What do Christians have to say about the Agnostic?

Question

Just wondering how Christians view Agnostic people. There are different definitons and views of being Agnostic from certin people. This is the one I'm talking about:

-Someone who has a hard time beliving in a 'higher power', Christianity in this case, and some things that go along with that (Rebirth, afterlife, ect.)
-Someone who isn't exactly athiest either.

No need to be harsh though...

Answer 1

I have been raised in all sorts of churches.

And I consider myself agnostic.

It's not that I don't believe in a God. I would actually LOVE to believe. My problem is with doubts and faith.
It makes absolutely NO sense to me.

I think there is no problem with questions. Because that means we are actively seeking the answers.
I would rather do that than blindly follow the leader any day.

Answer 2

I have yet to encounter anyone proclaiming they are 'agnostic' give a concise explanation of just what an 'agnostic' really is. It seems to vary like the wind. There is an old saying: "If you stand for nothing, you will fall for anything"

If for you it simply means you don't know what to believe, I can tell you finding a comfortable relation with your own spirituality can and probably should be a life long endeavor, as you come to understand more about the deeper things in life. Ask questions. Be a bit sceptical, there are a million ways to go. Our beliefs Define who we are, and we evolve, and so should our beliefs if found to be in error, toss the false and embrace the true. Sometimes being "open minded" just means your brains have fallen out.

Answer 3

you won't be able to be an agnostic and a Christian at the same time...you're both one or the different. You believing the Christian faith yet no longer denying the opportunity of it being incorrect makes you a Christian who isn't ignorant.

Answer 4

It's hard to talk about a group of people who "share" a belief like this. Agnostics, to me, are people who are not convinced one way or the other that God exists.

Like any other person, I want to see how people live their lives. Do they try to leave the world better than they found it? Do they try to do what is right by other people? Do they do their best to live honest lives? Do they keep seeking? THAT is how, if at all, I would "judge" a person.

Answer 5

An agnostic is someone who believes the bible was written as a balanced way to live. They believe it wasn't ordained by God to the prophets. They don't believe in God as the creator.

So, my opinion of an agnostic is they need Jesus Christ to come into their hearts and be saved from eternal damnation.

Answer 6

I'm assuming that you believe in evolution? With all of the gaps, changes, inconsistancies, etc, in this theory, it takes more faith to believe in it than it does to believe that the Bible is accurate.
Besides that, where did time come from? What about emotions/love? For me, there are too many unanswered questions regarding evolution. Not to mention the fact that I've seen God work. I've seen miracles. No one can argue away your experiences.
I kinda rambled here...I hope this helps.

Answer 7

I love them, and if they are willing to actually study history and dig a little rather than just give philisophical answers as to whether God exists or not, love to have conversation with them. Because any unbeliever is simply that no matter what they coin themselves. Everyone deserves a chance to find the truth.

Answer 8

I feel you've probably got the most open mind of all groups. That is not necessarily a good thing though. It means you can be swayed either way. But for now, keep your mind open and keep searching. If you honestly want to find the truth, you'll find it.

Answer 9

I've been in Church for nearly 40 years..I've never heard our pastor or any other Christian ever mention Agnostics or Atheist...it's just never talked about. Only in places like this is it talked about

Answer 10

From the Catholic Catechism:

Atheism

2123 "Many . . . of our contemporaries either do not at all perceive, or explicitly reject, this intimate and vital bond of man to God. Atheism must therefore be regarded as one of the most serious problems of our time."58

2124 The name "atheism" covers many very different phenomena. One common form is the practical materialism which restricts its needs and aspirations to space and time. Atheistic humanism falsely considers man to be "an end to himself, and the sole maker, with supreme control, of his own history."59 Another form of contemporary atheism looks for the liberation of man through economic and social liberation. "It holds that religion, of its very nature, thwarts such emancipation by raising man's hopes in a future life, thus both deceiving him and discouraging him from working for a better form of life on earth."60

2125 Since it rejects or denies the existence of God, atheism is a sin against the virtue of religion.61 The imputability of this offense can be significantly diminished in virtue of the intentions and the circumstances. "Believers can have more than a little to do with the rise of atheism. To the extent that they are careless about their instruction in the faith, or present its teaching falsely, or even fail in their religious, moral, or social life, they must be said to conceal rather than to reveal the true nature of God and of religion."62

2126 Atheism is often based on a false conception of human autonomy, exaggerated to the point of refusing any dependence on God.63 Yet, "to acknowledge God is in no way to oppose the dignity of man, since such dignity is grounded and brought to perfection in God. . . . "64 "For the Church knows full well that her message is in harmony with the most secret desires of the human heart."65

Agnosticism

2127 Agnosticism assumes a number of forms. In certain cases the agnostic refrains from denying God; instead he postulates the existence of a transcendent being which is incapable of revealing itself, and about which nothing can be said. In other cases, the agnostic makes no judgment about God's existence, declaring it impossible to prove, or even to affirm or deny.

2128 Agnosticism can sometimes include a certain search for God, but it can equally express indifferentism, a flight from the ultimate question of existence, and a sluggish moral conscience. Agnosticism is all too often equivalent to practical atheism.