Haven't any of you good Christians ever been to another country, read some other religious text or taken a world religions survey class, or simply thought about things with an open mind? Not just what you know to be true or were taught?
I went to Catholic school most of my life but I'm not arrogent to believe that I am right and others are wrong or going to hell or whatever.
2006-06-07 17:13:52 · 17 answers · asked by AnswerBot 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I didn't write that I was right or my way was better...read into whatever you want, but I never said those things...and I'm pretty damn sure I'm not going to hell either.
2006-06-07 17:32:41 · update #1
I agree. I am tired of people just jumping to the whole "No, I'm right! You'll see! You're gonna burn in hellfire, you'll see!!" I mean, just SHUT UP. Stop calling everybody else's religion that of Satan and hear what you are saying. the only reason a lot of those people are pissed at Christians is because they sneer at them and tell them without God they are impure and will die alone and go to Hell. Believe me, it is not fun to be told you are an abomination. Be open minded, and learn about the world around you. Just for one second, put down the Bible and read Torah, just to learn about other people's religion.
2006-06-07 17:20:49 · answer #1 · answered by cami_calzone 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I am Catholic.
I have been to another country.
I read read about other religions.
I read the religious texts of other religions.
I have taken two world religion classes.
I have spent years thinking with an open mind.
I have arrived at a decision that an open mind does not necessarily mean pluralistic. I do not have to believe anything and nothing to have an open mind, which is exactly what you're saying I must do.
I am not arrogant. I don't have all the answers. I don't know for sure if I am right that Christ is the one savior of the world.
But I believe it is true. I believe Christ is right. I believe other religions have many redeeming qualities and similar virtues to Christianity. I do not think other religions have the complete truth. I don't believe Christianity has the complete truth. I believe Christ has the complete truth. I believe He started the Christian religion and He calls it His Church. I don't believe you can have life in Christ without having a life in His Church. His Church is His body. You cannot accept His spirit without accepting His body.
I am open-minded and listen eagerly to others testimonies, but I believe in Christ as Savior and will not commit myself to pluralism.
Aren't you exercising a closed-mind when you say that I can't be right? Aren't you being arrogant saying that your way is better?
p.s. Schneb is being arrogant about something which he knows nothing about. You can't learn about Catholicism from Protestant apologists.
2006-06-07 17:28:04 · answer #2 · answered by velvet 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I haven't been to another country yet. But I do read a lot--anything I could get my hands on, such the religions of the world, philosophy books, medical books, art books, hawkings, einstein, sitchin, myths and legends from different civilizations, etc.
I was born and raised a Catholic. I attended Catholic school for most of my life, too, and like you, I don't believe I'm right and others are wrong all the time, and I don't think it should be my burden to identify who goes to heaven and who goes to hell.
Yes, I believe in Jesus and see Him as my Savior. I sometimes have questions with regard to my faith, but I know they're temporary because I know I'm not the type to settle for simplistic answers. Work out your own salvation. Keep searching. Peace.
2006-06-07 17:49:54 · answer #3 · answered by professor x 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am happy you are so open-minded although you went to the Catholic school. The fact is that we usually never study other religions and every one believes his/her religion is the true one. Such people are not true believers since if a radical Christian was born in a Muslim family, he would be a radical Muslim now since he does not believe based on his research and findings but based on blind faith. Neither jesus not allah are our saviors and hell is right here on earth where an african child starves to death, a poor under-aged girl is raped, innocent people are murdered and etc. All we need to do is to forget about almighty and focus on making a better world and being a better citizen right here on earth. Be good to your fellow humans, try hard to make a better world and I promise you no God will send you to hell (if there was any)
2006-06-07 17:53:16 · answer #4 · answered by bandari 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have been to other countries, taken classes on world religions, read books and thought about things with an open mind. im also not arrogant but i believe that what i believe is true/right. otherwise, why should i believe what i believe if i don't think it is right? everyone should question his/her beliefs, and then stand for what he/she believes is right. i believe that time will come when all our beliefs will be tested and only right beliefs will remain. will you and your beliefs stand during the final judgment? sorry to those who are so tolerant of other wrong beliefs that they accept it as right. sorry to those who dont believe in the 'final judgment' because they will be subjected to it whether they believe it or not. sorry to those who find no meaning to life and has no hope of an afterlife
2006-06-07 17:45:55 · answer #5 · answered by sofia 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus reported the father is larger than I (John 14:28). Jesus admitted that something he did, wasn't of his very own intiative, he reported he could no longer do a concern without it coming first from his Father (see John 5:19). So any salvation we get with the aid of Jesus of course comes from His Father Jehovah - the theory source of all existence and lightweight and that Salvation. for instance: think of you're very ill. A researcher creates the medicine and sends a qualifed physisian to manage it. Who do you thank? the two. who's the source of the treatment? The Researcher. Do you acknowlege the wellbeing practitioner that administered the treatment? of course! - see a million John 4:14 that is easy, its biblical, its genuine looking.
2016-10-30 09:33:13 · answer #6 · answered by overbay 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just a comment. I'd have to say that Cami Calzone and JackBauer are the only resonable people in this whole discussion. Read carefully through every answer, and compare them with Cami's and Jack's answer. Only the most open minded of souls will know what I'm talking about. If you do know what I'm talking about, reply in your answer.
2006-06-07 18:25:02 · answer #7 · answered by sunnywest1111 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you are letting some of that arrogance you mention invade your thought processes. How is this discussion supposed to help exactly? are you trying to ask for tolerance for others views?
If so that is a worthy thing and I am glad for it. Pride and Arrogance create judgment which is fundamentally wrong unless it is God judging us.
Good Luck and God Bless!!
2006-06-07 17:22:34 · answer #8 · answered by msqtech 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, but, I like your question and I'm glad you have an open mind about things. You won't go to hell, lol, ignore those that say you will.
2006-06-07 17:38:09 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Obviously, Catholic school gave you no instruction on what seperates the God of the Bible from any other "god" out there.
http://schnebin.blogspot.com/2006/05/gods-word-proven.html
http://tinyurl.com/rkuqy
And so, based on this lack of knowlege, you give others an excuse to agree with you in your politically correct view. Not wise.
2006-06-07 17:20:54 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋