RE: Being an Atheist in a Christian Dominated Country
“Is that your final answer? I hope its not. Let me tell you why I choose to believe the Bible. I don’t believe the Bible because I was raised that way—because I wasn’t. I don’t choose to believe the Bible because I tried it and it worked for me. My mother’s Buddhism worked for her—that’s why she was a Buddhist! I need something more than just ‘because it works’. Here’s the answer—I’ll give it to you and unpack it for you:
I choose to believe the Bible because it is a reliable collection of historical documents written down by eyewitnesses during the lifetime of other eyewitnesses. They report [of] supernatural events that took place in fulfillment of specific prophecies and claimed that their writing are divine rather than human in origin.”
Voddie Bauchman
or try this
Unique among all books ever written, the Bible accurately foretells specific events-in detail-many years, sometimes centuries, before they occur. Approximately 2,500 prophecies appear in the pages of the Bible, about 2,000 of which already have been fulfilled to the letter—no errors.
sorry just could not let this go
https://astuteness.wordpress.com/2008/03/17/voddie-baucham-why-i-choose-to-believe-the-bible-fundamental-astuteness-on-christian-apologetics-parts-5-6/
http://www.reasons.org/articles/articles/fulfilled-prophecy-evidence-for-the-reliability-of-the-bible
Love and peace,
Hi Melissa,
Thanks for the comment. I was raised by my Catholic mum who goes to church every Sunday. I was also sent to a Catholic school for 4 years and studied the Bible. In college, I studied in Episcopal School. So basically, Christianity was part of my life from the day I was born until I finished school. I also attended few seminars when I was invited by some friends. But as I grew older, I started to question things. How can you be sure that the Bible was written by the so-called prophets? Do they have enough evidence aside from the stories that were passed on from generation to generation? Like I said in the first paragraph of my article, Religion is my favorite thing to avoid. But I do appreciate your comment on my blog. :-)
Happy Sunday! :)
Likewise...Happy first day of the week! I am a huge skeptic myself but mostly of what they (from the Romans and even before have tried to do to Christian believers) ..I believe in the bible in its purest form, celebrating on the 7th day, fasting, I have also read many of the early books like enoch. I do respect your right to your opinion and would defend your right to have it, as that is true liberty!
Love and Peace,
Melissa
Thanks Melissa! You remind me of my older sister. She reads the bible every morning. :-)
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