Christians on CS!

[PinkestPink]

Hey!!

I've made a banner for Gravity Falls, but i asked her if she wouldn't mind if I made it a free avvie.

Here, have it, feel free to use without credit:


It says "The Lord is my Shepherd" in several langwages

[W o l f ;;]

I really want an actual answer on this, and from multiple people. I want to hear other people's reasons.
I wanted to hear some of your opinions and reasons on, why do you believe in God, how do you know/think he exists?

Thank you, I am agnostic, but curious to hear your beliefs.

1. Because he made the world, including the dinosaurs ^^
2. he helps me and everyone :3
3. Once, I was walking up to the bus stop and hardly any cars go up the road I walk up, there is a 1 in 10 chance that a car will come past. And when I had to go past this really creepy house I prayed for cars to come past so i know people will be there. And three cars came past O_O

[nermal1999]

hay all I need sum prays my dad is going to his new job rite naw and I wunt it to go will please pray for my dad

[foxxbreath]

I really want an actual answer on this, and from multiple people. I want to hear other people's reasons. :)
I wanted to hear some of your opinions and reasons on, why do you believe in God, how do you know/think he exists?

Thank you, I am agnostic, but curious to hear your beliefs.

I believe he exists, because the Bible says so, and I believe the Bible. When I was younger,(I asked him to come into my life when I was around 6) I was just a Christian to be one, you know? Because my entire family was Christain, and little kids want to be like any one else. Now that Im older, I realize it's more than that. I believe that God exists because, the Bible still says so, but he has made an impact on my life. True, I have no real proof he does exist, but in my heart he does, and I still try to follow his commands.
And adding on to what Brows said on this matter;;
I was also raised in a Christian household, so its normal to believe in God that way. Lately I've been praying to God for a lot of stuff, and even though it doesn't always go the way I would like it to, take my fish for example, I know its what God had planned, and I have a lesson in there to learn somewhere. I feel it inside, I feel, whenever something goes wrong, or right, I feel God inside of me. :)

Hope this makes sense. XD

[kimmy1479]

I really want an actual answer on this, and from multiple people. I want to hear other people's reasons.
I wanted to hear some of your opinions and reasons on, why do you believe in God, how do you know/think he exists?

Thank you, I am agnostic, but curious to hear your beliefs.

Well, I myself was raised in a half Christian home. My father is Atheist/Agnostic, and my mother a Christian. When they married, my father agreed to let my mom raise us as Christians, take us to church, etc. but he also exposed us to videos on evolution, his belief that there was no God, or if there was, than what good and loving God would condemn him to hell, simply for not believing in Him?
"I'm a good person," he would say, "And I cannot imagine a good and just God who would condemn me to torture for no reason other than disbelief."

It was at that time in my life, when I would have arguments and debates with him over God, that I really questioned my belief. After all, I was young, and didn't know enough about anything to really find fault in his logic.
And so I decided I either needed to strengthen my faith or abandon it.

I thought about both very seriously. For a time, I experimented with just abandoning it. Living without it.
But I soon found that was quite a bit harder than it had sounded originally.
I would be scared in times of trouble, and could not pray to Him.
I would feel alone, and not have Him or His Word for comfort.
I would try to decline things that I knew were wrong, but when asked why I didn't want to do it or why I thought it was wrong, had no answer.
I soon found that if I subtracted God from my life, what was left was not very good at all.I was alone, I was afraid, and I constantly questioned everything that I had chosen to, and not to, believe.

So I finally tried God again. Except this time, I actually tried to research Him. Question Him. Really submerged myself into trying to understand Him.
I found that after my time without Him, the stories, parables, and miracles in the Bible that I had grown up with seemed more real, and more amazing. I learned enough that I could finally... finally back up my beliefs. Finally see the flaws in my father's logic. Finally strengthen my faith.
I still question God... but I don't question His existence. I don't question whether or not He is good, or just, or loving.

I think for me, the reason I believe so strongly in His existence, is that I've tried to live without Him. And, after failing so miserably, realized what a relationship with Him really means. It's something personal. Something you feel, and trust- just like a person.

Some say He is imagined. A source of comfort for people who cannot handle reality. But the very concept of being comforted by an imagined man in the sky seems so... wrong and impersonal. So unlike what God really is, or is told to be.
It's like when you have a close friend, who listens to you, and helps you, and understands you, and somehow always makes things better.
And that relationship is so real, and you harbor so much trust, and love for that person... that when someone tries to say its fake, you cannot even comprehend how that can be true. Because God isn't a man in the sky who fixes things for you. He's a friend and a teacher and a guide and... so many things that are deeper and more intimate than anything imagined.

And it took me a long time to discover this, but now that I have... well it's hard to think of ever abandoning my faith again.
And if He were made up, then well... I think whoever made Him up would have made Him easier to believe in. Because back then everyone believed in Gods. You could get anyone to accept your God.
But accepting your God, and dismissing all other Gods? Hardly.
It was an absurd request to tell those who believed in so many Gods, to dismiss what they believed as idols, and accept a single God.

I also believe that you can see His effects. My friend once compared Him to the wind. You cannot see the wind. But you can see it rustle the leaves on a tree. Or lift things up, or push against you. In the same way, you don't see God... but you see his effects. You see how He changes people, or you feel how He's trying to tell you something. You cannot see Him, and you cannot see the wind. But they both make themselves known.

I suppose this was a lot longer than it was meant to be.
But the main reason I believe in God is that I've tried living without Him... and everything just seemed wrong. And when I rediscovered Him... everything was real. And the relationship I have with Him feels so real that it's nearly impossible to think of it being imagined. Especially by me, since I'm not one to hide behind anything, or to ignore reality.
I'm not a scientist (not even good at science, actually) and I can't give you 'proof' like an Evolutionary Scientist could. I can only really give you my own testimony. What I've seen, and what I believe.

(though- side note- you CAN be a Christian and believe in Evolution. You CAN be a Christian and support gay rights/be gay. The ONLY requirement for Christianity is to believe and accept Jesus. And as Jesus said, the two most important commandments are simply to love God and love others.)

[Doglover37]

I really want an actual answer on this, and from multiple people. I want to hear other people's reasons.
I wanted to hear some of your opinions and reasons on, why do you believe in God, how do you know/think he exists?

Thank you, I am agnostic, but curious to hear your beliefs.

Well, I myself was raised in a half Christian home. My father is Atheist/Agnostic, and my mother a Christian. When they married, my father agreed to let my mom raise us as Christians, take us to church, etc. but he also exposed us to videos on evolution, his belief that there was no God, or if there was, than what good and loving God would condemn him to hell, simply for not believing in Him?
"I'm a good person," he would say, "And I cannot imagine a good and just God who would condemn me to torture for no reason other than disbelief."

It was at that time in my life, when I would have arguments and debates with him over God, that I really questioned my belief. After all, I was young, and didn't know enough about anything to really find fault in his logic.
And so I decided I either needed to strengthen my faith or abandon it.

I thought about both very seriously. For a time, I experimented with just abandoning it. Living without it.
But I soon found that was quite a bit harder than it had sounded originally.
I would be scared in times of trouble, and could not pray to Him.
I would feel alone, and not have Him or His Word for comfort.
I would try to decline things that I knew were wrong, but when asked why I didn't want to do it or why I thought it was wrong, had no answer.
I soon found that if I subtracted God from my life, what was left was not very good at all.I was alone, I was afraid, and I constantly questioned everything that I had chosen to, and not to, believe.

So I finally tried God again. Except this time, I actually tried to research Him. Question Him. Really submerged myself into trying to understand Him.
I found that after my time without Him, the stories, parables, and miracles in the Bible that I had grown up with seemed more real, and more amazing. I learned enough that I could finally... finally back up my beliefs. Finally see the flaws in my father's logic. Finally strengthen my faith.
I still question God... but I don't question His existence. I don't question whether or not He is good, or just, or loving.

I think for me, the reason I believe so strongly in His existence, is that I've tried to live without Him. And, after failing so miserably, realized what a relationship with Him really means. It's something personal. Something you feel, and trust- just like a person.

Some say He is imagined. A source of comfort for people who cannot handle reality. But the very concept of being comforted by an imagined man in the sky seems so... wrong and impersonal. So unlike what God really is, or is told to be.
It's like when you have a close friend, who listens to you, and helps you, and understands you, and somehow always makes things better.
And that relationship is so real, and you harbor so much trust, and love for that person... that when someone tries to say its fake, you cannot even comprehend how that can be true. Because God isn't a man in the sky who fixes things for you. He's a friend and a teacher and a guide and... so many things that are deeper and more intimate than anything imagined.

And it took me a long time to discover this, but now that I have... well it's hard to think of ever abandoning my faith again.
And if He were made up, then well... I think whoever made Him up would have made Him easier to believe in. Because back then everyone believed in Gods. You could get anyone to accept your God.
But accepting your God, and dismissing all other Gods? Hardly.
It was an absurd request to tell those who believed in so many Gods, to dismiss what they believed as idols, and accept a single God.

I also believe that you can see His effects. My friend once compared Him to the wind. You cannot see the wind. But you can see it rustle the leaves on a tree. Or lift things up, or push against you. In the same way, you don't see God... but you see his effects. You see how He changes people, or you feel how He's trying to tell you something. You cannot see Him, and you cannot see the wind. But they both make themselves known.

I suppose this was a lot longer than it was meant to be.
But the main reason I believe in God is that I've tried living without Him... and everything just seemed wrong. And when I rediscovered Him... everything was real. And the relationship I have with Him feels so real that it's nearly impossible to think of it being imagined. Especially by me, since I'm not one to hide behind anything, or to ignore reality.
I'm not a scientist (not even good at science, actually) and I can't give you 'proof' like an Evolutionary Scientist could. I can only really give you my own testimony. What I've seen, and what I believe.

(though- side note- you CAN be a Christian and believe in Evolution. You CAN be a Christian and support gay rights/be gay. The ONLY requirement for Christianity is to believe and accept Jesus. And as Jesus said, the two most important commandments are simply to love God and love others.)

Thank you for the part in part in parentheses some people just need to realize that.

[nermal1999]

hi may I join in with you all I love god too so please lete me be with you all

[JourneyMaster]

I really want an actual answer on this, and from multiple people. I want to hear other people's reasons.
I wanted to hear some of your opinions and reasons on, why do you believe in God, how do you know/think he exists?

Thank you, I am agnostic, but curious to hear your beliefs.

I was raised in a Christian home, and grew up with many amazing Christians around me. When I was younger I believed because it was what my family believed. Now that I am older, I have other reasons. I have seen God's work in peoples lives, especially mine. If you hear my story you might understand a little bit better.
When I was two days old I was placed in foster care. Why? My mother was a drug addict. She had been doing illegal drugs while she was pregnant with me, and I was expected to be a 'drug baby'. God however, had other plans. I was a healthy child and at two days old was put into foster care with the same people that eventually adopted me.

This is one of the reasons why I believe in God. I have seen his miracles in my own life since I was a child.

[sea glass.]

Woohoo Christians unite! ^^

I am constantly losing things, so when I can't find something I always pray the St. Anthony prayer:

Saint Anthony, Saint Anthony, look all around. There's something that is missing and cannot be found.

And then, BAM! I find the item. It's amazing.

[Ocelot; Quitting]

Thank you everyone for your answers. Those helped me get a better look into your religious believes