(August 1, 2014 at 5:41 pm)Rob_W75 Wrote: As an atheist I am willing to admit that I could be wrong. God may exist. Your Bible may be 100% accurate. All I need is evidence.
Is there anything that could convince you that the God of the Bible may not exist?
The real question is what are the consequences for a Christian being wrong VS an Atheist.
If a Christian is wrong there are no consequences, in fact he\she will never realize it. If an Atheist is wrong then he\she has eternal separation to look forward to...Even if they are right, the future is still pretty bleak.
Atheism is just a lose/lose situation.
A Christian is under no obligation to try and convince anyone or provide proof. Their only obligation is the seek out the lost sheep.
John 10:26
But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep
A person is born as either a sheep or a goat. A sheep needs no convincing they just need the opportunity to hear the truth and they will believe it, its just that simple. The goat is the stubborn one, always wanting to butt it's head up against something, and no matter how hard you try you can't turn a goat into a sheep..Not gonna happen.
Personally speaking, I've seen plenty of evidence, there isn't a question in my mind on if what I believe is true. The problem is, faith is required to produce the evidence, which is why Paul stated that the gospel came not in word form only, but also in power and demonstration. You just need the prerequisite of faith to make it work.
Also as a side note, faith has nothing to do with religion, anyone is capable of having faith, as documented by the "placebo effect".