Christian Bible

The essence of the Christian lifestyle is faith in God's promises. But what is "Faith"? "Faith is being certain of what we hope for and sure of what we do not see." Heb 11:1 Certainty is the essence of faith. If a person doubts, that gives evidence that He does not believe. This is not to discourage people from carefully examining the basis for their faith. For if there is no basis for a person's faith but "blind belief", then I would question whether their faith is in God. For God certainly does not expect us to believe without any evidence. This fact is evident throughout the scriptures. Consider belief in God's existence. I would question whether belief in God's existence is a matter of presumption or a matter of perception. For according to Romans 1:20,21, God has given us sufficient physical evidence that we should be able to "perceive" that He exists. Just as in finding a footprint in the sand we should be able to perceive that someone has been before. This requires no trust in an individual, but an objective evaluation of the facts. I have written on the subject of evidence for God's existence at length in a separate paper.
If we perceive that God exists and that He has the ability to communicate in complex language forms, then it is only natural to wonder whether He has communicated to us in a written or spoken form. This is only reasonable. But why would our creator communicate with us? It is apparent that we are not unlike Him in that we are unique among all that has been created in having the ability to communicate in complex language forms and having the ability and desire to design complex devices. Also, we find it necessary to have meaning and purpose in life. But these can only be dictated to us. In vain do we define our own meaning and purpose, for the thing which is made can only be defined by its maker.

Related Topics:
gif bible stories christian download free,