I understand you all think I will be punished eternally for being a life long opponent of the christian religion and it is truly unfortunate that that is the only consolation you are given when confronted with a jesus hater such as myself.
But is that enough? Does it bother any of you that I am able to bash the christian religion and jesus every single day yet in this life I go completely unpunished? Do you wonder why a jesus hater is allowed to live a life which is actually better, and happier than the life most christians are given?
Why are all of my wishes fulfilled, why do most of my dreams come true even though I NEVER pray, never ask "god" for anything? Why do bad things happen to people with bibles in their hands and prayer on thier lips yet nothing bad EVER enters into my life?
Do any of you have an answer other than your wish fulfillment answer of "wait until you die for your punishment"?
Is it just that free will stuff at work here?
2006-10-05 09:55:13 · 17 answers · asked by stephenjames001 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
End this with a prayer :
Dear God, please allow me another 60 years of life to bash your book, your religion and your stupid son the jesus. Please continue to bring me blessings in my life even though I would spit on you if you had the nerve to deliver the blessings yourself. Please keep me happy in my life while I do my best to lead people away from your bloodsoaked and evil religion and I thank you for giving me past years to steer some of the faithful away from your Hitler like grasp. Amen !!
2006-10-05 09:55:56 · update #1
You're living a happy life? How wonderful for you. As a Christian, I wish you all the best. I disagree with your philosophy, but that doesn't mean that I wish you ill will.
2006-10-05 10:00:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maybe you are not being punished now, but in the future you will be. It's up to God to decide when.
As much as you'd like to not believe it, your money doesn't make you happy. your car and your house do not make you happy. Whatever your dreams are - obviously not God-based - that have come true, they don't make you happy. I'm sorry you think they do. The only thing that can make you truly happy is Jesus Christ.
And you know what? Regardless of that "prayer" (really, it's called blasphemy), God still loves you.
He does what we can't. When Christians read something like that, they get mad. Or they feel sorry for you. Or they snap at you and yell and use all caps to show you just how angry they are. And they shouldn't. We shouldn't. But we're human, and we're sinful, and sometimes we do.
I'm trying to be patient as I explain, because as crazy as this may sound, I wish you could have the relationship with God that I have with Him. Then you would never write a "prayer" like that.
God still loves you. Do you know what Jesus said about people like you? "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do."
And that is my prayer for you.
2006-10-05 17:36:39 · answer #2 · answered by J-me 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well the problem is you rush to the conclusion that Christians are not happy people in general and that simply isn't true. We have our ups and downs, our hobbies, diseases, both root for sports, etc. But the Christian has the satisfaction of knowing hes doing Gods will, living for God, and ultimately will be rewarded after death. Whereas the unbeliever has to be content with whatever reward comes his way in this life then only has death as a punishment to take it all away.
Why are you allowed to exist and live a seemingly happy life apart from God? Because God has granted this life over to us to do with it as we see fit. Christians give it back to God, and he blesses it. Unbelievers keep it for themselves, living for themselves, and not only that but mocking believers and not being content to live his happy life apart from God without spreading his misery and lament of religion to others. People could and people have made a convincing argument that ones life is incomplete, unfullfilled, and therefore ultimately unhappy without God.
Does it bother me that God allows a person like you to live? No, it is simply the nature of this world that it will both be populated by people that hate God and his children as well as people that love God. You are certainly not the 1st person to have a problem with God and not the last.
Probably the reason life seems to be fullfilling for you is the shallowness inherent in unbelievers wishes and prayers. After all, if you want a corvette, one need only work hard and voila! -you answered your own prayer. However, believers prayers go far beyond simply asking God for "things." And if you truly believe nothing bad ever happens to you then you are living a fantasy and not in reality because bad things happen to everybody. Either that or your defintion of "bad" only refers to the most extreme circumstances this life has to offer.
You are obviously a grown, inteligent, yet naive adult and it is clear you know the consequences for your thoughts and actions toward God and his people. You are recieving your reward in full in this life and have nothing to look forward to so I do hope you enjoy them while it lasts and just hope you dont endanger anybody I care about to your fate as well. Carry on!
2006-10-05 17:23:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
2 Peter 3:1-14
This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in [both] which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance: That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour: Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as [they were] from the beginning of the creation.
For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water: Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished: But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.
But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day [is] with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
[Seeing] then [that] all these things shall be dissolved, what manner [of persons] ought ye to be in [all] holy conversation and godliness, Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat? Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.
2006-10-05 17:17:11 · answer #4 · answered by Q 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Feel better now U've have UR rant?
hope so
don't blame the messenger, blame the source,
good on U!
A good rant at God is cleansing 4 the soul.
He can take it.
Just don't take it out on people who obey the Bible & 4 not having the sense 2 keep their judgement 2 themselves!
2006-10-05 17:04:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ever think about eternity, just take a few seconds to try.
Think of it this way. the line is eternity past and future.
---------------- ------------------------- ------------------life------------------- ------------------- ---------------- and so on.
I live this life for eternity, because it is so much longer then life. I choose to live all the rest of eternity with my Lord and saviour Jesus Christ, because I love him, and I want to show Him that now. "While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen, for the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal"
It;s your choice,live it up now, and spend eternity in hell, or serve God now, still have joy through suffering, and live in Paradise with Him for all eternity. I choose life with Christ.
2006-10-05 17:02:55 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Who cares, it's all the same I bash you you bash me, remember in the christian faith a sin is a sin no matter what, so you are actually acting like a christian
2006-10-05 17:01:52 · answer #7 · answered by man of ape 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Hey do what you want with the time that you have been given. It's your life you can choose to be happy. but remember that the saddest words of tongue and pen are these, it could have been.
2006-10-05 17:02:03 · answer #8 · answered by kimber g 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey, if you think God's evil then there is nothing to discuss anymore. Maybe Lazarus' Parable would help you undertand more but i don't know...
2006-10-05 16:59:50 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think you will be punished, but I think you're spending way too much time with this. If it's not for you why worry about it? Just live your life as you choose.
2006-10-05 16:58:52 · answer #10 · answered by Justsyd 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋