It amazes me how many non-believers there are, and that people actually make sick remarks about our Father. It's sad to know what will happen to them when He returns. He is very real and could change your life.
2006-08-30 03:00:50 · 43 answers · asked by gabby5 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes there are people out there that do have a heart for the lost. People who has the heart usually go study to be a Pastor or to be a Missionary. Bear in mind though that it is written in the Bible that not everyone being shared the gospel will accept Christ, some will reject it. And it is important to know that it is not our responsibility for them to believe but it is our responsibility to share the good news.
We Christians should set a much better example. Christ came to redeem and to love and not just to expose sin, but what non-christians are feeling sometimes is just condemnation. That is why some people hate Christians.
2006-08-30 03:17:45 · answer #1 · answered by Gable 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It actually gives me hope that humanity may have a future beyond superstitious barbarism and global religious war.
The god of montheism is just a myth, nothing more, and those who practice these religions do so because they are conditioned to accept the fantastic without putting it to the test, often when they are too young to resist the pressure and when questioning the absurd gets them punished. They are brainwashed. The zealots, like all zealots, are emotionally and intellectually under-developed to th epoint of being delusional, but most all are simply unable to give up the security blanket i.e. their need to be parented, a need they project on an imaginary "father." But over the years I've seen a lot of folks snap out of it, think it through, examine their religion thoroughly, realize they'd been had, and moved on to a world view based in reality, not magic, not wishful thinking, and not the mythology of nomadic goat-herders from 4000BCE.
Yahweh is not any less a myth than Zeus or Shiva, or Aphrodite, or Set, or Isis. Yahweh is just themtyh of your cutlure, and no less a delusion than the mythologies of other cultures. Buit if the God of the Bible were real, then I'd have to say he's a poor excuse for divinity, because none of the people of my acquaintance are monstrous enough to murder the first born of Egypt over one man's stubborness. That is a Saddam Hussein kind of infanticidal lunatic not worthy of anyone's devotion, but worthy of everyone's contempt, and that any theist can call that kind of tantrum throwing serial killer and mass murderer their "father" in heaven, just makes me want to have them committed to a mental institute.
2006-08-30 03:29:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, what bothers me is so many people think that their version of "God" is the only version. And they do horrible things to promote their version.
Like start wars.
Or threaten "non-believers" with fire, hell and eternal damnation.
Or use religion as a social control.
Or scare the crap out of little kids.
Or try to instill guilt.
Or use religion as a front for big business.
Or subjugate women, or any people that will serve a purpose.
Or use religion as a basis to judge other's.
Or completely deny facts in favor of fantasy.
Yes, beliefs in a "Father" could change your life, my life was changed at the age of four when I was exposed to maniacal beliefs that created terror in my childhood. The message was that "God" was everywhere, watching everything I was doing and was going to send me straight to hell if I didn't behave the way "grownups" thought I should. And at least one of those "God fearing grownups" was doing horrific things to me in the basement.
Please do not dictate how wonderful your "Father" is, I have and will continue to have, my own beliefs on this matter. A fact guaranteed to me by the Constitution of the United States. A fact that many continue to ignore.
Freedom of religion also means freedom FROM religion. Now, leave us alone. If hell is a place where I can finally be free of you people then sign me up. Can't imagine hell could be much worse than the hell in that basement or in my psyche for many years of my life. Change my life indeed, yes, you people changed my life. Thanks.
2006-08-30 03:26:18 · answer #3 · answered by -Tequila17 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. If there is a god and he will return what will happen to the people who is not believe him? God is not a ruler. He is not a arrogant; He is not a Satan; He will be a kind and he teach to love every one in the world. It is not a crime to punish or destroy the world if some people don't believe god.. If he is a god he will proof himself to the people who don't believe him when he return. He is a miracle person not a miserable man.
2006-08-30 03:15:11 · answer #4 · answered by mswathi1025 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I really respect your faith and I also belive in God but what u have to keep in mind is that people mostly believe in what they see and God may not be one of those things, I pretty much doubt that you have seen or heard from our Father but even if u did, most people would be angry on you because you are acting for yourself, but you have to be patient and tell those kind of people that everything good comes from God and you wouldn't go anywhere without the help of the Lord.
2006-08-30 03:07:09 · answer #5 · answered by Gabriel 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
What really makes me sad is that there are so many people that say they believe, but really don't.
Just like in Jesus' Day, where the Jews did not believe, If Jesus was here today, most Christians would not have a clue.
2006-08-30 03:10:26 · answer #6 · answered by Shawn 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Are you asking about belief in God or in Jesus?
It doesn't bother me that people don't believe in Jesus.
I don't believe in Jesus.
I'm Jewish.
I do believe in God...the same God of Abraham, Issac and Jacob.
And it doesn't bother me that others don't believe in God.
What bothers me is when evil people cause harm to others.
And there are plenty of evil people who profess to believe in God, Jesus, Allah, Vishnu, Buddha, etc....
A good person can live a good life, without having to believe in a deity.
And those good people can still change your life for the better.
2006-08-30 03:12:54 · answer #7 · answered by docscholl 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
On the other hand, it bothers me to know how many people do believe in "God".
I personally see religion has being very dangerous. It has created many conflicts and even created many wars. Some people have commited crimes "in the name of the Lord" because they believe God tell them to do it.
My opinion is that religion is more negative than positive. My absence of faith is not giving me a bad life.
2006-08-30 03:08:34 · answer #8 · answered by Lyvy 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
This is just plain idiotic. First of all, there is no god. The fact that you're certain that there is doesn't mean anything at all. I'm sure that you're certain about a lot of other falsehoods as well. We all are.
Secondly, even if there were a god, there'd be no good reason for a decent adult to post something like what you just posted here.
It's clear that what is going on is that you have doubts about your belief, those doubts bother you because religious belief systems are designed to make believers feel uncomfortable about their doubts, and you're trying to comfort yourself at the expense of others. Your behavior is truly deserving of the label "sick", and this post is a perfect example of why Christians get "bashed" here. You should start thinking about what you're doing to the decent Christians here who DO behave like adults. They're paying the price for your misbehavior.
Shape up or stop whining about it. If you're going to misbehave, we're going to call you on it.
2006-08-30 03:05:56 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 3⤋
It is great to know that there are sane people in the world. We used to think America was entirely religious, and we despaired the fact that a whole country could not have a modicum of intelligence. Now we know finally that all Americans are not silly believers in the ultimate nonsense.
2006-08-30 03:06:48 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋