For Non-believers.. Which would you rather?

Question

Would you rather Christians who live sinless lives, or Christians who admit they do not?

I often see Christians critisised when they admit they are not perfect, but I also see them critisised as though they ARE perfect so I'm not sure which is more prefferable?

Answer 1

Hey Buddie. How have you been? I think non-Christians get the idea that a lot of Christians are Judge mental, so when they see a Christian acting sinfully it looks like hypocrisy. No one is good all the time, if not in action then in mind. Hey, we are all human, if someone can't admit that, then they need to do some soul searching. Me personally, I would just want a person to be honest with them selves, we all wear mask to the world, the problem starts for a person when they start believing the mask is really who they are.

Answer 2

Christians can't live sinless lives, at least according to their own dogma. Well, it depends on a few interpretations, but the biggest things are that Christianity has the "mind police" thing going on. It's not ACTIONS that are sinful (like, say, MURDER!!!), it's thoughts.

"Thou shalt not covet"
Tch. And then there's the seven sins to contend with, though gluttony and sloth can be interpreted either as a state of mind or as an action. Really, if it is the state of mind that is the sin, then it is not the choice of the thinking individual that is sinful. But... well, let's assume that our state of mind is determined by our soul. Therefore, our souls may be sinful, but that is no fault of our consciousness or body or living being. So all of the dogma of "Don't sin!" has no effect, because youre talking to the wrong thing. Hmmmm...

Answer 3

Christians know they don't live sinless lives because they know that nobody can be truly sinless. We are human. God knew that humans naturally sin and so that's why He sent His Son Jesus, to die for humanity's sins.

So there really is no such thing as a Christian with a sinless life. Though a Christian may try and lead the most sinless life possible. So long as they are sorry for their sins, they will be forgiven.

Answer 4

I would rather a Christian not pass judgment on others regardless of what kind of life they lead. I know they are not "sinless" whether they care to admit it or not. The problem is treating others as though you are perfect and that they should live up to your shining example. Its like telling people you don't masturbate. You do, and if you say you don't you're a liar. Simple as that.

Answer 5

Perfection is only attained and held by the Deities. Mortals are not perfect no matter the religion. I would rather a Christian admit to being imperfect that saying they are. To admit perfection of yourself is vanity and that is a sin according to some christian beliefs. To admit you have faults shows humility and with that is the desire to strive to be perfect.

Answer 6

The major reason all Christians are criticized for not being perfect is that the only ones that the majority of people see speaking out are people like Jerry Falwell and James Dobson and other "crazy" Christians who expect everyone to be perfect. Those two and others like them are always trying to make laws against this and that and trying to make everyone like them and pretend that they are perfect. So when "normal" Christians say they aren't perfect but everyone else assumes that all Christians expect everyone else to be perfect, they attack that as a double standard.

And the same the other way, the only "public" Christians out there are people like Jerry Falwell and James Dobson and the like, and they pretend to be perfect but don't represent all Christians. But they like to pretend they do. In essence, the major problem is that real Christians are being "outshined" by crazy people who call themselves Christians but are in it for themselves, basically modern-day Pharisees. And that translates to problems for everyone else.

Answer 7

I'd probably rather no christians at all.
But if I have to choose, I'm rather christians who admit they dont live sinless lives.
No one is perfect
And I've never seen christians critisized for being perfect or not, we just critisize you because you believe a fairytale.

Answer 8

I think I'd rather have religion banned and Christians stop killing inncocnet people. Christianity and Islam like to kill their fellow human beings.

I know there are many nice people who believe in God, but the real evil amongst us, are the vast majority of religious followers and believers who have clearly shown over time to be the major instigators of wars, violence, abuse, greed and practically everything evil on our planet.

Even according to Genesis in the Bible, God is clearly the greatest mass murderer in history. The Bible is full of terrible atrocities and evil, far more than nice things, but of course believers will just ignore or twist the atrocities into whatever soothes their confused minds.

Everyone knows of murders and violence associated with Christianity and Islam, I suppose all of the other major religions have a track record of killing their fellow human beings as well.

Answer 9

I prefer neither of them. For what is perfection?

I say that we are ALL perfect before the eyes of ourselves.. I mean, why would you do something unless you really felt that what you were doing was the perfect thing to do? You don't strive for imperfection, do you? No. You are perfect. What you do is perfect. What is done around you is perfect.

You may not agree with the performance that you observe, but that doesn't make it imperfect.

There's nothing to fear, no one REALLY believes in god anyway, or else they wouldn't sin - EVER. If you break a commandment, you are essentially slapping the face of god. You're saying, "Yes, Mr. God, I know that told Moses that if we break these rules, we are going to burn for eternity, but I DON'T CARE about what YOU say Mr. God. I choose to not go to church this week. I chose to not give my change to a beggar yesterday, even though he looked right at me."

In essence, you are saying: To Hell With God's Word. In which case if you really believed in him then you would be punished, and nobody conciously requests punishment or pain, hence nobody really believes in god.

And that's Perfect.

Answer 10

Your poor grammar makes it difficult to understand exactly what you are asking. You say something about criticizing. My policy is to not cause trouble, but if someone starts it, I'll argue or fight all the way. My oldest sister is a hypocrite. She goes to some church services three times a week. She constantly insults me and our younger sister. If I mention anything about religion, she really has a tantrum. No one has a right to differ with her ignorant beliefs in her warped opinion. I quit speaking to her, and I've done that many times. She acts as if she is perfect and everyone else is an awful sinner. I saw several people like her in my family.