Just out of curiosity what are everyones thoughts on God and a higher power here.

[luigimaster24]

To believe in the things you can see and touch is no belief at all; but to believe in the unseen is a triumph and a blessing.
~ Abraham Lincoln

Just thought I would chime in with a couple of thought provoking lines.

You don't have to look too far to find God's glory. Just look at a sunset, look at the sky and the clouds, at crashing waves and the ripples that are created, that in one moment are formed as a work of art and never again will be formed exactly the same again. Better yet, look at our bodies, we cut ourselved and our bodies heal themselves alone, we break down our muscles and they regenerate on their own , our powerful minds, the intellect we are given or are able to gain and attain.

Do you really believe that all of these wonderful things ... Just happened out of nowhere? You are a miracle in itself.

I believe there is a creator behind everything.. WE are created in God's image, he has given us authority and a power and every single one of us has this power and our own set of gifts to serve the world with and to be used for His glory. We were made to be warriors for Him. All we have to do is acces this power with belief and faith.

Nothing cannot create something, we didn't just happen, nor come from a "big bang".

I sincerely believe God created us and sent His Son Jesus to die for us as the ultimate sacrifice. It is said ' there is no bigger sacrifice, than he who is willing to lay down his life for his brother.

Anyway, just wanted to share what was put on my heart. I can tell you this though, it's not about religion nor
Christianity, catholoicism, buddism or any other religion for that matter. Forget that!! All that matters is to have a personal relationship with your creator, Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. A relationship built on Faith and trust.

You cannnot believe without faith. Faith is believing in what you don't see. We believe in many things we don't see already, like radio waves, micro waves, wind, gravity etc... Why not have a little faith on Him who has been saving us from the day we set foot on this earth , not just the day we acknowledge Him.

Sorry for the rant .... And needtoo, I appreciate the opportunity you created to share on such an important and beautiful subject. !!

 

[Nelson Montana]

To believe in the things you can see and touch is no belief at all; but to believe in the unseen is a triumph and a blessing.
~ Abraham Lincoln

Just thought I would chime in with a couple of thought provoking lines.

You don't have to look too far to find God's glory. Just look at a sunset, look at the sky and the clouds, at crashing waves and the ripples that are created, that in one moment are formed as a work of art and never again will be formed exactly the same again. Better yet, look at our bodies, we cut ourselved and our bodies heal themselves alone, we break down our muscles and they regenerate on their own , our powerful minds, the intellect we are given or are able to gain and attain.

Do you really believe that all of these wonderful things ... Just happened out of nowhere? You are a miracle in itself.

I believe there is a creator behind everything.. WE are created in God's image, he has given us authority and a power and every single one of us has this power and our own set of gifts to serve the world with and to be used for His glory. We were made to be warriors for Him. All we have to do is acces this power with belief and faith.

Nothing cannot create something, we didn't just happen, nor come from a "big bang".

I sincerely believe God created us and sent His Son Jesus to die for us as the ultimate sacrifice. It is said ' there is no bigger sacrifice, than he who is willing to lay down his life for his brother.

Anyway, just wanted to share what was put on my heart. I can tell you this though, it's not about religion nor
Christianity, catholoicism, buddism or any other religion for that matter. Forget that!! All that matters is to have a personal relationship with your creator, Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. A relationship built on Faith and trust.

You cannnot believe without faith. Faith is believing in what you don't see. We believe in many things we don't see already, like radio waves, micro waves, wind, gravity etc... Why not have a little faith on Him who has been saving us from the day we set foot on this earth , not just the day we acknowledge Him.

Sorry for the rant .... And needtoo, I appreciate the opportunity you created to share on such an important and beautiful subject. !!

See...here we go.

You say the universe couldn't be created out of nothing but what created the creator? There is no beginning from which to gauge, so it's a pointless point.

As for comparing faith to radio waves, wind and gravity -- they are not faith based my friend. They are scientifically proven laws.

Sorry guys, you can all believe in whatever you want but this is my problem with some religious people. They think they have patent on virtue.

Meanwhile, my son was raised atheist and he's one of the most loving, giving, kindest people you'll ever meet. Meanwhile Osama Bin Ladin was VERY religious. So don't try and shove that shit down my throat and hide behind the rightiousness of it all. I find it offensive.

 

[buddhabuilder]

I am devout Nichiren Buddhist. We believe that life, the energy within everything, is what christians and others refer to as god. In our payer, which consists of chanting Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo, we are not looking outside ourselves for answers or assistance, rather we are determining to bring the infinite potential of the universe out of ourselves. We also believe that prayers without action aren't even prayers, so needless to say, we get busy.

"The mighty sword of the Lotus Sutra must be wielded by one courageous in faith. Then one will be as strong as a demon armed with an iron staff."

 

[LiftLearnLove]

I really cant understand how people these days believe in god..

you may aswell believe in pixies and fairys if u believe in god

God is just there to make u feel guilty
He is also extremely dangerous just ask the Taliban

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[dusteefartz]

Aliens made us to be their slaves! we revolted and won our freedom...hasen't anyone ever seen Stargate or watched Ancient aliens!!..no but seriously...religon was created for a way to control the weak minded and those that needed to beleive that we came from somewhere or something...without beliefs we would be a lost race...so believe what you want...God or no God...I don't care and no one can make me change my mind

 

[badboybounce]

chuck norris made god

 

[Nelson Montana]

This is going well so far.

 

[lazer84]

Sounds lame and too simple, but doing good for others will come back you you. Also, being an ahole and taking advantage of others will definitely come back to you - no matter how small you think it is. It is easy in this world to take advantage of others - both in business and day to day life. I have seen others in business be unethical and sooner or later, something happens "inexplicably" that is negative and that persons gains from being an ahole do not override the negatives.

Like your mama always says - "do one to others and you would want done to you"

 

[needtogetaas]

I am very religious and have been a devout Catholic my entire life... I go to Church every weekend and read the bible and talk to God and Jesus daily... It is a very big part of my life... God has brought me through many tough challenges and blessed me to be a better man through it all... Ive been blessed with many chances after many mistakes and am trying to utilize the gifts i was given... I try to give back as much as possible to rectify my selfishness in previous years... I make mistakes but consciously see it and try my best to fix it and become a better man from it... I am very blessed as we all are and i owe it all to God...

Dude I knew you had a soul before you even said it lol.. Anyone can see that.

 

[needtogetaas]

I don't believe in God and never will, I was raised by a religious family to believe in God, however life experience and my meticulous logical nature has drawn me over the years to believe in evolution, I have nothing against believers, except I find it very frustrating that a large percentage of them seem to feel its acceptable to push their beliefs on others which I don't agree with and have increasingly little patience for.... IMO we should respect each others beliefs and get on with living our lives as we choose....

Why cant evolution and a higher power/meaning coexists my friend? I my self do not disagree with evolution however I do not believe that any prof of it disproves anything else in my heart. Would you not agree?