Does Christianity give a sense of GUILT when there is no reason for guilt? Does Christianity give HOPE when there is no reason for hope?
2006-10-31 08:37:06 · 11 answers · asked by David B 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes, yes, yes.
2006-10-31 08:38:31 · answer #1 · answered by Lottie W 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
I have heard this charge made many times. If you think that you have to give up your intellect to be a Christian, you are mistaken. If anything, Christianity calls upon us to serve God with all our minds, not just our hearts. As such, we are supposed to be a touch skeptical and leaning on reason.
As for the whole guilt/hope thing, I cannot speak for all denominations, so I will say that in my church, your statement would be viewed as nonsense. We have a reason to feel guilt when we do that which is contrary to the will of God (ie when we sin). Thus, the reason for the guilty feeling comes before and is the cause of the feeling. As for hope, since the resurrection of Jesus is the proof of God's power over death, and since he promised eternal life after death, it is reasonable to hope that there is in fact more to our existence than the short time we spend on this world.
Below is a link to the website for Stand to Reason. They are a ministry dedicated to the use of reason and logic in explaining the Christian faith. You might find it educational.
2006-10-31 08:51:49 · answer #2 · answered by Tim 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All human societies too readily surrender reason for superstition even atheistic societies like Stalinist Russia and Moaist China.
The only difference is the superstition.
2006-10-31 08:46:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
All religions exchange reason for superstition. Anything that is faith based and cannot be proven automatically puts reason aside in favor of a hope.
Heaven may exist, but there is no reason to believe that it does...only the continued belief that it does, and the superstition that if we behave in the manor told to us by our religion, we will arrive there when we die. There is no reason or logic behind that thought whatsoever. That's not to say that heaven doesn't exist, but to say that people believe in it based on evidence rather than faith and superstition would be wrong.
2006-10-31 08:42:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Reason is an extremely useful tool for theologians, scholars, or just about any believer.
The problem is kids as well as adults are being told by liberal atheists that people that believe in God are stupid, weak, and reject science and reason. Isnt it funny how oppressors always need a way to irrationally dehumanize their opponents?
God is the master and founder of all science, reason, knowledge, and wisdom. To know God is to fully know reason and logic!
2006-10-31 08:57:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2006-10-31 08:49:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, Christianity is the enemy of superstition.
No, Christianity offers freedom from sin, freedom from guilt.
God gives hope.
2006-10-31 08:43:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
When reason is based on superstition there is nothing you can really expect to come from it but superstition.
2006-10-31 08:38:36 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Jesus Christ is the "REASON" that we are even here.
2006-10-31 08:43:19 · answer #9 · answered by t_a_m_i_l 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
Yes.
Yes.
2006-10-31 08:44:25 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋