If you knew for a fact that God DID exist, would you then make every effort not to sin?

If you could have touched the holes in Jesus' palms, and ate of the fish on the mountainsides where Jesus fed 4000+plus or God cured you from some miraculous disease as in a severe cancer, or HIV/AIDS, would you then be convinced that God exists and Jesus died for our sins????
You might note that I am basically applying to non-believers . So please don't patronize me with the routine, "but there is no God!" It's as boring as what you claim we mimic to you all on many occassions!

For Pec: Strangely enough Pec, you do adhere to a higher power here on Earth........The Law of the Land! Yet, you would refuse to accept the possibility that you might just have an eternity in a place you might just learn to love. Sounds as though YOU have the problem.....and not God!

I do know for a fact that God does exist, I've been far enough in the other Satan, and all good and evil angels exist, it's all for real, and from these experiences and contacts I do make every effort possible to no longer sin. I once lived a life where I did not believe, I studied and theorized trying to disprove the ideas set forth by God. After living a misguided life of sin, I, by the grace of God was shown the truth of existence. If you search, you will find the truth.

Anyone can have holes in their hands. The story of the 4000+ is stolen from the story of Pythagoras. And if god "cured" me of some disease like cancer, how would I be able to tell it was a miracle as opposed to remission, which can happen to anyone, christian or hindi or atheist, with the exact same percentage of chance? If there were a god, wouldn't he favor one religion over another in terms of his modern day "miracles?"

I would make every effort to be what I believe is a good person just like I do now whether I believe or don't. And I do believe that if there is a God, he or she will respect the fact that I didn't only try to be the best I can be to get to heaven, but because it's what I truly believe is right. I doubt any
God would appreciate anyone who merely ACTS Christian.

Thank GOD none of that ever happened! It would really creep me out to live my life with a giant security camera watching my every move and recording my every thought. Hell, it makes me nervous to even go to public parks where there are security cameras. One riding constantly over my shoulder constantly threatening to smite me for my random erections? No thanks. You take mine.

Yes! He exists, & yes! I try to not sin, but I don't depend on the miraculous to establish or sustain my faith. I depend on the written Word of God, the Bible. It alone is my dependable guide as miracules can be performed by God's enemies too.

If I was a non-believer and found out that God does exist, I would make every effort not to intentionally commit sins.

I would go find that door that Jesus waits behind and knock on it.

If he cured aids patients, I would believe there is a god, but guess what? No aids victim has ever been cured. Why would that be? Let me tell you. There is no god.

First of all I need no more proof that God exist.
Now, for your original question.....Totally impossible not to sin. That's why Jesus died for us. We have a daily reprieve and are justified by the blood.

i believe he does exist...and i wish i could say i try not 2 siin but i get so carried away sometimes in life that i dont even try 2 be perfect

Oh He exists.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XI0ncnGiX...

No. Just because I found out god was real doesn't mean the human-written bible is correct about anything. Why would I need the inconsistent and contradictory bible if god were real and I could just get the "word" from him?

which god? there are thousands to choose from.

What if you knew for a fact Ahura Mazda existed? Would you follow his teachings?

Odds are if God exists he's completely different to the Christian version of God.

Doing the will of God in my life will keep me from sinning. When I pray its very difficult to sin, so I pray so that I won't sin no more.

Most Atheist I know, sin a hell of a lot less than Xtians, and Mussy's and Jews.

It's because of the very reason that He does exist, is holy and has paid my sin debt, that I make every effort not to sin.

Why? I can sin all I want as long as I ask forgiveness in the end.

no. I am sure that most fairies do exist, yeah right, but I am not afraid of them.

No..it is not as boring as what Christians say...not in the least!

I would probably sin more...If jesus really died for our sins I would want to make it worth his time.

Yes I would and do believe that God exists!!!And I am 100% convinced that Jesus died for OUR sins......

I don't make an effort TO sin! Everything I do, I do becasue I want to. I don't go out of my way to hurt people, damage property or violate my body! However, sometimes it happens... lol If God did exist, I would keep doing what I do, because it's me.

PS Let me just tell you that you have my sympathies for the jerks who ignore you when you tell them to NOT answer with "He ain't real". I don't believe in god, but I totally believe bending the mind is important. By giving open, thoughtful commentary to your question, I might get you to see another side. You learn nothing if I shut the door on you...

well cajunboy

theres no real reason to think that god cares anything about "sin"
maybe, hes not the christian god, and maybe he has no qualms about our behaviour

i think jesus was just a guy, nothing more
if god existed that still does not prove christianity to be true in any way

i dont believe in "sin", its a religions notion

i acknowledge biology and psychology, they are not "sin" but simple facts, undeniable facts of our biological existence

so to answer your question
no, i would not then try to not be a human anymore,
im faliable, flawed and prone to being ruled by biology and psychology, i woudl not , and could not not be affected by them
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to your edit to myself cajunboy,

its enough for me to go on because it is the facts of life, it simply is, i have no reason or choice but to do anything but accept these, to deny them would only be fooling and ultimately hurting myself, physically, emotionally and spiritually

if you mean your 'soul and or energy' that is the 'essence' of you, the real you, i do understand your point, although, this is a differnt discussion to the question you asked regarding sin and the christian god and jesus

however, im always willing to exchange philosophies,
all those negative aspects you have mentioned abuse doubt etc etc.. are only a part of our being, not the whole

"Problem is they can only be substantiated by the same physical being that resembles yourself!"

not necessarily,

i believe in balance
and that means if you have positive you must have negative

so these negative qualities, in my opinion, make up the whole you , this includes your soul, i dont believe a soul is pure or perfect or anything similar
it is just a being

sure, this is a biological shell we reside in right now, but it is still harbouring the real us, and the real us is still affecting and coming through in our biology, actions and thoughts etc

if you want to have a discussion, debate or exchange of ideas and philosophies your welcome to message me if you like
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if i knew for a fact that god existed, i would make more effort to live life in his image, or whatever it is youre supposed to do. honestly, everybody would.

but, there is no proof and there never will be concrete evidence that god exists, at least in our lifetime. and why should i put stake in something i dont think exists? why should i waste my life trying to live a life of god if it wont do any good? its not like i dont have my own set of beliefs and morals; on the contrary, im a very nice guy who shows respect and kindness to just about everyone. but i dont need god to do this and i certainly dont feel like im missing out by not being a believer.

at the very least, i can maybe accept that god or some sort of divine being might exist, but mans perception of god is ridiculous. what kind of god floods the world and chooses only a few to survive, making sure animals survive over his supposed 'children'? why would it take god 6 days to create the world if he is supposedly omnipotent? and why the hell did he need to have jesus die for our sins? none of it makes any sense and its obvious that human writings about god are contradicting and complete bullshit.

If I knew for a fact that god did exist, I would still commit whatever sin I felt like. The existence of a higher power does not in itself mean that there should exist objective morality, therefore I would still have no moral obligation to worship God.

edit: You pose a good argument, however I believe that if you take a look at our overflowing courtrooms you'll find that very few people actually adhere to the law of the land (those are just the people who get caught). If the law of the land greatly inconveniences someone, or gets in the way of their personal survival, most people would simply ignore the law, myself included. Your counterpoint was very good though and it is true to some extent. So you win, if I did know for a fact that god existed I might try to make some effort not to sin. I doubt I'd last very long though, since the biblical idea of sin is very much in opposition to my lifestyle. Thank you for opening up intelligent discussion with your answerers, it shows that you are genuinely trying to get results.