Are there any people who believe in God here?

Actually there have been millions of people who have turned to God and then heard nothing in reply, mainly because he doesn't exist. However, they can turn to their friends and families for support, whereas you can only turn to an imaginary man in the sky because you're scared that if you don't, you'll go to hell. Unlucky.

How do I get God to help me?


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Actually there have been millions of people who have turned to God and then heard nothing in reply, mainly because he doesn't exist. However, they can turn to their friends and families for support, whereas you can only turn to an imaginary man in the sky because you're scared that if you don't, you'll go to hell. Unlucky.

I spy a slight conflict herein. Do you believe in God? Most people that do wouldn't dare talk about Him like that. And if not, why do you then think that you're going to meet Him?

if you truely believe in Him, good things will happen

its a shame that we leave in a nation of unbelievers,

personally i can only testify how much the Lord has done for me, i have received an amazing job from with the odds against me, i have genuinely seen a massive turn around in my life since i became of faith.

it doesn't cost anything for you to try it for yourself, go to church, meditate and truly speak to God and im sure you'll see a turnaround in your life,

i truly pray and feel sorry for the type of ppl posting comments in this forum, thing is at one point in their life, they'll have nowhere to turn to, me- i have always got my Lord and Saviour.

one of my fav quotes is that 'the devil's greatest trick was make people believe that he doesn't exist.'




"For by grace are you saved through faith; and that not of yourselves for it is the gift of God: so that it may be impossible for anyone to boast."(Ephesians 2:8-9)

Ever heard of an "impersonal god"?



Not necessarily.

Ever heard of an "impersonal god"?



Not necessarily.

Me, and why do I believe in God? Simply because I think this world would not exist if there is no God

I know I'm an idiot for being a believer and all, but just wanted to know how you know God is an imaginary man in the sky.

... oh right, you don't, that was just a stupid assumption.

You make it sound like it's either one or the other. People who believe in God also have family and friends.

4 Negs? Oh come on. Jvasos had the sweetest answer and was the only one willing to share from his own experience. Jvasos do you remember the following words?:

'Blessed are ye, when [men] shall revile you, and persecute [you], and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great [is] your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.'

Why would Jesus Christ say this when his teaching was founded upon the law of love? Jesus said:

"Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets."

What type of person stands against this commandment?

The only reason for Jesus to say this would be if he knew that many would not accept his testimony. And before you pass judgement on this statement please finish reading my post. Thank you very much.

I challenge all of the athiests here to read the story of Paul. Paul comes into the Christian story shortly after Jesus comes back to life and returns to heaven. Paul was a Jewish zealot who travelled the region to see to it that Christians were imprisoned or executed. He passionately stood against Christianity and did everything in his power to wipe it out.

Then he was blinded by a fierce light that only he saw and he heard a voice saying, 'Why do you persecute me?'. It was Jesus Christ speaking. Paul visited a nearby town. And a believer in Jesus healed him, after debating with God for a few minutes saying something like, ' Why should I pray for him! isn't this the one trying to kill us all'.

Paul was healed and recieved his sight. He then became a leader of the followers of Jesus called by Paul 'the body of Christ' or simply 'the church'.

(The word church has absolutely nothing to do with the segregation of religious denomination and conflicting beliefs and doctrines. The word church denotes everyone who believes in Jesus Christ for these people are the body of Christ and Christ is the head before God).

Throughout his travells, to tell people about Jesus, Paul suffered greatly. There were many attempts made to end Pauls life and he was often attacked.

Paul writes:

'Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more; in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft.
Of the Jews five times received I forty stripes save one.
Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day I have been in the deep; In journeyings often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren; In weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness. Beside those things that are without, that which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the churches.


Paul was loved, admired and a leader of the Jewish community prior to believing in Jesus. Paul tried to eliminate faith in Jesus from the Earth prior to believing in Jesus. If God himself hadn't taken Paul for his own there is no way that a man would willingly do everything he did. (Consider the previous paragraph)

So please consider Paul's story before you make your decision as to whether or not Jesus Christ is who he says he is. Have a look at Paul's wikipedia article 'http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_the_Apostle'.

Jvasos I'm really happy to hear that God helped you to get an amazing job! God bless you! you've acknowledged him and our Lord and Saviour Jesus!


What I think is truely interesting is the quote you put at the end of your (Jvasos) post. "For by grace are you saved through faith; and that not of yourselves for it is the gift of God: so that it may be impossible for anyone to boast."(Ephesians 2:8-9)"

Paul writes in his letters (books of the New Testamanet in the bible) that we cannot be saved through good deeds (or works) but instead we are saved by choosing to believe that Jesus Christ is the son of God and that we he said and did is truth.

Paul is saying we cannot be saved, that is go to heaven, and be loved by God because we follow all of his rules. We are saved, that is go to heaven, and are loved by God simply because we choose to believe in Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ is the son of God.

Wouldn't you like it if someone was nice to your son and believed what he said .

Actually there have been millions of people who have turned to God and then heard nothing in reply

It's probably worthwhile asking what they're turning to God for though. If they're asking for work/money/women/healing etc... then there is every possibility that they won't receive what they're asking for. These are all earthly posessions and benefits which should be of little or no value to a Christian. In Phillipians 3:7-11, Paul says that he considers all of his wordly gains as rubbish, and that he much prefers to have Christ and in fact share in his sufferings.

If people ask for a great job, or lots of money, or a hot wife, or a cure for cancer etc, then they're ignoring what God considers to be the only important thing. In Luke 11:9-13 you see Jesus telling people that if they ask then they will receive... but notice what he says they will receive: "how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!". God's priority is his Kingdom, and as Jesus said, "It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of Heaven" (Luke 18:25)