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Old Feb 17, 2008, 09:59 PM
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is there a God

How can I tell that God exists and how do I know when he is affecting my life

 
     

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Old Feb 18, 2008, 03:20 AM   #2  
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try starting with a Bible. read it, get involved in church. learn to pray, become saved, work for God..... And you will know it.
 
 
     
 
 
Old Feb 18, 2008, 09:15 AM   #3  
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I'm sure you'll get all sorts of different answers here, but the bottom line is...



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How can I tell that God exists

You can't.


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...and how do I know when he is affecting my life

You don't. It's really that simple.

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ineedhelpfast disagrees: you dont really know what your talking about
sassyT disagrees: this is your opinion not a fact
squeaks77 agrees: You can believe but you will never know until you die.
Capuchin agrees: It is, currently, fact.
 
 
     
 
 
Old Feb 18, 2008, 02:13 PM   #4  
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The fact that you are alive and asking these questions is proof of His involvement.

Read the Bible - a translation that you can understand - ask plenty of questions.

Church - find one that you are comfortable with and demonstrates love.

You might also consider CS Lewis' "Mere Christianity," Phillip Yancey's "The Jesus I never knew." among others.



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The fact that you are alive and asking these questions is proof of His involvement.

C'mon! If you want to suggest to someone they should have faith, fine. But why must you resort to such utterly ignorant statements? Do you honestly think that being alive is 'proof' that an omniscient, all-powerful being is controlling the universe? I guess I should consider myself fortunate that I attended schools where the subjects of math and science were part of the curriculum.
 
 
     
 
 
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How can I tell that God exists and how do I know when he is affecting my life
All you have to do is look around you to the wonders of nature and universe all this surely couldn't have come about by accident. God Bless
 
 
     
 
 
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try starting with a Bible. read it, get involved in church. learn to pray, become saved, work for God..... And you will know it.


One of the best answers I've heard in a long time.
 
 
     
 
 
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And of course people, you and your unique body. the 1000's of miles of blood vessels, the nervoius system, the bain, emotions and more.
How anyone can look at the wonders of the human body and even doubt their is a God is beyond me. And then look at the treees, the ocean and the stars and planets. The way they are held in place by gravity and don't all fly away in all directions.

This is the obvious way to see that God is there. We also know he is here and that he cares because we read it in the bible. We all can have doubts sometimes because of things in our life, we see that also in the bible. But it is though our faith, that we learn and find a closer relastionship withhim.
 
 
     
 
 
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Be a part of the miracle of birth. I can honestly say I have never felt the power of God or understood his love for his children any more than at the birth of my children.

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De Maria agrees: 100%. The conception and birth of my first is what convinced me of God's existence!
 
 
     
 
 
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Faith…

There are two options:

A person can put their faith in a secular world where truth is whatever a particular society says it is. Where nothing is grounded but rather all life is an accident and is adrift in a sea of changing virtues and morals.

Some come to believe simply by observing the universe around them. For many, that in itself gives enough evidence to convince them that there must be a Creator.

But this is not enough- you need something else that God has provided The Bible—God’s inspired Word, in which he reveals his will and purpose. (2 Timothy 3:16, 17) “But what of the terrible things done by people who claim to follow the Bible” someone may ask; granted, Christendom has a shocking record of hypocrisy, brutality, and immorality. But any reasonable person can see that Christendom only pretends to follow Bible principles.—Matthew 15:8.


“Faith is a living, daring confidence in God’s grace, so sure and certain that the believer would stake his life on it a thousand times.”—MARTIN LUTHER, 1522.

To many, “faith” simply means having a religious belief or following a form of worship. As used in the Bible, however, “faith” basically means total trust—complete, unshakable confidence in God and his promises. It is a quality that marks a disciple of Jesus Christ.

Without God’s Word it is impossible to build real faith. It is only through the pages of the Bible that He presents his side of things. He explains such reoccurring questions as why he has permitted suffering and pain and what he will do about the situation. (Psalm 119:105; Romans 15:4)

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