Maybe you’ve encountered some “religious” Christians who left you with a bad taste in your mouth because they insisted all they need to know can be found in the Bible.
I’m with you on this. In fact, this is just one more reason why I want nothing to do with “religion” (a few more reasons can be found here: https://frankscottage.blog/2018/06/30/the-unniceness-of-religion/).
I’m a man of faith who follows Jesus of Nazareth (who many people believe is the Son of God), but I absolutely DO NOT know everything. In fact, since deciding to follow Jesus more than 20 years ago, I’ve yet to meet a single person who fits the stereotype of the atheist meme that sparked this blog.
So let’s clear up the misconceptions. For a start, I have approximately 1,000 fiction, non-fiction, photography, humour, history and spirituality books. Now I’d never claim that other Jesus followers are similar reading enthusiasts, but a majority read at least a few books now and then. Just like most other North Americans.
What about Jesus-following scientists (I wrote about a few of them here: https://wp.me/p2wzRb-e9)? I feel quite safe in writing that most of these folks have entire walls of books. And I can’t imagine even one of them claiming to “know everything” from the Bible.
So what do we know? Based on philosophy, archaeology, science and ancient documents that have never been disproven, we know this:
- There’s a creator behind the universe, this planet, the air you’re breathing and YOU.
- This creator is without fault, blemish or stain. I know this because Jesus said His Father is absolutely holy.
- This creator knows ALL of His creations, including YOU. In fact, He knows us better than we know ourselves. He knows we fall far, far short of being holy.
- This creator promises us that there’s much more to life that just 75 years of eating, sleeping, working and watching bad reality TV. This life is just the opening page to the book of all eternity.
- This creator’s standard for spending that eternity with Him is perfection. I know this because Jesus told anyone willing to listen that “You must be perfect, just as your Father in Heaven is perfect.”
- Since no one has any hope of reaching that standard on their own, God provided a way: His Son’s undeserved death and extraordinary resurrection three days later. Jesus himself said He “came to serve others and to give [my] life to save many people“.
Why not to save ALL people? Because being saved — to qualify for eternity in Heaven — requires declaring Jesus to be Lord, Saviour and best friend. When this happens, God no longer sees all the wrong things we’ve done and the right things we’ve failed to do. He only sees His Son’s perfection.
If all that seems far away and, therefore, irrelevant, consider this: Jesus told His followers that He would leave them a spiritual guide to help them become the people God created them to be. In other words, trusting in Jesus can make a positive, life-changing difference NOW.
Interested? Yes or no, post your thoughts below and let’s have a conversation.
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Food for thought, Frank.
To say that a Creator deity has never been disproven is like saying the Loch Ness Monster has never been disproven
However, every major Old Testament claim HAS been disproven with archaeological and scientific evidence including, the tale of Adam and Eve, the Noachian Flood, and the entire Exodus narrative from Captivity, Exodus and Conquest, which is acknowledged to be a geopolitical foundation myth that even the vast majority of Jews recognise.
As for the New Testament, the bulk of which are the claimed Pauline Epistles, over half of which are rank forgeries.
Furthermore, the gospels are anonymous and also contain forgery and interpolation. Not least the long ending of the gospel of Mark and the Johannine Comma in gJohn.
The former in the original has no resurrection appearances and the latter without the comma would have no basis for the Church invented Trinity.
So, while you may well be anti l-religion ( and I applause you for that) it is worth bearing in mind the ONLY primary source for the character Jesus of Nazareth is the NT , and considering the power the early Church wielded over its composition and redaction it might be prudent to pause for thought and exercise a little caution regarding its contents when you consider who was it’s custodian.
Thanks for posting your beliefs, which I note have nothing to do with the topic of the blog. For people interested in a spirited, credible defence of the Christian faith, please check out the websites listed in the “links to other sites” tab
We can choose to be know-it-alls or know-it-nots. God’s gift of free will allows us to think about and react to the world around us as we think best. But when we admit that we can never have all the answers to life’s problems, and surrender to God and His will as our guide, we will have eternal life that this world could never provide. Blessings, Frank, and Happy Easter!
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