To former Christians: Why did you guys deny God?

Answer 1

Which is it?


"Thou shalt not kill." - Exodus 20:13, Deuteronomy 5:17

"God is not the author of confusion but of peace." - 1 Corinthians 14:33

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"Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Put every man his sword by his side, and go in and out from gate to gate throughout the camp, and slay every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbour. " - Exodus 32:27

"Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ***." - 1 Samuel 15:2-3


Infants and sucklings?? Defenseless animals?? If that is not outright murderous debauchery, then what is? And this coming from a God of justice and love??

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It was impossible for God to lie." - Hebrews 6:18

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"God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned." - 2 Thessalonians 2:11-12

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"Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth." - Proverbs 24:17

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"The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked." - Psalm 58:10

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"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" - 2 Peter 3:9.

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The Lord hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil. - Proverbs 16:4

"God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned." - 2 Thessalonians 2:11-12

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"Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man." - James 1:13

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"God did tempt Abraham." - Genesis 22:1

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"Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart." - Leviticus 19:17

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"If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple." - Luke 14:26

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I am merciful, saith the Lord, and I will not keep anger for ever. - Jeremiah 3:12

Then later in the very same book....
Ye have kindled a fire in mine anger, which shall burn for ever. - Jeremiah 17:4

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"But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain." - Titus 3:9

"Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do." - I Timothy 1:4

(Yet, the Bible is rift with long, boring genealogies.)

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"And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth." - Genesis 6:13

God was angry because "the earth was filled with violence." So he killed every living thing with a flood to make the world less violent??

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"And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory." - Revelation 16:9

(Glory for what? Being burned to death?)

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Faith like this does not give you answers, it just stops you from asking questions.

Answer 2

I deny the Christian god because I believe that the Goddess and the God created all and are therefore within everything. That is to say, the earth, its inhabitants, animals, and nature all contain the divine and therefore are all sacred. I am also much closer to the Divine since converting. Why do you think that's bad?

Answer 3

Deny God? I grew up in an evangelical denomination similar to 7th Day Adventism.

Throughout my childhood, which was filled with images of Armageddon, threats of Hell and exhortations to "accept Jesus into (your) heart," I had serious doubts about myself because I was doubting what I was taught.

Finally, at about age 12 I had a "religious" experience in which I realized it was all b.s. and that it was the adults who were kooky and not me.

That was one of the best days of my life. I felt like a huge weight had been lifted from my shoulders and that I could BREATHE again.

I have never, not for one second, regretted that epiphany. My life has been so much better as a result!

Answer 4

I am a former Christian.
I reject the RELIGION of Christianity.
I ACCEPT God and the teachings of Jesus.
I REJECT the exclusivist theology and doctrines of Christianity.
I reject the discriminations taught by Christianity.
I reject the superstitions embraced by Christianity.
I reject the idea that Jesus and Christianity are One. Jesus never stipulated that to be so. Jesus said "My Father and I are One." Jesus never taught Christianity, never mentioned Christianity, and never taught hatred and condemnation towards others for their differences.

I BELIEVE Jesus, that is I believe what Jesus did and said.
I do not believe "IN" Jesus, which stipulates a belief in teachings not original to Jesus (Paul, Aquinas, Luther, Calvin, Robertson, etc.).

After 2,000 years, innumerable translations, transliterations and versions, I do not believe the Bible to be authentic, definitive, and original. Nor is the Bible infallible.

I could continue, however, I'll spare you what one pastor has already called my critical thinking: heresy.

Answer 5

I don't deny God or Jesus. I deny religion.

Answer 6

when i was 16 i went and stayed at my great g-ma's house and i didn't bring any curch clothes she told me that it was ok that i could come in my jeans it didn't matter. when i got there i over heard my grandmother telling everyone that asked that i was poor and didn't have nice clothes to wear. that is the exact minute that i decided that god wasn't in that church and i didn't want any part of christianity i broke away and i found my own path

blessings from isis

Answer 7

I don't deny god; I had to leave organized religion to bring myself closer to god. I had to move on, I had to grow.

Answer 8

I saw that deities are an unknown, unproved entity. Since they are a cosmic 'maybe' I prefer to concentrate on life on earth with my fellow human beings and leave the unknown until the time when death will show me the answers.

Answer 9

just because i am no longer a christian that does not mean i deny god,in fact i am closer to god now that i am not a christian,

Answer 10

Denying christianity isn't nessesarily denying spirituality....