God's everlasting love

Jeremiah 31: 1 - 7
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"At that time, says the LORD, I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people."
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Thus says the LORD: "The people who survived the sword found grace in the wilderness; when Israel sought for rest,
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the LORD appeared to him from afar. I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have continued my faithfulness to you.
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Again I will build you, and you shall be built, O virgin Israel! Again you shall adorn yourself with timbrels, and shall go forth in the dance of the merrymakers.
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Again you shall plant vineyards upon the mountains of Sama'ria; the planters shall plant, and shall enjoy the fruit.
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For there shall be a day when watchmen will call in the hill country of E'phraim: `Arise, and let us go up to Zion, to the LORD our God.'"
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For thus says the LORD: "Sing aloud with gladness for Jacob, and raise shouts for the chief of the nations; proclaim, give praise, and say, `The LORD has saved his people, the remnant of Israel.

Strength

My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
Psalm 73:26

God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea.
Psalm 46:1-2

The LORD is the strength of his people, a fortress of salvation for his anointed one.
Psalm 28:8

Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes grow weak with sorrow, my soul and my body with grief.
Psalm 31:9

But you, O LORD, be not far off; O my Strength, come quickly to help me.
Psalm 22:19

The LORD gives strength to his people; the LORD blesses his people with peace.
Psalm 29:11

O my Strength, I watch for you; you, O God, are my fortress.
Psalm 59:9

Summon your power, O God; show us your strength, O God, as you have done before.
Psalm 68:28

My hand will sustain him; surely my arm will strengthen him.
Psalm 89:21

The LORD is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation.
Psalm 118:14

My soul is weary with sorrow; strengthen me according to your word.
Psalm 119:28

Four Important Facts from the Gospel:

1st. Fact: God loves you.

” I have always loved you, so I continue to show you my constant love. ”
Jr. 31:3
2nd. Fact: Sin divides men from God.

“Everyone has sinned and is far away from God's saving presence. ”.
Rom. 3,23

3rd Fact: Just through Jesus Christ you can have redemption.

“In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace.”
Ephesians 1:7

4th Fact: Only by accepting Jesus as your God and Lord you will receive the Holy Spirit.

"Each one of you must turn away from your sins and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ, so that your sins will be forgiven; and you will receive God's gift, the Holy Spirit.
For God's promise was made to you and your children, and to all who are far away---all whom the Lord our God calls to himself."
Acts. 2,38-39

God's love for us. Mario's Testimony

Therefore that the LORD your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commands. Deuteronomy 7:9

My Story:

My name is Mario; I'm a 23 years old guy from Guatemala.
Since last summer I have been living in Denmark where I have a traineeship as engineer.

I was born in October 1982 in Guatemala City. I have a very nice backgroud with loving and caring parents Paty and Roberto, two sisters, Anaisa and Christa who are more than sisters to me, uncles, aunts, cousins, friends and roll model grandparents.

For many of you who know me, you might think that I've had a very easygoing life...
I finished high school in the top 10 of my class; I finished Engineering when I was 22 years old.
Every time I had a goal or a dream it came true...

One of my passions is to travel and I have been blessed to travel around the world.
I have backpacked Europe several times, South America once and traveled to USA, Mexico and Canada.

When I was 18 years old, just after High school, I went to Germany for a couple of months to learn the language. It was a life changing experience for me.
It was the first time I was living abroad for a long time.
After I was done with my German studies, I backpacked Europe for a month.

Right now I'm abroad in Denmark having a traineeship for 1 year...
At my dorm I have met very cool people that will be friends for ever: Thomas, Till, Vlad to name a few and also my new friends that I won't name becauseI might get in trouble for forgetting someone :). You're all great!!!

These friends have really made my stay in Denmark much more milder, fun and worth.

God's hand on me has been working since I was a baby or before I was born.
I couldn't have asked for a better family. I really thank God for the parents He chose for me... For the wisdom He gave them and for all what they are.

For me my Grand Parents, Mario and Doris Fuentes, were a model to follow.
I was really close to them, they gave me advice and taught me about Jesus and He's love...

My parents are Christians and so am I. I was raised on a Christian family, I was taught about Jesus tender love for me.

I learned that He is a righteous God, that he is fair and that He'll make justice but also I learned that He is a loving God.

For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life. (John 3:16) .

I am part of that world so I could take this verse as mine:

For God so loved MARIO, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life. (John 3:16) .

The gift of God's son as a provision for sin was given to all humans, regardless of who we are. God's love is unconditional.

All of these things, which are "good" things, will pass away. Only love is eternal, since love will be the basis of eternal life.

Jesus greatest commandment "YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND." (Matthew 22:37)

The second most important commandment is "YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF."

Until now, everything sounds perfect...

It hasn't been like that all the time but with Jesus at my side all the pain and suffer has been much milder.

As I said before, I was really close to my Grand Parents, Papito and Mamita.
They were the leaders of a Catholic Christian Community in Guatemala:

"Comunidad Católica San Pablo"

They were very healthy and they were a happy couple.

In October 2002, the day of my birthday, Papito was diagnosed with cancer and Mamita was diagnosed a few weeks before with a problem; which needed surgery.

Back in the year 2000, Roberto (Beto) my grandfather from my dad's side was diagnosed with cancer. He died when I was abroad in Germany. He was a great man, full of life and friends. He was very friendly and everyone loved him and laughed whenever he was around.

This was very tough for me because when I left Guatemala to go to Germany, I knew I was not going to see him again.

When Papito was diagnosed with cancer, it was the second time we had to go through this. Papito and Mamita went to surgery more or less at the same time. We were all praying for their recovery and asking God for a miracle. They were 77 and 70.

The days passed by and Mamita's surgery was a success and Papito was getting better although the cancer was still there.

Mamita was fully awake, she was recovering fast and she started speaking. She had a great sense of humour and she was making jokes all the time.
I read the bible with her and discussed some verses.
We talked a lot and I could feel she was really proud of me. I was her first grandson. I can still remember her smile...

One day out of the blue, when Mamita was still at the hospital, she had a stroke and she stayed in a coma.

At that moment we were asking God why? Why a loving God will do this to those he loves?

Papito started getting weaker and weaker but with a strong faith. He knew he was going to die.

We brought Papito and Mamita back to their house and we hired a Doctor and some nurses to take care of them.

Papito was able to walk a bit and a couple of times he came to the living room to talk to us. One of the last things he did before he died was praying for each and every one of us. He blessed us!

He was sure where he was going, he knew he was going to heaven and that God was waiting for him. He was really peaceful and full of joy.

A few hours before he died we praised the Lord and we sang some Christian worship songs. I played the guitar and we were singing with my mom, aunts and sisters in his room.

Papito died the 20th of December 2002. So it was Christmas 2002, Papito was dead and Mamita was in a coma. We started saying, why Christmas, I am not in the mood to celebrate Christmas...

Then was when we learned that Jesus was the reason of Christmas...
Jesus came to the Earth to save us and He is the reason of this season.
Christmas went by, and Mamita was still in a coma!

Mamita died the 27th of February 2003. Two months difference with Papito.

My life changed for ever, this made me stronger and I got closer to Jesus.

'I lift my eyes up to the hills-where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord the Maker of Heaven and Earth' He will not let your foot slip-he who watches over you will not slumber.
Indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep .
Psalm 121: 1-2.

The years went by; I finished University and graduated as Industrial Engineer April 2005.

I got a traineeship with AIESEC. I applied to several countries and finally I was accepted to work at Damixa in Denmark. I got a traineeship for a year... I started 2nd of June 2005.
IT WAS MY FIRST JOB AS ENGINEER. I was so excited!!!

The months passed and suddenly early in the morning last November I got a call from my mom!

It was 4am...

I KNEW IT WAS A BAD NEWS!

Of course it was...
My mom said:
"Mario, today I am calling you with sad news..."

Johnny your cousin is dead!!!

I was like, what? What happen?

My mom was very calmed and told me she just got the news from my aunt, Johnny's mom, who lives in the States.

My cousin, a talented 17 years old guy, honor roll Senior and great musician killed himself. He jumped from the Golden Gate Bridge in California.

There are a lot of doubts and questions.... what happened? He had a lot of friends, he never said anything... He was successfull!

This was a major shock for me and for my family...

I was really sad! We started asking again why? Why to us? What happened Jesus?

Once again we had to go through a lot of pain.

But Jesus was there for us all the time.

Peace came back to my family. Of course we are still sad and miss John but as this verse says "With man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God."
Mark 10:17-27.

God brought peace to me and to my family once again...

All the glory be to God.
Amen.

References
Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.
1 John 4:8
being justified as a gift by His grace through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus;
Romans 3:24
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:23
For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; Ephesians 2:8

You're a skeptic - Good!

Are you a non-believing skeptic, I am glad that you are willing to examine the evidence for the existence of God and to explore whether Christianity represents truth. I think that skepticism is good, even for a Christian, since there are many "Christian" ideas floating around that are either false or non-biblical. An excellent article on Christian skepticism can be found at John Cassidy's site.

As a skeptic, I hope you are willing to examine the evidence without being committed to any preconceived ideas. If you consider yourself an agnostic (one who doesn't claim to know whether God exists or not) I think you will probably be much more willing to look at the evidence with an unbiased attitude. Atheism, on the other hand, is a belief that God does not exist - something that cannot be proven, unless one were God.

In reality, the existence of God cannot be proven or disproved absolutely. In fact, I cannot prove that you exist. Since God's existence cannot be proven, how do we determine if God's existence is probable? I propose using the same standard that we use in science - the 95% confidence interval. If you set no standard for evidence, the tendency is to raise the standard for proof as the amount of evidence increases. The standard I propose is a 95% certainty that God exists (and a 5% certainty that He doesn't exist). There are many things that we do everyday for which we do not have absolute certainty of the outcome (see 100% Convinced vs. 100% Committed).

We travel to work without being certain that we won't be killed in an accident. Even without absolute certainty, we believe that we will be successful. This is the kind of faith that I am advocating.
Sort out what is testable

Not everything in the Bible is testable. The miracles of Jesus were reported by eyewitnesses, but the witnesses themselves are now dead. Non-believing witnesses also reported these miracles. Jews who did not believe Jesus was Messiah stated that they believed that His miracles were done by the powers of the devil (note that they did not deny that the miracles occurred).1 Therefore, I propose eliminating miracles from the body of evidence. Even if they seem unlikely (which is the definition of a miracle) this fact cannot be used to discredit belief. God, by definition is supernatural, so it would not be surprising that He is capable of performing supernatural miracles.

Use the scientific method and the standard scientific criteria for proof
Therefore, one should examine how a religious work (such as the Bible in the case of Christianity) describes the creation and determine whether this description is accurate (using the proposed 95% level mentioned above). Yes, you are going to find statements that don't make sense or seem inaccurate. In the case of the Bible, some of this is due to translation difficulties (I have seen a few dozen of these). People who are committed to atheism look for translations of certain passages that seem to contradict known facts. One should look at alternative translations (and the context) to determine what the passage is actually saying (and who is actually saying it - some statements are meant to be false). Ultimately, if you find that 95% of the testable information in the Bible is true, you should become a believer.
"Proof" that God cannot exist?

Those are some my general observations and recommendations for examining the evidence for God's existence. I have seen several web sites produced by atheists who claim that they can prove that God does not exist. However, all of these atheistic arguments against the existence of God use some form of straw man argument, because they argue against the existence of a god who is significantly less powerful than the God described in the Bible. The Bible says that God is transcendent (exists beyond the three physical dimensions of the universe)2 and exists beyond our dimension of time (the Bible states that God was acting before time was created).3 Atheists argue against the existence of a god who is finite and limited to a single dimension of time. This is the straw god who cannot logically exist. In fact, there are religions that are logically impossible.

For example, the god of Mormonism is a former man who became a god. He had a father, who had a father, etc. One runs into the problem of where the first God came from. In contrast, the God of the Bible had no father, but is eternal, existing in at least two dimensions of time.

Atheists often use arguments that are logically flawed. For example, I very often hear the argument that if the universe were not finely tuned, then we would not be here to discuss it. In other words, since we are here, the universe must be finely tuned to support advanced life. The argument commits the logical fallacy of converse accident, applying an exception to a generalization when the generalization should apply. There is no logical reason why our being here would cause the universe to be finely tuned and we have no evidence that more than one universe exists. The generalization must apply when we have only one example.
According to naturalism, the universe has no purpose and no interest whether or not there is life in it. Logically, we should not be here. In fact, modification of laws of physics almost always results in universes that don't even contain matter! Our presence in the universe suggests that we are not here by accident. In fact, the atheist must address the question of why there is anything at all. Why should there be a universe instead of nothing?

Characteristics of the Christian God
Biblical arguments for God's existence appeal to a God who exists beyond time and space. Any other kind of god is logically impossible. There is evidence from the creation that the Creator (or creator, if you believe in naturalism alone) has these characteristics. When you solve the equations of relativity for time, you find that time began at the moment of creation (i.e., Big Bang).4 Whatever, or Whoever put in motion the events that formed the universe must have operated in another dimension of time. Atheists try to get around the problem that time began at the Big Bang by appealing to a breakdown of the laws of physics before 10-43 seconds after the initiation of the Big Bang. However, we will never have any scientific evidence that these "different laws" ever actually existed.
There is also evidence for the existence of extra dimensions of space (although they obviously must be located within our universe or else we could not detect them). The unification theory states that the four forces of the universe can be unified into a single force at the moment of creation. However, for this theory to work mathematically requires the existence of at least 9 dimensions of space and time.5 It has been shown that at least two of the fundamental forces of physics can be unified experimentally. Evidence for the unification of some of the other forces is likely within the next ten years. Nearly all astronomers accept the hypothesis that the universe arose from extra dimensions of space and time. The Bible claims that God exists outside of the universe, which requires extra dimensions that exist even outside of the six extra dimensions thought to be required for the existence of the universe.

Origin of the universe - design or chance?
Once you arrive at this conclusion, there are two major mechanisms, neither of which are testable experimentally. The first is a naturalistic interpretation, which states that the universe arose from some super universe by an "evolutionary" process. The universe is so finely tuned that this is the only reasonable explanation for how our universe happens to be suitable for the formation of stars, planets, and life. The formation of a single universe with exactly the right combinations of laws of physics, size, etc. is so unlikely by chance as to be impossible. The person who believes in naturalism alone must also believe that a super universe exists which is capable of producing an almost infinite number of other universes with vastly differing laws of physics. They hypothesize that our universe just happens, by chance, to have the proper set of laws to allow for the formation of stars, planets, and life.

The Big Bang - a BIG problem
The Big Bang presents a big problem for the atheist (at least for those who have really thought about it). The Big Bang began about 14 billion years ago and will most likely continue to expand indefinitely, according to the latest scientific evidence. Even if it is found later that the universe contains enough matter to cause an eventual collapse of the universe, such a universe would end as the "Big Crunch" rather than expand to form another universe. For atheism to work, the universe must be eternal. Here is Andrei Linde's admission:

The first, and main, problem is the very existence of the big bang. One may wonder, What came before? If space-time did not exist then, how could everything appear from nothing? What arose first: the universe or the laws determining its evolution? Explaining this initial singularity-where and when it all began-still remains the most intractable problem of modern cosmology.
Atheists' problem - Fine tuning of the universe

For example, recent supernova evidence has shown that the universe probably possesses a cosmological constant - a universal "repelling" force that accelerates the stretching of space as objects become further apart from each other. In order for the universe to contain stars and planets, this constant must be fine tuned to a level of a part in 10120. Such an extreme level of design is almost incomprehensible. In my discussion with atheists, several have told me that they are comfortable with the idea that such levels of fine-tuning could have occurred by chance in our single universe. Such a proposal is completely illogical, and, in fact, requires more blind faith than to believe that God designed the universe. In fact, in order to be a logic-based atheist (as opposed to a faith-based one), you must believe in the multi-universe theory. Not only that, but you must believe that there are more universes in existence than the number of all the subatomic particles that exist in our universe. Don't believe me? Here is what a recent article from Science says about this hypothetical "multiverse" spinning off an "infinity" of other universes:

Uncomfortable with the idea that physical parameters like lambda [cosmological constant] are simply lucky accidents, some cosmologists, including Hawking, have suggested that there have been an infinity of big bangs going off in a larger "multiverse," each with different values for these parameters. Only those values that are compatible with life could be observed by beings such as ourselves.
Luck has no place in science, since all events must be probable (on the basis of all possible events) in order to actually occur.

Atheists' solution - untestable "science"
What scientific evidence exists to support the multiverse model? None! Not only is there no evidence, the physics of our own universe requires that we will never be able to obtain evidence about any other universe (even if it does exist). Therefore this belief is, and always will be, based solely upon blind faith (sounds like a new religion to me)! Why are some cosmologists "uncomfortable" with the idea that the cosmological constant (lambda) is so finely tuned? Simply because such fine tuning suggests design and (oh no!) a Designer. A hypothetical, untestable, complicated model of a super universe is the only alternative to belief in God. Such belief is not based upon science, since science requires that hypotheses be testable, but is based solely on the "hope" (i.e., belief) that there is no personal God to Whom we will be personally accountable.

Even evolutionists now admit that such ideas amount to nothing more than metaphysics. In a recent discussion of the origin of life, the The Origin-of-Life Foundation, Inc.® made the following admission:
"Appeals to multiple or "parallel" cosmoses or to an infinite number of cosmic "Big Bang/Crunch" oscillations as essential elements of proposed mechanisms are not acceptable in submissions due to a lack of empirical correlation and testability. Such beliefs are without hard physical evidence and must therefore be considered unfalsifiable, currently outside the methodology of scientific investigation to confirm or disprove, and therefore more mathematically theoretical and metaphysical than scientific in nature. Recent cosmological evidence also suggests insufficient mass for gravity to reverse continuing cosmic expansion. The best cosmological evidence thus far suggests the cosmos is finite rather than infinite in age."

According to Paul Davies:

"Whether it is God, or man, who tosses the dice, turns out to depend on whether multiple universes really exist or not….If instead, the other universes are…ghost worlds, we must regard our existence as a miracle of such improbability that it is scarcely credible."

Theistic solution - measurable design
On the other hand, the deist says that God designed the universe with just the right laws of physics. Note that neither hypothesis is testable, but that the God hypothesis is much simpler. The naturalistic explanation requires the presence of a complicated, unproved super universe that has the capacity to randomly spew out an infinite number of universes with different laws of physics. How does this hypothetical super universe know how to do this? Why would it even want to do this? Ultimately, why should there be any universe at all? None of these questions are logically explained by naturalism. Only an intelligent Being would be motivated and expected to produce any kind of universe such as what we see. If we use Occam's razor, which states that one should use the simplest logical explanation for any phenomenon, we would eliminate the super universe/multi-universe explanation in favor of the simpler God-designed universe model. The evidence for design in the universe and biology is so strong that Antony Flew, a long-time proponent of atheism, renounced his atheism in 2004 and now believes that the existence of a Creator is required to explain the universe.

Check this site for more info:
http://www.godandscience.org/apologetics/atheismintro.html

God and Science

Do you think that God doesn't exist?
Can you proove that he doesn't exist?

Here are a few examples of common criticisms:

A Loving God Would Not Send Billions of People to Hell, Would He? - Would a loving God force people to spend eternity with Him?

Why Would God Create a Person Who Would be Destined for Hell? - A loaded question surrounded by invalid assumptions

God Invented in the Image of Man? - Man does invent gods, but they are permissive and non-judgmental, not like the God of Christianity.

What about atrocities that have been done in the name of religion? - Yes, so-called "Christians" have done evil things in the name of God. However, atheists have killed many times more people than these "Christians." Does that mean that atheism is false?

There is Too Much Evil and Suffering For God to Exist?

Where was God During the World Trade Center Attack? - Wouldn't a loving God have prevented such evil?

Southeast Asia Earthquake and Tsunami- Where was God? - Are atheistic alternatives to the earth's design reasonable?

The Professor Teaches About Evil and Christianity - A lesson why evil is not created by God, even though God created all things.

Did God Create Evil - Does the Bible Say So? The good old King James Version Bible says so, so it must be true!

Original Sin - Are We Condemned by the Sin of Adam and Eve?

Why Wouldn't God Want Adam and Eve to Have Knowledge of Good and Evil? Did God setup Adam and Eve to fail? What's wrong with knowledge?

No Evidence of a Spiritual Realm? - The presence of pervasive evil as an argument for the existence of the supernatural.

Christianity is for Weak, Stupid People? - Doesn't the Bible tell people to believe despite the evidence to the contrary?

People of Faith - Famous Scientists - Scientists don't really believe in God, do they?

People of Faith - Astronauts

Communion on the Moon - Buzz Aldrin

James Benson Irwin (Colonel, United States Air Force)

Charles Moss Duke, Jr. (Brigadier General, USAF, Ret.)

Christianity Aiding the Development of Science (by Ben Clausen, off site)

Reason And Faith by Van Fisher

God and Logic (by Craig S. Hawkins, off site)

God has Not Revealed Himself to Me, So He Must Not Exist

Nothing Unique About the Teachings of Jesus Christ? - The radical teachings of Jesus Christ

100% Convinced vs. 100% Committed - I cannot believe until I am 100% convinced! Do you use this standard for everything else you believe?

Answers to Biblical "Contradictions" - What about all those passages in the Bible that contradict one another?

The Mysterious Case of the Missing Q - The existence of the hypothetical "Q" document is full of misstatements, misinterpretations, faulty logic, and factual errors. (off site)

Was Jesus Christ just a CopyCat Savior Myth? An examination of the claims regarding Adonis, Baal (and Hadad), Marduk, Osiris, Tammuz/Dumuzi, Melquart, Eshmun, Mithras, Dionysos, Isis/Osirus, Buddha, Krishna, Indra, Thor, Horus, etc. by Glenn Miller, Christian ThinkTank (Introduction, Part 2)
Walk Like an Egyptian: Comparing Osiris, Horus, and Jesus by James Patrick Holding, Tekton Apologetics Ministries.

Mithras by Mark McFall. Examines the assertion that Christianity borrowed the resurrection myth from Mithra.

Atheism Test - Is strong atheism based solely on logic and knowledge?
Common Objections to Christianity

Atheists have Proven God Does Not Exist. Right? - Only if that god is not the God of the Bible

Invisible Pink Unicorns, Santa Claus and God - Since we cannot detect God's existence, can't we automatically assume no god exists?

If God Existed, Prayer Would Have Brought World Peace? Surely a benevolent God would have granted world peace by now?

No Proof for the Exodus? - The potential role of Thera and 14C dating of the destruction of Jericho

More archeology and the Bible

Why Does the God of the Old Testament Seem So Cruel and Judgmental? - Didn't God order the killing of entire cities of "innocent" people. Let's look at those "innocent" people and see if you would like to have them as your neighbors!

Thou Shall Not Kill- Does God Violate His Own Commandment? Since God ordered the destruction of entire cities, wasn't He being a hypocrite?

Is Christianity anti-Environmental? - "The earth is the Lord's, and everything in it." It is only on loan from God...

Questions on Salvation - Is Jesus necessary? What is this gospel stuff?

All Religions Lead to God? Can One Discern the True Religion? - Can religious truth be discerned or are we relegated to being unable to choose?

What will happen to the people who have never heard of Jesus Christ? - Will they all burn in hell?

It Isn't Fair That God Judges People Who are Born Into Buddhist, Hindu or Other Non-Christian Homes - Then God wasn't "fair" to the author of this site!

Why Wouldn't God Want Adam and Eve to Have Knowledge of Good and Evil? What's wrong with knowledge?

Man - Created in the Image of God? - Aren't we just advanced apes?

Science contradicts the biblical creation account? (Day-Age Genesis One Interpretation) - Doesn't Genesis contradict modern science?

Doesn't Genesis One Contradict Genesis Two? - The order of creation is different. Isn't this a contradiction?

Is the Genesis Flood Impossible? (The Genesis Flood- Why the Bible Says It Must be Local) - Doesn't the Bible say the flood covered the whole earth?

Genesis 6-9 - The Flood - What the Hebrew really says

Is the Biblical Flood Account a Modified Copy of the Epic of Gilgamesh? - Let's compare what each account says

People could not live 900+ years: Long Life Spans- "Adam Lived 930 Years and Then He Died"

Sexism in the Bible? Doesn't the Bible demean women and treat them as second class humans?

Does God command wives to obey their husbands? by Glenn Miller (Christian ThinkTank)

Is God Male? What Does the Bible Say? - Isn't God a little old man who has male sexual organs?

Christianity and Intolerance- Why are Christians So Intolerant? Are Christians really intolerant or are the people who are unwilling to grant equal freedom of expression to Christian beliefs intolerant? - the real definition of "intolerance."

Racism in the Bible? - Doesn't the Bible condone racism and segregation?

Anti-Semitism in Mel Gibson's Movie The Passion- Is the Bible Anti-Semitic? Who is really to blame for the death of Jesus?

What Happened Resurrection Morning? - reconciling the four gospel accounts in a narrative style.

Evidences for the Resurrection from Biblical Studies Foundation

Is the Virgin Birth Scientifically Impossible? - The Bible says it was a miracle, but could it actually happen?

False Teachings in the Bible? - Rabbits chew the cud? Insects have four legs? The Earth is flat and square? etc...

Hitler was a Christian? - This seems like a no brainer, but there are free-thinkers who think he was. (off site)

Why Didn't Albert Einstein Believe in a Personal God? Don't get caught up in his simple logical error.

Why aren't Dinosaurs Mentioned in the Biblical Creation Account? - Such awesome creatures would have been put into a creation account written by a real god?

If God is Omnipotent (All Powerful) Why Did He Need to Rest on the Seventh Day? - Would a real God really need to take a break after creating the universe?

Prince of Peace - What Peace? - Did Jesus fail to fulfill His role as the Prince of Peace?

Robert H. Stein, "Was the Tomb Really Empty?" Themelios 5.1 (1979): 8-12.
Common atheist's myths

The Christian Church Was Never Really Persecuted - Were all the reported persecutions of Christians were made up by the Christian church?

The Bible Has Been Changed Over the Centuries From the Original? - Sorry, the manuscript evidence doesn't support this idea at all.

Jesus Christ as God and the Trinity Was Not Invented Until the Fourth Century? I hear this claim all the time, but the fact is that even secular sources indicate that Christian worshipped Jesus Christ as God no later than 113 A.D.

The Universe Just Happened Without Any Need For a Designer - For all those who expect to win at lotto!

There is No Evidence For the Fine Tuning of the Universe - The cosmological constant shows this belief to be false

Can God Create a Rock So Heavy He Can't Lift It? - Can God Truly Be Omnipotent? An atheist attempt to define God out of existence through illogical arguments

The Universe is Eternal - Contrary to atheist's claims, the majority of scientists state as fact that the universe had a beginning.

Only Stupid People Believe in God - A large number of famous scientists believed in God, many being devote Christians

People are Basically Good - Proof to the Contrary

Jesus didn't really die on the Cross? - The old swoon theory doesn't hold up to historical/medical reality.
No Evidence of the Supernatural?

The Power of Atheism to Change Lives - Crazy title, isn't it?

Scientific Evidence for Answered Prayer - Double blind, scientific studies validate the efficacy of Christian intercessory prayer.

Online Paper- Positive Therapeutic Effects of Intercessory Prayer in a Coronary Care
Unit Population (original article)

Scientific Studies that Show a Positive Effect of Religion on Health - Correlative studies of the effect of religion on health.

No Evidence of a Spiritual Realm? - The presence of evil as an argument for the existence of the supernatural.

Testimony of Darrell Scott before the House Judiciary Committee - The testimony of the father of Rachel Scott, one of the victims of the Columbine High School shooting.
Why Do You Fear Death? If we are just animals and there is no afterlife, why should you fear death?... unless Christianity is true and judgment awaits.

Check this site:

http://www.godandscience.org/apologetics/answers.html#Criticisms

Christian Emergency Verses

'I lift my eyes up to the hills-where does my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord the Maker of Heaven and Earth'
He will not let your foot slip-he who watches over you will not slumber.
Indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep .
Psalm 121: 1-2

Check this site:
http://psalm121.ca/verses.html

Click this site and see the verses in your own language.
Scroll down where it says "New International Version"
Choose the Bible language and version.


Problem
Call:
When in sorrow
John 14
When men fail you
Psalm 27
When you have sinned
Psalm 51
When you worry
Matthew 6:19-34
When you are in danger
Psalm 91
When God seems far away
Psalm 139
When your faith needs stirring
Hebrews 11
When you are lonely and fearful
Psalm 23
When you grow bitter and critical
I Corinthians 13
When you feel down and out
Romans 8:31
When you want peace and rest
Matthew 11:25-30
When the world seems bigger than God
Psalm 90
When you want Christian assurance
Romans 8:1-30
When you leave home for labor or travel
Psalm 121
When your prayers grow narrow or selfish
Psalm 67
When you want courage for a task
Joshua 1
When you think of investments and returns
Mark 10
If you are depressed
Psalm 27
If your pocketbook is empty
Psalm 37
If you are losing confidence in people
I Corinthians 13
If people seem unkind
John 15
If discouraged about your work
Psalm 126
If self pride/greatness takes hold
Psalm 19
If you want to be fruitful
John 15
For understanding of Christianity
II Corinthians 5:15-19
For a great invention/opportunity
Isaiah 55
For how to get along with fellow men
Romans 12
For Paul's secret to happiness
Colossians 3:12-17


ALTERNATE NUMBERS:

For dealing with fear
Psalm 34:7
For security
Psalm 121:3
For assurance
Mark 8:35
For reassurance
Psalm 145:18