(October 14, 2013 at 2:45 am)Hey313313 Wrote: To me if God does not exist then this life is nothing. One would spend approximately 70 years searching for happiness, trying to accumulate large sums of capital, or trying to better humanity in some way. After which they may leave a legacy, which probably few (compared to the earth's population) would hear of, and as they fade into nothingness would sooner or later be forgotten. This is a fate I do not accept. To me, living only to fade into nothingness is worthless, meaning life without a true God is worthless to me. I believe in God and I also believe in Jesus Christ, and that He is God, and I also believe in the Spirit. Now this is what I ponder, if I'm right, and God does exist, if Jesus Christ truly is our Savior, then when I die, I will be in paradise, enjoying the riches of God's kingdom for eternity. If I'm wrong, I lose nothing, because if God does not exist I consider this life nothing. Now if an atheist is right, and there is no God, he gains 70 years (a tiny blip on the radar of humankind) of being right, and will soon fade like other countless generations. And even if he is remembered, and stands the test of time, can bones or ashes taste satisfaction? Now if he is wrong, and God does exist, when he dies he will pay a price beyond what can be imagined, being consigned to a fiery lake of burning sulfur for not accepting the love and forgiveness of his Father in Heaven. To me, accepting God and following Him is well worth it. I've never been an atheist, so it's hard to contemplate the thought of no life after death, and hard to even think of it. And I know it's hard for a lot of people to believe in God, especially myself at times. There's hypocrisy all around us, and a lot of the time in the Church. It's also hard to explain that if God really loves us, then why would He let such great physical and mental disasters rip through His creation. I can't pretend to understand our God, because if our God could be understood, then He couldn't be God. Because if God is God, then He has all knowledge, all understanding, all wisdom, He's omniscient, knows the future and the past and is beyond our comprehension. I can't answer a lot of questions about God because I don't fully understand Him myself. For how can a creation fully understand its creator. One thing i can say is that this world is full of sinners, of whom i am the worst. And though disaster has ripped through my own life and continues to eat at me, i swear to you it has prepared me, prepared me for the hardships i face and continue to face. My life has been far from what some may consider "perfect," i have often drifted away from God. But i have trusted in God throughout it, and my life has been saved many times from death. i have had many second chances, and I've witnessed incidents that this earthly realm just cannot account for. I'll admit, as Jesus' disciples did thousands of years ago, that living for and walking with God is not easy to the slightest extent, but God never said that it would be easy, He said it would be worth it. Accepting God as God is as simple as a sincere prayer, trust in Him, talk to Him, and the rest will come, this i promise you. It seems beyond me that one could accept that this world is all that we have. As a Christian, sometimes I am "ye of little faith," but all slander, all harsh remarks aside, if you listen to nothing else, truly, truly listen to this, be honest with yourself, i believe almost any logical thinker would not fully rule out a Creator. Even if you believe there's a 1 in 10^70. To me that chance is worth taking, if I'm wrong, I'm wrong, but I refuse to believe that this is it.
You know something that brings a lot of meaning (or at least comprehension) into my life?
PARAGRAPHS.
Or does God Hate The Return Key?
