Why I Believe and Have Faith in God

By Nick Poma, published Oct 18, 2007
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I have spent much time contemplating the question of why I believe what God says, and even more to the point why I believe that there is a God at all. It was not easy and it did not come to me in a flash, but instead it was over a period of time, that I began to see more clearly that which was hidden from me. I will attempt to explain why I believe in God and why I believe what he says. Although, there are some that would disagree with me and are quite content to live their lives as if there is no God, it simply does not change my views, or my beliefs.

There was a time in my life where I can say that, while I did not consciously deny there was a God, I simply did not think much about whether he really existed or not. As I think back on those times now, it was almost as if I were in a state of obliviousness as to the existence of God. I lived my life doing the things I wanted to do and having no regard for the ramifications of my actions. Of course, it resulted in difficult times, but at least I could say that every hard time was a direct consequence of my actions.

Eventually, things got so bad that I started to believe that I must be under some kind of curse. I am not joking; I seriously believed somebody had placed a curse upon me. I started looking into the issue and even started consulting various individuals on the subject. While everything was very interesting it did not provide me with any relief of the troubles I had. However, this line of investigation did lead me into the paranormal. The paranormal was really exciting to me and it really was very interesting looking into many different beliefs and theories as to what is behind strange occurrences. Of course, I found many things to be a little difficult to believe and some were downright absurd.

 
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Why I Believe and Have Faith in God

There are so many things that we as humans consider, feel, and experience, that it simply cannot be a matter of chance that we are here.

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Contrary to what was stated in comments, it is fully and completely possible to "prove" there is no God, or if there is, he is feeble, foolish, and not in control of anything. Science has disproven every single religious pretext it has stood against, be it "the earth is the center of the universe" "creation took six days" or the creation myth. If there is a God, he is as much at the whim of natural forces as we are.

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Posted on 11/05/2007 at 2:11:00 PM

 
Thankyou for writing this artical. I was wondering if there were any Christians on here that I didn't already know. I kept looking at the religion section on here and thinking that alot of the stuff didnt seem like it had much to do with religion at all. But I'm not religious, I'm a Christian. So I'm glad that I saw this.

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Posted on 11/04/2007 at 3:11:00 PM

 
Thanks for writing this article. We are only required to be a witness-the result is not up to us. This article has done its purpose and now it is up to The Holy Spirit to use it to influence the hearts who read it.

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Posted on 11/03/2007 at 11:11:00 AM

 
Great article! I agree with every bit of this and was actually thinking about it today. There is just no possible way that us humans and the complex emotions we have were created from chance!

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Posted on 10/31/2007 at 5:10:00 PM

 
Well written. This is a honest examination of your relationship with God. Thanks for sharing.

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Posted on 10/31/2007 at 7:10:00 AM

 
I have no doubt that what is written does influence events. I even believe that there are those which are actively trying to bring events to pass through thier own power. However, for me it does not negate the fact that it will happen and that it was told to us how. There are some things that men can do to bring certain prophecies to pass, but there are some things which men have no power over. I am of the opinion that no matter what a man tries to do, there are just too many variables to get the desired affect, especially over thousands of years. As far as living organisms, the sinlge celled creatures have no reason to evolve, becaue as you mentioned evolution's apparent reason for happening is survivability. Single celled creatures can survive in some pretty diverse conditions, many of which we, or animals which are evolved, cannot survive in, which negates the argument of survivability.

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Posted on 10/30/2007 at 4:10:00 PM

 
Do you even wonder, though, if maybe by believing that the "end is near" we, as a human collective, subconsciously facilitate it into happening. Also, you're statement saying nature and evolution alone would produce a perfect organism...how so? Evolution is simply adaptation over long periods of time. Survival is the main concern for those evolving, and the adaptations that promote survival change, therefore what's "perfect" changes as well. Regardless, good article!

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Posted on 10/30/2007 at 3:10:00 PM

 
Great article topic and very well written. It's hard for me to understand how anyone can believe that God doesn't exist.

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Posted on 10/29/2007 at 8:10:00 PM

 
Noone really knows if God exist of not. Superstition existed then as it does now, and religion was apart of that too. We do not know for sure.

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Posted on 10/28/2007 at 5:10:00 PM

 
I agree with the religious fanaticism. That is why I am not part of any organized religion. The churches in many instances do have ulterior motives and unfortunatley it seems to include cash. However, I have read enough of the Bible, and in fact if it were not for prophecy and a deep feeling inside that it is true. I would not believe it either. But that is the beuty of Christinity, because all other religions teach that you must do something to be saved, but in Christianity there is nothing you can do, it is all up to God, and he did that with the sacrifice of his for the remediation of all sins. Which means that all somebody has to do is simply believe on the Son, Jesus, and you will be saved. Simple, but just like the pharoses and Sadducees, men always like to add a little something which makes it impossible for anybody to perform, even tehemselves and when they get caught they are then labled hipocrites and make the Gospel look bad.

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Posted on 10/28/2007 at 4:10:00 PM

 
That last quote by the way is not accurate. Israel on many occasions were vastly outnumbered, but were victoriuous, Abraham took on an army with very few men and was victorious. Recent history such as the Six day war, where Israel was surrounded by the Arabian nations and emerged victoriuous in the face of overwhelming odds. The United States during the Independance war had a pathetic unorganized rag tag army, but they went on to victory even facing the far superior and well equipped army of the British Empire. So you see, there are many instances in history where wars and battles were won without the benefit of a large army.

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Posted on 10/28/2007 at 4:10:00 PM

 
As there is no way to prove there is a God. Like I said, I personally believe there is a Great Force out there; however, I also believe that the definitions/explanations offered by organized religion are incredibly warped and laden with ulterior motives. That is why I am baffled by religious fanaticism because people think they need to belong/believe in a religion in order to have faith in a Greater Being, which is certainly not the case.

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Posted on 10/28/2007 at 4:10:00 PM

 
Agnostics I can respect because at least they are not sure if there is a God, whereas Athiest claim catagorically that there is no God, yet there is no way to definitively prove that.

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Posted on 10/28/2007 at 4:10:00 PM

 
I think you should read some philosophical works written by Voltaire. One of the smartest/realistic men to live and he has some great Agnostic views in regards to organized religion. He also said (this is a response to your "given power and authority to conquer" statement) "It is said that God is always on the side of the big battalions." http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Voltaire

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Posted on 10/28/2007 at 3:10:00 PM

 
Well, I can respect your position because at least you are honest about it, which is a rare thing. I guess the way I feel about it is that all of these societies had thier root in one particular place in history, but as they were scattered the original truth became convoluted in myth and misinterpretation. However, I believe that God did choose one person to create a people from with the truth and that was Abraham. Now, this does not mean that God did not work in other societies as well. We know that Cyrus the Persian, Alexander, and even Nebakanezer were given power and authority to conquer. Which means that God indeed was working throughout history with peoples other than the Hebrews. We also read that God made himself known to other peoples in the Bible but they would not accept him and repent. That is why they were destroyed, sad I know, but it is not my place to second guess God on those matters. I will check out your articles though and leave a comment ;-)

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Posted on 10/28/2007 at 3:10:00 PM

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