like you many years ago, but as I came to understand my ignorance of God so too came the understanding of my own inequity.

For you and many other's here, I think 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 would best describe all of us.