Why is faith important?

[Drich]

I took a 25K dollar loan on faith from a stranger to start a business.

Sorry... You're the one who took the loan? Am I missing something?

What a world, what a world...

It used to be a big deal to take a loan. One would only ever take a loan if he Knew that without doubt he could pay it back. To take the risk of a 25K loan on something like a new business was beyond a leap of faith. especially when neither one of us really knew anything about how to run a business.

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I have made the effort.

Without doubt you made a strong 'religious' effort. Now ask yourself did your 'religious effort' match what Christ told us to do?

Do you think I just up and decided one day "Oh believing in god is just too much trouble, I'm gonna be an atheist".
Truth is a rather important thing in my opinion.

Do you believe it any less important to me?

And I'm still mad at you by the way.

so is 99% of everyone else on this website.

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Why are we obligated to go looking for proof of something we don't believe in?

Your not, that is why I asked would you..
You are only obligated if you want to know God.

If your case is so strong, should you not be able to prove it to us? If something is real, it doesn't need faith to sustain it.

Again Absolutly no faith is needed to sustain a relationship with God.

Only the Faith of a Mustard seed is needed to establish a connection with God. Once you can expend this tiny amount of faith, God will show up. When He does faith will no longer be needed.

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Pretty much. Man makes stuff up and is flawed. The Holy text is true and jesus existed and said these things. How do we know? Because God said so. And who reported that he said so, a man. And could the man have erred or lied? No, because God inspired him. But how do we know God inspired him. Because the man said so. But is the man flawed and prone to error? Yes. So how do you know what is true? It is what is in my heart? But is that not just you talking to you, and is flawed? No, because I have a love of God and his holy spirit fills me? How do you know? Because I feel it. Is that not flawed? No because God said so...

Round and round and round we go...

You have to wonder why Christians love atheist sites? My guess is, to be like Jesus - to suffer! (And to suffer others!)

You are speaking for a strictly historical persepective. Which is why your arguement does not work. The Historical aspect of the bible is to simply help you establish an active connection. Once you establish a connection with God you will know that the bible is true because He will write it's precepts onto your Heart.