In defense of christians....?

Question

Yes there are those christains that are very fake and treat others like garbage for their differences, but I have to admit that Love thy neighbor and things like that from the religion have impacted society in good ways. Doesn't that make christianity in a way a good thing even if you do not believe in it?

I grew up with christians and they where mostly jerks, but I have noticed that some peoples religion does motivate them to be better people. I'm not sure that people who use religion for reason to be good people should be told that they are evil. It's odd because there are so many facets of the situation.

Answer 1

Some of the doctrines are questionable, but overall christianity has some good members and an overall good reputation, excluding the fundies.

Answer 2

Consider there are as many personality types professing Christianity as there are who are not. But, good ol' boys don't make it into heaven. Ye must be born again.
True Christians are the salt of the earth. It would be a dark world if their lights weren't shining in it. There would be nothing to hold the powers of darkness back if it weren't for their presence and prayers ascending up to heaven as a memorial and incense before God's throne, presented by our High Priest Jesus Christ the Righteous Lamb of God. Be thankful they are praying for sinners every day. It makes a huge impact on society and many a circumstance has surely been changed by the unseen hand of God working through angels to spare souls from the untimely grasp of satan because of the spiritual warfare being waged on their behalf by Spirit-led praying Christians. You are witnessing however the prophesy fulfilment that in the last days the love of many would wax cold. I think that also applies to many sinners who haven't any "natural affection". Rahab the Harlot befriended the people of God and she was spared. You are right to pay them respect.

Answer 3

Anyone can say they are Christian, it doesn't mean that they are. To know a true Christian you must be able to see the fruits that come with this relationship with Christ.

If these "fruits" are not clearly visible, this person is a hypocrite and you ('you' in general) should not judge the people of Christ by the actions of a few fruitless individuals.

Read the Bible for yourselves and you'll know what the characteristics of a true follower of Christ are. You'll see that these spiteful, proud people definately do not have a relationship with the true Living God, the Great I AM, the Holy Spirit and point this fact out to them. Enough said.

Answer 4

Yep. It has. But it's surprising how many people don't see this because they don't want to see it. The idea that man is naturally moral is a blind assumption. Some people are naturally nicer than others, true, but it applies to the minority. Leave two guys with little to no societal impressions (manners, "judge not", "do unto others", etc.) alone in a room and chances are they'll try to kill each other (reason? Any!).

Why people keep their narow views on this I don't know. Humans have been conditioned for thousands of years to be courteous in some way, to treat others well. This idea comes from the Bible, but we're so used to seeing it that we can't see it anymore. Or, to use a well-worn quote, we "cannot see the forest for the trees".

Answer 5

I believe the problem most people have with Christianity (or any religion for that matter) is not that it doesn't do any good, but that the followers always insist that, because they are followers, that they ONLY do good.

Even those who claim to be sinners are often the first ones to preach/condemn/judge others. This is not quite so dissonant for certain religions (where fire-and-brimstone examples reign significantly in their literature) but it is especially jarring coming from 'Christians' since such behavior is blatantly contradictory to the entire message of Jesus' teachings. Unfortunately, being saved can often exacerbate one's sense of importance, so that instead of opening and cultivating a sense of humility and non-judgmental devotion, the opposite occurs.

But every lapse in judgement, unfortunately, is part of the process of being a Christian. It is about 'falling down' on the job, so to speak. I think, in some ways, that Jesus' falling on the road to calvary was symbolic of that: even Jesus fell into the temptation of judgement and riteousness. But even as Jesus 'fell', so too did he 'rise' above it: "Forgive them Father, they know not what they do."

"No one you can save that can't be saved..." The Beatles. I do not think Jesus is the sole determiner of what is good, but neither do I discount the good that his (or any other person's) teachings have had. It would be nice if more of his followers were like him, but I suppose that makes those who do adhere to his teachings even more extraordinary (all it takes is a single Mother Theresa to balance against all those self-riteous pretenders of Christianity).

Answer 6

A barber who was an atheist was talking to a client who was a Christian. He gave his reasons that if there is an Almighty God and a loving God, why are there so many sufferings and bad people in this world.

After listening to his arguments for a while and paying him, the man said: "I don't believe there is a barber in the world."

The barber replied: "You must be joking. There are more than a dozen barbers just along this street. And I have just given you a cut, haven't I?" The man smiled and say, but why are there so many people in the street with long and messy hair?
The barber answered: "That's because those people do not come to the barbers."

"You are right!" said the man. There are so many sufferings and bad people in this world because most of them do not come to God.

Answer 7

Every organization of man has people who claim to belong that make it look bad.Some would like to point at the bad Christians or bad Muslims or bad Jews and say that is the way THEY are. The same can be said of governments or races or any other group. People generalize to make their point. Christians are like this or Muslims are like that or blacks or like this or whites are like that...etc...It would be nice if all Christians would reflect what Christ taught and I include myself in this generalization.

Answer 8

In these final days that are leading up to the Second Advent of Jesus Christ, you are aware that Satan shows up first pretending to be Jesus don't you, you will see many people who say they are Christian, that's with a BIG "C", because we are proud to be a Christian, but through their actions fall short and give True Christians a bad name.

Sorry for the long sentence.

Sure doing things that are good impacts the world we live in, but that's just human nature. Only people that harbor evil in their hearts want to do and be bad to their neighbors. This has nothing to do with religion. Don't confuse religion with Christianity, they are two different things.

If a person want to be true to Our heavenly Father, do what He tells us in His Word. Follow His Commandments. Accept His only begotten Son Jesus Christ as His Saviour. You do know that Jesus Christ is the Word of God do you not?

There is only one God. YHVH.
There is only ONE WAY. Jesus Christ. Christianity.><>

Answer 9

Actually, those "good" things you mention didn't come from religion. People knew how to be good before they invented religion. Since religion was "the law" back in the day, laws regarding moral behavior were naturally included. In our secular law system there are laws that are morally based (statutory rape, etc.) that have nothing to do with religion.

Answer 10

Yes, it's a shame that there are a few Christians that are so excited about sharing their faith that they don't respect others; but they are by far in the minority. All Christians are obligated by the Bible to let others know about their faith, but from there it's up to the Holy Spirit. God Bless!