Joe, we all have a modicum of faith and you and I would most likely attribute the source of that as from the Almighty. Every human alive with an intellect above slime mold has faith that the sun will rise and that gravity will hold her to the planet. It becomes a question of where and in whom we put our faith. Scripture says "Accursed is he who places his trust in man." The Author of our being wants us to place our trust in Him. If one has even casually read through the Bible he is struck by the number of absolute claims, promises and warnings from God. You either believe it or you don't. The Word also says "The fool has said in his heart 'There is no God'." and elsewhere "There is a way that seems right unto man but the ends thereof are the way of death."

If you believe in God, is it the God of the Bible in Whom you believe or an edited version of your own thinking which is less demanding and more suitable to your own likes? God is God or He is not. You either believe the Bible IS the word of God ( I Thess. 2:13) or you don't. The claim from the Bible itself is that it is the Word of God and as such it has supremacy over all other writings and institutions of Man. "In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God." A bold statement. A fundamental statement one might say.

Most people hold some core beliefs whatever those may be. Otherwise we derive no meaning from life and we might as well be, uh, what? slime mold?! A good picture has both black and white absolutes plus the shades of gray. The absolutes provide a scale and contrast to the other elements of the photo. Christians may argue some finer points of theology, biblical interpretation and so on but there are core beliefs which are fundamental to the Christian faith. So call me a Fundamentalist but please don't use that as a category to categorically dismiss the things that I write.

God is knowable. It's as simple as John 3:16 and even a small child can come to that faith, be born again and know God through Jesus Christ and yet it is so deep that it is an inexhaustible well of knowledge and wisdom. Christ is not pushy about it. He did what He did. He sent His people out into the world to proclaim His good news for Mankind but He leaves the decision in your hand, take it or leave it. For me, it wasn't until I came to the end of myself that I turned to Him and He radically changed my life. He took away my destructive habits and turned me about 180 degrees (facing Him) and gave me REAL life.

Mrrzy, You CAN know for sure, if you are willing to make the commitment.