Help regarding dating... and even friends in general...

Man lol, Jesus is God that’s why we need to have faith in Him. He died for us. I can’t really explain it anymore than that. Not sure why you’re fighting having faith in Jesus. You seem to be on the edge though. All I can say is I hope I planted a seed and your eyes will open to Him eventually. Get into the Word. There’s so many verses I can share with you, but it’s better to read it all in the context. Buy an NLT Bible off Amazon if you don’t have one, I have this one by Tyndale that has an app and explains scripture, has videos and devotionals as well connected to each page. NLT version is a good version for beginners to understand, I really like it. I just came to Christ 2 years ago and it really helped me especially while reading the Old Testament. Start with the book of John though and go from there. Romans is also one of my favorite books.

Also to answer your previous question, there are multiple prophecies in the Old Testament that reveal the coming of the Messiah, Christ, our savior…. Many, many years before he did come.

Just an example:

OLD TESTAMENT- 700 years before Jesus was born. “All right then, the Lord himself will give you the sign. Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son and will call him Immanuel (which means ‘God is with us’).” ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭7:14‬ ‭NLT‬‬

NEW TESTAMENT- after Jesus was born. “This is how Jesus the Messiah was born. His mother, Mary, was engaged to be married to Joseph. But before the marriage took place, while she was still a virgin, she became pregnant through the power of the Holy Spirit. Joseph, to whom she was engaged, was a righteous man and did not want to disgrace her publicly, so he decided to break the engagement quietly.” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭1:18-19‬ ‭

“As he considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. “Joseph, son of David,” the angel said, “do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife. For the child within her was conceived by the Holy Spirit. And she will have a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” All of this occurred to fulfill the Lord’s message through his prophet: “Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel, which means ‘God is with us.’”” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭1:20-23‬ ‭NLT‬‬

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