I believe in God/Jesus because I believe in Jesus's philosophy. For the most part, I do believe in a God with no proof at all, and it is entirely 100% faith. I was brainwashed by my parents into the religion of Christianity and have gone through its various forms such as, fundamentalism, having apathy towards reality, and where I now stand, in love with the religious truth of the Bible.
I look at Jesus's message and find it to be, perhaps, one of the most revolutionary of all time. It goes against all odds, applying pacifism, control over even ones wrong (at least what his opinion of what was wrong) thoughts, and the attraction to a life that is found in giving it away. Jesus is against coercion, and wants selflessness in his followers so that we may bring back the world to "shalom." This shalom is peace with all relationships, people, the environment, etc. Basically, the state of the "garden of Eden" (a story not meant to be taken literally.) While it is utopian and idealistic, I find it to be the only message that presents the message clearly. The God of the Old Testament, unlike what some people believe, was a peaceful God who did not do the things the Jews said he did. In the OT the Jews blame him for their punishments, for their victories at war, etc. These, however, were accounts written by the ethnocentric Jews at that time.
So, I believe in God/Jesus because I believe in his message
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