Why do Christians?

Question

believe they can go out and "sin" all week then go to church and ask god to forgive them? Is that hypocracy? Especially when you go out and do the same things you asked god to forgive you for? If you were truly remorsefull would'nt you just stop all together? Thats like slapping your mother and then saying im sorry please forgive me then the second she says i forgive you, you slap her again. Fill me in.........How is this moral?

Answer 1

Didn"t you know...Christianity was one of the oldest political parties in the world!! Rules are all man made... but of course.. u cant question it...BLASPHEMY!!!!

Answer 2

Because most of them do not really know what they believe. Most people who go to church do it cause their parents did, and so they do. They listen to what is said, but they do not really understand it. If you ask a christian why they go to church to pray, they don't have a real answer, they just quote what has been quoted to them. And the Church does not help cause it tells it members each week to ask for forgiveness, so they think that they are forgiven each week. The reality is that if you believe in that, then you should know that you can only be forgiven once, and there is no such thing as a small sin or a big sin, all sins are the same and if you do sin, asking for forgiveness will not save you.

Answer 3

These are good questions and you make some excellent points. Christians who behave like you've described are NOT living the way of Biblical Christianity. The teachings of grace and forgiveness, when truly experienced produce repentance, growth and change. No one is perfect, especially Christians, as they supposedly have more "light" than others. Jesus talked about this in Matthew 6 when He said "If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!" The Apostle Paul refers to this damaging kind of behavior in Romans 2. In verses 1-4 he says:

You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever point you judge the other, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things. 2 Now we know that God’s judgment against those who do such things is based on truth. 3 So when you, a mere man, pass judgment on them and yet do the same things, do you think you will escape God’s judgment? 4 Or do you show contempt for the riches of his kindness, tolerance and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you toward repentance?

Paul again touches on the utter incongruency of the behavior that you describe later on in Romans 2 in verses 17-24:

". . . if you rely on the law and brag about your relationship to God; 18 if you know his will and approve of what is superior because you are instructed by the law; 19 if you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light for those who are in the dark, 20 an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of infants, because you have in the law the embodiment of knowledge and truth— 21 you, then, who teach others, do you not teach yourself? You who preach against stealing, do you steal? 22 You who say that people should not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples? 23 You who brag about the law, do you dishonor God by breaking the law? 24 As it is written: “God’s name is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.”

Strong words, huh? If you'll read further in the book of Romans, you'll find that the only thing that Christians can truly claim is the forgiveness they believe they've experienced through faith in Jesus Christ.

Christians who have truly experienced God's grace and forgiveness come away with humility rather than pride and a desire to live a life that is pleasing to God rather than an apathy about doing His will. And, there should be an even greater humility because of the fact that they soon learn that they cannot live up to the convictions they have. This was the lesson that Jesus taught Peter when the rooster crowed 3 times.

There is a verse in the book of Proverbs which says that a righteous man falls 7 times and gets up again. Christians fail to live up to their convictions. The Bible tells us to confess the sin, ask for forgiveness, stand up and repent of the sin and then try again. The Apostle James said in his letter, chapter 3, that "we all stumble in many ways." Stumbling is exactly what it is if you get up, repent and try again. There is an old saying that "Christians are not perfect, just forgiven". I might add to that, that, that belief is their perspective/faith and that it should ALWAYS keep us humble- working on our own mess rather than thinking that we are moral policemen. And, this does go back to the point that you've made. Our behavior is an indication of what we really believe. If we believe in the God of the Bible and His grace, then what difference is it making in our lives on a daily basis. Is it making a difference that the world can see? When we are more consistent in the points that you've made, maybe then we will have a little more influence when we try to share out faith in a loving and reasonable way. Thanks for your comments.

Love, joy and peace.

Hesed

Answer 4

No it's not right. You don't go to church to ask God's forgiveness. You can do that ANY TIME.

If you are truly sorry for the sin-full things you have done then you ask God's forgiveness and do your best not to do those things anymore. I am not saying that you won't screw up from time to time but you should make a REAL effort to do what you know is right.

Those that "sin" all week and go to church on Sunday and act like they are the best Christian....they don't have any idea what a real Christian is like.

Answer 5

It is just nor moral, and strongly discouraged in Christian life. If people are doing that, I would question both the true salvation of those people and their dedication to Christ. The term repent means to turn away from. That is why we use it with sin. You are supposed to turn away from your sin and, as Jesus told the adulterous woman, "Go and sin no more." Those people that are doing that on a regular basis are being somewhat hypocritical and are not taking their Christian life and witness very seriously at all. Those times that they go to chruch and ask forgiveness are just actions for them, they are not repenting of their sins, just asking God to forgive them. That is not doing God's work here one Earth and it is destroying the Christian witness of both the person and every other Christian. It is not moral, not right, and should not be practiced, but we are all human and thus there are people out there that will do things like that. It will catch up with them one day and they will see the error of their ways. God will give retribution to those who live in sin, even if they are asking forgiveness all the time, but are still living in that same sin.

Just like if you slap your momma, she will likely pop you back for it. Sinning regularly like that is like slapping God, and there will defiantely be some sort of retaliatory act. He will still forgive you, but there are reprecussions involved with your actions.

Answer 6

Some so called Christians do this. Many of us try hard not to repeat the sin, but many people who turn to Jesus suffer from addictions and problems just like everyone else. We all falter and fail at some time or another, we are not perfect. I don't preach what you ask, because I KNOW I will fall, (sometimes many times before I get it right), and in this small town, all eyes are indeed on me. However, since people know that I feel we are all only human and cannot be perfect, they see me as more approachable as a Christian because I won't lecture and preach. If someone asks my opinion, I tell them why I feel the way I do, but I always remind them that someday I may do something they won't approve of, and hope they will still love me anyway. That usually gets me a smile and a hug! I like that.

Answer 7

Its sort of a self-fulfilling prophecy and the answers are in the marketing realm rather than the religious one (the two are really the same, at a base level.)

Consider this: At any one time in society, there are many religions competing for followers. Various flavors of christianity, judaism, islam, and so on.

Now, the religion that gets the most followers is the one that markets itself best and which best allows people to do what they naturally want to do, which is go out and sin all week, but still feel like virtuous members of society.

Since modern Christianity is one of the most lax of all religions in regards to actual moral and behavioral requirements, and since it allows its leaders to control their "flocks" so well, it has gained massive popularity.

So, the religion you see around you - where people go out and sin and then ask forgiveness, is simply a result of an evolutionary process where the religions that are easiest and allow people to be controlled most easily are the ones that flourish.

Answer 8

You shouldnt put a label on all Christians. It is wrong to repeatedly act out the same sin. Many proclaim to be christians, when in fact they portray a different life. Thats not how its supposed to be. Just keep focused on how you live your life, not by how others live it. You do what you know is right. Thats what God expects, our very best. Not a hypocritical "christian". That is not a christian way of life to live like a hypocrit. Dont let that stop you from wanting to lead a good christian life because of what you see around you. True Christians dont act that way. Dont get me wrong, everyone sins. But sinning all week then going to church on Sun. and thinking your forgiven is a wrong way to live. They've missed God's point. And have clearly twisted the Bible to coincide with their decisions.

Answer 9

1. Christians are not perfect. Old habits prevail sometimes even when someone is trying to do the right thing. Hence the need to ask forgiveness for the same sin over and over. Too bad they don't really have supernatual help like they think they do.

2. Some Christians are hypocrites.

Does this help?

Answer 10

GOD doesn't want just weekend visits. And sadly some people who say they are Christians do live their lives this way. I guess they think just because they show up on Sundays give them the right to commit sin the rest of the week. I have seen this a lot. But they think their doing nothing wrong.

Answer 11

You have hit upon one of the main appealsof Christianity. If you "repent" your sins and ask for "forgiveness" to the Church/God, then you get the magic key to everlasting happiness. Lucky for the church that the magic key is owned by them, and they are empowered to dole out forgiveness so long as you pledge allegiance to their structures!

It is my assertion that atheists often are more "moral" -- in the sense of doing less harm in a social sense -- because we have no higher court of appeal.