"Go and make disciples of all nations" You either can't do what He's commanded or you're outright refusing. Your God is not Jesus if you'r refusing. There's no excuse for not proclaiming your Faith except a complete lack of appreciation for what you "have faith" IN. "God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son so that any one who believes in Him shall have eternal life" If you believe in some guy named Jesus who condones inserting man made ideology with Jesus' teachings, I'd say you have the wrong guy. "Seek and ye shall find" If you harbor false teachings about Jesus, you can get rid of them by reading The Bible and carefully considering each and every sentence. "Whoever causes one of these little ones to stumble would be better off with a slow and painful death" The greatest atrocities in Gods' eyes are not easy to overcome. Seek and you shall find.
Would it really be so awful if scientists at least conceded to the possibility of God?
I mean, seriously -- WHAT is at stake if people believe God's word in its entirety exactly as its written? Is anyone honestly fearful of The Spanish Inquisition Pt. II? Christian leaders have been known to make some really f--'d up statements, like proclaiming that homosexuals should be exterminated and that if you aren't speaking in a foreign language that you didn't even know existed and aren't aware of it at the time, then you aren't saved. The latter of those two examples only makes sense in reality if you believe any and all religious hypocrites will die on the spot like Ananias and his wife did. God does not need to do everything He does exactly the same way every day.
HOWEVER,
Even if you could in any level of honesty say that all earnest God seeking members of a church that describes itself as Christian are abortion doctor - killers or gaystoppo members (sorry---probably not an appropriate pun, but....uh...yeah--not that sorry...) that still doesn't change the capacity for The Bible, in its entirety, to be A) scientifically proven or B) scientifcally possible. One guy says The Bible isn't true because the sorcerer's donkey is said to have spoken words to the sorcerer.
Even if the encounter between the sorcerer and his donkey were 100% included in The Bible and the sorcerer didn't stop for a moment and say "YIKES! When did YOU figure out how to talk??!" (which would have indicated to people who are alive today that it was not an everyday occurance and that God had a direct hand in the matter) there's still a possibility that animals had characteristics that are no longer present in their modern day variants. Can such characteristics be scientifically proven to have existed in animals that were alive 3,000+ years ago? Highly unlikely. Most people seem to conclude that it was describing a miracle. If a miracle could be scientifically proven, it wouldn't be a miracle. People also say "How is it different from any other religion?" I can't speak of real authority on any other religion, but how many people have achieved self actualization by way of Buddhism or any similar religion? How many people are thankful to The Enlightened One (Buddha) for their improved lot in life? Does a millionaire with a hot wife and ample sex life and a great connection with her and bright kids with no sickness or deformities give thanks to Buddah? What if you have some of that but not all of it? What if your relationship with your wife could use some improvement or your kids aren't Einstein Jr. or they have some mild health issues or you're not a mllionaire but you had loving parents growing up and gained a secure job in a fairly high paying industry doing something that you aren't bored to tears with or resentful of in some way? How do you know your life is better or worse than your previous life? How can you possibly do better if for all you know the best anyone could ever do has already been done? The Bible says essentially that everyone's got problems and we need to forgo any complaints we have and do what is necessary to show love and kindness to those who are facing difficulties. Yes, the virtue of that can't be scientifically proven. Yes, there may be similar pleas for justice in other religions but what do those religions amount to? Many religions continue to exist on the pure basis that nobody has challenged those beliefs. When people groups across the globe get introduced to The Bible, almost always opposition is met because it upsets the status quo. But you almost always have those who take a step back and say "Hey...this book is onto something" Indigenous religions are not being stolen by evangelism. They are being abandoned. If I have a CD that I love,love,loveSOfreakin'love the sound of today but for years on end can't find any joy in it, chances are I'm going to do what many of these people with localized religions who've been preached the Gospel have done -- let go and forge ahead. Yes, The Bible is a very old book. The Earth itself even older. Does that mean it's not real or that any respect for it is not warranted?
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