Who Was the Greatest Man--Atheist or theist? –Ray Comfort <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

 
"When the messengers of John had departed, He began to speak to the multitudes concerning John: 'What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind? But what did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft garments? Indeed those who are gorgeously appareled and live in luxury are in kings' courts. But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet. This is he of whom it is written: 'Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, Who will prepare Your way before You.' For I say to you, among those born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist; but he who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he'" (Luke 7: 24-28). Who do you think was the greatest man who ever lived. This excludes Jesus of Nazareth--who wasn't simply born of a woman. He was "only begotten of the Father"). He wasn't of the sinful descent of Adam, as all men and women are, despite the fact that some who think that they are apes and that original predecessor was an ape. Do you think the greatest man was a scientist, a politician, or perhaps an author? There certainly have been great men; men such as Churchill and Einstein, or Ghandi. But they all fade when compared to a wild man who was clothed in camel's hair, had a leather belt, ate locusts and wild honey, and shouted at people in a desert. John didn't wear fine clothing, live in luxury or have a great education. He was a prophet. He spoke for God, and Jesus said that not a human being that has even lived was as great as John. God chose this man when he was still in the womb and set him aside for one purpose--to be a special messenger to prepare the way for the Messiah. So why don't we see prophets like this in contemporary society, telling us what God requires? Hebrews chapter one tells us: "God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds; who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, having become so much better than the angels, as He has by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they"(Hebrews 1:1-4).So if you want to know what God requires of you, read the words of Jesus (particularly the Gospel of John). He tells us that He came to suffer and die for the sin of the world and rise on the third day--so that each of us could escape the terror of Hell and have everlasting life. He said, that to enter Heaven, every one of us must be born again. So make sure you not only hear what He says, but that you obey His words of warning.

Please Convert me to Atheistic Evolution

"The fish in the sea evolved lungs before venturing out on land. Judging by fossils, they evolved fins suitable for modification into legs before venturing out on land, perhaps for sculling along the bottom of estuaries or rivers. And quite a few modern fish (e.g. some lungfish, or the infamous 'walking catfish,' etc.) can venture out onto land occasionally, illustrating an intermediate stage between sea dwelling and land dwelling." Steven J.I'm a skeptic. Actually, my doubts go a little deeper than mere skepticism. I don't believe you. You are the one making the claim--convince me. Make me a believer. Back up your belief with more than conjecture. Tell me, why and how did a fish needed to evolve lungs before it ventured onto the land? How did it test them to see that they worked? If the first fish died when its lungs didn't work, how did it tell the others what was needed? How did the fish's heart know that there was about to make a radical breathing chnage, so that it could change itself to deal with sudden incoming oxygen? Which of the 25,000 different types of fish are you talking about? What observable empirical evidence do you have for this happening? Did this fish also evolve legs so that it could move around? Why did it do this when it was still in water? If it evolved legs while on the land, were its lungs fully working as it did this? How long did it lay there without legs before they evolved? Did both male and female evolve lungs and venture onto the land at the same time? Did they communicate to each other that their lungs were ready for the change from water to air, so that they could make this venture together?
 
Does it ever enter your wildly inventive mind that God could have created the lungfish as a fish with lungs, or the walking catfish as a catfish that walked? Your claims are a million times more fantastic (in the truest sense of the word) than just one talking serpent. At least we maintain that the Supernatural was involved. You make no such claim nor do you back it up with reason. That would be okay, but the painful part is that you have so many unquestioning believers. Watch them deride me for my lack of faith. I need light. Convert me. Picture: Australian lungfish (Neoceratodus forsteri)
 
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