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bpbasilphx
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To put it another way, why do you believe?
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bpbasilphx
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I’m asking this questions on a couple of other fora…
Why do you believe?
Why do you believe?
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eelpis
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Because I’m baptized and because it makes sense and brings sanity into this sometimes very bleak world.
To know that you are loved infinitely by a most perfect and most holy being is great.
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bpbasilphx
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I’ve asked this question on several fora, and I’m deliberately asking it here.
Why do you believe?
Why do you believe?
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marlo
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your grace, because i choose to believe
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Danuska
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Most of us have to answer the question whether they think God exists or not. My experiences have led me to believe that God indeed exists.
How can I now not believe?
How can I now not believe?
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Sam_777
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Speaking of myself, I feel my faith got more stronger after I knew Jesus, the Bible indeed answered many questions for me that weren’t answered in Islam, so my believe now in the existence of God is much more stronger than before.
Beside someone should wonder who engineered those snowflakes:
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dolphinlove
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Because without him, i would be nothing.
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dolphinlove
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Dont they have ‘made in china’ on the back of them
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oneGODoneCHURCH
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I have seen to many things not to believe in more than just the physical world. As for why I am a Christian, From all that I know I would have the be either Christian of Jewish and I believe that Jesus was and is the Savior and Son of the living God.
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Dempsey1919
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Why do I believe?
Without faith in God, my life is meaningless. Faith gives me answers to the big questions of where did I come from? Why am I here? and Where am I going? Faith has taught me the meaning of life. Christianity provides us with the reason for our existence - to know, love and serve God. My faith gives me assurance that life is not pointless, meaningless, and without purpose. We are all here for a reason. Life is not just a freak accident. Faith makes me believe that my life is not worthless; I know that God created me out of love in order to share in his eternal life. Faith gives me a reason to do something good with my life; if life had no purpose, then I wouldn’t care about what I did. My only goal in life would be to satisfy my own selfish needs and desires.
I was afraid of death, and terrified of dying. I couldn’t deal with the thought of my own mortality. The thought of ceasing to exist after this life really bothered me. However, faith provides me with great comfort because I know that there is life after death. I know that death isn’t really the end - it’s just the beginning. In a strange way, death is a liberation now that I believe in Christ. I have faith that Christ will save me from death and that I will share in everlasting life with God and all of his saints. It gives me joy to think that I will one day see my loved ones in the Kingdom of Heaven. I will once again see my departed friends and relatives. This is a wonderful thought and one that brings immense comfort.
Faith in God gives me the strength and courage to continue in times of loneliness and despair. I know that Christ is with me and that he has a reason for testing me. I like to believe that bad things have a good reason, and that they aren’t simply random occurances designed just to hurt. Faith in Christ leads me to believe that suffering in this life has a great purpose. Pain helps to bring about the good, and doesn’t exist solely to torment us. I always remember that Christ suffered in this life, and this helps me to cope in rough times.
Faith gives me hope for the future. I know for certain that good will ultimately triumph over evil. I don’t worry about what will happen to me, or this world as a whole because I know that Christ will one day return in glory. Christ is our ultimate end. I don’t worry about wars, famines, or anything bad because I know that Christ will eventually win. The gates of Hell will never prevail because Christ is with us always.
In a certain way, faith makes me feel in control of my life, and of my destiny. I know that I am responsible for what will happen to me in the end. It gives me peace to know that every action has a consequence, and that I have the power to change my destiny. Faith teaches us that it is always possible to repent, and change our lives for the better. Christ will always forgive us no matter how bad we have been. We are not powerless, and we are not victims of fate. We all have the ability to take control and accept the love of God. My life is not controlled by anyone or anything - I am the master of my fate, the captain of my soul. And I know that Christ will always support me in the good that I do, and forgive me for the sins that I commit. If I didn’t have faith in the mercy and love of Christ, I would feel nothing but despair.
This is why I choose to believe in God.
Without faith in God, my life is meaningless. Faith gives me answers to the big questions of where did I come from? Why am I here? and Where am I going? Faith has taught me the meaning of life. Christianity provides us with the reason for our existence - to know, love and serve God. My faith gives me assurance that life is not pointless, meaningless, and without purpose. We are all here for a reason. Life is not just a freak accident. Faith makes me believe that my life is not worthless; I know that God created me out of love in order to share in his eternal life. Faith gives me a reason to do something good with my life; if life had no purpose, then I wouldn’t care about what I did. My only goal in life would be to satisfy my own selfish needs and desires.
I was afraid of death, and terrified of dying. I couldn’t deal with the thought of my own mortality. The thought of ceasing to exist after this life really bothered me. However, faith provides me with great comfort because I know that there is life after death. I know that death isn’t really the end - it’s just the beginning. In a strange way, death is a liberation now that I believe in Christ. I have faith that Christ will save me from death and that I will share in everlasting life with God and all of his saints. It gives me joy to think that I will one day see my loved ones in the Kingdom of Heaven. I will once again see my departed friends and relatives. This is a wonderful thought and one that brings immense comfort.
Faith in God gives me the strength and courage to continue in times of loneliness and despair. I know that Christ is with me and that he has a reason for testing me. I like to believe that bad things have a good reason, and that they aren’t simply random occurances designed just to hurt. Faith in Christ leads me to believe that suffering in this life has a great purpose. Pain helps to bring about the good, and doesn’t exist solely to torment us. I always remember that Christ suffered in this life, and this helps me to cope in rough times.
Faith gives me hope for the future. I know for certain that good will ultimately triumph over evil. I don’t worry about what will happen to me, or this world as a whole because I know that Christ will one day return in glory. Christ is our ultimate end. I don’t worry about wars, famines, or anything bad because I know that Christ will eventually win. The gates of Hell will never prevail because Christ is with us always.
In a certain way, faith makes me feel in control of my life, and of my destiny. I know that I am responsible for what will happen to me in the end. It gives me peace to know that every action has a consequence, and that I have the power to change my destiny. Faith teaches us that it is always possible to repent, and change our lives for the better. Christ will always forgive us no matter how bad we have been. We are not powerless, and we are not victims of fate. We all have the ability to take control and accept the love of God. My life is not controlled by anyone or anything - I am the master of my fate, the captain of my soul. And I know that Christ will always support me in the good that I do, and forgive me for the sins that I commit. If I didn’t have faith in the mercy and love of Christ, I would feel nothing but despair.
This is why I choose to believe in God.
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Chancellare
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With so much infinite beauty and wonder in the universe, it would all be a waste of time and space if no One created it for me.
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OneTrueCathApos
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I had never even heard of Padre PIo, the saint with the stigmata of Christ, until I went and prayed over his relic, a glove and I was immediately transformed…but that story is for another time.
I also had an inner locution from God. So, I wouldn’t feel this way if there were no God. He really does exist. Whenever I feel down , I think of these 5 words he spoke to me (audibly):
"ABOVE EVERYTHING ELSE, HAVE FAITH".
I also had an inner locution from God. So, I wouldn’t feel this way if there were no God. He really does exist. Whenever I feel down , I think of these 5 words he spoke to me (audibly):
"ABOVE EVERYTHING ELSE, HAVE FAITH".
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AmbroseSJ
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I must be blessed, but I know not why. I value and treasure my faith, and pray that it may be increased and never taken away through my own negligence or lukewarmness.
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Formosus
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I have been graced by God in more ways then I know.
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KingAlfred
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- Christ’s spirit within me
- The lessons taught by the history of Christianity
- The lessons taught by the history of the Catholic Church
- The connection with Divine Intelligence, which I’ve achieved, by embracing Catholic theology
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Aramis
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Why do I believe there is a God? Because the ascending hierarchical order of the universe, as revealed by Astronomy, Physics, and Quantum Mechanics requires some uncreated source.
Why Christianity?
Because it is a religion of Hope, and of redemption.
Why Catholic?
Because it traces back to the apostles, and because in Jn 21:15-25, Peter is given a charge quite beyond the other apostles, and when I timelined out the Gospel events, it was after the giving of the keys to the Apostles (including Peter).
Why Byzantine?
Because I need that theologizing and deep instruction that the Byzantine Liturgy provides (and the Roman doesn’t).
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survive
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I experienced unexplainable things all my life despite a struggle not to believe in the supernatural. My home was very anti-religious. I wanted badly to conform to that and be good. But the experiences I had were not explainable by natural means, and since a family member was studying clinical psych and had textbooks, and a few were stage magicians and showed me tricks, I knew a lot about how people can be fooled. It seemed to me that it was the hardcore naturalists who were fooling themselves. The things that happened to me were not magic tricks or autosuggestion and could not be. Theyw ere supernatural.
Years as a New Age seeker showed me the horrors of relativism in power (besides which, a naturalistic relativism had been shoved down my throat in school for years by then). I realized that logically the merits of a belief could be measured by how well it predicted outcomes, and relativism posits that a person can make effective decisions and control his/her life while believing whatever s/he wishes, for there is no truth. But it wasn’t working for anyone I knew. The New Age movement posited that the answers to all problems were within each person and were discoverable by certain practices, and that you could be happy if you thought of yourself as part of God, but it wasn’t working. Buddhism posited that following the Eightfold Path would end desire and end suffering. But every Buddhist I knew was crabby and angry.
I sought answers by returning to atheism even though it directly contradicted observable reality, channeling without expecting anything (bad idea), and trying to learn real ancient pagan religions, not Neo-Paganism, to no avail. All these systems were full of contradictions and/or contradicted the outcome of trials, so I abandoned them.
Then I went to college as a mature student. I learned that the events int he news had been predicted centuries before, by the Bible, the Hopi and the Mayans. On investigation, I found that most of these events happened often and could be considered shots in the dark or simply an ancient prophet’s prediction that life would continue as normal. A few, though, were shocking. I investigated further over a period of years. I found that the most reliable predictor of the future is the body of Hebrew prophecy, that there is copious evidence of the life of Jesus of Nazareth, and of His crucifixion and that everyone – every single person – who claimed to have witnessed the Resurrection stuck to that story to the bitter end with no chance of earthly reward for doing so. Given the broad range of people and the large sample size, that was highly unusual. In fact, unprecendented. I was scared. Jesus’ life was also predicted by OT prophets centuries ahead.
I tried to find a way to be a theologically liberal sort-of-Christian. I was reading a book about Jesus when I mumbled to myself that I would have liked to know Him. A voice (I don’t normally hear voices) said, “Why not?” in a loving, challenging tone. It took around a week or two but I made an intellectual and emotional commitment.
Since then my journey has taken me through Evangelical Quakerism (nice image, nice folks, but definitely missing something), Trinitarian Pentecostalism (nice folks, plenty going on, but missing something still), and now to the Catholic Church.:tiphat: I’m here to stay.
Years as a New Age seeker showed me the horrors of relativism in power (besides which, a naturalistic relativism had been shoved down my throat in school for years by then). I realized that logically the merits of a belief could be measured by how well it predicted outcomes, and relativism posits that a person can make effective decisions and control his/her life while believing whatever s/he wishes, for there is no truth. But it wasn’t working for anyone I knew. The New Age movement posited that the answers to all problems were within each person and were discoverable by certain practices, and that you could be happy if you thought of yourself as part of God, but it wasn’t working. Buddhism posited that following the Eightfold Path would end desire and end suffering. But every Buddhist I knew was crabby and angry.
I sought answers by returning to atheism even though it directly contradicted observable reality, channeling without expecting anything (bad idea), and trying to learn real ancient pagan religions, not Neo-Paganism, to no avail. All these systems were full of contradictions and/or contradicted the outcome of trials, so I abandoned them.
Then I went to college as a mature student. I learned that the events int he news had been predicted centuries before, by the Bible, the Hopi and the Mayans. On investigation, I found that most of these events happened often and could be considered shots in the dark or simply an ancient prophet’s prediction that life would continue as normal. A few, though, were shocking. I investigated further over a period of years. I found that the most reliable predictor of the future is the body of Hebrew prophecy, that there is copious evidence of the life of Jesus of Nazareth, and of His crucifixion and that everyone – every single person – who claimed to have witnessed the Resurrection stuck to that story to the bitter end with no chance of earthly reward for doing so. Given the broad range of people and the large sample size, that was highly unusual. In fact, unprecendented. I was scared. Jesus’ life was also predicted by OT prophets centuries ahead.
I tried to find a way to be a theologically liberal sort-of-Christian. I was reading a book about Jesus when I mumbled to myself that I would have liked to know Him. A voice (I don’t normally hear voices) said, “Why not?” in a loving, challenging tone. It took around a week or two but I made an intellectual and emotional commitment.
Since then my journey has taken me through Evangelical Quakerism (nice image, nice folks, but definitely missing something), Trinitarian Pentecostalism (nice folks, plenty going on, but missing something still), and now to the Catholic Church.:tiphat: I’m here to stay.
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Callin
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Sherlock Holmes:
“It is an old maxim of mine that when you have excluded the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.”
^ I doubt anything else could get me to sing to a nonphysical omnipotent being once a week.
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frankblahnik
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I think you already know the answer to you question, but I’m glad you asked. People need to look deep and remember why they believe and have faith in the first place. It is actually quite simple. So simple that it gets lost in the complex world we live in. Before I answer let me ask you this question. Why not believe? Why not have faith? Why not hope?
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