(June 8, 2014 at 10:41 am)Jose Wrote: He never bothered to have a serious relationship with God
You cannot know that for certain. In fact, that supposition is more indicative of a typical apologist argument than based on any real circumstantial validity.
(June 8, 2014 at 10:41 am)Jose Wrote: He/she observed that the outcomes of prayers were working, but was always trying to find ways to scientifically and statistically explain the reason of the outcomes.
Imagine that, needing verifiable proof to ascertain something is real. Who could have imagined it?
(June 8, 2014 at 10:41 am)Jose Wrote: God can allow believers to experience persecution and sickness, but that doesn't mean that He is punishing them
Of course it means he is punishing them. He has the power to end suffering, but instead he allows the suffering to continue. That is not an attribute of a benevolent creator.
(June 8, 2014 at 10:41 am)Jose Wrote: God allowed persecution with the Christian of the 1st century so that the Christians of the 21st century can have an idea of what following Jesus is like.
Following Jesus is nothing more than foregoing with reason to accept that which has absolutely no evidence to support its existence. It is forsaking reality for fantasy.
"Never trust a fox. Looks like a dog, behaves like a cat."
~ Erin Hunter
~ Erin Hunter
