Interesting.....
I believe there's another classification that would involve numerous others. "Agnostic" and "Atheists" are entirely two different things.
Have a hard time with this one as well. Raised a southern Baptist but have recently joined the Disciples of Christ, which is a very liberal group of people where men and women share equal roles in the church.
I don't think the answer can really be answered because of the numerous definitions of "God". My God and your God could be entirely two different things. There's no telling how many definitions of "God" exist. I do know that "religion" has given
my God a bad name.
I believe in a higher power, which I guess you could call a God. Although evolution is an interesting subject and one that has quite a bit of scientific evidence, I also think you can make a strong case for God's son. Why can't both of them exist??
With football season starting to crank up, I doubt there will be any who will listen to this, but as soon as you have enough time, I encourage you to read a book called,
THE CASE FOR CHRIST by Lee Strobel. It's basically a book about the life of Jesus Christ and his interviews with 13 of the country's top Christian scholars. Strobel undertook this mission because like numerous others, he was a spirtual skeptic.
Strobel was a writer for the Chicago Tribune and the book consists of interviews between Strobel and biblical scholars such as Bruce Metzger. These interviews compose a case brief defending Jesus' divinity, and urging readers to reach a verdict of their own. It's a journey in which Strobel tries to seek answers for such questions as: Was Jesus the son of God? Why do bad things happen to good people? How does an all loving God let children starve? Was the resurrection factual? It really is a thought provoking book and one that should be read by folks who need answers to the tough questions.....
Here's a summation of the book I found over at Amazon:
Lee Strobel knows firsthand. It was as a reporter for the Chicago Tribune and an avowed atheist that he first investigated the greatest news story of all-the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Now, in The Case for Christ, he presents compelling evidence and expert testimony for the claims of Christianity. As a seasoned journalist with a Yale law background, Strobel systematically tracks down his leads and asks the blunt, tough questions readers themselves would want to ask-questions that can make or break the Christian faith. He refuses contrived, simplistic answers. Instead, he pieces together hard facts through interviews with more than a dozen of the country's top scholars.
Written in the style of a blockbuster investigative report, The Case for Christ is apologetics at its most imaginative-gripping, compelling, marshaling expert testimony and incontrovertible evidence. With unerring instincts, Strobel ferrets out
Historical Evidence: Do we possess reliable documents concerning the life, teachings, and resurrection of Jesus?
Scientific Evidence: Is there archaeological substantiation for the historical accounts about Jesus? Did Jesus perform miracles?
Psychiatric Evidence: Did Jesus really claim to be God? What evidence is there that he fit God's profile?
Fingerprint Evidence: What does prophecy have to say about Jesus?
Other evidence: Jesus' death, the missing body, eyewitness accounts, and claims of personal encounters.
The Case for Christ reads like a captivating, fast-paced novel. But it's not fiction. It's a riveting journey to the truth about the most remarkable event in history: the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. And it's a revealing, personal testimony to his power to transform people yet today-even the most cynical, hard-bitten journalist
enjoy....
