Well there have been plenty of testimonials from people who have be visited by God.
It really comes down to you to finding God, non of what we say will help you at this point in your life. If you have honesty in your heart, seek a direct, one-on-one, personal relationship with God. In other words Seek after God, and then you will find Him.
Heck, I tried, even begged for it and still nothing.
It’s been my experience that it has already been given, we just don’t understand. Something in us wants to interpret what we see & hear a certain way, to support what we know.
This is a very good description of the problem. I like to present it this way: “A communication can only happen if both parties use the same language”. If the initiator of the conversation does not use the language that the recipient understands, then the failure of the communication is the FAULT of the initiator - provided, of course that the initiator could use the correct language.
It depends on what counts as evidence to you. There is very little that happened at the time that is supported by the eye witness testimony of people who could write that can be known with certainty to not be a later pseudonymous work, because people didn’t see anything wrong with putting the name of a respected author on a piece thought to be in keeping with what that author could have been imagined to have said. Although bones can record a cause of death, there is no way to confirm that the relics of a martyred person belonged to a particular historical figure.
The wager is simple. One is either right or they are wrong. St Paul used the same example Re: belief in Jesus.steve-b:
The wager is inherently flawed. And that is why no serious theologian suggests it. The error is manifold. It is not true that “no harm, no foul”. If you believe and your belief was incorrect, then you squandered your whole life. Because it is not just “believe” of “not believe”. You must offer up your whole life, must follow all sorts of commands that are unnatural. All that for nothing.
If you don’t believe, and you are wrong, then the alleged punishment (eternal suffering) is just an assumption. The alleged supreme being does not have to be God of Christianity, it can be any “first cause” or any deistic “creator”. No theologian suggests it seriously.
For the one who doesn’t believe, nothing works, … that’s true.
No, there is no historical evidence that you will accept. There was evidence that was accepted by people of the time (even those who were not Christian) and that have been accepted from then until now.
Your unbelief is obvious. That Truth doesn’t need proof.
The Nicene Creed is a historical document. As is the council it came from.
Of course, but are the events the Creed professes provable? You see, Steve, that’s what this thread is supposed to be about. Of course the Nicene Creed is an historical document. So is the Koran. That’s not the point. The point is: Can you prove Christianity?
Miracles of Gautama Buddha are found in Buddhist Scriptures. They include miraculous healings and teleportation. Also, immediately after his birth, he took seven steps north and was able to speak coherently. Further, wherever the baby (Buddha) placed his foot, a lotus flower bloomed. When he became an adult, he was able to walk on water and walk through walls. There were many, many other miracles that he performed which are sometimes regarded as abilities gained through meditation.
That condition suggests one is truly interested, and in extension, puts the effort into finding truth.
Who is advocating syncretism?
Ah, but can you prove Christianity? Seems to me you are off topic.
The creed defines what the Church believes and teaches based on what it has received from Jesus and the apostles.But … can you prove Christianity? We can demolish my unbelief some other time. The OP wants to know if you can prove Christianity.
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Of course, but are the events the Creed professes provable? You see, Steve, that’s what this thread is supposed to be about. Of course the Nicene Creed is an historical document. So is the Koran. That’s not the point. The point is: Can you prove Christianity?