This is a re-post
from jeremylin.net discussion thread.
I hope I will find time to add the cartoon later on.
This is for wilc,
willydilly and others who engaged in a great discussion about Biblical
accuracy.
If you like to read
a detective story, there is a great book "Case for Faith" by Lee
Strobel (ex-Chicago Tribune investigative journalist and an ex-atheist) that
addresses these questions using his investigative skills. I found them to be
very helpful in enriching my faith and providing answers to some of my
questions.
Award-winning
reporter and author Lee Strobel (The Case for Christ) once again uses his
investigative skills to address the primary objections to Christianity. As a
former atheist, Strobel understands the rational resistance to faith. He even
names the eight most convincing arguments against Christian faith:
1) If there's a
loving God, why does this pain-wracked world groan under so much suffering and
evil?
2) If the miracles
of God contradict science, then how can any rational person believe that
they're true?
3) If God is morally
pure, how can he sanction the slaughter of innocent children as the Old
Testament says he did?
4) If God cares
about the people he created, how could he consign so many of them to an
eternity of torture in hell just because they didn't believe the right things
about him?
5) If Jesus is the
only way to heaven, then what about the millions of people who have never heard
of him?
6) If God really
created the universe, why does the evidence of science compel so many to
conclude that the unguided process of evolution accounts for life?
7) If God is the
ultimate overseer of the church, why has it been rife with hypocrisy and
brutality throughout the ages?
8) If I'm still
plagued by doubts, then is it still possible to be a Christian?
As a Christian, I
always believe God wants his children to question and deepen our faith on why
we believe what we believe so we can always be ready to give an explanation to
anyone whos asks us for a reason for our hope. (1 Peter 3:15)
I definitely do not
want to resurrect the discussion because it won't be fair to other JLin fans
here :) but I thought I'll share something with my fellow JLin fans that has
been useful for me personally and to teach Sunday School. Now if we want to
discuss if God really took over JLin's body during his 3-pointer at Toronto,
that might be interesting :D
Have a blessed week
everyone!
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