tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863518023346743946.post6784334517191600394..comments2010-03-03T20:26:09.245-05:00Comments on How- Do You Know?: Assumptions about RealityBillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12656985297495043707noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863518023346743946.post-78022976503483378192007-08-03T12:55:00.000-05:002007-08-03T12:55:00.000-05:00God: I believe in GodThe Nature of God: I believe ...God: I believe in God<BR/><BR/>The Nature of God: I believe that God is compassionate and loves us beyond measure, I also believe that He is a lot more relaxed about things than most people believe.<BR/><BR/>How do I know God exists: I don't, but I can make a pretty reasonable assumption that he does, because the chances are too low to say that this reality is an accident. plus there is new revelation every day. I firmly believe that you cannot know that God exists, only believe.<BR/><BR/>Life and Matter: I don't get into genesis, I believe the big bang and evolution, but I tend to believe it happened like this...<BR/><BR/> Ok, in the beginning, God was all that existed, so he created the universe via the big bang (I won't go in to the whole big bang theory because most people know it anyway). Then over the course of time God formed the Earth and gave it lifeforms that would evolve as He wished them to. When He was satisfied that He had crafted the human race in His image, He endowed them with the soul. I believe intelligent design and evolution go hand in hand. I also believe Eden may have existed at one point, and was probably where the soul was given. (take notice, since that time we have appeared to have stopped evolving, which I believe supports the theory, I also think that in order to keep us busy (scientifically) He gave us these mysteries).<BR/><BR/>The Nature of Man: I believe that man is a harborer of evil from birth, however that can be changed (note* I did not say that man was evil, I'm sticking to a 3 evil policy). I believe that Jesus is indeed "the way the truth and the life," but I also believe that God would not condemn someone who does not know about this to Hell. I.E. Muslims, or Jews, I would imagine that very few of them are not born into their religion. It is hard to say that someone isn't gonna get to Heaven because they didn't know any better. I believe that their standards are a bit different. Plus, many people never even hear of Jesus, if everyone did the world would've ended by now (as I have been told by Daniel), I don't think that God will hold it against them either.<BR/><BR/>=Storm=Sandmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10130216789497958167noreply@blogger.com