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CHRISTIAN ISSUES / God / Jesus Christ / The Bible / Christianity versus
Islam / Other issues / Here are listed some more links about spiritual
issues, which can be of importance to strength our Christian faith. They will
give answers to many questions asked by the Sceptics. From the internet there
can be found a lot more for those, who are interested to know more. But I think, that these can give you a good start for
your searching. We must however remember, that many of these questions
are very difficult to understand in detail by a limited human mind. Therefore
may the answers given not be exact and thoroughly in accordance with the
absolute truth. We know only partly or indeed very little of God’s nature and
His doings and purposes. He, who has created this universe, is in an invisible,
timeless state, which we can not comprehend as beings of “flesh and blood” with
only our five senses. Therefore must the answers and statements in these
links be seen with respect to these facts. But they perhaps can broaden our
view and comprehension of how big God is and how He cares for us in many ways. GOD
Does God really exist? How
can we know? If God made everything, who made God? Are we alone, or is there
life elsewhere in the universe?
Another link:
Who created God? More answers to various questions can be found from
this site.
Argument for the existence of God:
Pascal’s Wager”, “The Ontological Argument”,
“The Cosmological Argument”
(including the first cause argument), “The Teleological Argument”
(i.e. the argument to design), “The Moral Argument”, “Religious Experience”
and “The Argument from Miracles”
How can
one God be three persons?
Craig has also held many debates about the the existence of God.
Craigs article “Cosmos and Creator”
with the discussions
of Big Bang, Quantum Models, The Hartle-Hawking Model, the Time before
Time, etc. Many other Apologetics of Dr. William Lane Craig can be
read.
JESUS
CHRIST Who was Jesus, really? What did he say about himself?
What evidence is there to support what he said? How and why did Jesus actually
die? Did he really rise from the dead? .There is a lot of these questions. Read answers to these frequently asked questions. Is Jesus Christ a man, or is
he God? How do we know that Jesus
was the Messiah? See also reply to Fales. THE DEITY OF JESUS CHRIST. (A short
overview)
You can find more about the Jesus-Seminar in
Also Craig has written about Presuppositions and
Pretensions of the Jesus Seminar.
The
presuppositions in the Jesus Seminar:
General Assumption #1. If it is only mentioned in
one Gospel, it is doubtful that it happened. General Assumption #2: If it reflects the needs,
likely questions, or problems of the early church, it is doubtful that it was
said or done by Jesus. Instead, the words and deeds were written back into the
Gospel records. General Assumption #3: If it reflects something that
was already being taught in Judaism or some other philosophy at the time, it is
doubtful that it was said or done by Jesus. General Assumption #4: If it has a miraculous
element, it didn't happen. General Assumption #5: The Gospel writers added to
or expanded upon Jesus' sayings with their own interpretations or comments, or
attributed their own statements and/or stories to the Gospels. General Assumption #6: Many saying of Jesus are
invented for the occasion. General Assumption #7: Only sayings and actions that
fit a specified portrait of Jesus are authentic. The
BIBLE In addition to what can be found in section “Bible is
reliable” http://www.lindellnet.net/bible.htm some
more links: Evidences for a logical and rational faith in Jesus
Christ as the Son of God and especially the reliability of the New Testament. with the pages: A real “Treasure chamber”: http://www.christian-thinktank.com/
with many articles about various biblical topics and answers
to hundreds questions concerning biblical issues: http://www.christian-thinktank.com/topix.html
A site with many biblical studies and relating topics
from various fields (also other than Christianity) http://dianedew.com/index.shtml From here and also from other sites you can found the
basic principles for Christian Faith. See also from this site “How to find Peace with God?” http://www.lindellnet.net/peace.htm and “What is Prayer?
http://www.lindellnet.net/prayer.htm CHRISTIANITY VERSUS ISLAM It is important nowadays to have some adequate
knowledge about Islam. Of course here is not possible to give a more detailed
description, only answers to some specific questions. What is Islam? http://www.christiananswers.net/islam.html
Muslims - What
does the Quran say about Isa (Jesus)? http://www.christiananswers.net/q-eden/quran-jesus.html
How do Muslims think they are saved? http://www.christiananswers.net/islam.html#salvation
Are most Muslims terrorists? http://www.christiananswers.net/q-eden/islamterrorism.html
More information can be obtained e.g. from: Muslim -
Christian Dialog. http://www.answering-islam.org
A very interesting story is, what happened, when a
fanatic Muslim got the task to find out, that the Bible is a forgery and the
Quran is reliable. The story gives many details about the background for Quran
and many surprising perceptions, which this Muslim found on his long struggle
for the truth.. http://www.lindellnet.net/quran.htm OTHER
ISSUES Origin of life.
From where did life come? http://christiananswers.net/q-eden/origin-of-life.html
A large FAQ-site concerning topics from Genesis and
bible-related questions: http://www.answersingenesis.org/home/area/qa.asp
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