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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know you think I'm a troll.... so let's move beyond that first off.

I really wonder if I'm missing some historical fact on which I can place confidence in the Jesus/Christianity stuff.  I see people who genuinely believe,  smart people who have made ministry their life's work ... and I wonder how they KNOW that all of it is real and why they are so confident that they are willing to base their careers on it.  I admire their convictions (not the over-the-top evangelical pushy types), but I don't have the same conviction.  I feel uncomfortable asking friends this b/c I fear that (a) they may not have an answer and (b) they may feel that they need to defend their beliefs.

It's certainly socially acceptable to be Christian in the US, but beyond family heritage and cultural acceptance, ... what give you the confidence that you're on the right track with Christianity?

I'm looking more for historical answers, "evidence" if you will, that the Jesus stuff is real.  Although I've heard all the Bible stories and spent a good bit of time in church in my days, I just keep thinking I must be missing some bit of info. that glues it all together.

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I can't give you historical answers only evidence of what faith has done in my life.  I have prayed for guidance many, many times and it has been received, sometimes in ways I would never have thought.  My life has been difficult but I know that I am not alone and my faith is deep and abiding and it has carried me through some very rough and scary times.[/quote]

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