Why do they think I'm a blasphemer ?

Question

Just because I ask a question about getting saved and stuff people think I'm insulting God or that I'm a blasphemer, when i'm just curious, look at the questions I asked if you have the time and give me your opinion please

Answer 1

Your questions are very good ones and deserve an answer. I'll do my best. You asked, "O.k someone told me in the Bible it says there are some who will
never be saved, how do you know if you will or not, and if you can't be saved what's the point in trying".
John 3:16 says " For God so loved THE WORLD, that he gave his only begotten Son, that WHOSOEVER believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life". Are you part of THE WORLD? If you are, then that verse says God loves you. Are there some who will never be saved? Yes! Why? According to this verse it's because they don't believe. It says "WHOSOEVER believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life". Sure some will perish because not everyone will believe. Do you want eternal life, Just accept Christ as your personal savior. You'll find out that you're one of the ones that does get saved.
You asked "Well that's basically the question is there any sin you can't get
forgiveness for, I don't have a religion as of now but if I decided
to be a christian could I get forgiveness, or are there some sins you can't get forgiveness for"? The only sin the bible ever talks about that has no forgiveness is a sin called the 'blasphemy against the Holy Spirit'. What is that? One of the jobs of the Holy Spirit is to convict people of their sin and therefore of a need of a savior from that sin. A person can ignore the Holy Spirits' conviction over and over again to the point where he his heart becomes hardened to the voice of the Spirit and he no longer hears the Spirits voice anymore. What I'm saying is that you can't keep continually turning your back to God. There is a point of no return. But I would say that anyone who is worried about committing that sin hasn't committed it(see http://www.johnankerberg.org/Articles/_PDFArchives/bible-for-dummies/BD1W0699.pdf). John 6:37 says " the one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out". Therefore, all one has to do is come to Christ. The problem is that people, of their own free will, refuse to come. John 12:37-40 says " But although He had done so many signs before them, they DID NOT believe in Him,
that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spoke: "Lord, who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?"
Therefore they COULD NOT believe, because Isaiah said again:
"He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, Lest they should see with their eyes, Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn, So that I should heal them."
Notice that there is a progression in those verses from DID NOT to COULD NOT. If you continually reject God, He will eventually strengthen you in the way you seem to want to go.

You said "If there is only one God why is there many others that people worship, is it his way of giving us freedom to worship who ever we chose, or are all gods/goddesses a manifestation of one god, or is it a trick to see who we will worship, or are there multipule gods/goddesses" ? Almost anything that's real has counterfeits. I can show you counterfeit $20 bill, fake diamonds and many others. Wherever the real exists you'll find the counterfeit. Your question touches on the idea of religious pluralism. The 3rd law of logic is the 'Law of Noncontradiction'. It says that 2 things that diametrically contradict each other cannot be both true. All religions diametrically contradict all other religions and they all say they are from God. The Law of Noncontradiction only allows you 2 possibilities in that case: 1) One religion is true and all the rest are false 2) They're all false[that's got to be considered a logical possibility]. They can't all be true because they all contradict each other. I don't believe they're all false either, for this reason.......If you look at archeology about half of the artifacts they find have to do with religion(they find burials grounds that are religious in nature, they find temple areas, all cultures and all the different empires had some kind of a religion....). Also, man cannot do away with religion. Communism tried to eliminate christianity and all religion. Lenin said that religion was the opiate of the people. He outlawed it and persecuted anyone who practiced religion. Yet Communism could not conquer religion. It eventually conquered communism. Man just seems to have an innate desire to know about God. He seems to have been created that way. For that reason I don't believe all the religions are wrong because if that were true than God would have created man with an innate desire to know about him(not necessarily to know him personally) but never left any revelation about himself. Logically, that leaves only one possibility and that's that there is one true and all the rest are false. Which one is true? First of all you would look for one of the big religions. It couldn't be one of the smaller sects that only a few thousand people know about because that would be to say that God only revealed himself to a few thousand people worldwide. I would look at all the big religions and pick one that seems to have the signature of God. My pick is Christianity. The signature of God is prophecy. In the Old Testament(39 books that were all written anywheres from 400 to 2000 years before Christ was born there are 333 prophecies of his first coming and 456 specific details about his 33 year life on earth. There are over 500 prophecies about his 2nd coming which is still to come. What does that mean? The gospels, namely Mathew, Mark, Luke, and John are the story of the life of Christ. Suppose Mathew, Mark, Luke and John had just said 'I don't have time to write a book about the life of Christ, I'm too busy preaching the Gospel' and they never wrote those books. We still could have re-created the life of Christ from the Old Testament(all written between 400 and 2000 years before he was born). In fact, for the first 20 years after the death of Christ that is how the gospel was preached...from the old testament. The new testament hadn't been written yet. The bible also had amazing insights into scientific principals thousands of years before those principals were discovered. Seventeen times in the old testament the bible says that God is 'stretching the heavens'. For thousands of years bible scholars were puzzled about what that phrase could possible mean. Then in 1929 Edwin Hubble discovered that the universe was expanding and for the first time we knew what that phrase meant. Those and many other similar things are what I would call the signature of God. No other Holy book has those things.

You said "Is it true the Holy Trinity was really the holy father, mother and son? And they replaced the mother with the holy ghost" ? Absolutely false! Don't be deceived by The DaVinci Code. The Da Vinci Code is a great book if you like mystery and suspense filled detective stories. It's got all the necessary ingredients to create a book that will keep you up all night reading it. But you have to understand that it is just fiction. The Teaching Company put out a one hour lecture on this book by a Dr. Urlich(I think that was his name). He's a professor of comparative religions at the University of North Carolina and one of the premier experts of early christianity in the world and not a christian himself. He said that though it was a great read, there is virtually nothing in it at all that's true. My thoughts are that it's a good read until that professor Teabing comes on the scene. From that point on there's about 6 historical errors on every page. The New York Times had it right. They had it listed #1...........on the New York Times FICTION book list.
You said "Was the Bible wrote after Jesus was dead" ? There are 66 books in the bible. The old testament has 39 of those books and they were written before Jesus was born. The other 27 books(the new testament) were written anywheres from 10 to 65 years after He died.

Christianity is not a works religion like all the rest of the religions. It's not a bunch of rules and regulations and do's and don'ts and if you do more of the good deeds than the bad deeds then you go to heaven and if you're heavy on the bad deeds then you go to hell and God just sort of grades on a curve. Good deeds(according to the bible) can never get anyone to heaven. Only sinless perfection gets a person to heaven. But that is no longer impossible since Christ has paid for our sins. The only real question is will you accept what He has done for you on the cross. Christianity, unlike all the other religions is a supernatural religion. It says that if you acknowledge that you are a sinner and need a savior and you accept what Jesus did for you on the cross as your savior and ask Him to come into your heart, He will come into your heart. Also, He sends the Holy Spirit to live inside you. He gives you spiritual life so that you can have a personal relationship with God. In Christianity, God is not unknowable and distant and infinitely unapproachable. God wants to have a personal relationship with you. It is a dialogue. You speak to Him in prayer. He speaks back to you through His Word(The Bible) and also through your daily experiences. You come to know Him and trust Him in your daily walk. There also is assurance of eternal life, which is also unknown in other religions. 1John 5:13 says " I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may KNOW that you have eternal life". Notice that it says KNOW. It doesn't say think, hope or wish. What Christ did on the cross was to open the way to God to anyone who really wants it enough to turn their life over to Christ. 1Peter 3:18 says "For Christ also died for sins once for all, the just for the unjust, in order that He might BRING US TO GOD, having been put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit";
It is open to anyone. John3:16 says"For God so loved the WORLD, that He gave His only begotten Son, that WHOSOEVER believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life". Mathew 11:28-30 says "Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.
"Take My yoke upon you, and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart; and YOU SHALL FIND REST FOR YOUR SOULS.
"For My yoke is easy, and My load is light."
The only question is "What do you think of Christ"(Mathew 22:42).
You'll hear that there are many ways to God. God says differently. Imagine that you're all alone at the bottom of a pit. The pit is miles deep but bearly wide enough for you to stand. It's sides are made of smoothe slippery glass with no handhold or foothold. Water is up to your chin and it's rising. Then a voice comes down to you from above the pit. God is calling, "I'm throwing down a rope....If you'll just trust me enough to grab and hang on, I'll pull you up!." Sure enough, there's the rope----right in front of you----just within your reach.
Jesus is the rope.
there isn't any other. He said so himself.
What does it mean to grab and hang on? It means to have faith in Jesus Christ as the one who paid the price of your sins and saves you. Faith is more than just head-belief. It means you stop trusting in all the things you trusted before and put your trust in Christ Jesus instead. It means that you admit that you are a hopeless sinner and that you can't get back to God on your own. It means that you say to the Lord with all your heart, mind, soul and strength, "Jesus, I'm sorry....Please forgive me....Make me right inside...Mess with me....Do whatever you have to....Don't stop until I'm the way you want me to be.....Help me to follow and obey you....I trust you, starting now".
You can't even mean such a prayer unless the Holy Spirit helps you, but He will. That's part of what He does. Start with the help He's given you already. What ever it is except it and ask for the help for the next step. If you aren't really sorry for your sins, at least be sorry that you are not sorry.....and ask and trust Him to make you sorry for the rest of your sins. If you don't really trust Him for your salvation, at least start wanting to trust Him...and ask and trust Him to enable you to trust Him more. If you don't want to let go of your old life. at least desire that He would help you to do so....and ask and trust Him to pry your fingers loose from your hold on that old life.
Through your life, as God pulls you up by the rope of Jesus. you'll pass through regions of glory as well as regions of discouragement. Remember, as you pass through the regions of discouragement that you're being hauled through them by God whether you feel His presence or not. Tighten your grip! Remember, as you pass through the regions of glory that the haul isn't finished even if you think that it is. Tighten your grip again.
One day when the long haul is over the Lord Himself will welcome you to the top(in heaven).
Go to this website: http://www.intouch.org/index_76034.html... It's Charles Stanleys'
website
If you click on Today on Radio and then click on Achives you can get all kinds of Audio messages. I think his archives go back to 2001. If you click on 'This week on TV' you can get recent broadcast(in streaming video) and if you go down on the left side and click on television archives you can get his videos going back to 2001. This is the christian answer to your problem, which I believe is the only answer. He talks about depression, fear, worry, guilt feelings, lack of meaning in your life, slavery to habits and many more things from the bibles perspective. He talks about God and how you can know Him in a personal way. The topics are all labeled so you can pick and choose what you want to listen to. Also, find yourself a church(I recommend one of the Calvary Chapels if there is one near you) but there are other good churches. Just find one that believes the word and teaches it verse by verse. God does Love you(John3:16). I hope this helps a little.
PS----Here are some other good websites that will strengthen your faith.

http://www.ankerberg.com/.............Once you're on this website, they have a search engine. If you ask short questions you can get many articles that will answer your questions.
http://www.answersingenesis.org/
http://www.theevidence.org/episodes/schedule.php
http://www.thematrix.co.uk/
http://www.tektonics.org/
http://www.truthnet.org/
http://www.leestrobel.com/
http://www.johnankerberg.org/ankerberg-articles/christian.html
http://www.100prophecies.org/evidence.htm
http://www.aboutbibleprophecy.com/default.htm
http://www.johnankerberg.org/Articles/_PDFArchives/theological-dictionary/TD4W1003.pdf

Answer 2

I read your questions, most of the answers and certainly don't think you were blaspheming; that is if you were asking the questions out of curiosity, which I think you were.
I saw blaspheme used twice, once to say he didn't think suicide was unforgivable....and he is correct.
The other one accusing you. And you should just ignore that.

If you want to study about Christianity, I would suggest you get a Bible, and read John 3:16 first. Think about that a while. Then read the Gospels, that's Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. They are quite repetitive with different slants in each on basically the same story of Christ.

If you feel moved to learn more, talking with a priest or minister will answer more of your questions, and you'll get more consistent answers than from the myriad of ideas, religions, non-religious feedback you'll receive in Q&A. I suggest you contact someone in one of the religions that are known for being scholarly; rather than the fundamentalist groups, at least at first. Someone from the Espiscopal Church would be my choice, or the Lutheran, Methodist, Presbyterian or lastly the Roman Catholic. Good luck to you, the story is simple, being a Christian is simple.

Answer 3

It is because they are ignorant and don't know or even understand their own Bible.

Paul once passed a man who was reading the scriptures and asked him if he understood what he was reading. The man didn't understand. Paul replied, "How CAN you know if no one tells you?"

People should not be offended BECAUSE you ask, they should rejoice that you show an interest and be eager to help you.

It doesn't matter what the ignorant say or think. For them to assume you are insulting God with your questions only shows that they lack enough wisdom to give you the correct answer and good guidance.

Don't take it to heart...just look over them.

Answer 4

You question looked OK to me. It could be that the one who called you a blasphemer was half joking, it was a bit hard to tell. Some people here don't read well, their comprehension is poor or they don't speak English as their main language. I had the same problem the other day and someone told me to ignore the idiots. Good advise.

Answer 5

you are not a blasphemer if you ask questions about getting saved. To blaspheme is to speak of (God or a sacred entity) in an irreverent, impious manner. since you haven't done that than you are off the hock.

Answer 6

You cannot be a blasphemer if you are not a Christian, Cindy. That is reserved for those who have claimed Jesus as savior and turned away from the Holy Spirit which is given to those who accept Jesus as Lord of their life. Don't worry, girlfriend, you are not lost. Jesus knows right where you are and He is waiting for you. I guarantee it.

Answer 7

Do-gooders have a tendency to have a poor sense for listening. They usually see a question about faith as the questioning OF faith. I was constantly given sour looks for some of my inquiries regarding the Bible. Today I may have to duck a swing or two. So much for forgiveness and tolerance.

I would reccomend that you attempt to see the 'preacher' of the church you are curious about. It seems that the members weren't listening to the service/mass.

Answer 8

It's good to question your faith. That's critical thinking.

People who call you a blasphemer are taking the easy way out cos they can't really answer your questions.

Do they think god doesn't want us to use our brains?

Answer 9

That's why a lot of people have started saying that they're just asking out of curiousity! It's hard to know what people's feelings are like over the net!

Answer 10

well i did not quiet understand the question,but however forget about what people say,and ask urself if u r really a blasphemer
If u r not then no problem
if u r ,also no problem coz God forgives as long as we dont continue to do what is wrong or at least know that we are wrong and dont want to do it

Answer 11

Religious people are brainwashed into being up-tight about their beliefs. We've seen some that issue death threats. Religions have built in self-protection mechanisms that guard against thinking and questioning what they preach.