2006-07-20 08:30:29 · 35 answers · asked by sharon 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
They think they don't need him for some reason, and are afraid to show their insecurities and such...
It's really sad, they don't know what they're missing
2006-07-20 08:33:29 · answer #1 · answered by trace 4 · 5⤊ 9⤋
I'm not afraid to believe in Jesus. I was raised as a church going Christian for 16 years when I finally woke up as it were and felt that something about what I was being told did not feel right. From there, I found more and more reasons why it did not feel right. At that point it was a sort of, well, if all these things are false, then the whole thing is false decision. There is more proof that Christianity and the bible is BS than it is true. Look for the contradictions some time, read about history, do some research.
2006-07-20 09:27:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not "afraid" and I don't know of anyone who is "afraid". Why would anyone be? There's no actual risk implied... I guess that's the kind of speech you hear by those who don't want to accept the truth about us non-believers, and who will manipulate the facts to suit their convenience.
And besides, why on earth would I "owe" anything to a guy who lived 2000 years ago? Just because he died for me? Well, I don't think he did, in the first place. See the irony? It's like a vicious circle. You say he died for me so I have to be thankful, and I owe him. I say he didn't die for me, not until anyone can prove it. So I don't owe him anything. And by "prove" I don't just mean that kind of lame proof about "how else could the world have been created?" and all that... I mean, we haven't found all the answers yet. Why would you assume the answer is god? There are lots of other possibilities, including some nobody has even imagined yet.
Think about it. That's the least you owe yourself...
2006-07-20 08:37:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We don't try Jesus, we will be tried, on how we lived our life, God is the only Judge. People should know that Jesus gave them a great gift, God sent his only son, Jesus Christ as a final sacrifice for our sins, before thier were high priests they were the only ones that could pray to God, and people had to bring sacrifices to the tabernacle that they built according to Gods instructions.
When Jesus was sacrificed on the cross, the veil to the tabernacle split in two, from top to bottom showing that our bodies are the tabernacle now, and we house the Holy Spirit.
When Jesus was going, God said we would be left with a comforter, The Holy Spirit, which is our guide to do right and wrong, and acts as our conscience once we accept the Lord as our saviour. God Bless.
And to the person who answered after me, that is being a judge of someone, we are not the judge, God is. and I do agree we also show examples of Christ as how we live but being a good Christian is sharing what we know, If we didn't Christianity would never had been spread through the many sacrifices of christians before us, we would not have a Bible or know what a great gift God gives us.
2006-07-20 08:41:09 · answer #4 · answered by bryton1001 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will probably find that most of the people you speak of have in fact already given Jesus a try. Not because they owed him. More than likely because they were forced to as children by their parents. Then as they grew older and started to do what most intelligent people do, that is ask questions, they realized that the answers they sought were never in religion at all but in reality. And no one owes Jesus a thing. Especially those who do not believe in his "tales".
2006-07-20 08:38:52 · answer #5 · answered by jdscorrupted 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please don't try to be a representative for Christianity. You totally suck at it. This is why people get turned off. I know you can't see that, just by the sheer idiocy of your comment. People are not afraid they just usually need a reason or proof and you are certainly not showing anybody why they would want to be a Chrisitan. You sound like a lunatic who has no reasoning skills. People are drawn to religion a lot of times by seeing how members of a faith group behave and live. Just saying you need to believe is crap. What do you do? Not just going to church every Sunday and praying because that could just be in vain. How do you actually implement the teachings of Jesus Christ in your life everyday? What about your life would make somebody think Wow what a really neat person I wonder why she is like that? I wonder why she is nice, charitable, helpful, calm, forgiving? Spreading the word is not just in your voice it is in your daily action.
2006-07-20 08:42:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fear has absolutely nothing to do with it. I've done the church thing, I did the Sunday school thing, I've seen people fall to their knees in front of the congregation welcoming Jesus into their lives. I sat there and just looked like it was a television show. I have never believed in christianity even when forced to go as a child and why would I go back to something I know I don't believe in. There is no fear involved at all.
2006-07-20 08:34:24 · answer #7 · answered by genaddt 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
people are not afraid to believe in Jesus as a man. People just do not want to believe in a myth. I am a Swede and I don think for a second that Thor or Odin were real. The belief systems passed down through the stories are solid. that is what should be followed.
2006-07-20 08:34:01 · answer #8 · answered by NIKK F 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I love the Patti Smith lyric, "Jesus died for some body's sins, but not mine." it makes a person think. If I wasn't alive in Jesus' time how could he die for my sins? Or, he died because I cussed?
Most "Christians" don't FOLLOW the path that Jesus lived anyway. So spouting that Christianity is the ONLY WAY to live doesn't serve anyone. WWJD? He'd be amazingly cool about non-believers, and he would SHOW them how to behave, but he wouldn't insist that people "believe in him." That would be completely egotistical.
Let me ask this, if a person follows in Jesus' footsteps, loving all people, giving to the poor, doesn't steal, doesn't cheat on their spouse, doesn't kill, doesn't create any gods, etc., but either doesn't know about Jesus or believe in him, does that make this person a sinner?
The only People who HAVE to give Jesus a try are people raised by Christians. Christianity is not the only faith in this world, yet Christians have started how many wars in the name of God?
In the bible there is a statement that people will not come to God if they don't have a reason to do so. Why do you need to convert other people? Is it to prove to others that your faith is good? Your faith is good if you live in Jesus' footsteps and don't shove it down other people's throats. Force-feeding religion never works.
Peace on Earth.
2006-07-20 08:59:45 · answer #9 · answered by Polly 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I did try, I really did, but for as long and as hard as I tried to really believe in Jesus, I felt at my core that something was very wrong and that everything I learned in church went against that core feeling. When I started learning about other religions, I tried even harder and prayed even harder, but it was like nobody was there. I felt like I was dying little by little inside, until I finally found the religion that spoke to me. Finally there was something there I could feel. The religion I ended up converting to has been the best thing that's ever happened to me and has brought me more spiritual peace and happiness than anything dealing with Christianity or Jesus ever did.
2006-07-20 08:40:33 · answer #10 · answered by xenomorph_girl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many are afraid to believe because of peer pressure - what others will say if they do. For others, they are afraid of having to change their lifestyles, but what they don't realise, is that some of the things they do now, they won't have the desire to do anymore. Knowing Jesus is the most wonderful thing, and I have been a Christian now for 37 years, and fully recommend it.
2006-07-20 08:35:17 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋