(June 17, 2015 at 3:45 pm)Stimbo Wrote:(June 17, 2015 at 11:47 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Hi Stimbo. I think looking at the words and actions of Jesus (whom I believe is God) provides a great insight for me into "what God wants."
Thank you for taking the time to reply. The way some of the threads have been going lately, I was starting to think I was invisible.
However, it doesn't answer my question; it only pushes it back a step. How do you know these things?
You mean how do I know that Jesus was real and that He did and said all those things?
Well, I think that historically, we can all agree that Jesus was a real person. Whether or not you believe all that is said about Him is a different story, but the fact that there was a real person in history named Jesus who established Christianity, is fact as far as history is concerned.
Obviously I do believe that Jesus is the person who is being portrayed in the NT and that He did do and say all that is accredited to Him there, and I believe He really is God. I don't believe this just because "it was written", but rather I look at the whole history of the Church and all the Saints and all the amazing things they've done. There have been many miracles that cannot be explained. I myself have witnessed something supernatural happen right before my eyes.
I don't see how any of this would make sense if Jesus was just some fraud.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
