Do you believe in God? Pro & Cons

This question of the existence of a God bothers us all at some point in our lives, doesn't it? To answer it without haste - i.e. seriously - requires certain qualities that unfortunately not everyone can show.

Different Opinions

Here are some opinions from a magazine.

PRO's:

A teacher says: “Believing in God gives me stability when things get difficult in life. When I see how innocent children are suffering in the world, the first thing I think is: Where is God? But in the second moment I start to pray anyway. Then at least I can do something and I'm not completely powerless."

An artist: “I don't think much of religions. Especially when they claim power or are used to justify bad deeds. But I believe in universal connections and that there must be something bigger than us humans.”

As one city councilman put it: “Not everything that happens in this world can be explained rationally. For me, faith fills that gap. In prayer I get the strength I need for the challenges ahead.”

One nurse says: “I learned everything I know at church. I used to go to church regularly with my parents, where I played the piano and sang. Now I don't have time to go to church every week. But I read the Bible every day, pray and thank God for everything He has given me."

An older woman says: “I believe in God, but I'm not religious. I carry faith in my heart and have a deep trust in God. He guides me through life, he is life and gives me strength. I feel supported and held by God."

A peasant woman: “When I pray in church, I can unload and get rid of my worries. During the services, my everyday life on the farm is far away. I can listen to myself…”

Retired: “I used to think that God lives on a cloud. Today I know that God is in everything. I also believe in guardian angels. More than once, when I was walking across the street without thinking, something gave me a start just in time."

All people are looking for love. But only those who have found a source of love have the chance of a happy life. Many seek this source in pleasure and abundance. But those who take the trouble to seriously consider what happened on the cross 2 millennia ago have the best opportunity to find a quality source of love.

Thank God that we (our family) found this source of love!

CONS:

Retiree: “He has never bought me a beer before. Instead, the pastor used to pull my ears out when I didn't attend religious classes."

Teenager (f): “I was baptized, but my parents gave me the choice to join a church. I should find my own way. But I never found a deep connection to religion.”

Teenager (m): “My parents didn't bring me up religiously, and I didn't expose myself to it either. I believe in science."

Mother: “I believe that Jesus existed, but I am not a believer. I trust more in science. I have very religious friends and I see the power that faith gives them. But it never clicked for me. My youngest son recently said, "Mommy, I want to go to religion class." "

Retired: “I don't believe in a God, although my whole life I've been tried to believe. I had to go to religion class even though I didn't want to. There are people who terrorize their fellow human beings and then go to confession. I do not agree with this."

Summary

For nearly a century each new generation has been a little less religious than the one before. Since everyone has a certain spirituality, substitute beliefs are being practiced more and more often. Many 'believe' in science and overlook the fact that science does not contradict reasonable belief.

QUESTION: How did this world - let's say the universe - come about? Randomly? Is such a coincidence scientific? About 5 years ago unbelieving Scientists have sat down in the USA and discussed how this world could have come about. Their result: THERE MUST BE A CREATOR !! NOTHING CANNOT CREATE SOMETHING - THAT WOULD BE HIGHLY UNSCIENTIFIC!

In 1960, only 1% of the Swiss population stated that they did not belong to any religion. 60 years later, i.e. in 2020, it was already 31%. In 1988, 43% prayed daily. In 2018, 30 years later, it was only 14% !!! Something seems to be going wrong in Christianity. If it is true that Christ is the source of unconditional love, where we can fill up our emotional love tank at any time, then I cannot understand why this super offer is not communicated and understood as it is written in the Bible.

ALL PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR LOVE. Where can we find the best LOVE SOURCE? With JESUS.

Whoever is interested is invited to read the last chapters of the four gospels. There the dimension of depth, breadth, length and height of a LOVE that goes beyond our comprehension is revealed.

Friends, we have a wonderful God who loves us all and has done everything to win us for a better world, an eternal world where deficits and fears are no more.

I am really looking forward to this !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WOW, what Jesus did for all of us, for you and me, is of the utmost importance universally and transcends all conceptions of real love. This event will accompany us for eternity and will be the total source of love for everyone who has made a decision for Christ.

Do you also believe in something?

There are many religions and beliefs. With us in the Christian West, however, the cross already seems to be frozen. Few know the depth of the Christian faith. There are other trends in this postmodern time. Let’s investigate the potential of our Christian faith.

Everyone has their own beliefs

Right. For this we are emancipated in terms of belief. For the most part there is freedom of belief. Many think the main thing is that you believe something at all. Another says, "Thank you, I already have my religion. I don't need anything anymore."

Is it true that every belief is as good as another?

To answer this question, one would have to search for criteria by which a belief can be tested. The term TRUTH would be one. But what is truth? Is there an absolute truth where everyone has to acknowledge that it clearly corresponds to reality? And where does faith begin, i.e. the part that can no longer be scientifically proven?

Atheism, Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism and Spiritism are on the rise!

They crowd our latitudes without being noticed. Many are enthusiastic about their partial messages and get ever deeper into these beliefs.

Christianity, meanwhile, is increasingly being infiltrated by non-biblical doctrines. Maybe you will notice that too.

Absolute Truths

Can you list an absolute truth? If you let go of your mobile phone, it will fall down as far as possible. Why? Because of gravity. Do you agree that gravity can be called an absolute truth?

Our life gives us other options: breathing. No life without oxygen. Nature clearly shows us the limits and the potential. We realize that. Those who do not accept and live out the laws of nature will be punished by them. We don't like to hear ‘punishments’. "We have to face the consequences," sounds better.

For thinkers among us humans, the search for truth usually begins with the question:

Where do we come from?

That is a hot question. The simplest answer would be: coincidence! Nobody knows how, from where, to where. We are here, that's for sure. But how did it all come about? No idea. Some say it was a big bang somewhere. But where does the matter come from so that it can pop? Something should have been created somewhere so that something could change.

Various scientists came together in the USA in the late 1980s (LINK). They wanted to answer this question exactly. They came to the conclusion that there are several reasons to start with an intelligent designer. Because the irreducible complexity of DNA, for example, points to its creation, because it couldn't have developed from simpler structures, since it was destroyed at the slightest change. The term 'specified complexity' also makes you think. If you think about how complex the microcosm is, how targeted and yet flexible the survival strategies of the animal world alone - let's skip humans - it makes you think.

How does information develop? Where did it come from? Where does matter come from?

Intelligent Design

One answer would be: it has to be an intelligent design. A car also needs a manufacturer. Our eyes are much more complicated than all computer technology.

Today we continue with Artificial Intelligence. The microcosm is highly complex and requires high-level thought processes. Where is our journey going?

One answer would be: it has to be an intelligent design. A car also needs a manufacturer. Our eyes are much more complicated than all computer technology.

The intelligent design supporters argue that one or more of these traits can be identified in living things, from which they conclude that at least some aspects of life must have arisen through a direct creative act by the designer.
"A non-reducible complex system cannot be created directly (i.e. by continually improving the same output function that continues to work through the same mechanism) by slightly successive changes from less complex precursor systems, because each precursor to a non-reducible complex system on which a part is missing, by definition is inoperable."

Complex-specified information should be an indicator of design because it should be a sign of intelligent authorship; it is intended to be an indicator of the implementation of one of many competing opportunities.

Only nowadays most people can no longer afford to approach and examine the possibility of an actual creator. Anyone who knows something about the theory of evolution and also looks at it critically will find inconsistencies more and more. But the interest groups behind it, above all the so-called natural sciences, do everything they can to discredit these archaeological discoveries and strong representatives of the theory of creation.

Do you know Dr Prof Walter Veith?

Perhaps you know the Evolution Professor Dr. Walter Julius Veith, a South African zoologist of German origin. After long years of teaching, he suddenly rejected the theory of evolution in favor of creationism (creation theory) and had to give up his chair of zoology at the University of Cape Town. You can listen to his interesting story here (LINK).

In lectures, videos and books, Professor Dr Walter Veith presents creationist and biblical beliefs worldwide. LINK

What is the meaning of life?

An important question, for some even the most important. What's the big deal? What is the point in doing my work every day so that I have enough money to live, eat and vacation? Then it's time to say goodbye. And then? What comes after Could there be something I don't know about?

Where do we go afterwards?

Different religions give different answers. Even within Christianity there is no consensus, although one would have to accept it. After all, the Bible is the basis of the understanding of truth. How does this disagreement come about?

For me, it means searching for the answer to this question as a Christian personally with the Holy Scriptures under prayer. It's not easy, but it's worth it. I avoid dependence on human minds, but dependence on divine inspiration.

Bible credibility

Before you can choose the Bible as the basis for truth, it is necessary to test its credibility. There are numerous ways to do this. If you are interested, you can write to me.

The Bible has often been the cause of quarrels, even wars. When Christ is the topic, His enemy also wants to have a say. It is important to get to know this major conflict so that we do not become a victim ourselves.

If you come to the conclusion that divine participation in prophetic statements must actually have happened, then things become exciting. For example with the question:

• What does the Bible say about our time today?

• Are there any prophecies about our post-modernism that can be checked?

• What's next with our human history?

• Is it true that Jesus should come back soon?

• And what would that mean for me?

These are important questions that are asked quickly, but require a lot of thinking. Anyone who makes this effort will be rewarded because finding truth frees us from fears. Zest for life and quality of life are moving in and turning our relationships into something valuable. I wish you this wonderful experience with all my heart. (LINK)

I wish you a blessed time :-)