If you think about it Noah and his Ark...no one believed him and laughed at him for building the Ark so thus they were destroyed by the flood and Jesus died on the cross with few followers what he did have just watched and did not sacrifice themselves to save him even his own "mother". So if you look at the history in a sense right there in the "book of life" and they say history repeats itself then why would you be a Christian seeing there are so many of them? It seems to me like the religion that holds the fewer believers is the winner but that's just and observation. Majority seems to fail as far as the bible goes. What are your ideas on this?
2007-01-12 13:59:53 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Lady YES I would die for my own family even if I saw someone huerting YOU I would try to help and DIE if that was the cause so how could they have allowed someone to hurt him like that? it was brutal....skewed? LOL I learned it in Church, so I think you just prooved my point.
2007-01-12 14:13:12 · update #1
My observation is many come in his name but do not know him. Many people say they are christians but really aren't. If they were they wouldn't hate, kill, slander, lust and all the rest of the sins. Or if they did they at least would recognize it as sin and ask God for forgiveness and try not to do it anymore. My experience has been that alot of men see it as a business and a place to make contacts or pick up women. I believe in Christ but I do not believe in organized religion. There is always someone who wants to ruin it with power, control or someother thing.
2007-01-12 14:08:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If the disciples had raised a finger they would have been slaughtered on sight by the Romans
Incidentally, of the 11 remaining - only 1 died of old age (John), the others died horrible deaths - even Peter was crucified upside down - so as not to be compared with Jesus.
Chistianity if a Faith - not a religion. It is a daily walk - not a once a weekly ritual.
John 3:16-17 has your answer.
2007-01-12 14:17:54 · answer #2 · answered by tom4bucs 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep, the flood of the end times is deception.
A flood of lies. An overflowing treachery.
Mat 24:37 But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
Mat 24:38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
Mat 24:39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
2007-01-12 14:04:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well in answer to Noah.. forgive my joking about it, but we want to be on the ark. The flood came as judgment to the world. In reference to Jesus on the cross.. there wasn't a thing anyone could've done anyway. It wouldn't make sense for them to have tried. Besides, it was God's plan.
If you're worried about Christians not caring what happens to other people (which seems to be what's disturbing you about those passages), you may also notice that, with Noah, at least, he did everything in his power to help those people. God is good, but he is also fair at the same time, and those people did nothing to ask for his help and refused to believe.
Jesus? Nothing anyone could've done but stand there in abject horror and watch. I think we can safely release the bystanders from any responsibility there. It's your decision.
2007-01-12 14:30:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whether you believe or not, you've totally misread the story of Noah and the Ark. They were destroyed for their sin, iniquities, etc...--what ever terminology you choose. (It's a morality story) They were not destroyed for their amusement/making fun of Noah.
As for there being so many Christians, I'm not so sure. It seems that the ones that wave the banner the highest with the in your face attitude, exhibit Christ's principles the least. (That's just my observation.)
2007-01-12 14:18:17 · answer #5 · answered by Rahab 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jesus's disciples (with the exception of Judas Iscariot) all died horrible deaths because they chose to believe and tell others. Peter was crucified upside down, for example. For you to say they did not sacrifice themselves is simply not true.
As your for question about why would I be a Christian given that there are so many of them, I guess I would say, because it's all true; a fact countless billions have discovered throughout two millenia.
Read Lee Strobel's "The Case for Faith." It should answer many questions for you.
2007-01-12 14:07:59 · answer #6 · answered by pandjnewton 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Esaias also crieth concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved" (Romans 9:27). The actual saved are always the tiny minority. What mystifies me are the wannabes. Why would someone want to pretend to be a Christian without any of the blessings? What a drag!
2007-01-12 14:05:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
What an odd comment. A Christian has their eyes on Jesus Christ, not on counting how many others believe in Him. Jesus is the focal point, as He should be. The truth of something is not found in the number of followers.
2007-01-12 14:09:15 · answer #8 · answered by Esther 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jesus' mother would not have sacrificed herself because she knew at Jesus' birth that He was destined to die for our sins. He could've saved Himself from the cross but chose to save us instead. So many people try to second guess the bible and what is in it. I just don't understand.
2007-01-12 14:14:43 · answer #9 · answered by Angela F 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
THOSE THAT WERE FOR GOD FROM ADAM TO CHRIST AND AFTER
EXCEPT OR REJECT JESUS GENEALOGY AND 2007 CALENDAR TIME
~~~~ Gen.1:1,2 All Exist. 1:3-25 Earth prepared. Space Job 38:30-32;
0130 Adam Gen.5:3
0105 Shem Gen.5:6
0090 Enos Gen.5:9
0070 Cainan Gen.5:12
0065 Mahalaleel Gen.5:15
0162 Jared Gen.5:18
0065 Enoch Gen.5:21
0187 Methusalen Gen.5:25
0182 Lamech Gen.5:28; 1056 Noah born.
0600 age of Noah, Flood Gen.7:6; 1656 flood year at 1656 after Adam.
0000 Noah 350 years Gen.9:28,29; Shem 502 years Gen.11:10,11,
0222 Gen.11:10,11, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22,24 is Terah at, 222 years.
0205 427 Gen.11:32 [ 205 dies ]; Gen.12:4; Abraham age 75. Matt.1:1-17;
0430 857 Exo.7,7; 12:40,41; Gal.3:16-18 [ Abraham & 430 to law ];
0040 897 Num.33:38,39 [ Deut.34:7 Aaron & Moses die ];
0000 898th after flood. Josh.5:6,10,12; 14th day of New Year.
0000 Judges 11:26; 300 & 898 after flood, is 1198. 1212 BC
0000 Acts 13:20 450 & 857 is 1307 after flood. 1103 BC
0000 1Ki.2:10,11 David [ 1037 BC ]. Ruth 4:18-22; 1Chr.3:1-17;
0480 1Ki.6:1; Promised Land 897 to 1377 after flood. 1033 BC
0036 1Ki.11:42 Solomon dies 1413 after flood. 997BC
3069 & 997 & 2007 is 6073 after Adam as LOST to SAVED.
0000 Rev.20:6; 1000 year reign of Jesus. 1000 is 7072 years accounted for.
WILL ONE SHEET OF PAPER HOLD THE NAMES OF THOSE FOR GOD IN ALL THIS TIME
Heb.11:1-40,12:1,2;
THIS IS NOT THE AGE OF THE EARTH.
2007-01-12 14:09:53 · answer #10 · answered by jeni 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋