Christians; Why do you believe God of the Bible is real?
440684
Because of the way the God of the Bible has changed my life after I believed in Him; he's kept me away from the things that I know would hurt me, or even kill me. And because he has changed the lives of all the Christians I know. Also, I have missionary friends all over the world who send me letters telling about miracles that have happened that no human could ever do on their own. \nPlus the Bible has never, ever been proven false, providing a pretty strong case for its Creator. And everytime I look around I'm amazed at the complexity of the world and everything in it, it could not have happened by accident. \nThe paraphrased words of one of my favorite songs sums it up: Too many lives have been changed, too many hearts have been set free, too many miracles have been seen to make my God a lie.
941143
And I've read many books that prove that the bible is a pile of crap.\n\nSo why do you still believe in the bible, and the discredited theory of creationism?
810939
That is a good question. Why do those who do not believe that God is real, even bother arguing? Maybe because they know deep down He IS real- yet they are trying so hard to find a reason why He isn't and it makes them feel better about themselves when they argue He is not. I don't know- but that is my guess.\n\nI am glad HE IS REAL! And I am glad that I have no doubt. My Savior Jesus Christ is FOREVER! Amen!
325703
I believe the Bible is good reading and has a lot of good things to say. There are however interpretations by scholars that I do not buy. Faith is a personal thing no matter what others may say. Even the church faithfuls have differing interpretations of what their ministers preach. God is impersonal but our own concepts, views, opinions of what, who and how God is make for us an personal relationship with God.\n\nYes, I believe in life after death (that is the death of our physical bodies). The body is an outer shell that is removed when death comes. A new outer shell emerges better and more efficient than its predecessor. This process continues on and on to eternity. With each death a higher form of being is born.
860884
Strange as it may be to you, I believe everything in the Bible.\nI don't expect anyone to understand why, I do because it has never been "proved" wrong.
1149263
i believe in god because i have faith he exists based on what i see when i look in my backyard or any where, all the trees, and flowers, so many different kinds of animals, there's no other explanation\n"From the time the world was created people have seen the earth and sky and all that God made they can clearly see his invisible qualities- his eternal power, and divine nature, so they have no excuse whatsoever for not knowing God."\n-Romans 1:20
963882
There are Christians who believe in the Bible fundamentally, in that everything in it is 100% true.  The problem with that is that the Bible oftentimes contradicts itself, so you'd be hard pressed to read it cover to cover and not be a little confused.  Then, there are Christians who believe in the spirit of the Bible and the example of Jesus Christ.  They understand that the Bible was written for a certain audience in a certain time.  The Bible was not written in a time where modern science existed, for instance, the concept of sexual orientation was not something that was known during the time the Bible was written.
169347
Amen! If you think the Bible is false, you would be calling Him a liar. If you think it's written just by men, you are calling God a liar. How could you believe in a God that would lie? You wouldn't. So no, you cannot believe God and not the Bible. Without the Bible how would you know God? God Bless!
241017
I don't know a lot about Bible, especially the Catholic one, but I agree believe it feels better to believe that heaven exists than not to believe. It doesn't have to be true, the important thing is that it makes you feel better. You believe God exists (or some people believe), you believe love exists, friendship, compassion, hate, anger, all these things are here only psychologically, you don't see them, you can't prove their existence, still you probably believe in them. It's nice to believe in good things.
660143
If you believe in God, then you believe also that the Bible\nis IS the true word of God. Well, this is one of those things apparently, that God especially dislikes, for he\nsays (get A CONCORDANCE to look up where exactly this is\nstated, that way you'll know how to use a concordance too)\n-and I believe in more than one place- "that this is an abomination (ABOMINATION is pretty serious business), for\na man to lie with a man"... Similarly, women, animals, etc.\nSo draw your own conclusions, just not on the wall.
996381
Most Christians do 'believe in 'Allah' the God of the Muslims.\n\nThey either believe he is a false god, inspired by the devil or mankind to deceive the people.\n\n-or-\n\nbelieve he's the same God of the Bible, and proper names of the mono-theistic god are inconsequential.\n\n(the first concept is supported by the Bible, the 2nd is proposed in some kind of post-modernism mumbo-jumbo)\n\nPS..\nFor another concept, some 'fake' Christians think that with a self imposed label of 'christian' they can expound their view of Christianity, with the same weight and authority as Bible-believing Christians. They spout that Jesus was an extra-terrestial from some planet, or that heaven and hell don't exist, and that a supernatural God is 'made up'. They may typically say that the Bible is 'good', but that most of it is in 'error'. I think these folks are the biggest deceivers and hypocrites of all people.
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Honestly there is no way to prove the bible. You can prove some of the history the bible tells us but you cannot "know" if its real or not. It takes Faith.  And to me and the things that have been revealed to me in my life it takes more faith for me NOT* to belive the bible then for me to belive it.
1051574
There is a true God, who has as many definitions as there are people - and then there is a biblical god Jehovah, who was an ancient desert-people deity of storms and thunder who later became elevated to the god of the Jews. Few people ever consider the idea that the genuine "Creator" or "Almighty" is only seen in tiny, rare glimpses in the bible. The real God is in truth and science, and in the highest levels of human logic and understanding. Christians do a disservice to the true God by believing all the mythologies about hellfire and the wrath of Jehovah, but Christianity is a religion as much about mindless obedience born out of fear as it is about salvation and love.
449087
No, you shouldn't think god is real unless god manifests himself materially and can be measured scientifically.\n\nTo insist on the existance of something that can never be measured is "very superstitious!" as Stevie Wonder once sang so perfectly.  Most superstitious people are trippy, indifferent to those who think differently from themselves, and, to be nice about this, hunting for someone to rip them off.  \n\nNow, on the other hand, some things are real but are HARD to measure scientifically because they are qualities rather than physical objects.  Suppose God is the quality of generousity or kindness or increasing wisdom or enthalpy?  For this God, you keep reason "in," it doesn't matter very much how much faith you have, and God "inspires" us by making us kinder or wiser.\n\nExample: "My religion is kindness," said the Dalai Lama.\n\nExample:  "What Anglicans Believe in the 21st Century," a book by David L. Edwards about the Church of England and its international branches, including America's Episcopal Church.  I have a copy of  this book that I keep near the front door.  If the Mormans show up telling me about Jesus's evangelical private jet trips to North America during his ministry, or a frumpy woman wants to leave "Awake!" and "The Watchtower" with me, I respond, "I'll take that and read it!  And I have something for YOU!"  And I waggle "What Anglicans Believe" and try to force it into their hands.\n\nThey invariably retreat like I'd sprinkled holy water on a vampire.  It's quite humorous.  I haven't had to give up my paperback about Anglicans yet!
1169710
It doesn't disprove God.\n\nIt disproves the Bible as literal and irrefutable source of faith.\n\nMany Christians cannot deal with that concept--for them the Bible is their only link to God, and anything that counters the Bible is an attack on their faith.
740519
(other than the Bible)... Because when I look at the universe, I see a creation made by the ultimate supreme being.  I also have felt His presence, and have seen His miracles.  He is very real to me.
856773
I believe in God.  I believe man wrote the Bible, and I agree with you that it is inaccurate.  That does not mean that God does not exist.  For the same reason, just because you do not accept part of it, does not mean you cannot accept God.