The Christians Thread

[UnseenWombat]

Jwdink, you bring up a good point in your previous 2 posts. Is there something different and better about Christianity, or is any old faith just fine as long as you sincerely believe it? You're not the first person to bring it up, a lot of philosophers have wondered the very sam thing and have thought about it for a very long time. I have found very convincing arguments from Christian apologists like CS Lewis and Alvin Plantinga, that Christianity is indeed superior to other religions and it is to be preferred regardless of your geographic location or your culture. Others have found that out also. That's why you hear about people in muslim countries being put out of their homes for converting. I won't go into all the various arguments, you can find them written much better than my poor ability to paraphrase them with a quick Google search for Christian apologetics. As you can probably guess, over the course of 2000 years, just about any attack that can be levelled against Christianity has been fielded.

 

[Pyrrus]

I am a Christian~ I have been since I was 7 years old. I personally believe,love,and completely trust Jesus Christ. He is the one person who will never betray me. Who will always remain with me through thick and thin. I know I have my struggles. But, I am confident through my faith in Him, I will over-come them one day! Another reason I believe in Jesus so strongly is because he saved me from extreme poverty. He shed love and kindness and mercy on my family and brought us up from where we were. I am eternally His. No one...will EVER shake my faith on Him. I love Him so much. Well that's all I have to say about that.

 

[SBA]

I’M SORRY, BUT STRICTLY IN TERMS OF RELIGIONS, HOW IS CHRISTIANITY THE BEST ONE?


HOW DO YOU FAIL TO SEE THE PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS BROUGHT ON FROM THE CONCEPT OF HELL? HELL ALONE, SCARES PEOPLE AND MAKES THEM FEEL GUILTY ALL THE TIME. TELLING PEOPLE THEY’RE ALWAYS SINNERS DOESN’T GIVE YOU ANY REASON TO EVER FEEL GOOD ABOUT YOURSELF EITHER.


JUST THINK ABOUT THIS SERIOUSLY. EVEN IF SOMEHOW YOU CAN TELL ME “WELL, THAT DOESN’T APPLY TO ME”, THINK ABOUT HOW THIS APPLIES TO THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE. NOBODY WANTS TO FEEL GUILTY ALL THE TIME.


IF YOU’RE GOING TO COMPARE RELIGIONS, AT LEAST PICK SOMETHING THAT DOESN’T MAKE PEOPLE FEEL SO STARVED OF THEIR OWN PERSONALITY. SOMEBODY ONCE TOLD ME THAT CHRISTIANITY IN AND OF ITSELF IS PERFECT. I BURST OUT LAUGHING IN HIS FACE, BECAUSE HE SAID THIS EVEN AFTER ALL THE PERSONAL GUILT TRIP STORIES I TOLD HIM THAT I HAD GOTTEN FROM CHRISTIANITY.


IF ANYTHING, WHAT YOU'RE REALLY SAYING IS THAT CHRISTIANITY IS THE BEST AT BEING THE MOST DESTRUCTIVE RELIGION TO PEOPLE'S PSYCHES, WHICH MIGHT EXPLAIN WHY IT'S ALSO THE MOST POPULAR. "JOIN US, OR BURN IN HELL! JESUS DIED FOR YOUR SINS! WORSHIP HIM! RAWRRRRR."


BUT JUST BECAUSE IT SOUNDS INTIMIDATING DOESN'T MEAN IT IS CONVINCING. NOT WITH ALL THOSE CONTRADICTIONS IN THE BIBLE!

Christians don't walk around with the burden of sin on their shoulders. Their faith in God makes it so that they are forgiven for any sins they commit, regardless of how big (even though all sins are looked upon as the same in God's eyes, so I've been told). God wants you to love yourself, not feel guilty about things you cannot change. Jesus died for your sins, so if you send him praise, you have nothing to worry about. It seems you were missing the core of the religion entirely.

 

[Sett]

Reminds me of that saying.

"I asked God for a bike, but I know God doesn't work that way. So I stole a bike and asked for forgiveness."

Christians don't walk around with the burden of sin on their shoulders. Their faith in God makes it so that they are forgiven for any sins they commit, regardless of how big (even though all sins are looked upon as the same in God's eyes, so I've been told). God wants you to love yourself, not feel guilty about things you cannot change. Jesus died for your sins, so if you send him praise, you have nothing to worry about. It seems you were missing the core of the religion entirely.

That's not how it works, yes any sin can be forgiven but that doesn't mean you can just do what ever you want and ask to be forgiven, that's called being a cunt. I personally really dislike people that are into religion purely because of the rewards and nothing else.

Also the three commandments that relate to God are the most important, then the murdering/stealing come after.

 

[SBA]

Reminds me of that saying.

"I asked God for a bike, but I know God doesn't work that way. So I stole a bike and asked for forgiveness."



That's not how it works, yes any sin can be forgiven but that doesn't mean you can just do what ever you want and ask to be forgiven, that's called being a cunt. I personally really dislike people that are into religion purely because of the rewards and nothing else.

Also the three commandments that relate to God are the most important, then the murdering/stealing come after.

That's not what I meant. I meant for being a sinner in general, like he was talking about. Idk how they handle abusing it, but I would figure they could still get away with it.