Originally Posted by barbarian (Post 764448)

Actually, not a big fan of Lee Strobel style of writing. I was just trying to find a way to put into words what happened to me. Religion makes it too complicated and its not.

All I know is what happened to me and at 32 years of age, this tiger lost his stripes and came home from work one day and was a different person than who went to work. My wife knew that night and my kids who were 5 & 3 knew something had changed enough to talk about it at day care where their sitter asked my wife what had happened to me. I left that morning a strong nonbeliever and came home knowing that God was real and something happened to me that I can't explain other than it was magical, miraculous, supernatural, etc. I believe because I feel beyond any shadow of a doubt that God revealed himself to be that day. It was a personal experience that had zero to do with anything that I read, heard or church. I know that from experience the more I try to explain my

experience and Christianity that most will scoff even more so this is it for me on this topic. I do believe God gave me this story above to tell every so often. Just felt this was one of those moments. It is not to convince anybody of anything, but to give somebody out there a chance to hear a real life God moment that happened to me in todays time. It happens all the time to people all over the world. It doesn't make me better and definitely not perfect. And in some ways, it has made my life much more difficult.

If anybody would sincerely like to hear more details, shoot me a PM and we can meet for lunch or something.

Originally Posted by fonikoddity (Post 764450)

^^^^ THIS ^^^^

Also, just as important is not placing God in the shadows of everything unknown...because soon enough, we will know those things, and then one may feel the need to argue on God's behalf for some dogmatically held belief!

Neil Degrasse Tyson said this:

"Does it mean, if you don’t understand something, and the community of physicists don’t understand it, that means God did it? Is that how you want to play this game? Because if it is, here’s a list of things in the past that the physicists at the time didn’t understand [enter a bunch of "Sciencey" stuff]...If that’s how you want to invoke your evidence for God, then God is an ever-receding pocket of scientific ignorance that’s getting smaller and smaller and smaller as time moves on - so just be ready for that to happen, if that’s how you want to come at the problem.

Originally Posted by duckman1911 (Post 764401)

Where were the GSW's if you don't mind me asking. I'm no bible scholar and not pretending to be. As long as God gives you another day it's another chance. That I know in my heart.

Originally Posted by duckman1911 (Post 764426)

Worst of all newfish you aren't even a smart enough troll to realize we're just having fun wasting your time. Probably cutting into your internet porn time. Lets keep going. I have plenty of beer.

Originally Posted by MathGeek (Post 764462)

I believe Jesus is Yahweh. He lived a sinless life, died on a cross for my sins, and rose from the grave. It was Jesus who spoke the world into being, told Noah to build an ark, made the promises to Abraham, and delivered Israel from Egypt.

Originally Posted by fishfish (Post 764478)

Actually, I believe I've won the troll award in a landslide. You're at home worrying about this instead of drinking beer, or fishing. I'm sitting on my rig watching computer screens with nothing to do, and it certainly hasn't cut into my porn time. Me>U

Originally Posted by BassYakR (Post 764508)

Bible says earth is about 6,000 years old. How come science proves the earth to be MUCH MUCH older?

Originally Posted by Clampy (Post 764510)

Because Science is blasphemous

Originally Posted by redalertlures (Post 764457)

one in hip and one in left glute muscle...both close to arteries...both during heavy fire....

Originally Posted by BassYakR (Post 764508)

Bible says earth is about 6,000 years old. How come science proves the earth to be MUCH MUCH older?

Originally Posted by btoups (Post 764568)

Like most things in life, we try to overthink and over-complicate things. My beliefs are pretty simple. I know I'm a sinner and that Jesus Christ died on the cross for my sins. I've accepted him as my Lord and Savior and have the assurance that when I die I will go to heaven.

I don't understand everything about God and the bible, but the great thing is that I don't have to.