Why?
2006-08-15 03:51:52 · 40 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
All people are good people. We just call the people who do the things that we don't like, bad or evil.
We of course are only seeing the situation from our own limited perspective. To us it fits the definition of bad or evil.
From the perspective of the other person it always looks like the correct or logical thing to be doing.
To the British in the 1700s George Washington was a terrorist commander.
To Americans he was a hero. All ideas of good and evil are point of view specific.
We are just silly enough to believe that our idea is always the only possible correct way to be thinking.
Silly little dream of superiority we are having isn’t it.
Love and blessings.
don
2006-08-15 03:58:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would say I am a "Bad" person if I use God's standards (the ten commandments) to judge myself. Based on these standards we are all "Bad", which is why there is a need for a Savior in Jesus Christ.
Most people will tell you they are good and each person will give you a different answer for why they are good, defining themselves based on percieved notions of what is good and what is bad, but when we look at God's perfect law and the standard's for what is good vs. what is bad we see that we are all bad and on the day of judgement when we stand before God we will be found guilty. But, becuase God is merciful and full of love He sent His son to be sacrificied so on the day of judgement we will have an arbitrator who comes in to pay our fines so we can be free and enter the Kingdom of Heaven.
2006-08-15 04:00:05 · answer #2 · answered by Bruce Leroy - The Last Dragon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Before I was Christian, I was spiteful and malicious. I attacked a girl when I was 9 to see what was in her knickers. I stabbed someone in the arm when I was about 14. I spread rumours that a girl at work was pregnant (she was not). That is just a sample. So, no, I am not a good person.
But, since I became a Christian I have been totally transformed. The old has truly passed away. I have learned to serve other people, to love even my enemies, to do good even when someone does bad to me. I still have a long way to go, but, fortunately I have a righteousness that I do not deserve, that I have not earned. Jesus clothes me in His Righteousness and the Holy Spirit is transforming me so that it "fits".
So, I am not a good person, but I am learning to be one.
2006-08-15 04:32:59 · answer #3 · answered by waycyber 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
good...but I don't think anyone considers themselves a bad person. A bad person is something that everyone views as something they are not. And what you consider a "bad person" may not be the same as someone else's "bad person"....My bad person rapes, murders, sets fire to someone's home, or maybe abuses their power for self fullfilment (having someone killed to gain you power)....and I am none of that. So I am a good person. Sometimes I tell white lies. Sometimes I spend money that belongs to my husband. Sometimes I ignore the dog. But all in all, I consider myself a good person. I do some good deeds. I donate to charity when I can. I try to love. I try to forgive. But most of all, I try
2006-08-15 07:56:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think I am a good person. I am honest, faithful, trustworthy, kind, giving, and I have a big heart. Yes, I have done a lot of bad things, but I felt guilty the whole time.
2006-08-15 03:59:32 · answer #5 · answered by kyeann 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good
I havent broken the law, but I am no saint. I don't want to be turned away by St. Peter at the gates to heaven for me writing this answer. Sorry Peter if you think I am a bad person.
2006-08-15 03:57:56 · answer #6 · answered by coolrichard2 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a good person because I care for the well being of others and help when I can. I believe there is innate good in all people and I try to find it in them before I judge them on their faults.
2006-08-15 03:57:48 · answer #7 · answered by clair_snider 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bad is not how I would describe myself. If I reflect on my deeds and thoughts, I would use the term passively bad.
As no concerted effort is made towards being bad, I only react to situations and entertain thoughts of a bad nature.
2006-08-15 08:07:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say good most of the time but i know i have a bad side but i'm still working on that!
2006-08-15 04:22:03 · answer #9 · answered by Petrol Head 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Overall, I am a "GOOD" person, who is also an atheist.
"When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That's my religion." Abraham Lincoln
2006-08-15 03:57:14 · answer #10 · answered by Kathryn™ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋