Ray Comfort's Blog, page 124

Worth a thousand words

"Pics or it didn't happen." Mike Jones

Mike . . . who says I don't care about your guys? I took this picture tonight and spent an hour downloading, transferring, copying, saving, failing, trying again, etc.

But here it is. The chick that got out of the box (I put string around the top to discourage it because she was using our living room floor as a bathroom). It didn't work. This chick is 2 1/2 weeks old. The redness is a heating lamp to keep them warm at night.

I know a picture is worth a thous

Lift the lid

A friend gave us nine chickens recently. They were just five days old when we got them, and since it's been a long time since our three kids left the roost, it's been great fun for Sue and I to watch these little birds grow and spread their wings. We will keep them inside under a heat lamp until they’re mature enough to go into our chicken coop, along with their aunts. No doubt we will see some infighting when that happens as they go through their pecking order.

It’s 2:35 AM as I write this, and

A stupid analogy

"A 15 year old girl finally told her mom about her being raped several times a week by her step-father since she was 9 years old. He had threatened to kill her if she told anyone, and she fully expected to die when she told her mother. The part that stuck with me about this story is that this girl explained that every night for that 6 years she would get on her knees and tearfully pray to God to please make it stop. I really struggle to come to terms with a God that would knowingly let this go o

Delusions of granduer

"So when in the Bible God orders the deaths of children and babies that is a moral act? Can you explain to me how exactly that is moral because I, from my sinful human point of view, think that this is evil and vile? As such I could never follow or love someone who would order such things." Rabbitpirate

I’m not sure if you have heard of the phrase "delusions of grandeur." I will explain it to you anyway. It means that someone has an exaggerated view of himself. The dictionary says that it’s "an i

The 95 year-old lady

"One of the sweetest ladies I have ever known just died recently. She was 95 years old. I knew her all my life. She never said a harsh word to anyone. Love for others oozed out of every pore. She was always so helpful and kind and the most non-judgmental person I have ever known. However she was not a Christian, she was Buddhist. I just can't believe she ever did anything to deserve being cast into a place of eternal torment. If that's what Christians really believe then I don't want any part of

A simple answer to a simple question

"I would like a simple answer to a simple question. Do you believe that people who die without believing in Jesus Christ as their savior will be saved and go to Heaven?"

God promised that He would liberate the human race from death, and that He would do this through the suffering death of the Jewish Messiah (see Isaiah 53). The result would be peace with God for all who would humble themselves, repent and trust the God-given Savior (see Isaiah 55:1-3). Peace with God would mean everlasting life

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The straw man that broke the camel's back

"If you were God, and your child here on earth failed to trust in Jesus, would you torture them eternally or just forgive them? Wouldn't you say 'You broke the law but you know what it's impossible to keep. I love you and I understand your lack of faith?' Maybe not. I'd like to hear." Steve

A "straw man" argument is said to be "an informal fallacy based on misrepresentation of an opponent's position." The above supposed argument is a classic straw man. It misrepresents Christianity. When a believ

Testable evidence

"God is not based upon observable, testable evidence. He is based upon faith. With God we are unable to make predictions and test them to see if they are correct." Rabbitpirate

That is not true. Creation is "observable" evidence of the existence of God to all but a fool (not my words--See Psalm 14:1). God is not "based upon faith." Such a thought is ridiculous. His existence or non-existence has nothing to do with whether or not I have faith. As with human relationships, the means of exchange bet

Ugly and hateful religion

"Any God that would torture Anne Frank for all eternity is unworthy of worship . . . Awhile back, Ray posted a comment addressing the question of what happens to a child deep in the third world who dies w/o ever even hearing about Jesus? Does he get a break? Nope. Not according to your religion. I don't buy into hateful, ugly religions like that." Captain Howdy

Captain . . . why do you insist that Jews go to Hell? Are you antisemitic? Jesus was Jewish. All the disciples were Jewish. The first 8,0