The Christian God Exists

Counter-Arguments:"True, but many people believe these are an accurate description of the Christian God." Well, I am defending the TRUE Christian God, and really, those descriptive words (except omnipresent) describe God pretty accurately, but they are not the best descriptive words to use. You wanted me to prove the Christian God, and the Christian God is the God of the Bible, not some different version."many Old Testament rules serve no reasonable purpose. There is no evidence that this was intentional and not just unforeseen side affects of some crazy laws." http://wol.jw.org...“Law is a bottomless pit, it . . . devours everything.” That statement appeared in a book published back in 1712. Its author decried a legal system in which lawsuits sometimes dragged through the courts for years, bankrupting those seeking justice. In many lands, legal and judicial systems are so complex, so rife with injustice, prejudice, and inconsistencies, that contempt for law has become widespread. By way of contrast, consider these words written some 2,700 years ago: “How I do love your law!” (Psalm 119:97) Why did the psalmist feel so strongly? Because the law he praised originated, not with any secular government, but with Jehovah God. King David was inspired to write: “The law of Jehovah is perfect.” (Psalm 19:7) As he well knew, the Law promoted mercy and fair treatment. For instance, thieves may spend time in prison. Meanwhile, the victims may still be without their goods, yet they have to pay the taxes that house and feed such criminals. In ancient Israel, there were no prisons as we know them today. There were strict limits regarding the severity of punishments. (Deuteronomy 25:1-3) A thief had to compensate the victim for what had been stolen. In addition, the thief had to make further payment. How much? It varied. Evidently, the judges were given latitude to weigh a number of factors, such as the sinner’s repentance. That would explain why the compensation required from a thief according to Leviticus 6:1-7 is far less than that specified at Exodus 22:7.The Mosaic Law promoted love above all else. Why, in the book of Deuteronomy alone, the word for “love” occurs in various forms over 20 times. “You must love your fellow as yourself” was the second-greatest commandment in all the Law. (Leviticus 19:18; Matthew 22:37-40) God’s people were to show such love not only to one another but also to the alien residents in their midst, remembering that the Israelites too had once been alien residents. They were to show love to the poor and afflicted, helping them out materially and refraining from taking advantage of their weaknesses. They were even directed to treat beasts of burden with kindness and consideration."Israelites that did not celebrate Passover were banished from the camp." http://wol.jw.org...Passover commemorates the deliverance of the Israelites from Egypt and the ‘passing over’ of their firstborn when Jehovah destroyed the firstborn of Egypt. Passover was a memorial celebration; therefore the Scriptural command was: “And it must occur that when your sons say to you, ‘What does this service mean to you?’ then you must say, ‘It is the sacrifice of the passover to Jehovah, who passed over the houses of the sons of Israel in Egypt when he plagued the Egyptians, but he delivered our houses.’” (Exodus 12:26, 27).Rebellious teenagers and people who worked on a Sunday were put to death. http://wol.jw.org...Concerning the rebellious teenagers being put to death, this is not a crazy law with no reasonable purpose. The punishment shows how seriously Jehovah took dissobeying your parents. Rebellious teenagers are not really a good influence on the others, and the innocent people could be harmed spiritually and physically. Now, by "worked on a sunday" I will assume you meant people who worked during the Sabbath. It was important for individual Israelites to remember to keep the Sabbath because violation was regarded as rebellion against Jehovah and was punished by death. The desisting from all labor and observing other God-given Sabbath requirements not only gave rest to the body but, more important, provided opportunity for the individual to demonstrate his faith and obedience through Sabbath observance. It gave parents the opportunity to inculcate God’s laws and commandments in the minds and hearts of their children. (Deuteronomy 6:4-9)."Isaiah 41:9 [...] Corners imply the earth was flat or a cube."That verse is not even describing the shape of the earth. It's using figurative language to describe Israel (Abraham) being chosen as God's servant and friend. "According to the genealogies found in the bible the earth is less than ten thousand years old." http://wol.jw.org...It is easy to come to the conclusion that the Bible teaches the Earth is about 6,000 years old if we just read the creation story in Genesis. The Bible, however, does not support such a conclusion. A careful study of the Bible text reveals no conflict with established scientific facts. For that reason, Jehovah’s Witnesses disagree with Christian Fundamentalists and many creationists.The fact is that the Hebrew word translated “day” can mean various lengths of time, not just a 24-hour period. For example, when summarizing God’s creative work, Moses refers to all six creative days as one day (Genesis 2:4). In addition, on the first creative day, “God began calling the light Day, but the darkness he called Night.” (Genesis 1:5). Here, only a portion of a 24-hour period is defined by the term “day.” Another example is that a regular day for Jehovah is 1,000 years according to 2 Peter 3:8. So, the creative days could have been a lot longer. Certainly, there is no basis in Scripture for arbitrarily stating that each creative day was 24 hours long.Genesis' account of creation can be taken literally and is in harmony with science. What you must understand is that this was originally written in Hebrew, and the word we translate "day" is not necessarily 24 hours, and I gave many examples."Prophecy of King Cyrus: Actually this prediction was made in 537 BCE".Actually, the writing by Isaiah was completed by about 732 B.C.E. "Cyrus had not been born when the prophecy was written. The Jews were not taken into exile to Babylon until 617-607 B.C.E., and Jerusalem and its temple were not destroyed until 607 B.C.E. In detail the prophecy was fulfilled starting in 539 B.C.E. Cyrus diverted the waters of the Euphrates River into an artificial lake, the river gates of Babylon were carelessly left open during feasting in the city, and Babylon fell to the Medes and Persians under Cyrus. Thereafter, Cyrus liberated the Jewish exiles and sent them back to Jerusalem with instructions to rebuild Jehovah’s temple there." (Sources: The Encyclopedia Americana (1956), Vol. III, p. 9; Light From the Ancient Past (Princeton, 1959), Jack Finegan, pp. 227-229; “All Scripture Is Inspired of God and Beneficial” (New York, 1983), pp. 282, 284, 295.)."Actually many Biblical prophecies have not come true such as the drying up of the Nile or the destruction of Egypt." http://wol.jw.org...These are not failed Biblical prophecies. Egypt is successively conquered by Assyria, Babylon, Persia, Greece, and Rome. All these events fulfill the prophecies of Isaiah 19:1-11. However, in the Bible, Egypt often symbolizes Satan’s world. (Ezekiel 29:3; Joel 3:19; Revelation 11:8) Therefore, Isaiah’s “pronouncement against Egypt” has a larger fulfillment. Jehovah will soon move against Satan’s organization. At that time, the gods of this system of things will be seen to be valueless. (Psalm 96:5; 97:7) “The very heart of Egypt will melt” in fear. "Diligence of the authors is no indication that theis words come from god. The bible's wisdom argument is irrelevant. A book can have wise principles and strong moral stances without it being inspired by god."But Bible claims to be from God; it must demonstrate it, and it does. Wouldn't practical wisdom be expected from the word of God?"It could very well be the words of men. In fact there is no evidence to support any other conclusion."No. It could, and I have given the evidence to support my conclusion.Conclusion: Con has provided no legitimate evidence to support the Bible was the word of men. If Con can not prove the Bible to be the word of men, it is the word of the Christian God. Therefore, the Christian God exists.