tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1882119082010475437.post5311464692988006516..comments2023-10-22T08:53:48.316-07:00Comments on Faith and Reason: Why are we Christians and not Jews?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1882119082010475437.post-78071926417473594582011-06-13T18:58:02.280-07:002011-06-13T18:58:02.280-07:00First of all, claiming that "Most Christians ...First of all, claiming that "Most Christians are Christian because of an accident of birth" is beligerent and arrogant. You can't simply make this assertion. In the song, "Mind's Eye" by DC Talk, one of the verses goes as follows. <br /><br />"Can you catch the wind?<br />[Can you see God, have you ever seen Him?<br />I've never seen the wind<br />I seen the effects of the wind<br />But I've never seen the wind]<br />Can you see the breeze?<br />[There's a mystery to it]". <br /><br />So it is with God. We are not believers merely because we were born into Christianity by some accident or mistake, this would never provide sufficent ground for action or true belief. At some point, God had to have intervened. I can only speak for myself, but if I were believing only because my parents took me to Church every Sunday, that would've likely ended long ago. Even if God hasn't done anything specifically in your life, faith is the belief in things unseen. I've never physically seen God, but I've seen the effects of Him on others and I've felt him working in me. This is why I believe. Is feeling or witnessing the power and greatness of God first hand not sufficent reason or evidence to believe?abrahamsplacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08928887701753542625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1882119082010475437.post-35640051152880819742011-05-20T14:04:27.855-07:002011-05-20T14:04:27.855-07:00Peter, hope you don't mind if I give a free-th...Peter, hope you don't mind if I give a free-thinking answer to your questioners:<br /><br />Most Christians are Christian because of an accident of birth. If you were born to Jewish parents you would probably be Jewish, and you wouldn't lose a wink of sleep about not being Catholic. For those of us who change religions, it is usually due to social/family influences. <br /><br />What a person who cares about truth should probably do is examine all religious claims in order to decide which are true. The best method humans presently have for doing so with some level of objectivity is the use of science and reason. That means that extraordinary claims of religion require extraordinary evidence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com