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kirseonFeb 17, 2010

I'm not sure that Christianity is about "simply believing" -- I mean yes that describes the effect of Christ's grace (all you need is belief/acceptance to receive it)... but that's not why I choose to believe in a God.

I completely agree with you.

Belief for the sake of belief is not why I choose to believe in God, either. However, you must at least admit that justification by faith (simply believing) is at the core of the protestant Christian tenets.

If you trace the original conversation though, I was just trying to point out that fear was not a motivator for my belief, and tried to show why. I could have expounded on the core of why I do believe, but that would have resulted in a full dissertation.

As you pointed out, there are hundreds of historical texts and reasons that form the foundation for belief (see also Josh McDowell - Evidence that Demands a Verdict).

We're on the same page, I was just explaining something entirely different.

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