Why i believe

Why I BelieveQuestions for God While on One Man’s Journey

through Life

Nature - design or random?

Ups and Downs - How to live well? Purpose? Career, Family.

Random or Designed?

New stars being formed today, as seen by

Hubble telescope.

God says “Preparing a place for you”.

Heaven? While dying, Dad said “I’m on top

of the world” (4x).

200 “perfectly met parameters”

necessary for a planet to support life.

Odds of another planet now at zero.

Big Bang scientist said his atheism

“greatly shaken” as more discovered.

Miracles Still Happen?

Yes,

born 1.5 lbs, 3 months premature We are beautifully, wonderfully made

What is the Bible?Read Bible for first time 5 years ago

Stories of man’s

sinful nature (that continue today)

A SolutionAdvice for how to

live life (still applicable today)

Yes, to various degrees, I have violated these principles.

Have you?

…be still..patient..humble…

…get wisdom…

…guard your heart, mind…

…dili

ge

nt

hands

bring w

ealth…

…hatred stirs up conflict…

…encourage one another daily…

…pe

rsevere

…

…quick to listen, slow to speak,

slow to become angry…

…judge not…

“I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or

drink …but seek first His kingdom” Matthew 6: 25 and 33

My Evidence? Ups and downs, but never

lacking

Income

Weight

Was I

Racist?Pre-adoption Checklist

( or my will)

God’s will

( my daughters,

my blessings)

Admit I am a sinner.

Hurt others and by others.

Found Forgiveness, Grace and Peace.

Purpose of Life?

“Worship him who made the heavens, the

earth, the sea and the springs of water” Revelation 14:7

“His command: believe in Jesus

Christ…love one another.” 1 John 3:23

Life of Purpose

“I have decided to stick

with love. Hate is too

great a burden to bear.”

“I look only to the good

qualities of men.

Not being faultless myself,

I won’t presume to probe

into the faults of others.”

Jesus in History?

“Christus suffered the

extreme penalty during

the reign of Tiberius at

the hands of Pontius

Pilatus”Roman Historian Tacitus, 60

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WWI Christmas Eve truce - men

on both sides together sang:

“Silent night, Holy night

All is calm, all is bright…

Sleep in heavenly peace”

All Lives Matter

“You are all children of

God…you are all one in Christ” Galatians 3:26

We live “stressed

out”

Family a social

foundation.

Changing definition ok if based on love?

Cultural,

generational,

political differences

Tech adoption <25

years speeds up

change, anxiety

Christian vs.

Amorphous God

75% of Adults claim

belief in God. < Half attend church.

“Problem is Bush and his Christian

agenda”. Ok, what is the Christian agenda?

There is a God who created heavens, earth,

people.

We are all sinners. Who can deny it?

After searching, only solution I’ve found to sin is

forgiveness - an act of love - by God.

Therefore, let’s also try forgiveness and love

(regardless of beliefs), helping those in need.

Peace and Love to You

What Do You Really Believe and Why?

What’s wrong with that agenda?