Jews – Erik Popp

This is part of a series: Why I Believe

Why I Believe – The Mirror to the Soul

Why I Believe – Heavenly Easter Eggs

Have you ever been in a store and felt like stealing something? The food/toy/whatever looks so good, and maybe it really is as good as it looks. You look around, and you don’t see anyone nearby. The door isn’t far away. You know that you could take it and never get caught.

But you (hopefully) don’t. Why? What is this unseen hand that keeps you from taking what you want? It’s your conscience. And its very existence is irrefutable evidence that there is a god, that he is your creator, and that he is holy.

Continue reading Why I Believe – The Conscience

This series I’ll probably post to occasionally, rather than all in one string.

In this series, I’ll list some of the reasons why I believe in the god of the Jews and Christians. The list is by no means exhaustive. The first one I’ll bring up is a prophecy.

“Therefore, behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when it shall no longer be said, ‘As the LORD lives who brought up the people of Israel out of the land of Egypt,’ but ‘As the LORD lives who brought up the people of Israel out of the north country and out of all the countries where he had driven them.’ For I will bring them back to their own land that I gave to their fathers.”
Jeremiah 16:14-15 (context)

This prophecy is coming true as we speak, despite the best efforts of filthy anti-Semites through the Middle East. In particular, the way in which Israel was established makes it pretty obvious that God made it happen, because without divine intervention, it couldn’t have. Here’s what happened:

Continue reading Why I Believe – The Rebuilding of Israel