Why do people believe a 2000-year-old book that says there is a God?

One View:

It's by faith and if you don't believe in this kind of thing then there really is no need to be rude because many people do.

Because faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God; Romans 10:17

Another View:

Because there are a lot of gullible people who can easily be talked into believing anything.

Another View:

Read it like a history book or an anthropological study, and you will see that the events can be extra biblically corroborated. Beyond that you can get a glimpse of what God is like and how he raises His children. There are so many passages in the Bible that, when you read them, you'll see that no 'man' would present a religion this way. There are so many complexities and depths that cut across time and culture.

Another View:

Because it promises them what they want. And these enticement is the basis of all religions, cults, sects.

Another View:

I believe in the King James Version of the Bible because the Holy Spirit laid it upon men's hearts what to write and what to say. If you do not ask Jesus to come into your heart and believe the Holy Bible you are going to die and go to Hell. That is just the way it is. God does not change His Word to satisfy Man.

Another View:

Although we have better technology and ways of life than people that lived 2000 years ago, they were still as human as we are today. Their intelligence level was the same as today. I believe in God because he first loved me, not because he divinely inspired people to write the Bible.

Another View:

People believe in the Bible because God is real. Since the creation of the world his invisible attributes are clearly seen. Look at the trees, all the beautiful creatures in the sea, the stars, the moon the sun. Deep in our heart we know that the Father above is real. Everyone has an opportunity to come to the Father. When and if we do accept the Father and trust his son Jesus as our savior, and we ask him to come into our life, he will confirm for us without a doubt that he is real. His promise is "knock and the door will be opened," "ask and you shall receive," "seek and you will find." He is a gentleman and he will not storm right in, he has to be invited. So when you are ready, he will be there to forgive you for all your sins.

Jesus said: 'I am THE way, THE truth and THE life. NOBODY comes to the father, EXCEPT through ME.' John 14:6

Another View:

One could argue that it is an evolutionary adaptation of the human psyche to believe in God to avoid depression while maintaining man's critical thinking abilities. It's quite ingenious, from a survival standpoint.

Another View:

If you take the time to read it then you will come to realize that much of what is in it has already come true and there is more to come yet!

Another View:

Look around you for the answer. Can you not see the beauty of everything. The way that everything has been designed and created. How carefully everything has been coloured. Can you imagine what the sky would be like if it was green? And if the grass was red, how sore it would be on our eyes? Surely you cannot say that the world and all its beauty was made with just a 'Big Bang.' Think about it.

'At the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue confess that Jesus Christ IS Lord, to the glory of God the Father.' Philippeans 2:4

Jesus said: 'I am THE way, THE truth and THE life. NOBODY comes to the father, EXCEPT through ME.' John 14:6

Another View:

It's not the 2000 year old book that makes me think that there's a God. It is the book that confirms His presence, which I personally have been aware of my whole life. I did not grow up in a spiritual family, but was very aware of what I refer to as the 'God Space' in every one's heart. There is a space, I believe, that nothing else can even remotely fill or satisfy, except for God. God is truly loving and merciful and gracious, yet man continues to corrupt his imagine in many ways.

Another View:

I believe in the Bible because it states many scientific facts before they were "discovered" by men. For example:

Bible date /Science date/ Gap

The earth is a sphere. 1000 B.C. /1500 A.D./ 2500

Isaiah 40:22

Stars make sound. 2000 B.C. /2000 A.D./ 4000

Job 38:7

Earth rotates on its axis. 2000 B.C. /1550 A.D./ 3550

Job 38:12, and14; Luke 17:31,34

Blood sustains life. 1500 B.C. /1800 A.D./ 3300

Leviticus 17:11

This is only a little bit of the information the Bible contains. The Bible has been around for a long time. It can be proven. Some of these facts were talked about in the Bible centuries before they were discovered scientifically. How could men back in 30 A.D. know all that stuff? That is the thing - they didn't. That is why I believe the Bible and only the Bible. Everything else I grade by what the Bible says.

Another View:

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If there is not a God, how do you explain people who suddenly are cured of life threatening illnesses or injuries? How do you explain Lucianno Italy where in the early 700s a monk was celebrating Mass and the bread and wine turned into body and blood. In 1975, scientists from all over the world (believers and non-believers) converged on the monostary in Luciano to perform tests on this body and blood, because it is still there on the alter un-tainted. They discovered the blood was AB+ and the body was human heart. Explain with science how that works?

Another View:

Well, we do the same thing with history textbooks. People read a history book and say that they know for sure that George Washington existed. How do we know? Becauase of journals that historians have found. The Bible is the same.

Another View:

It's called faith and if you dont believe in this kind of thing then theres no need to be rude because many people like do.

Another View:

Our soul is made up of both a physical and spiritual component. When a person dies, their spirit leaves the physical body and goes to a place to await the resurrection of the physical body when the spirit and the body are again reunited. People of the world understand the physical aspects of the human soul, but too many have very little understanding of the spiritual aspects. God speaks to people through a process called personal revelation (spirit-to-spirit communication). When one reads or encounters things that are of God, such as scripture, if one is in tune with the spirit, God can reveal to one's spirit, matters related to truth. When people prayerfully study what God has revealed to His children (us) through His prophets, He speaks to our spirit through a member of the Godhead called the Holy Ghost. The Holy Ghost is a spirit that can speak to our spirit. Like a radio, however, we have to be in tune spiritually before we are able to receive spiritual guidance. Those who have faith in God and His Son Jesus Christ can receive personal revelation regarding spiritual matters. If we feel we are not receiving spiritual guidance in our lives, it is because we are not in tune spiritually, and like a radio out of tune, we will not receive personal revelation that teaches us truth. This is why some people who read the scriptures recognize them to be from God, and others think they are uninspired. It has everything to do with our spiritual attitude. Those who are humble and teachable will have the Holy Spirit testify to their spirit that the scriptures are inspired by God. Those out of tune spiritually might as well be reading the newspaper because they will feel nothing. One gets in tune through exercising faith, praying to God, and reading the words of God.

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