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Re: A Question To My Friends Who Are Believers by beatmonster(m): 8:31am On Mar 24, 2019
shadeyinka:

I can't but marvel at your conclusion.

You started with your own definition of Believe as Blind Faith. Now you use the words adequate preparation and indices.

If you are not deliberately, misinforming, what are you doing?

As per man created 3000gods, It's just your opinion and everyone has the right to think what he wants.

Keep using a ruler to measure the voltage of electricity: you'll get appropriate results after millions of years when the ruler would have evolved to have the capability.

Moreover, who argues day in day out if the Father Christmas came from the North Pole? Except atheists: if you want to be lost, it's your choice, why become an evangelistic apostle of Satan!?

There is sth called context. That's what started this.

I believe I will pass the exam!Does it mean that I have no evidence / fact backup to make the statement?

For example if I say "I believe Trump is going to win his reelection."

"Believe" in this context means hope/optimism. It is based on how well he has performed since he took office.

This is entirely different with belief in God/gods. Here you are saying that a being/some beings exist without proof but based on faith.

Stop mixing things up.

Evangelistic Apostle of Satan? grin

Well, Satan doesn't exist. There is no proof to support it does.

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Re: A Question To My Friends Who Are Believers by shadeyinka(m): 8:40am On Mar 24, 2019
beatmonster:


There is sth called context. That's what started this.

I believe I will pass the exam!Does it mean that I have no evidence / fact backup to make the statement?

For example if I say "I believe Trump is going to win his reelection."

"Believe" in this context means hope/optimism. It is based on how well he has performed since he took office.

This is entirely different with belief in God/gods. Here you are saying that a being/some beings exist without proof but based on faith.

Stop mixing things up.

Evangelistic Apostle of Satan? grin

Well, Satan doesn't exist. There is no proof to support it does.
You are the one creating things up by deliberately misinforming by your misleading definition. I haven't even mentioned "Faith".

If you are completely dead spiritually and you cannot "know" God, then it's you that have the problem: stop generalising.

And you bear all the tale signs of "infection":

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Re: A Question To My Friends Who Are Believers by incogni2o: 9:25am On Mar 24, 2019
beatmonster:


Why do you believe in God without proof?

You are kinda naive cos you beleive your parents came together to procreate and give birth to you without proof.

Proof itself is a Beleive of some sort

Kindly list evidences your Father and Mother are your Real Parents.

Please think deeply before answering me.

My point at the end is that you choosr to Ignore Proof.

I have a lot of proof that God is
Re: A Question To My Friends Who Are Believers by beatmonster(m): 9:29am On Mar 24, 2019
shadeyinka:

You are the one creating things up by deliberately misinforming by your misleading definition. I haven't even mentioned "Faith".

If you are completely dead spiritually and you cannot "know" God, then it's you that have the problem: stop generalising.

And you bear all the tale signs of "infection" :

grin I give up
Re: A Question To My Friends Who Are Believers by beatmonster(m): 9:32am On Mar 24, 2019
incogni2o:


You are kinda naive cos you beleive your parents came together to procreate and give birth to you without proof.

Proof itself is a Beleive of some sort

Kindly list evidences your Father and Mother are your Real Parents.

Please think deeply before answering me.

My point at the end is that you choosr to Ignore Proof.

I have a lot of proof that God is

Apart from physical appearances and attributes, there is sth called DNA test Oga.

Since you have a lot of proofs, tell me just one of them

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Re: A Question To My Friends Who Are Believers by incogni2o: 9:46am On Mar 24, 2019
beatmonster:


Apart from physical appearances and attributes, there is sth called DNA test Oga.

Since you have a lot of proofs, tell me just one of them

I asked you about your unquestionable proof personally.

Don't take me as naive Mr Intellectual

Are physical evidences and attributes unquestionable?

I just had a Baby Girl and she doesnt look like me or my wife (at least, convincingly).

Is DNA test a proof without a beleive and trust in its creators which you've never met?

You see the reason why I said Think Deeply

Before I give you a single proof of His Being.

I demand you define our basis of what is called PROOF.

Begin by telling me how you BELEIVED your Parents aren't imposters.
Re: A Question To My Friends Who Are Believers by shadeyinka(m): 9:47am On Mar 24, 2019
beatmonster:


grin I give up
You should!
Re: A Question To My Friends Who Are Believers by LordReed(m): 10:40am On Mar 24, 2019
otiwisdom:

Give me three reasons why you don't believe that God exist .

1. There is no evidence such a being exists

2. There is no way to test for such a being.

3. Continuously phenomena in our universe are being explained by natural processes ergo a god has not been required to explain anything thus far and is essentially useless.
Re: A Question To My Friends Who Are Believers by beatmonster(m): 10:43am On Mar 24, 2019
incogni2o:


I asked you about your unquestionable proof personally.

Don't take me as naive Mr Intellectual

Are physical evidences and attributes unquestionable?

I just had a Baby Girl and she doesnt look like me or my wife (at least, convincingly).

Is DNA test a proof without a [b]beleive and trust in its creators which you've never met? [/b]

You see the reason why I said Think Deeply

Before I give you a single proof of His Being.

I demand you define our basis of what is called PROOF.

Begin by telling me how you BELEIVED your Parents aren't imposters.

Do I need to meet the creator(s) of DNA test before I trust it?

If you think DNA test is inaccurate or doesn't work come up with ur findings and challenge it let's see.

you haven't given me one single proof yet you have many of them. Are you stringy?
Re: A Question To My Friends Who Are Believers by LordReed(m): 10:43am On Mar 24, 2019
johnydon22:

The bible comes with such claims and frankly fails to establish enough awe to give credence to such outrageous claim.

Quote of the day.
Re: A Question To My Friends Who Are Believers by incogni2o: 12:31pm On Mar 24, 2019
beatmonster:


Do I need to meet the creator(s) of DNA test before I trust it?

Do you need to meet God before you trust or Beleive Him.


If you think DNA test is inaccurate or doesn't work come up with ur findings and challenge it let's see.

I am not here to argue nonsense, My point is - have you proved every part of what you beleived down to the laws and theories that surround them.


you haven't given me one single proof yet you have many of them. Are you stringy?

I want to proof your foolishness to you as the proof you have not thought deeply so you that no proof tobcome to the conclusion there is no omniscent God.
Re: A Question To My Friends Who Are Believers by CAPSLOCKED: 12:48pm On Mar 24, 2019
LordReed:


1. There is no evidence such a being exists

2. There is no way to test for such a being.

3. Continuously phenomena in our universe are being explained by natural processes ergo a god has not been required to explain anything thus far and is essentially useless.

OH..
I'VE ALWAYS THOUGHT "I FEEL HIM IN MY HEART, AND I GET THINGS WHEN I PRAY" WAS ENOUGH QUALITY EVIDENCE.

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Re: A Question To My Friends Who Are Believers by UceeGod: 4:23pm On Mar 24, 2019
johnydon22:
If it is faith, how can proof be part of it my guy?

Simply FAITH before seeing PROOF. That's how it works.
Faith is a spiritual function that's beyond our human comprehension and it's just impossible to see or experience spiritual realities without FAITH.

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Re: A Question To My Friends Who Are Believers by LordReed(m): 5:36pm On Mar 24, 2019
CAPSLOCKED:


OH..
I'VE ALWAYS THOUGHT "I FEEL HIM IN MY HEART, AND I GET THINGS WHEN I PRAY" WAS ENOUGH QUALITY EVIDENCE.

LMAO!

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Re: A Question To My Friends Who Are Believers by LordReed(m): 5:37pm On Mar 24, 2019
UceeGod:


Simply FAITH before seeing PROOF. That's how it works.
Faith is a spiritual function that's beyond our human comprehension and it's just impossible to see or experience spiritual realities without FAITH.

If it is beyond your comprehension then how do you know what it is?
Re: A Question To My Friends Who Are Believers by UceeGod: 6:22pm On Mar 24, 2019
LordReed:


If it is beyond your comprehension then how do you know what it is?

Because my mind is spiritually renewed. When the mind is illuminated by the Divine Spirit of God, comprehension becomes possible. That's why it's only through FAITH we can acknowledge the inexpressible reality of the living God.
Re: A Question To My Friends Who Are Believers by sonmvayina(m): 7:43pm On Mar 24, 2019
When I "believed" the bible, I embraced Christianity.

When I "understood" the bible, I left Christianity.

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Re: A Question To My Friends Who Are Believers by vaxx: 7:56pm On Mar 24, 2019
beatmonster:


Why do you believe in God without proof?
it is simple. Proof is not sufficient for God, cus for every proof, there is a counter check. Evidence is better.

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Re: A Question To My Friends Who Are Believers by sonmvayina(m): 8:25pm On Mar 24, 2019
shadeyinka:

If God was a physical description, then you have a point. Extraordinary claims would require extraordinary physical evidence.

[b]Now, since God is a spirit, [/b]you'll need to use a different kind of rules: the spiritual rules. Since you don't believe in spiritual laws, you are completely blind. For those who believe, they know.

FSM is nothing to you hence it cannot be anything!

Before the invention of ammeters, the concept of current was an impossibility. To know God, you need your spiritual instrument within your spirit.
Since, you said God is a spirit, there is a very good possibility that the spirit is Allah or Eledumare or Chukwu, by which case you have lost.. And you will end up in their hell.. Is that a chance you want to take..?
Re: A Question To My Friends Who Are Believers by shadeyinka(m): 8:48pm On Mar 24, 2019
sonmvayina:

Since, you said God is a spirit, there is a very good possibility that the spirit is Allah or Eledumare or Chukwu, by which case you have lost.. And you will end up in their hell.. Is that a chance you want to take..?
I wish you can show me a scripture from any of these gods that I will go to their hell for not following them, then I will believe you.
Otherwise, you've just made a case for how ignorant you are. For your information, I am a Christian. I believe in and serve Jehovah the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. I obey Him (Jehovah ) alone to the exclusion of every and any other gods.

What a lame argument!

Anyways, The ball is in your court!

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Re: A Question To My Friends Who Are Believers by LordReed(m): 9:33pm On Mar 24, 2019
UceeGod:


Because my mind is spiritually renewed. When the mind is illuminated by the Divine Spirit of God, comprehension becomes possible. That's why it's only through FAITH we can acknowledge the inexpressible reality of the living God.

How do you know this is an illumination and that it is from the god?
Re: A Question To My Friends Who Are Believers by UceeGod: 10:03pm On Mar 24, 2019
LordReed:


How do you know this is an illumination and that it is from the god?

because those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God....the Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God's children
Romans 8 : 14, 16

I don't expect you to understand unless you've been regenerated spiritually. Only those who have been born by the Spirit of God would know His illumination when they experience it.
Re: A Question To My Friends Who Are Believers by malvisguy212: 10:57pm On Mar 24, 2019
sonmvayina:

Since, you said God is a spirit, there is a very good possibility that the spirit is Allah or Eledumare or Chukwu, by which case you have lost.. And you will end up in their hell.. Is that a chance you want to take..?
this is were you atheists got it wrong , none of this gods seems to punished sin . in fact Allah even make its easier by saying two good deed can outweigh sin .

it doesn't matter wither you believe in God or not , God will judge ALL sin ......... God exist and Jesus has made Him known to us.
Re: A Question To My Friends Who Are Believers by malvisguy212: 11:05pm On Mar 24, 2019
shadeyinka:

I wish you can show me a scripture from any of these gods that I will go to their hell for not following them, then I will believe you.
Otherwise, you've just made a case for how ignorant you are. For your information, I am a Christian. I believe in and serve Jehovah the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. I obey Him (Jehovah ) alone to the exclusion of every and any other gods.

What a lame argument!

Anyways, The ball is in your court!
indeed, our God is a mighty God, mighty in power. thank you for this wonderful post, stay bless.
Re: A Question To My Friends Who Are Believers by LordReed(m): 12:17am On Mar 25, 2019
UceeGod:


because those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God....the Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God's children
Romans 8 : 14, 16

I don't expect you to understand unless you've been regenerated spiritually. Only those who have been born by the Spirit of God would know His illumination when they experience it.

I am an exchristian so this is not news to me but my question is barely answered because what I hear you saying is you are intuiting this is the god giving you illumination because the bible says so not because you actually have evidence the god provides illumination.

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Re: A Question To My Friends Who Are Believers by shadeyinka(m): 7:23am On Mar 25, 2019
malvisguy212:
indeed, our God is a mighty God, mighty in power. thank you for this wonderful post, stay bless.
Thanks Sir!
Remain blessed
Re: A Question To My Friends Who Are Believers by shadeyinka(m): 7:44am On Mar 25, 2019
LordReed:


1. There is no evidence such a being exists

2. There is no way to test for such a being.

3. Continuously phenomena in our universe are being explained by natural processes ergo a god has not been required to explain anything thus far and is essentially useless.

You mean,

1. There is no physical evidence such a being exists

2. There is no physical way to test for such a being.

3. Continuously phenomena in our universe are being explained by natural processes ergo a god has not been required to explain anything thus far and is essentially useless.[/quote]

Number 1 and 2 is like saying: "since there is no evidence that a voltmeter can measure distance, the dimensions of length doesn't exist"!

And your number 3 is a big lie.
If all natural laws break down before the big bang, how can you use the same natural laws to explain the origin of the universe?
Re: A Question To My Friends Who Are Believers by LordReed(m): 8:47am On Mar 25, 2019
shadeyinka:


You mean,

1. There is no physical evidence such a being exists

2. There is no physical way to test for such a being.

3. Continuously phenomena in our universe are being explained by natural processes ergo a god has not been required to explain anything thus far and is essentially useless.

Number 1 and 2 is like saying: "since there is no evidence that a voltmeter can measure distance, the dimensions of length doesn't exist"!

And your number 3 is a big lie.
If all natural laws break down before the big bang, how can you use the same natural laws to explain the origin of the universe?


I don't know of another way tests are conducted aside from physically. Any being that exists and creates effect in this universe can be measured, at least its effects can so I do not accept any bullshit explanations of being unable to do any measurements because it is spiritual. No such "spiritual realm" can or has been demonstrated.

Calling it a lie is pure unadulterated rubbish. That the physical laws as we know them do not extend to conditions before the expansion event we call the big bang does not allow you to conclude that the process by which it came about is not natural. For Bleep sake, unknown/unexplained is not equal to god did it, our experience with observing our world should tell you that much.

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Re: A Question To My Friends Who Are Believers by TVSA: 9:34am On Mar 25, 2019
shadeyinka:

I wish you can show me a scripture from any of these gods that I will go to their hell for not following them, then I will believe you.
Otherwise, you've just made a case for how ignorant you are. For your information, I am a Christian. I believe in and serve Jehovah the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. I obey Him (Jehovah ) alone to the exclusion of every and any other gods.

What a lame argument!

Anyways, The ball is in your court!
not true, there is hell in Islam. If you do not believe in the messenger(MUHAMMED SAW) of Allah, hell has been prepared for you. QURAN 48:13 and whosoever does not believe in Allah and his messenger, then verily, we have prepared for the disbelievers a blazing fire
Re: A Question To My Friends Who Are Believers by shadeyinka(m): 9:41am On Mar 25, 2019
LordReed:


I don't know of another way tests are conducted aside from physically. Any being that exists and creates effect in this universe can be measured, at least its effects can so I do not accept any bullshit explanations of being unable to do any measurements because it is spiritual. No such "spiritual realm" can or has been demonstrated.
Really!?
Even Phycologists perform measurements having nothing to do with the physical. Or tell me, is it impossible to determine when a person is obviously angry? What instrument do you use?

Haven't you just exposed the fact that physical instruments are obviously limited. Now, you think it is wisdom to superimpose physical instrumentation over that which is not physical?

If God was presented as physical, you have a point. But if not, it's like attempting to use a voltmeter to measure length. I can't work!




LordReed:

Calling it a lie is pure unadulterated rubbish. That the physical laws as we know them do not extend to conditions before the expansion event we call the big bang does not allow you to conclude that the process by which it came about is not natural. For Bleep sake, unknown/unexplained is not equal to god did it, our experience with observing our world should tell you that much.
See you!

What is natural!?
Are they not things that operate according to the known laws?
If I could duplicate a computer without having to build it with components: that would be unnatural. If I could jump up and fly to the moon unaided, that would be unnatural.

You want to still insist that the Mystery behind the initiation of the Universe must just operate according to the physical laws. Humble yourself just a little and your eyes will open.

... unknown/unexplained is not equal to god did it! BUT SOMETHING did it! Something that was not CAUSED but can CHANGE things. That SOMETHING doesn't obey the natural laws neither is it subject to it.

We call that something God (the Uncaused first-cause of everything).

If that SOMETHING doesn't obey the natural laws, why do you seek EVIDENCE with natural Tools?

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Re: A Question To My Friends Who Are Believers by sonmvayina(m): 9:51am On Mar 25, 2019
malvisguy212:
this is were you atheists got it wrong , none of this gods seems to punished sin . in fact Allah even make its easier by saying two good deed can outweigh sin .

it doesn't matter wither you believe in God or not , God will judge ALL sin ......... God exist and Jesus has made Him known to us.
Sorry to. Say, but you are one of the dumbest person I have conversed with, so how did the people who lived before the time of the supposed jesus communicate with God or know God.. Wisdom is miles away from you...

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Re: A Question To My Friends Who Are Believers by malvisguy212: 10:00am On Mar 25, 2019
sonmvayina:

Sorry to. Say, but you are one of the dumbest person I have conversed with, so how did the people who lived before the time of the supposed jesus communicate with God or know God.. Wisdom is miles away from you...
bro, why angry ? or are we fighting ? ..

Jesus said, "For God so loved the world that he gave his only son so that everyone who believes in him will
not perish but have eternal life."

Jesus came so that each of us could know
and understand God in a personal way. Jesus
alone can bring meaning and purpose to life.

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