(September 18, 2012 at 9:24 am)Drich Wrote: You do know in Christianity it is not the 'Christian' who is to convince you of anything right? Our sole responsiablity begins and ends with directing those who want to know God to the path He perscribes to find Him.
That can done several ways. By, living an example. By Answering questions. By worshiping together. Or a combination of all three. Forcing someone to believe through badgering or make someone accept God's truth through Logic and philosphy is not consistent with the charge we have been given. We all have been given this life in order to make a choice as to where we wish to spend our time in eternity. If you choose in your heart not to want to be with God then it would be wrong to force you to accept Him. In short it is God's responsiablity to provide you what you need to acheive belief and help you maintain it. It is your responsiablity to ask, seek and knock for these things if you do not already have them. God makes a promise. If you hold up your end He will open the gates of heaven and to you and hold up His end.
Excellently put. Very well stated.
Translating it into plain language: Ofcourse Christians can't provide logical or rational arguments for god's existence. You first have to convince yourself without any reason and then we'll tell you what to do. And even though you said "no heartwarming stories or blackmail" - here's some of that anyway.
