I can't bring myself to think of homosexuals as sinners.
I can't bring myself to think that abortion is wrong in all cases.
I can't bring myself to think euthanasia is wrong in all cases.
I believe in freedom for anybody, as long as they don't hurt others.
Why on earth should I accept Jesus into my heart, and with that start to condemn my few gay friends, that 14 year old raped girl who wants an abortion, that very sick 91 year old man who is begging for euthanasia, etc, etc. ?
2006-09-30 17:03:00 · 29 answers · asked by Thinx 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
You are trying to make a point using the rantings of christians who are not much more acquainted with scripture than terrorists are about the Quran as a whole. Read your scripture if you want to make a decision on Jesus or God. it is hard to know God by watching chistians who say this is the way it is when in fact like americans on so many levels have no idea of what they speak.
Example: not only gays but everyone is a sinner.
Sin is and archery term that has to do with not hitting the exact center of the target. How many of your experiences would you say you hit right on. Everybody else samo samo.
Christians seem to condemn but Jesus does not, instead He says if you will let me help you I will help you shoot more accurately and forgive you when you completely miss the target.
Do not judge Jesus by christians, please they make Him cry more than smile.
The comandment says do not kill the innocent swiftly, so it does not apply to abortion every time, though sometimes it does. If christians provided for all unwanted children and pregnant mothers just how many abortions might there be then.
2006-09-30 17:21:28 · answer #1 · answered by icheeknows 5 · 1⤊ 4⤋
That's one of the best questions I've ever seen here. I've said before that I think the God of Abraham is a jealous & petty god and therefore simply must be mythical, but you captured the paradox even better. Why indeed is the God of Abraham less compassionate, less ethical than you and I? And why do Christians love this God? It's like those who love an abusive, authoritarian father who claims to love his children but doesn't know how to show it.
2006-10-01 01:10:29 · answer #2 · answered by Jim L 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Where does it ever say God is against Euthanasia? That is a catholic church belief. The bible really never talks about abortion although I would certainly have a guilty conscience if I ever had a girlfriend get an abortion. As for homosexuals, anyone who has their focus is on sex and not on God in any manner is probably on the wrong path. There is no freedom, we are all slaves to something.
2006-10-01 00:10:23 · answer #3 · answered by malisimo 3 · 1⤊ 4⤋
Because he love you enough to give you a chance back into his kingdom. When you die the first time, that death is mercifull you will no nothing, the thing you gotta worry about though is that second death. You will know everything, God is perfect we are not, you should not question what you don't understand when if comes to god, you should seek counsel from wise men, like he has told you. I hope you find out the truth for yourself. Pray ti find out, I don't think you want to go to the lake of fire, with satan and his angels and the false prophet and the beast. Your every breath you take is the spirit of God and you blaspheme him like that. May he have pity on you.
2006-10-01 00:21:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Your morals could never even begin to match God's morals. The one fact you are forgetting is that you are not the Creator, you are not the Almighty. You are an imperfect human. Much much much lower than God.
The exact opposite of what you said is true. Why should God lower His morals for you, or for any other human or subject who cannot even begin to match God's wisdom.
God created us. Does He not have the right to tell us which way to live? His way is best because He created us. 1 John 4:8 says "God is love". Notice the scripture does not say that God has love, it says He IS love. That is how loving He is. That it can actually say He IS love. A God of love would never tell us to do anything bad for us.
Romans 11:33-36 says: "O the depth of God's rices and wisdom and knowledge! How unsearchable his judgments [are] and past tracing out his ways [are]! For "who has come to know Jehovah's mind, or who has become his counselor? Or "Who has first given to him, so that it must be repaid to him?" Because from him and by him and for him are all things. To him be the glory forever. Amen."
In the Bible, God has shown us the best possible way of life. Those who are not following it are suffering greatly. Just take a look at the world around us, it has grossly ignored God's direction and is in such turmoil because of that.
God pleads with us to follow his word the Bible, in it He teaches us to "benefit" ourselves.
Isaiah 48:17,18 says: "This is what Jehovah has said, your Repurchasesr, the Holy One of Israel: "I, Jehovah, am your God, the One teaching you to benefit [yourself], the One causing you to tread in the way in which you should walk. O if only you would actually pay attention to my commandments! Then your peace would become just like a river, and your righteouosness like the waves of the sea."
God wants what is best for us. He would never hold back from us what is good. I guarantee you that if you followed the Bible, your life would be better, you would have that kind of steady peace like a river, even in these difficult times we live in.
If you doubt any of God's rules, there is one question for you recorded at Job 38:4 where God asks the question: "Where did you happen to be when I founded the earth?"
No human, so inferior to our Creator can ever question God on what He does and what He says. (Job 38:4,12, 33-35)
Truly, the question is: "Why should God lower His moral standards for you?"
2006-10-01 00:34:15 · answer #5 · answered by Kally 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
All of us, including homosexuals, are sinners. I don't condemn gays, and neither does God. Jesus died for gays, just as he died for you and me.
Since Roe v Wade became law in America, a very small percentage of the 45 million abortions performed were because of rape.
Will you take the high moral ground when you stand before your Maker on Judgment Day?
2006-10-01 00:13:36 · answer #6 · answered by David S 5 · 3⤊ 3⤋
GOD HATES SIN-NOT SINNERS
GOD HAS TO TURN AWAY FROM SIN OR DESTROY IT.
GOD MADE WOMAN FOR MAN TO REPLENISH THE EARTH.
THE FEEL GOOD PART OF IT IS A BONUS.
MURDER IS MURDER.BE THEY 1 OR 99.
ABORTION IS MURDER - IF NO BABY- NO PREGNANT. I CAN'T KILL A BABY.
THE HOSPITAL WILL ALMOST ALWAYS GIVE A PILL ON RAPE CASE VICTIMS.
OUR FREEDOM HAS COME AT A VERY HIGH COST.MANY MEN AND WOMEN GAVE UP EVERYTHING TO SEE THAT WE LIVE FREE.MILLIONS HAVE DIED.
YET WE DO NOT HONOR THE GOD WHO HAS BLESSED AMERICA AND MADE HER THE GREATEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD.
I TOO HAVE GAY FRIENDS,FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS WHO GET DRUNK,DO DOPE,CHEAT,STEAL,AND HAVE KILLED(WAR & ABORTION).
WE WILL ALL STAND BEFORE THE GREAT AND MIGHTY GOD ONE DAY TO BE JUDGED FOR WHAT WE HAVE DONE GOOD OR BAD.
JUST BECAUSE YOU DO NOT BELIEVE DOES NOT MEAN YOU WILL NOT STAND BEFORE GOD.
EVEN THE DEVILS FREE AND TREMBLE AT HIS HOLY NAME
2006-10-01 00:24:30 · answer #7 · answered by funnana 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
if you feel a spiritual need, you will have to search for a belief system that fits your feelings. All religions have their "extremists" but many of them have quiet humble people who really have a more live and let live attitude. The news stories rarely describe a typical believer of any religion, much less one like Islam which gets blamed for evrything even if its a national issue not a religious one.... but inactuality is accepting of peoples of all types, but discourages behaviour that leads to harm. You need to dig a little deeper. You need to explore a little more and try new places of worship to see what appeals to you.My parents settled on Unitarian Universalist as they ar emore of a social activist system,accepting all types of peoples. Granted it is very different than traditional worship, but it works for them.....others embrace traditional beliefs such as Christianity;lslam or Judaism or others.They find the truth buried inside and realize the abberations are due to mankinds corruptions, not the divine revelations. May God guide us all.
2006-10-01 00:16:45 · answer #8 · answered by FoudaFaFa 5 · 2⤊ 3⤋
No one has asked you to stop being compassionate to others and no one has asked you to think of homosexuals as sinners. You need to learn how to separate the sin from the sinner and how to love the sinner no matter what. That is Christian. If someone is telling you to do the things you listed, they just do not understand what Christianity is all about.
2006-10-01 00:09:24 · answer #9 · answered by Robert L 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
There is nothing in the bible that says homosexuality is a sin.
There is nothing in the bible that even relates to abortion.
There is nothing in the bible that even relates to euthanasia.
There is nothing in the bible to say that some races are better than others.
If I were to take this question literally it would mean that you are saying, you are better than god!. For that I would suggest that you get a pin to pop that humongous head of yours.
But you are right on one thing, religion has taken their respective manuscripts (Bible, Torrah, Qur'an) and twisted the words to support their politcal point of view.
On the stories that you listed to support your fallacious argument, I would say they came from a liberal news source which has an agenda to slander anything that challenges science's absolute knowledge (a.k.a religion).
Maybe before slandering a 5000 year old tradition of looking for answers you should actually read the bible! which I can guarantee the public you haven't.
2006-10-01 00:24:27 · answer #10 · answered by mare0705 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋