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biblthmp
02-19-03, 11:02 PM
Soon before Jesus left the earth, the first time he was here, he asked the rhetorical question, "when the Son of man (Jesus himself) returns, shall he find faith on the earth?" Luke 18:8

Well, will he?

Jaxom
02-19-03, 11:15 PM
He's late.

According to his own words, he was supposed to come back before the end of the then current generation.

Mat 10:22-23
Mat 16:27-28
Mat 24:1-34
Mat 26:63-65

But to answer your question, maybe. Depends on what type of faith he's really looking for...blind faith...practicing faith...symbolic faith.

But he's late. Still.

Cris
02-20-03, 02:00 AM
It depends when he plans to return.

It seems quite likely that in the next few decades we will have merged with high technology and evolved to a point where irrational thought and hence irrational religions will be non existent, in which case faith in fantasies like Christianity will not exist.

sycoindian
02-20-03, 05:51 AM
side note..

the bahai's claim that their prophets have fulfilled the prophecies outlined... i forget which part of the Bible they use to prove their belief.. i'll get back to you about it...

ConsequentAtheist
02-20-03, 05:52 AM
Fictional dialogue. How would Luke know what anyone said decades earlier? He should have focused on getting the suicide story right. :rolleyes:

sycoindian
02-20-03, 05:58 AM
okk.. here it is... its a long explanation, so im just gonna give the link..

http://www.bahai-library.org/writings/abdulbaha/saq/10.html

New Life
02-24-03, 09:10 PM
yes He will find faith..........tho from the way society is currently going there wont be much of it! too bad really, athiest are missing out on a lot of fullfillment!

Persol
02-24-03, 09:15 PM
but theists are missing alot of sex

Amie
02-24-03, 09:50 PM
Originally posted by Persol
but theists are missing alot of sex not this theist ;)

*sigh* but he is in the Netherlands right now so maybe there is some truth to that. temporarily. :cool:

Nightpoet
02-25-03, 01:40 AM
I think there'll always be faith of some kind.