Beliefs - a work in progress

WARNING: some very corse language.

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IMPORTANT ALSO: People make life choices as much on emotions as on beliefs. If peoples emotional needs are not met, the best logical arguments for a religion are not going to work. I am not writing this to judge anyone, but to give a good starting place for myself and others that have not read the Bible for some time.

1. There is a God. This is on our heart.

2. God created the universe. I currently think this took a few billion years through evolution. God designed all of it and remains in control. Men are spiritual beings made for relationship with God. Other animals are just part of creation and evolution.

3. Men and woman sinned against God and so broke the close relationship with God.

4. God choose to reveal himself to the Jews. The turbulent history of Israel and how God led them is recorded in the OT for the benifit of all people that can read.

5. Jesus the son of God was born into the world, died, and rose. Jesus and his disciples performed miracles.

6. There is climate change, we should recycle. (Seams insignificant in this context).

7. Jesus will return and God will make a final judgement on all people. Maybe in 1million years after men have concoured space and aliens, or maybe in half an hour. We will die anyhow.


If you are unsure about one of these points, let me know. After reading one of the gospels, Romans is a good place to start.


Romans:

1. All people have sinned. We see Gods wrath on earth now.
2. We have no excuse. We are not fit to judge each other.
3. What about good people?
4. Righteousness comes through faith in Jesus.
5. Where, then, is boasting?
6. We have peace with God.

God talks to us through the Bible. We can talk to God through prayer.