What's your Religion?

There is one thing for certain and that is physical death. When death arrives at your door you will know whether or not there is a God who created all things and set the creation in motion, the planets, stars and all the creatures upon the earth. It could be a rude awakening for some and a pleasant encounter for others. I find it incredible that individuals cannot see the magnitude of complexity and uniqueness in every life form.
If you dissect the human body and carefully look at all the intricateness of our being and function there is only one rational conclusion you can come to, there was intelligent design involved in the making. Those who refuse to really look and take note of these things will remain in a state of uncertainty. A wise man will look hard into the matters of life and seek wisdom and understanding. If we conclude there is a creator (God) then we should look to him for wisdom. God didn't leave us without a means of finding Him and His purpose for us. John Chap.1 verses 1 thru 4 " In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not anything made that was made. In him (Jesus Christ) was life and the life was the light of men. I like the promise of eternal life thru Christ, it is a great joy to know there is more to life than what we have here. What greater treasure could one find than the gift of life and that more abundantly. Some may scoff at what I've said, but at least take some time to really look. Best wishes to all........John in Va

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I did not take the test because I know in whom I have believed. His name is Jesus and He is the lamb of God that takes away the sins of the world. He took someone that was hooked on drugs and alcohol, cigarettes, and was on the fast track for jail, the funeral home and eternal separation from God or Hell. He took away all the addictions and has given me a hope and a future. I used to live in constant fear, now I have peace. I used to have an empty feeling that something was missing in my life, I had tried to fill it with everything I could think of and nothing ever worked until I gave my life back to the one who created it. I used to hate cops before and now wound living next to one for 5 years and we are great friends.

I base my belief on facts and not on speculation and assumptions or so called fairy tales for that matter. After Jesus rose from the grave he was seen by 641 people before he ascended into heaven. There are over 24,000 original copies of the Bible in existence and they are all perfect with no mistakes. The books that they teach in school's  and proclaim as truth, I.E. Homer and Aristotle have less than 10 original copies and many of those copies are not complete and fragmented. Jesus Christ is the central figure in history and every facet of like from the Art's to Music to Poetry pay tribute to and give the credit to Him.

There are facts that are withheld about Famous People of history from the public. They withhold these facts so they can try to assert the claim that "America is not a Christian Nation". They do not get the information from the original text, but instead from updated editions written by people with personnel agendas. Many people say that Abe Lincoln was not a Christian, he did in fact become a Christian. His 2ND inaugural address was brimming with direct quotes from the Bible and many of His famous sayings make direct reference to God and Lincoln's need of and reliance upon. More proof can be found in the book "The case for Christ" and The Case for Creation written by Lee Strobel. Please find out the facts about it, instead of settling for what we have been told or what sounds good. You will be glad you did. 

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I was deeply religious as a child for a time, I attended an "Assembly of God" church for a few of years from birth to 8 years old until my pastor one day decided to start speaking in toungs and swallowing live fish and animals in the name of god. Then I was told I needed to watch a movie to understand gods plan. I was shown a very graphic movie of how the appocolyps was was supposed to unfold which as an 8 year old child gave me terrible nightmares for the next few years, all in the name of god.  Yes I have researched religion trying to find a reason to believe again but the whole thing lead me to believe that you have to be a fool to believe in all of that, as I call it voodoo.
I also Quit smoking, chewing, drinking alcohol and soda/pop and I did not need god to do any of it. Thanks for all of your concern.

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Well said Jon, an experience does not always reality make. Just because some one may do something that is clearly wrong that does not mean it excuse someone from their sin. Anytime you have people involved in ANY arena you will have those who fail and do the wrong thing. Look at Enron, Bernie Madoff, look at the havoc they did to peoples lives. Pastors are human beings and will fail sometimes. Even when people in authority fail that does not give people an excuse or that they are are off the hook for their sin, we all are still responsible for our actions. Jesus said "I do not follow men, because I know men". The apostle Paul said "follow me as I follow Christ, if I don't follow Christ, don't follow me". We are to keep our eyes on the Author and finisher of our faith, not on men. We are without excuse, what each person does is up to them, but we will have consequences for our choice and one day we will all give an account of our deeds. If we know the right thing to do and we don't do it, it is sin. Those are God's words not mine.

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