Why did i choose Jesus? Because my mind works logically, and logically, to begin with, there is more proof that Jesus of Nazareth lived than there is proof that Julius Caesar lived. There is proof in plenty of other writings of this man named Jesus traveling around Israel performing miracles. There is plenty of evidence that this man suggested himself to be God.
So, what do I do with this evidence? It still doesnt prove that He WAS the son of God, even God himself..... so what next?
Well, Jesus was one of two things: he was either a crazed lunatic, or he was really God. When i look at the Bible, non-Christian scholars and historians are willing to say that it is the best record of ancient history to date, and it is in fact 99.9% proveable..... the only unproveable parts being the actual miracles and signs.
Well, this is where faith comes in. I am an all or nothing person. If i can believe 99.9% of a book, why cant i believe 100% of it?
the reason I came to Christ also has one other dimension to it tho. No other religion, with the exception of Islam, has a permanent Hell, except Christianity. The way i see it, by believing in Christianity and living it, according to Mormons i still go to heaven, according to Catholics i do pergatory THEN heaven, buddhists and hindus would say i get to try again, athiests and most others say i cease to exists, and then other more recent religions would say that I would lead a good enough life to go to heaven anyway.
Christianity is the only one that says "believe this or burn in hell"
sry to put it so blunt, but tahts the way it says it. I dont suger-coat.
needless to say, I am afraid of hell as it is described in the Bible.
Basically, when it comes down to, I chose to take my chances with Christianity.
Now, i excluded Islam from that whole thing. Basically, i have chosen to not believe Islam because it contradicts the Bible in many wayz. |