A .A christian way- If you kill 10,000 people, repent and say you're sorry, you get to heaven and be happy which is the most important. You might go to jail but only god can judge.
B. An Atheist way-Murder is wrong. If you murder someone, you will be punished by man. There's no after life so we should treat eachother right because this is the one and only life we'll ever have
C A Christian way-No sin(murder, rape, lying, lusting) is greather then the other. They should be treated equally.
D An Atheist way-Murder is worse then lusting for your wife.
2006-07-01 06:38:39 · 20 answers · asked by Black Atheist 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
A is a misinterpretation of sorts. No Christian thinks it's right to do these things. B An atheist cannot assume a standard of morality apart from just themselves, since if there is no god, there is no standard of morality. C is a misinterpretation. The Bible teaches clearly that some sins are worse than others. D. Atheists cannot judge what is worse than something else, since there is no absolute standard of morality. You lose. Sorry.
2006-07-01 06:42:54 · answer #1 · answered by RandyGE 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think you have full understanding of the Christian way, i.e. Jesus Christ. To be a Christian doesn't give you a get out of jail pass to continue to sin, in your example above -- murder people. You're right that we must repent. But repent means that we try to never do it again, we completely turn away from our old life and become new in Him. It can't be lip service or it doesn't matter. All fall short and all sin. Therefore, everyone needs forgiveness since ALL will be accountable for his/her actions, if not in this life, in the hereafter.
By your statements, if atheists don't believe in the hereafter, there is no hope so it only makes sense for them to live for now. For Christians, every moment counts for today and eternity. If we sin -- any of the things you mention in C -- we deserve death. But because Jesus died and rose again to save us from our sins, we have hope that we will spend eternity with Him in heaven. It's called grace -- not getting what deserve. Because we have His grace and forgiveness, we have hope.
Living for today in this broken world isn't as important, because we know He is preparing a place for us for eternity. A place that is open to anyone who is willing to let Him into his/her heart.
2006-07-01 14:11:27 · answer #2 · answered by Vicki R 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think no matter what you believe in or don't believe in, you should live the best you can, be kind to everyone.
I also believe there are degrees of sin. Murder is worse than adultery, though both of course are very serious offenses against God. A person can repent of adultery and be forgiven, but I believe very few murderers are going to be forgiven...that's just my own theory.
Time alone will tell...
2006-07-01 13:54:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christianity is not the only truth in the universe and so is atheism
relgions rely on faith and atheist rely on logics
When logics and faith copulate...spirituality is born.
Religions are created to discsipline the savage man so that he can learn for his next revolution which is divinity
this is a transition period.
If you call a religious people idiot.. because he follows a faith then you are also following a faith that "God does not exist"?
Have you tried ever to find if god is there or not. ...both religious people and atheist here are the prisoners of their mind...following the thought ...which can be wrong or which can be changed.
2006-07-01 13:48:01 · answer #4 · answered by ۞Aum۞ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know where you got these ideas from and I think it's terrible stereotyping and labeling to put such extreme views and make them look like christians believe that. Murder is wrong, but I'm not an atheist!
2006-07-01 13:42:51 · answer #5 · answered by k8rudolph@sbcglobal.net 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's hard because I am a Christian, but I think that we should view B and D better but still believe that there is a heaven for those who truly deserve to go.
2006-07-01 13:44:31 · answer #6 · answered by HotTherapist 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You obviously need to go to church more often and it would help you if you read your Bible as well so that you could understand it. Before opening your Bible say a little prayer and ask the Holy Spirit to help you understand what you're reading. If you do this, you will be amazed!
2006-07-01 13:45:13 · answer #7 · answered by jazzyprincess195765714 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Athiests
2006-07-01 13:42:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you are an atheist..fine so be it. you dont believe in god, ok got it.. you believe everything in this world happen spontaneously, checked
then why do you go around preaching other people about atheistsim and then take quotes from their holybooks and then mix it up to confuse people
2006-07-01 13:44:11 · answer #9 · answered by budaklolo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A , But is not like that, if you really regret, (and you can't lie god or yourself), he will forgive you.
LOVE IS STRONGER, than human mistakes no matter how big they are
2006-07-01 14:17:16 · answer #10 · answered by gaorme 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋