alignacademy:


Interesting one

Since not everything we know comes from our own personal experience, we can argue that all of us accept certain things on FAITH.

After all, I've never been to Mars, but thanks to what I've been told in science books and those pictures from NASA, I BELIEVE Mars exists, even though I've never been there.

That's why we are all believers, yes, even the "atheists" who have chosen to be disciples of Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens.

That's why I find your question intriguing.

I find it more logical to believe that the world has 2 key components; the seen and the unseen. Both equally important.

I find it more logical to believe that a Designer is behind the order we see in nature.

I find it more logical to believe that chaotic state of things on Earth is the work of beings working outside the set divine order of things.

(Just like crime doesn't negate the existence of the law; it's just proof of people's rebellion)

I'll always prefer to be on the side of clear logic.

obembet:


You need help more than anyone else, even more than BUHARI

Kingeni:
make you dey try get sense!! make you dey try get sense!!

TheSuperNerd:
I don't know about you but it won't change anything with me.... I believe in doing what is right and Just.... and Christianity preaches that (don't mind some so-called Christians who act hypocritically... it doesn't diminish the central and whole message of Christianity).

So no regrets for me. I am convinced and not in this race because of some scary "you will go to hell if you do bad" story......

I believe in Love, Justice, Empathy and Many more fantastic virtues.


But uhmmmm.... to some others I ask, "What if Hell, Heaven, Jesus, God and even Satan actually exists, Will you regret living a lawless life or life lived anyhow without guiding principles?"

Consider this a "return serve" in tennis....

StarBukola:
a. I don't knw y we Christians have doubt with our religion,
b. Don't mislead people, it won't cost u anything if it all happened to b a fiction BUT( and that's a big BUT) it will cost u something if u die n discover there heaven and hell

hezy4real01:
Why person go sit down think say Hell or Heaven no de..... Is that person OK at all

hopefulLandlord:


you're being deprived 10% of your money

time you spent praying, driving to church, night vigils etc which should've been better spent being more productive

those times you spent feeling guilty for admiring a woman's backside

that relationship you refused to go into cuz the other party isn't a Christian

those partnership businesses you turned down just because the other party (parties) isn't Christian

iceboy4752:
Well, what if hell is real and you're an atheist?

Thepasserby:
I have noticed an aberration under the sun. A lot of people serve God not because of whom he is but because of what they have been told. A good number of people who now regard themselves as Christians were either born into the religion or became devoted members because of the fear of hell fire and eternal damnation.

People don't serve God for whom He is but rather are afraid of the stories they were told by others. Oh, hell is a place pf torment, a place where the worms never die, a place where the thirst cannot be quenched, a place where all sinners will swim in the eternal lake of fire, yes according to the books, hell is a place you don't want to witness even for a day.

But wait a minute, are we after missing hell or following after Jesus because he is worth it, is our believe in Christ based on the fear of hell or his compassionate love.

To me, following after Jesus is not because I fear hell, it is because He has given me reasons beyond a reasonable doubt that he is Lord and God of all. Just like Apostle Paul, I can also boldly stand and say, I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ. Even if at the tail end I discovered that Jesus, Hell and God never existed, I will still live a satisfied life because I have followed after the right path.

If at the end of it all, you discovered that Heaven, hell, Jesus and God were all fiction, will you regret ever following the path of righteousness?

Jesus loves you
#Thepasserby
#palmchat-religion

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Robynwelo1:

I have been reading your posts on nairaland and I must say that I am in love with your sensibility. Thank you.

nairaimporter:


Does that mean that you are serving God because of your fear of hell fire?

Thepasserby:
I have noticed an aberration under the sun. A lot of people serve God not because of whom he is but because of what they have been told. A good number of people who now regard themselves as Christians were either born into the religion or became devoted members because of the fear of hell fire and eternal damnation.

People don't serve God for whom He is but rather are afraid of the stories they were told by others. Oh, hell is a place pf torment, a place where the worms never die, a place where the thirst cannot be quenched, a place where all sinners will swim in the eternal lake of fire, yes according to the books, hell is a place you don't want to witness even for a day.

But wait a minute, are we after missing hell or following after Jesus because he is worth it, is our believe in Christ based on the fear of hell or his compassionate love.

To me, following after Jesus is not because I fear hell, it is because He has given me reasons beyond a reasonable doubt that he is Lord and God of all. Just like Apostle Paul, I can also boldly stand and say, I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ. Even if at the tail end I discovered that Jesus, Hell and God never existed, I will still live a satisfied life because I have followed after the right path.

If at the end of it all, you discovered that Heaven, hell, Jesus and God were all fiction, will you regret ever following the path of righteousness?

Jesus loves you
#Thepasserby
#palmchat-religion

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larrybee2017:

@Op which kind question be this now? You dey confuse me ABI na English dey cause trouble. If He has given you reason to believe then why will the one you belief not exist? I beg I just confuse ni o. If He gave you reasons,I'm sure he gave a million and one the same reason so why the doubt. One of my mentor will say only a fool doubt proofs. If I have had an encounter with Him then I don't think I need to doubt His existence. Lobatan

Abeycity93:
AFRICANS HAVE BEEN DECEIVED BY RELIGIONAFRICANS HAVE BEEN DECEIVED BY RELIGIONAFRICANS HAVE BEEN DECEIVED BY RELIGION

larrybee2017:

@Op which kind question be this now? You dey confuse me ABI na English dey cause trouble. If He has given you reason to believe then why will the one you belief not exist? I beg I just confuse ni o. If He gave you reasons,I'm sure he gave a million and one the same reason so why the doubt. One of my mentor will say only a fool doubt proofs. If I have had an encounter with Him then I don't think I need to doubt His existence. Lobatan

iliyande:
Never, Christianity is a way of perfect lifestyle which focuses on doing good.

The world can't not survive if lawlessness is allowed, same applied to the creator of the universe Himself.

iliyande:
Never, Christianity is a way of perfect lifestyle which focuses on doing good.

The world can't not survive if lawlessness is allowed, same applied to the creator of the universe Himself.

niyihawking:

and where and what is your proof?

larrybee2017:

What is this one saying? Did you eat before reading?

Robynwelo1:


Christianity started merely 2000 years ago only around 600 years ago did it spread to corners of the earth. If you say Christianity is perfect and brings about lawfulness, why are there ills in the society today? In the churches? Also what happened in other societies before the advent of Christianity? Unlawfulness? According to who? You?
Muslims, Buddhist and Judaist also assume theirs is a way of perfect lifestyle. Who is the fool then?

sam4jesuseva:


I was 11 years old. the science teacher walked in the class and began his lecture by saying,

“Today we're going to study the atom. The atom cannot be seen by the human eye. it cannot be seen under a normal microscope. it cannot be seen even under some of the most powerful electro-microscopes.”

I was taught by a science teacher to believe in an atom that nobody had ever seen. Our teacher admitted that he had never seen an atom. Then he said that this atom (which he had never seen) was divided into three parts. a proton, neutron, and electron.

Now wasn't that ridiculous? He had never seen an atom, didn't know what it looked like, but he did know that it had three parts to it. And he expected me to believe it! yet I did believe it. and I still do. I believe in nuclear fission, atomic energy. i believe in atomic explosions and nuclear power.

All of these things are structured upon the fact that the atom exists and has three parts, and although we don't know what an atom or a proton looks like, we believe in the atomic bomb.

Just like the atom, there are many things that exist and take place every day, but we don't see them yet we know they're there, even though we can't see them or prove their existence.

Any person who looks at the precision and the symmetry and the beauty of this universe and draws the conclusion that it “just came about” is crazy.

You have been looking at this universe with its tremendous laws, its millions and billions of stars and planets hurtling through space at fantastic speeds and never colliding, and you are saying it just came about? think of many things in your everyday life that you have accepted, believed or trusted that you cannot see.

They taught me in biology that there is vitamin A in carrots, vitamin B in rice, vitamin C in oranges, vitamin D in milk. I can't see a vitamin, and i don't know what a vitamin looks like, but i eat them every day and receive their benefits without seeing them.

Why can't I believe in God without seeing him?

It's been the most thrilling, the most adventurous life I believe a person could ever live. What a privilege it is to have the God of heaven and earth live inside me!

- MAJ!D M!CHEL