(December 21, 2014 at 3:19 pm)watchamadoodle Wrote: That's an interesting story, but it doesn't necessarily mean that Christianity is true.this happened 20+ years ago. This one event was just the start of a series of events that convinced me of God. The really special thing is that I myself am no one special. Everything that has happened to me God has offered to each of us.
Quote: In fact, believiing in Christianity requires you to ignore the historical evidence indicating fundamental changes to Judaism and Christianity over the centuries - not at all like God was inspiring those religions.Such as?
Quote:Also, if Christianity is true, we should expect to see God doing something, and scientists should be able to measure that activity. Even if God's activity is limited to helping Christians find their car keys more often than non-Christians, this affect should be measurable.why would God grovel to us by dotting the 'i's' and crossing the 't's that we demand?
As it is we have access to God if we meet Him on His terms, not ours.
Quote:So there are many reasons to disbelieve in Christianity, and if you know about hallucinations, then you should be very skeptical of guardian angels bumming money off you at a convenience store. If the guardian angel was a hallucination, then of course it would know everything about your life. If you were inspired by predictions of the hallucination, then you might work hard to fulfill those predictions.or everything played out as I said. Again this was for my edification, and not yours. But, that said God offers the same Holy Spirit that has been working with me, to also work with anyone else who A/S/K for Him.
If a guardian angel tells you that 1 + 1 = 3, are you going to believe him? Christianity is the equivalent of 1 + 1 = 3. (IMO)
Quote:EDIT: Even if you accept that you experienced something supernatural, it would be more reasonable to suspect that you were simply hearing a message from some non-Christian entity in the language of your religious beliefs. For example, in the Martian Chronicles, a martian appeared to be Jesus to a priest, because that was the language the priest would understand.Even if this person was not Christian He supported and pushed me towards Christianity.