I'm just curious, do you really think that the Bible is that bad?
The book
of Isaiah 7:14, for example, written around 750 BC, stated that
the Messiah
would be born of a virgin. Genesis 49:10 written around 1400 BC
said that
He would come from the tribe of Judah and jeremiah said He would
also be a
descendant of King David. Luke 3 tells us about the bloodline of
Jesus. It
just happens to go through both of these men. Micah 5:2 (700BC)
told us
where the Messiah had to be born. Guess? Bethlehem. Psalm 22, the
"boring
one" was written around 1000BC. It describes what Jesus saw on
the cross
1000 years before Jesus was born. By the way, that was also 400
years
before crucifixion was invented as a form of capital punishment.
It
predicted what Jesus would say, how they would put nails through
His feet
and hands, how the soldiers would take his clothes, and even what
the
people would say as they walked by. Not bad for the "worst-written
" book
in history!
I understand where you are coming from because I once felt the same
way.
But I promise you, if you will read the book of John and ask God
to reveal
Himself to you, God will do it. I dare you! Just try it and see.
See, you are not the 1st, nor will you be the last, to rebell against
the
God who made you. But I will be praying that you find out the truth
before
many of them did.
ie. Voltaire, the great athiest philosopher was dying and these
were his
last words, "I am abandonded by God and by man. O Jesus Christ!
O Jesus
Christ". And then he died. Odd isn't it?
ie. Thomas Paine, who wrote The Age Of Reason was an agnostic.
When he
died, these were his last words, "What a fool I have been. O God
help me.
For I cannot bare to be left alone!
* But when Dwight L. Moody died after experiencing the new birth
that Jesus
talks about (John 3, cf. Romans 10:9-10), these were his last words,
"Earth
is receeding. Heaven is descending. God is calling, and I'm going
home. Is
this death? Why, its not bad. It is glorious! This is my coranation
day."
Listen, these are all famous men on both sides of the God debate.
Isn't it
amazing that all me God at their moment of death?
Look, God loves you and He doesn't care what you've done or where
you've
been. He wants to forgive you and give you a new start. God can
do
anything. i had a friend 8 years ago who was a homosexual. He was
active in
the movement for rights. He began to read the Bible and God began
to work
in his life. he accepted Jesus Christ as His Lord and Savior and
asked Him
for forgiveness for all his sins. i saw what God did for him. He
is now
married to my sister and they are about to have their 1st child.
he will
tell you that he didn't change. God changed him! He says God set
him free
from the bondage of homosexuality. if God can do that, God can
do anything.
Ho about you? You seem to be a smart person. A reasonable person
would
examine the evidence and search for the truth. Let me know what
you decided
after you have examined the evidence. After! i say this only because
i want
you to experience waht I have.
John
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