2007-01-01 11:50:53 · 24 answers · asked by keilahkowb 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
He reveals himself to those who seek him. He forces himself on no one.
2007-01-01 11:53:13 · answer #1 · answered by ? 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Then ask yourself why you totally believe in Jesus Christ. Why do you have to believe in some dogmas created by human beings (secular people at all). It's hard to tell what Jesus said and what people manufactured or supplemented dogmas in Holy Bible.
Why do people have a tendency to seek a spiritual leader like God or Jesus or Buddha ... when they face troubles, hardship, or danger in everyday life ? They rarely or even never think of their spiritual leader while they are happy. Supposing that people would never die and never suffer (I mean happy every moment), I am strongly sure that people never seek any spiritual leader to be consoled. In reality, some people do charities just because they want to go to heaven/nirvana after death or hope that they will be mitigated a penalty if they are pushed to hell. All such actions or behaviour originate from their egos at all. Catholics, including you, believe that they will surely be picked up to heaven after death, and that's why you always expect everybody have to believe in Jesus Christ. Unfortunately that nobody, except the already dead people, has the power to know exactly we'll go to heaven or hell after death !
2007-01-01 21:44:12 · answer #2 · answered by BG 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because believing in Jesus Christ is a specific religion and not all people need, like or want to be religious (and the ones that do aren't necessarily Christian)
2007-01-01 20:06:25 · answer #3 · answered by Kiana VCL 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Read the history of christianity not the bible and you will see that many of the scriptures are left out and altered. The bible was written by amateur ancient jews that just needed a gimmick to have people follow them. People are basically sheep and follow anything you tell them. This inherent weakness leads to them following any and every religion that seems to come about. Jesus is whomever you make him out to be and god doesn't exist except in the words some ancient con men wrote. Religion is fake and jesus is fake.
2007-01-01 20:05:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Who can say for sure. Judas lived, ate, worked, and witnessed all that Jesus did while Jesus was alive. He still denied and betrayed Him. Thomas had trouble until Jesus showed him His hands. Jesus admonished all of them for their unbelief at one time or another. How much harder must it be for people now? We know from the witness accounts in Scripture that after they realized the full import of the resurrection the remaining disciples became bold in their faith and witness even to the point of cruel execution (except for John).
The other thing is people are not seeing the love of Jesus in us or through our actions. Many who profess to be Christian become stumbling blocks because they have not learned to love as Jesus wants us to. Or rather than exhibiting Jesus in their lives they wear brightly colored religious outerwear (denominationalism).
I suspect there are many more reasons which you will hear about. In this matter, I hope you are patient and merciful with those who cannot or will not accept Jesus as the Christ.
2007-01-01 21:03:32 · answer #5 · answered by youngatheart 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
First off why would someone who doesn't believe in God believe in a Son of God. Even if a person believed in God why would they necessarily believe that Jesus was the messiah and not Muhammad or some one else or that the messiah has not yet come to earth.
2007-01-01 19:57:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
People choose not to believe what dosent make logical sense so many people cannot believe in someone like Jesus, or the virgin birth, or the resurection, but I have a very strong belief in him and plan to share it with everyone i can!
2007-01-01 20:31:00 · answer #7 · answered by punkrocker91108 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Interesting young man living in occupied Judea, preached a message of compassion and resistance to the nastiness of the old biblical laws. Carpenter, probably made crosses for the Romans to use. Was tried and executed for his crimes, and his body rotted into the ground. Not to hard to believe any of that.
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2007-01-01 19:57:48 · answer #8 · answered by Bad Liberal 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because they belong to religions other than those under the umbrella of Christianity.
Is this bothersome for you due to the agnostics and the atheists out there? Or do you hold shall we say, unChristian feelings towards Jews, Muslims, Hindus, etc.?
2007-01-01 19:56:39 · answer #9 · answered by castle h 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Some people have to have physical proof to believe in things
2007-01-01 19:57:58 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why don't you believe in Svetalaprtiche, the Norse deity of flushing toilets?
2007-01-01 21:20:18 · answer #11 · answered by Lunarsight 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋