Originally posted by Grampy BobbyU.S evangelist Benny Hinn has reportedly performed hundreds and hundreds of miracles ~ maybe thousands ~ in front of perhaps tens of million of Americans on his many "Miracle Crusades" in sports stadiums across the USA (or in the televised versions). Do you believe in Hinn's miracles?
Christ performed many miracles in many places before many people. Some believed His claims; others said, "Nah. No way".
Originally posted by Grampy Bobbybecause attacking Christians is easy
[b]"Why Are Atheists Always Attacking Christians?"
"Here is the answer. Please note as background that I am a Catholic. Yes -- a reviled Christian. It's common to read attacks by Atheists on practicing Christians on Daily Kos -- and, indeed, on the Internet at large. These attacks often infantalize Christians, assault their sense of reason, slan ...[text shortened]... ion? Like? Dislike? Too Long to Read? Questions? Thoughtful Comments? Protest? Personal Attacks?[/b]
Originally posted by FMFGod’s provision for the Church Age includes two forms of spiritual gifts for the communication of God’s Word; Evangelist who is sent to unbelievers with the gospel message to fulfill the desire to hear and believe upon the Gospel of Jesus Christ; and Pastor-Teacher who is sent to the believers of the Church to satisfy their hunger for learning God’s Word. Period.
U.S evangelist Benny Hinn has reportedly performed hundreds and hundreds of miracles ~ maybe thousands ~ in front of perhaps tens of million of Americans on his many "Miracle Crusades" in sports stadiums across the USA (or in the televised versions). Do you believe in Hinn's miracles?
“There are young men and women up and down the land who happily (or unhappily) tell anyone who will listen that they don’t have an academic turn of mind, or that they aren’t lucky enough to have been blessed with a good memory, and yet can recite hundreds of pop lyrics and reel off any amount of information about footballers. Why? Because they are interested in those things. They are curious. If you are hungry for food, you are prepared to hunt high and low for it. If you are hungry for information it is the same. Information is all around us, now more than ever before in human history. You barely have to stir or incommode yourself to find things out. The only reason people do not know much is because they do not care to know. They are incurious. Incuriosity is the oddest and most foolish failing there is.” -Stephen Fry, The Fry Chronicles
Originally posted by Grampy BobbyDo you know Stephen Fry is an atheist?
“There are young men and women up and down the land who happily (or unhappily) tell anyone who will listen that they don’t have an academic turn of mind, or that they aren’t lucky enough to have been blessed with a good memory, and yet can recite hundreds of pop lyrics and reel off any amount of information about footballers. Why? Because they are inter ...[text shortened]... Incuriosity is the oddest and most foolish failing there is.” -Stephen Fry, The Fry Chronicles
Originally posted by Grampy BobbySo do you believe in Hinn's miracles or not?
God’s provision for the Church Age includes two forms of spiritual gifts for the communication of God’s Word; Evangelist who is sent to unbelievers with the gospel message to fulfill the desire to hear and believe upon the Gospel of Jesus Christ; and Pastor-Teacher who is sent to the believers of the Church to satisfy their hunger for learning God’s Word. Period.
Originally posted by Proper KnobI'm not sure ~ judging by Grampy Bobby's posting record ~ that he thinks the content of quotations is important. They are offered instead of content, instead of debate, instead of a personal contribution. There is no regular poster here who runs away from discussing things properly as often and as ungraciously as Grampy Bobby does. Quotations, as he deploys them, are for hiding behind. Stephen Fry's an atheist? It'll do. Question dodged. Responding dodged. Engagement dodged. Quotation posted. 😀
Do you know Stephen Fry is an atheist?
Originally posted by FMFit doesn't matter if Fry is an atheist or not, the posts content, as you elude to, surely is more important than the religion or non religion of the originator. Should I stop viewing Picasso paintings because he was immoral or because cubism is a bad idea?
I'm not sure ~ judging by Grampy Bobby's posting record ~ that he thinks the content of quotations is important. They are offered instead of content, instead of debate, instead of a personal contribution. There is no regular poster here who runs away from discussing things properly as often and as ungraciously as Grampy Bobby does. Quotations, as he deploys them ...[text shortened]... n atheist? It'll do. Question dodged. Responding dodged. Engagement dodged. Quotation posted. 😀
Originally posted by robbie carrobieI have found the vast majority of religionists I've met to be spiritually incurious ~ their beliefs a fait accomplis, their dogmatic groupist barricades permanently up ~ and I have a suspicion that Stephen Fry would probably agree.
it doesn't matter if Fry is an atheist or not, the posts content, as you elude to, surely is more important than the religion or non religion of the originator. Should I stop viewing Picasso paintings because he was immoral or because cubism is a bad idea?
Originally posted by SuzianneSo your advice ~ or urging ~ is, whatever your religion, you should just believe, no matter what the problem with the evidence is ~ have I understood you right? Your urging applies to "any well-publicized religion"?
Any well-publicized religion, with loads of religious texts, as are most in the world today.
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Originally posted by SwissGambitNo, the test is whether you can believe in a God, a being on a higher plane than yourself. For you are given all you need to believe. You cannot serve God if you're busy serving yourself.
The only test that should be given for belief is whether you have done a good job seeking out and evaluating the evidence.
Not on whether you can believe in a being that refuses to give you proof of his existence.
"No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?
Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek: ) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof." -- Matthew 6:24-34, KJV
Also, God loves to answer those who believe. Why don't you just ask Him?