Reverse Christians accept the Bible as absolute truth but still choose Hell over Heaven out of belief that all men should be equals. If my fellow man cannot attain Heaven then neither should I since I am not better than my fellow man, etc...
2006-11-14 16:49:17 · 8 answers · asked by Asilos Magdalena 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
That's impossible.
A person who has become humble to accept salvation will not turn prideful and claim that other people are more important than God's will, justice, mercy, and love.
Any person who does claim that he or she is choosing hell after having known God is a liar. A liar in the sense that he or she never knew God. For to know God is to know of his justice, and to love it. To spit in the face of God's gift is hatred of God, no matter how much a person claims that he or she is all loving on people.
God paid the price for human sins. You can't, I can't, and no one else can. Either you accept his sacrifice or you do not. One doesn't claim to accept it and then grind it underfoot as if it were a bit of Monopoly cash.
Get real, man.
2006-11-14 16:57:12 · answer #1 · answered by Gestalt 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I don't know about that.
I do think, though, that the "former Christian" Atheists are the biggest zealots. They are in a sense converts, so they behave like other converts do.
Guilt might also have something to do with it, but that's lurching into pop-psychology territory.
I should add, only a Christian could come up with a theory like that. You people are always asking things like, "Aren't you just afraid of admitting that someone is more powerful than you--and could crush you?" (No! LOL) I think you genuinely can't understand why anyone would be an Atheist.
But there is a metaphorical truth to your theory. You should read up on Buddhism. The bodhisattvas willingly turn their backs on nirvana so that they might bring enlightenment to the rest of the world. It's similar to your idea of a "reverse Christian" refusing to seek Heaven out of compassion for his fellow man. The key point is that such people ARE awakening their Christ-nature. They seek to do good in the world and, since they don't even seek the reward of salvation, they are in a sense the ultimate altruists.
If you look at it that way, maybe Heaven is full of Atheists. Maybe they're the true Christians.
2006-11-14 17:18:32 · answer #2 · answered by Sabrina H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was never a Christian or "reverse Christian." I don't think very many people are "reverse Christians." The thinking of the reverse Christian seems to be that heaven and hell, and the justice of God which sends people to heaven or hell, is wrong. But if a person thinks that God is wrong, then they reject belief in an all-knowing good god. WIthout a belief in an all-knowing, good god, then I don't think a person is a Christian.
2006-11-14 16:59:53 · answer #3 · answered by student_of_life 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i actual hate seeing christians asserting issues like this. It makes me indignant and unhappy on an identical time. jointly as i grew to become right into a clean born christian I had an elder in the church query my salvation and say distinctly plenty an identical component you're asserting now. i actual do no longer see the constructive fee in christians doing that to one yet another or to somebody who grew to become into before following Jesus and christianity. you're able to comprehend that guy won't be able to work out what's in the midsection of yet another, yet God can. And God may be the only one that should query the place yet another persons heart is at. i like and appreciate you NCWJ yet at the instant a number of your questions have rather been scraping the backside of the barrel. i'm commencing to ask your self if I had the incorrect thought approximately you and is this the actual you?
2016-10-22 02:58:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some may think like that but I don't see how. If it were me, and I thought all men/women were equal then I'd try to bring others to salvation instead of condemning myself to hell.
2006-11-14 16:59:33 · answer #5 · answered by snowtiger30 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Never heard of that .The atheist I know just went from religion to atheism.
2006-11-14 16:52:49 · answer #6 · answered by October 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Suicidal. Death wish. Christians are supposed to be humbled by Christ's sacrifice, not throw it back in His face.
Besides, there's no such thing as a "former Christian." You either still are one, but not living it, or you never were one, and couldn't/didn't admit it.
2006-11-14 16:55:13 · answer #7 · answered by azar_and_bath 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I would comment; but, Sandy already said it all. good job.
2006-11-14 16:59:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋