Response To The 2nd Objection Of Case For Faith

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Growing up I always remember hearing all the Bible stories about Jesus performing miracles. From feeding the 10,000, to healing the leper, to even turning water into wine. As a child I never really questioned the idea of Christ performing miracles. They were always just the stories I heard in Sunday School and Church, they never seemed anything less than spectacular. I found it so interesting that my Jesus, the one who died on the cross from me, had that much power. There was never room to question whether or not they truly did happen. When you grow up being taught only that, sometimes it is a bit of a shock to step into the real world and see the different things people struggle with understanding when to you, its nothing less than a good Bible story. In the 2nd objection of Case for …show more content…
I have never struggled with the fact of second guessing the idea of miracles or if there is a God. It seems to me that if you believe in God, then the miracles He preformed shouldn’t be a matter of questioning. There is a point where Craig makes the comment, “If you believe God exists, then there’s no good reason to be skeptical about these events.” That is exactly where my mind has been throughout this objection. So yet again, another eye opening point is that Christians and non Christians everywhere struggle with the existence and works of God. Throughout this book, I am becoming more aware of the different view points people truly have when discussing God. It has informed me of the different way to approach this topic, and maybe respond to it in ways that are not offensive, but still informative on the truth. I am thankful for scholars in this book and people all around the world that devote their lives to finding out the truth about God and His promises. It not only benefits the non-believers but in some cases, the believers as

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