Could it be that Christianity is just a rich, fancy club who requires membership to get to in there (heaven)?
if not, then how come if you aren't a member then you are denied access?
2006-09-13 19:45:26 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
lol fyi i am straight, retard
2006-09-13 23:16:19 · update #1
UPSman i like how you put words into my mouth. it's not that i don't want to obey moral rules in the Bible, i just don't believe that there is a god. Well there are some rules that your God tells you to follow, i can think of one on the spot, "Do not suffer a witch to live." if you don't do this you are disobeying your god, if you do this however, you are a bigoted murderer. "You don't obey those rules in the old testiment, Jesus Christ gave us new rules" you say? (Hey now I get to put words in your mouth ; ) ). Why would God change the rules? No, you interpret the Bible as you please to fit in with the century's society,as you would go to prison for killing anyone nowadays. Really, anything you throw at me i will just come back with how your Religion has so many faults. And what if he is real? then i don't want to be part of his friends has he has allowed many a ****** up things to happen to me and those who i love
2006-09-13 23:31:56 · update #2
Pay your Dues!!
Na, seriously I agree.
2006-09-13 19:57:32 · answer #1 · answered by tui 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No. There are many different types of Christians. Some are Catholic, some are Anglican, some are Pentecostal, some are Lutheran, some are Presbyterian, some are baptist, etc, etc.
So it's not a fancy club as far as I know, you just have to decide what traditions and what version of Christianity suits your needs. You might want to start of with trying not to be gay, and you may want to mind your choices in clothing, hairstyle and appearance in general. You will be asked to consider giving up some forms of "thinking for yourself", as some Christian denominations tend to prefer to "tell" you what is right for you and what the Bible means, than to answer your questions honestly.
I could go on and on....there's communion and confession and baptism and each group of Christianity has their version of how/where and when these rituals should take place.
As for aces.....I have not yet seen what Ace they are holding, access is not denied in any Christian church.....but you must conform.
2006-09-13 20:17:31 · answer #2 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't say christianity is exclusive. Jesus said "For God so loved the WORLD that He gave His only begotten Son, that WHOSOEVER believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life". Jesus also said "Come to Me, ALL you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest".
Notice the words world, whosoever and all. That tells me that christianity is open to everyone. How can anyone then call it exclusive. Hinduism is exclusive. It has a caste system. If you are born into the Brahman caste you'll probably have a pretty good life. That's the top caste. If you're born into the Dalits, you'll probably live in a garbage dump most of your life. Those are the untouchables and that's just your Karma. You can't change castes, at least not in this life.
Romans 6:23 says "For the wages of sin is death, but the FREE gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord". Notice it says that gift is free. You just turn your life over to Christ and he freely gives you eternal life.
Let's summarize: According to the bible, the christian God has offered eternal life in heaven to EVERYONE and it's given to you FREELY if you come Gods way. Why is that wrong?
You say "I don't want to live according to your Gods rules...I want to live life my way". That's fine and if christianity is wrong then you don't have to come the christian way because christianity is just a farce anyhow. But if christianity is true and the God of the universe is the christian God then He created the universe as well as creating us. It's His heaven. As long as He opens heaven to everyone and it's a free gift, why can't He determine the criterion for getting in? If I threw a party and I invited anyone who wanted to come and there was no cover charge and no descrimination as far as skin color, class status or whatever to get in then why would it be wrong if I said that you couldn't dress in a sexually provocative way or you couldn't bring any alcohol or you couldn't smoke or you couldn't use filthy language. It's my party in my house. I'm opening it to everybody and it's free. Why don't I have the right to set some ground rules.
Christianity is not a rich fancy club which requires membership. It's free, it's open to everyone but a lot of people want to live life their own way and then if they're wrong and the christian God really is the God of the universe, Then they still want to be rewarded in eternity by that God even though they have ignored Him in this life.
2006-09-13 20:45:39 · answer #3 · answered by upsman 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's like this Heaven is like God's area,, home, ranch, farm whatever. He only wants souls that wants to be His friend there with Him. Is that so hard to understand. If you do not want to be His friend He is cool with that. He wants as many friends as He can get and you are welcome to be one only if you really want to be. So all His friends get to live eternity and Ranch heaven. Those who do not get to live somewhere else. I am not sure there is only one place since there are so many names and discriptions everywhere. It sounds like there are several other places like one is called outer darkness, perhaps people who do not pay their electrical bill go there. Many names and I am not sure they are all even written about. I do think however there is assurance to be had (actually I know for sure) and it is nice to know I am going to a place everyone thinks is enjoyable. Just remember you were told about it and the choice was yours and no one said you are not invited.
2006-09-13 19:55:59 · answer #4 · answered by icheeknows 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Don't worry our governments are slowly shutting these places down one teaching At time right now you cant teach parts of Bible in certain countries like being gay is sin ...This is coming here to USA
2006-09-13 20:17:10 · answer #5 · answered by jas3tm 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is a death cult for a megalomania-cal war mongering false god (,who was an Anunaki,an extraterrestrial,) adoring a dead guy nailed to a pole symbolically,.drinking his blood and cannibalizing his flesh
based on a fantasy invented by power hungry manipulating descendents of that Anunaki
nothing Fancy there to speak of
2006-09-13 19:51:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No one is denied access. People denie there own access.
Some people would rather walk into a wall than use the door. If that is denied access then you need a psyciatrist
2006-09-13 19:57:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Christianity is made up to contral the masses under 'catholicism' until it branched up since people were illiterate.
GETS EDUCATED
2006-09-13 19:47:12 · answer #8 · answered by Tiffi Poodle Pie 69 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jesus said he is the only way to heaven Yeshu'ah is salavtion with out him there is not way in but any one is welcome if the invite him into their lives
2006-09-13 19:56:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
i think its on the level, people need something to believe
2006-09-13 19:46:53 · answer #10 · answered by ladykittystar 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋