{"id":3934,"date":"2008-12-24T00:20:25","date_gmt":"2008-12-24T00:20:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/jesuscreed\/2008\/12\/i-want-absolute-truth-a-letter.html"},"modified":"2008-12-24T00:20:25","modified_gmt":"2008-12-24T00:20:25","slug":"i-want-absolute-truth-a-letter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/jesuscreed\/2008\/12\/i-want-absolute-truth-a-letter.html","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;I want Absolute Truth.&#8221; A Letter Continued"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>This is the second part of the letter we received the other day. Again, I&#8217;m keen on hearing how you would respond to this seeker.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Bottom<br \/>\nline I would like an absolute truth.&nbsp; A Fact.&nbsp; It seems reasonable to<br \/>\nme to believe in something that is true and real.&nbsp; However, it seems<br \/>\nthat christianity,&nbsp;much like science gets as close as they can with<br \/>\nwhat God or christianity is, and the rest is up to faith.&nbsp; Which I am<br \/>\nnot sure I am OK with.<\/span><\/font> &#8230;..<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">So&#8230;back<br \/>\nto Christianity.&nbsp; Why would&nbsp; I want to spend my whole life loving,<br \/>\nserving, worshiping something with no guarantees?&nbsp; People have come<br \/>\nclose to what they think God is&#8230;.but there is no guarantee.&nbsp;&nbsp; If I am<br \/>\ngoing to wholeheartedly give myself to a faith or God, there has to be<br \/>\ngood reason for me to do so.&nbsp; Otherwise,&nbsp; I will live my life knowing<br \/>\nthere is potential for something else to be true.&nbsp; It happens all the<br \/>\ntime; look at the lives of every Christian you know &#8211; you know what<br \/>\nthey struggle with. If they were 100 percent sure, their lives would<br \/>\nlook a whole lot different.&nbsp; How we live says much about what we<br \/>\nbelieve&#8230;more so than our words.<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">&nbsp;So&#8230;what answer&nbsp;am&nbsp;I&nbsp;looking for?&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/font><strong><b><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">I<br \/>\nwant to know that Christianity is going to pan out.&nbsp; I want to know it<br \/>\nis the real truth.&nbsp; I want God to be the absolute truth.&nbsp; I want to<br \/>\ngive my life 100 percent to God.&nbsp; I don&#8217;t want to give myself<br \/>\nwholeheartedly, and then realize the model was flawed.&nbsp; I want to know<br \/>\nit is worth betting my entire life on.&nbsp; Because &#8211; similar to<br \/>\ngambling, the more you risk, the greater the pay off.&nbsp; However, the<br \/>\nsafer I play &#8212; I may not win much &#8212; but I don&#8217;t lose much either.&nbsp; I<br \/>\nwant to know that Christianity is foolproof.&nbsp; I want to know God is<br \/>\nreal and true &#8211; and that he does not disappoint.&nbsp; And I don&#8217;t want<br \/>\ncheap answers when someone dies or you have a terminal illness or<br \/>\nsomething. People say, &#8220;it&#8217;s God&#8217;s will, or things happen for a<br \/>\nreason.&#8221; I find these cheap and rationalizations.&nbsp; I don&#8217;t want a<br \/>\nreligion that makes excuses for God.&nbsp; I want the real deal.&nbsp; I want a<br \/>\nGod that is true.<\/span><\/font><\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is the second part of the letter we received the other day. Again, I&#8217;m keen on hearing how you would respond to this seeker. 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