Isn't today's version of Christianity, like, mostly myths?

Question

Some of today's Christians go about telling their innocent children that Santa Clause brought them their gifts! Isn't that a lie? Call it a WHITE lie, but it's still a lie, and if I'm not mistaken, the original Christianity prohibits lying (Jesus-peace be upon him- taught his followers NOT to lie). Then there's the Bible itself. I believe in the ORIGINAL Bible (Gospel) that God sent, as I'm told to believe in 4 books that God sent to mankind in order to be guided. But in today's Christian world, there are SO MANY different versions of the Bible and ALL have been revised BY MEN! NONE of them contain God's exact words. Then there's the concept of Trinity which is NOT mentioned in ANY of the Bibles. Why do Christians still follow it? What's the proo that Jesus is God or God's son? Shouldn't beliefs be LOGICAL for the human mind to grasp? But can ANYONE honestly say they understand the concept of Trinity? Don't answer with, "I feel it in my heart." No. Beliefs should be LOGICALLY proven.

Answer 1

Well, this is one of the reasons why many people are beginning to change their religions. However, like the one said before, faith doesn't necessarily act on logic. While I myself am not a Christian, I still understand this. The problem that many find with Christianity is that it's extremely diverse. Not diverse in a good way either. You can go into one Christian home and find people tell their children that a fat man in a red suit is coming down their chimney to give them presents (or coal) depending on how good they were this year, and another home telling their children that Santa doesn't exist and to not listen to their friends babble about it. Another example is that one family can wear rosaries and put crosses in their home to commemorate god and Jesus, etc. But a different christian family won't have any of it, saying that it's disgracing the name of god to have it in their mortal home or something like that.

While diversity is normally good (look at the pagan Greeks & romans with all their gods; one for every occasion & feeling), diversity between habits is so strange that you could walk into someone's home and not even realize you're disgracing them/their concept of Christianity by not crossing yourself in front of a miniture statue of Jesus on a cross.

However, beliefs are simply that: beliefs. It doesn't mean their proven. Just because you're walking down the street and you feel someone is following you doesn't mean there is; it's just you believing there is. You could turn around and it just be a cat, or a gust of wind making a plastic bag move. There was no logic in you believing someone was behind you, just your feelings (which are never considered logical). Just as a Christian believing that god/a guardian angel/Jesus/etc. is watching over them or watching & recording what they do that day, doesn't actually mean that they're being watched over by some deity, they just believe that it's true. Same goes for a child; They don't have any actual proof that a fat man can fit down their small chimney; they believe that it is so (mainly because their parents tell them).

My father didn't like the way that people lied about that, so he choose not to. He never told me the Santa existed (though my mother did, who was Christian unlike my father), and he was the one who told me he didn't exist too. (when I was 10 or so); and I respect him for that. So if you don't like it, you can't really tell people to stop lying (it's a natural human instinct) but you can help by not lying to your child later on.

Answer 2

First of all, many atheists also tell their children about Santa Claus. And, if you read the 10 commandments more closely, it says "Do not hold false testimony against your neighbor." This basically means don't lie against your neighbor so it makes them look bad or it hurts them in ANY way. Telling children that Santa Claus is a jolly old fellow in the North Pole that brings them presents on Christmas Eve while they are still young and gullible doesn't hurt anyone as long as they don't make Santa an idol. As long as they keep Santa in check, it's fine. At least that's what I believe, like, yeah.

Second, what do you mean by calling the entire Bible the Gospel? That expels the entire Old Testament and most of the New Testament if you only believe in the Gospels! You don't believe in the entire rest of the Bible? There's a lot more the Bible than Matt., Mark, Luke, and John!

Third, the Bible is the "one God sent." His Holy Spirit inspired the authors of the Bible to write what they did. Different wording in some areas doesn't change the meaning! The different wording is only caused by different interpretations of the original Hebrew/Greek.

Fourth, and, um, like, yeah the Bible does talk about the Trinity. Um, like, even in the Gospels Jesus talks about him and the Father being one and the same, as well as the Holy Spirit. Maybe if you actually read the WHOLE Bible rather than just 4 books of, you could get that easier.

Fifth, the Trinity is 'graspable.' And plus, what about faith? Throw that out the window, why don't you. That's one of the main reasons that the Trinity and other hard truths of the Bible are 'hard' to understand! To test our FAITH! It's crucial.

Sixth, no, beliefs don't have to be "logically" proven. The world's logic is pointless for God. "God's wisdom is foolishness to man and man's wisdom is foolishness to God." God doesn't need to live by man's standards; he has his own standards. That's why it's called a 'belief.' You believe it, whether or not you have man's proof.

One more thing- try not to live by the standards of this world and READ THE WHOLE BIBLE! Don't just live by the 4 Gospels! God gave us his WHOLE Word, not just part of it!

Merry Christmas all!!!!! You else can't wait till tomorrow??

Answer 3

OKay! First off todays Christianity is not a bunch of myths. And a has nothing to do with Chirsitanity. Acheolgyis proving most of what th eBible ahs to say!

Secondly There really ar not different versions of the Bible. The King James Bible was writen in a form of Engligh taht is no longer used. The Newer version replaces the thees and thous with more modern language, like you , me, we. they/. And the begats. None begats anymore.

This does not change the meaning of the Bible. Iwas concerned about the rewriting of the Bible so I started learing to read Hebrew and Greek which is what the Bible was originally writen in. Pointless. The translations are true as far as I could see.

BUT you have the same messages, the same Gospel but it is intreprited differenly by differnt denominations of Christianity. When you really listen the differences are soo minute!

The big difference in Christainity have to do with the Catholic Church. Which traces it origin back to Paul. But in the middle ages people who ran the church got .... greedy. Check out Martihn Luther King. He worte a letter and put iton th ePopes door that has echoed down thorugh History for centiries.

Trinity is mentioned in the Bible. Please reread.

Logically? Adam and Eve were cast out of the garden of Eden becasue they refused to take God's word on faith. That is a reoccuring theme throughout the Bible Faith. Believing

Look it up.

Answer 4

Actually beliefs don't have to be logically proven. There is no way to prove that Jesus and Christ is the Redeemer and the Son of God. But I think He is and I really don't care about proving it to you or anyone else. You believe what you want to believe and I won't question why. When it comes to my relationship to God, it's MY relationship with God and has nothing to do with you. So, to put it bluntly, mind your own business.

Answer 5

this isn't an answer for you, but if it helps any, i've thought this same thing over and over. too many myths in the past are similar to stories in the bible. so many pagan holidays and traditions and gods were borrowed to help change the pagans to christianity that weird stuff is integrated into christian religion and just accepted blindly. and the bible was written by people, no matter how much inspired by above, and so subject to human prejudice and interpretation. i'm curious to read your responses.

Answer 6

I think all versions of Christianity are myths

Answer 7

Like,No! Logically proven: You mean disregard faith?