What gets a person to believe that just because a someone carries the title of being a Christian and a believer, then it automatically makes them some perfect individual? Are we not still, too, human? And could it possibly be that in the pursuit to be as close to the One that is perfect, that who is Jesus Christ, that our human nature tends to hinder us from that perfection? Please have some understanding in answering these questions. I especially want to hear what non-believers have to say, but I encourage everyone to answer.
2006-06-17 07:04:43 · 12 answers · asked by Assigned2Help 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
You know, my uncle once explained to me that we are all like loaves of bread. There is nothing wrong with a loaf of bread that is still in the oven and still in the process of being baked. It is still a perfect loaf of bread - it just hasn't finished the process yet. On the light side, you could say we are all a little 'half-baked' yet if you consider that as children of God, we have amazing spiritual potential. Jesus Christ commanded us to be perfect even as His Father in Heaven is perfect, but no one ever said it had to be today. I'm all for baking a little bit longer myself.
2006-06-17 13:00:51 · answer #1 · answered by Cookie777 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The foundation of Christianity is that all humans are wicked and evil.
And the only way to overcome that condition is to become a Christian.
Doctrine varies at that point, but the general consensus is that Christians suddenly (by faith) become good people while others remain wicked and evil.
It is hard to find common ground with people who consider others to be wicked and evil while they are not.
Especially those who go even further and claim those who don't agree with them are Satan, the anti-Christ or otherwise the servants of pure evil who can do no good whatsoever.
When Christians radically alter their underlying doctrine and accept the fact that all humans are the same, regardless of religious indoctrination, we might find common ground.
Until such time, Christianity is no different than any other hate group.
2006-06-17 07:10:38 · answer #2 · answered by Left the building 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who said Christians were perfect ? No authentic Christian would make such a claim. A christian IS forgiven if he has repented of his
sin, but the "righteousness" he claims is that of Christ who died on the cross and took the punishment HE deserved. Yes we are all
human. That's the problem. We are a rebellious race who want
to live life on OUR terms and not on God's. We are not bad people
who need to be good we are rebels who need to lay down our arms.
God, in His mercy has made a way for us to do that. His terms of surrender are to accept what He has to say about our condition
which is that we are hopelessly lost and that we are sinners who love their sin. We Don't want some authoritarian 'God' telling us what to do or how to live. Then we accept the blood shed on the cross of Christ as the price he paid to redeem us. That is God's way and means to us being all that we are created to be.
The reality that no one wants to accept is that we are ALL guilty
of offending a Holy God and we ALL deserve Hell. But god is merciful and doesn't want anyone to perish. But He is God and HE
sets the terms of our surrender not us.
2006-06-17 07:44:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You seem to ask a lot here, so let me take a crack at it (as opposed to just taking crack!):
I don't think Christians think they are perfect, I think they feel a sense of CLARITY that entitles them to judge those who, in their opinon, do NOT have the same clarity (read: their beliefs).
We are imperfect by nature, so i don't know what you mean by everyone thinking they're perfect. This includes Jesus. He wasn't perfect, just the son of God. Heck, even God wasn't perfect. He couldn't create perfect beings and had to keep wiping the sinners away (the Floods, Soddam and Gomorrah, etc.) The only guy I know who thought he was perfect was Curt Hennig. God rest his soul.
2006-06-17 07:14:43 · answer #4 · answered by truthyness 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many Christians are not true Christians in their hearts. It's like the parable of the sower (if you want to read it it's in Matthew 13:3-23). They think all they have to do is attend church, but it's more than that. It's a full commitment toward Christ, I pray for people like this everyday and I hope they will someday turn toward the light.
2006-06-17 12:24:21 · answer #5 · answered by trance_gemni 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We are all created with a free will,with a place in your heart that needs God to fulfil your life.
As sinners we don't have a relationship with God, but when we are convicted by the Holy
Spirit of our sins,we can choose to come to Him or reject Him. We are not perfect in our
flesh, we make mistakes,but we have Him to help us through all things by trusting Him. All we need to do is ask forgiveness when we feel
the Holy Spirit is showing us we've done something wrong. God will forgive us, He's always there to hear us & guide us along life's
pathway. This human body will never be perfect
but God will give us a perfect immortal body in the resurrection. He gave us His Word to guide us along,& all we need to do is put complete
trust in Him. He won't ever fail us,but humans will. I thank Him for saving me !
2006-06-17 07:24:45 · answer #6 · answered by TinaE 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-08 10:00:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the problem is the thinking of "The One". it tends to discriminate others.
if you just could see Jesus Christ as just Love, Kindness, Compassion. not as "the only way", heaven, the one.
i think all other believer and non-believer will understand.
2006-06-17 07:20:22 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is fairly creepy. No one thinks Christians are perfect.
2006-06-17 07:08:58 · answer #9 · answered by brenopa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fallower of JESUS is #1 being a human ebeing is just a ""momentary thing"".
2006-06-17 07:07:33 · answer #10 · answered by whynotaskdon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋