@AndrewJamesMM@ChristIsComing5 Take a read of Testimony of the Evangelists by Greenleaf. Here's an overview:
https://t.co/EqTskPU2Lq
This group also dives into Biblical and Gospel reliability.
https://t.co/bF924RlBd0
@AndrewJamesMM@ChristIsComing5 Ahh, but there is evidence. The Bible is the best documented literature in the world with hundreds of manuscripts available very close to the original writing date.
There is archeological and geological evidence for the events in the Bible.
@AndrewJamesMM@ChristIsComing5 Technically we can only describe how gravity interacts with formulas and the bending of space-time. The why it is generated and why it exists still eludes us.
Asking why God is the way He is, is asking about a foundational axiom. There are no more "why's" to ask.
@AndrewJamesMM@ChristIsComing5 This is like asking why does gravity exist. It is how it is.
Sin is when we go against God's will, but it separates us from God. He wanted a path for us to get back to Him, so he sent his son, Jesus, who paid the price for sin which can be extended to us so we can be with God
@AndrewJamesMM@ChristIsComing5 Fortunately Jesus came, lived the perfect life, surrendered his life on the cross, and paid the price for our sins.
To get to heaven and be with God, we have to know Jesus, and he will extend his payment to cover our sins, allowing us back into heaven.
@AndrewJamesMM@ChristIsComing5 God is perfect and cannot have sin around Him. Any sin we do causes full separation from God (hell is effectively the absence of God).
We can't overcome this with our works.
@AWilsonmhealth@ChristIsComing5 Our purpose in life is to love God and enjoy Him forever.
Love requires a choice and not compulsion.
That choice stems from free will.
This means we must deal with people not choosing love leading to evil and brokenness.
This is why evil exists... God wants us to love Him.
@Jayasrq@ChristIsComing5 You might want to look at the manuscript and archeological evidence for the Bible. There are tons more manuscripts for the Bible than any other book. There is real archeological evidence for the events in the Bible. This is how the Creator of the universe chose to speak to us.
@imMagnusAndreas@sciencegirl Ya, Wal-Mart is bad about putting enough in the parking lots. I want to do the right thing, but if you make me walk half of a football field to get to one, it's not getting put up.