But then again, can science explain why a person who was by all means clinically dead for hours just bounced back to life? And I'm not talking about Jesus or Lazarus, I am talking about modern day people. Doctors found absolutley no signs of life in the person. They were clincally dead for a whole night, yet they came back and science can't explain it.2
How was it that my brother saw a vision of the explosion that took his leg? Many that don't believe in a diety can call it a coincidence. But tell me, how exactly was it that every detail of the vision came out in the actual event? What's funny is that all of his knee problems were in his right knee, and doctors told him that he would need a replacement by age 25, but he lost that leg, so he doesn't have to worry about it. He laughs and says "Funny how God works, isn't it?"3
Many would tell you that my brother is a liar. He couldn't have possibly seen that coming. Again, I say it takes a certain amount of faith. He could be lying, but I strongly doubt he is.4
This world is simply too complex and intricate to make me believe any differently. Look at all the ecosystems, how every snowflake is different. How could you tell me that God doesn't exist? 5
How do I know that it was the God of the Christians, and that Jesus was His Son, the Messiah, and that the Bible is true? Again, a measure of faith, but you also have to look at some interesting things in the Bible.6
Many like to discount Revelations as the writings of a mad man. I guess you could say that the prophet Daniel was a mad man too. The plan for revelation was laid out in the book of Daniel, which was written thousands of years before Revelation. I would go into the math of how it all works out, and yes, it can be proven by math what it says in Daniel, but that would take too long to do it here. If you want, I could send you the proof if you want.7
Many regard Jesus as a prophet, a teacher, or just simply a man inspired by God. I, personally, would not say this of a man who said what Jesus did. 8
A man cannot simply claim to be the fufillment of the prophecies and be considered a prophet of God if what He said is not the truth. He is, in fact, a heretic and a liar. His teachings should then be regarded by no man. Not the Muslims, and not people that just say "He was a good man." No man is good that would lie like that. The Jews truly believe that Jesus was not the Messiah, and they regard Jesus as a heretic. Atheists regard Jesus, and all religion for that matter, as rubbish. Either He was a heretic, or truly the Son of God.9
By science's standards, one cannot be a virgin and conceive. But if there is a God, and God is all powerful, who is to stop God from saying "Hey Mary, You're going to be pregnant with my Son!" And to say that some guy impersonating an angel of God that comes to Mary is ludicrous! How would he know that she's about to be pregnant? Or the angel that comes to Joseph being a human imposter. Sorry, but what Jew would want to come and impersonate an angel telling Joseph to marry a woman who was already pregnant? That goes against Jewish norms! That Jew would have to be absolutley insane and that would have to mean that Joseph was insane. Mary was insane as well. They're all a bunch of liars, so no truth can come of them, therefore making Jesus into one huge lie that no one should regard as a prophet. Ever.10
Yes, Jesus did say that we are all children of God. But what sets Jesus apart as God's only begotten son, is that Jesus was fully God and fully man. He was of God, not just simply made in the image of God. That's how He could predict His death. Now a lot of people will chalk it up to Him just being crazy again, but I believe that He truly is the Son of God, the Messiah. Everything about Him, even stuff written by people who chose not to believe, points to this man as being the Messiah. He lived exactly as Isaiah's 'Suffering Servant" lived. I just can't chalk it up to chance, and I know in my heart that God is there.11
God's asked me to do things that I would never do being myself. I told myself that I would never ever ever ever ever ever work in a kitchen. God called me this summer to work in a kitchen. You might say this was me having a change of heart, but even after I took the offer, I was still mumbling "I'm going to hate every second of this" under my breath. And it turned out to be one of the most life changing things I could have ever done. I never dreamed I would make such an impact simply being a kitchen girl.12
I realize this is really unorganized. I've got ADD, I can't focus.
But yeah, that's why I believe. Either I'm a lunatic, or I'm right.
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