amused

[Lily]

God should practise what he preaches!

Is that an admission that God " does " exist ? Or can you be angry with something you say doesn't exist ?

[amused]

Welcome to Lampstand!

What has God preached that He hasn't practised?

And in suggesting God doesnt practise what He preaches, are you saying then that God exists?

I have no idea if a deity exists. If it does I doubt it is anything like the God of the Bible, I hope not anyway.

[Chuckt]

I have no idea if a deity exists. If it does I doubt it is anything like the God of the Bible, I hope not anyway.

Then you don't know which makes you agnostic instead of atheist.

[amused]

Then you don't know which makes you agnostic instead of atheist.

I never claimed to be an atheist. If we are honest none of us know for sure if God exists, however much one believes it to be true.

[Chuckt]

I never claimed to be an atheist. If we are honest none of us know for sure if God exists, however much one believes it to be true.

Which is it? You don't know or you know? Are you an agnostic or atheist? If you don't know then why do you tell us you know? If you know that God doesn't exist then you are an atheist.

Physical sight doesn't always determine spiritual reality.

British philosopher Anthony Flew shocked the world when he changed his mind in 2004 after 50 years of atheism. Flew shocked both theists and atheists when he declared that he had come to believe in a Creator God by strictly “following the evidence wherever it lead.”

[streetsinger]

I find it really sad that so few people have a personal relationship with the Spirit of God. If one does, then no amount of debate will cause them to deny what they know to be true, and if one doesn't, no amount of debate will convince that person of the reality of someone they have no knowledge of. To debate understandings as to the interpretation of scripture is a wholesome exercise and if eyes are opened to a deeper truth, then the debate has born fruit. However, to try to convince an unbeliever of the reality of someone they have no desire to know is pointless. As Jesus said, he chose us, we didn't choose him, so Christian debate is for people with a living relationship with Jesus and any debate with non believers is actually a debate with the enemy. If anyone has a true desire to know Jesus, he is only a prayer away, and it's far better to approach him as to the reality of his existence than asking someone who can only give their own experience of a relationship. When people try to explain their faith, they set themselves up for an attack. Far better not try to defend our faith, rather give the person a copy of the sinners prayer and let Jesus speak for himself.

[Bloodbought]

I never claimed to be an atheist. If we are honest none of us know for sure if God exists, however much one believes it to be true.

I was talking to HIM today.

Yes he exists.