These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended. (John 16:1)
They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service. (John 16:2)
And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me. (John 16:3)
But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. And these things I said not unto you at the beginning, because I was with you. (John 16:4)
If religion and or god was a real fact, and in believing so was the way to having a good life, wouldn't everyone would be rushing to get it like the gold rush?
Carrot Top
2011/06/10 07:51:54
It seems to me religion is only for credulous people. Followers will always say, "You just have to have faith" meaning to me you just have to be a credulous sucker.
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wormwood 2011/06/11 08:10:10
They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service. (John 16:2)
And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me. (John 16:3)
But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. And these things I said not unto you at the beginning, because I was with you. (John 16:4)
That being said... Judgment Day and the end of the world as we know it will happen on May 21, 2011, will you be..... wait what? ... that date has already passed? That must of just been a test... and we aced it... alright lets say the real deal will now be five months later .... the end of the world now will be October 21, 2011 and it won't be a test...Bwaahaha... I mean true believes will be saved. ;P
Though the bibles says no one will know the time or date.... hmmm... bible or some guy who's been proven wrong twice now? .. hmmm ? :P
My point being some people believe... some people don't.... who's right? does it matter? .. I don't know...
Also during the gold rush a lot of people got rich opening stores and selling the gold minors their equipment even when they knew their was little to no gold. Just sawing you got to watch the seller, he might try to pull a fast one over if you're not careful.
To find God, you have to take that leap of faith, and seek him. I see or don't see him in everyone. That glow of fulfilment that makes a man's confidence stand apart of others is the Light of God.
Your question itself is credulous, you make assumptions about 2.1billion people who define themselves as Christian or the approximately 5 billion people in the world including Christians who define themselves as being religious.
Matthew 5:11 "Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. 12 Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
1
: ready to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence
2
: proceeding from credulity
That fiction book you get theses Jerry 5:11 from has not one provable thing in but credulous people bill believe anything
These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. (Hebrews 11:13)
For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country. (Hebrews 11:14)
And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned. (Hebrews 11:15)
But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city. (Hebrews 11:16)