Anybody Out There A Christian Atheist?

Question

If not, check this out:

http://www.religion-online.org/showbook.asp?title=523

Answer 1

makes perfect sense to me!

is he saying there was a world full of people who believed in various religions, and so this guy who came along with some bright ideas about forgiveness and loving each other had to pretend to be god and to believe in god in order for people to listen to him?

So from the get go, this guy's message was tainted, and the true christians, that is the people who want to truly follow the teachings of this really nice guy need to unlearn the teachings and social conditioning of thousands of years that convinces nearly everyone that god is something real?

Well that makes perfect sense to me! I am a Christian Atheist! I agree with the teachings (at least most of them) of Jesus Christ, but I don't believe in any god and I don't believe he was god.

Answer 2

Well no, I'm not, but I've been doing some reading lately on people who are Muslims, or Native Americans, or Jews, and when they come to Christ, they are absolutely true to the Bible and devoted to God in Christ, but they retain (with no conflict to their Christian devotion) certain aspects, customs from the culture they belong to. Jews for Jesus is an example of this.

So a Christian atheist hmmm. I think of the verse that says, in order to please God, you must believe that he IS and that he is a rewarder of those who seek him. Maybe you want to make the world a better place and be kind to people (is that why you say you are a Christian.) All these things are good, and I can understand why someone with your values would want to DISTANCE herself from war-mongering, selfish Christians who seem more like a force for evil in the world than good. But is anyone really without fault? And how can any of us really call a Holy God friend?

HOWEVER, God is a real person, a personality, the One who created you to love him. He manifested himself in human form as Jesus to demonstrate that love. I think you might be going in the right direction. You just need to go a little bit further....

Answer 3

Not possible. The 2 terms are mutually exclusive.

The link you cited is a paper that was written in the "God is dead" 1960's. I'm surprised to see that piece of crap still floating around. It didn't make sense then and it doesn't make sense now.

Anything to make a buck!

I'm pleased to inform you that God is alive and well. He/She is still all-powerful, all-good, all-knowing, all-loving. You can't just declare Him/Her dead and gone out of wishful thinking or by perpetrating a lie. He/She is still here and now guiding us all. All we have to do is our part, which is to listen and to do His/Her will.

I understand that God and Jesus Christ are NOT the same, but that doesn't make me a Christian Atheist. God did not die, Jesus did. Jesus was the Son, God is the Father. Not the same at all. This is where other Christians and I part company. I would call the belief you attempted to describe as being primitive Christianity. You can still believe in God AND that Jesus died for our sins.

I hope this helps to clear up your confusion:-)

Answer 4

Well, seeing as how I specifically asked you for details about this a month or two ago, I guess I'm the only person not saying 'wtf' at the moment. I'm looking through the link you provide. This is a philosophical concept that meshed much more closely with Christianity than it does with my personal brand of atheism, so while it's interesting, it's still as alien to me as mainstream Christianity.

Nice to learn new things, though.

Answer 5

...how can you be a christian athiest? by believing in jesus but not as a god? it doesn't really make sense to me...which is why I'm an agnostic. but...I guess if someone asked my religion, I'd say christian. I guess it's easier than explaining to people why I don't believe in religions. anyway, I'll check it out. I'm always interested in new views on religion :)

Answer 6

hi Dude. "because you Christians..." I experience a moderate generalization there, no longer ALL Christians imagine atheists worship the devil, me myself, being a faithful Christian, do not trust atheists pray to the devil. Atheism is , in the summarized version, "no longer believing in God" properly?. yet that would not unavoidably recommend that in case you do not count on "a" then you somewhat immediately trust and worship "b". there are countless Christians available that rather of preaching the Gospel of "sturdy information" and residing how Jesus stated we ought to continually stay (love one yet another and so on), they do the completed opposite, they rebuke and condemn others. they're speedy to communicate about "you're an atheist, you'll Hell" lol ironic properly?? Hahahaha. properly to me it really is done garbage, Hate The Sin no longer The Sinner. i do not hate atheist, i do not rebuke them, i don't think of they worship the devil merely because they don't worship God. to have the ability to respond to your question "NO, i don't think of atheist worship the devil" And P.S when you're an atheist and also you do worship the devil then it is easily superb, it is your decision, all of us have loose will and freedom of decision...that would not make both one better than the different.

Answer 7

If you mean believing in the teachings of Jesus but not in God, them you have a problem. Jesus taught he was the son of god so to be Christian would require hand in hand belief in god. But hay if you want to pick and choose the lessons of Christ that you want to believe then have at.

Answer 8

I was raised as a Baptist. According to Baptists, once saved, always saved.

I am an atheist, but according to Baptist doctrine, I am a Christian Atheist.

Answer 9

Woodsygirl pretty much said what I would have. The essay is primitive, despite its usage of big words. :P Oh, and whoever typed it up misused "effects" as a verb. Ugh.

Answer 10

sounds like an oxymoron

like being a Muslim Hindu or a Jewish Christian