Christians: this is purely hypothetical. I mean no disrespect.
Nothing is not an acceptable answer.
2007-01-16 05:11:43 · 37 answers · asked by southswell2002 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Nothing for me.... off with my head.
2007-01-16 05:15:17 · answer #1 · answered by PantherWrestler 1 · 7⤊ 2⤋
It's a good question. Nothing is my answer. By why is "nothing" not an acceptable answer? Those of us who are true Christians are so because we've been convinced logically, historically, and experientially that Christianity is true. I suppose, theoretically, if you said that all three were removed, one could lose his faith.
But that's an empty hypothetical. Many people have fallen away - like all the neo-atheist trolls here on Y!A - and I'd say that the vast majority of them were never Christians in the first place. I really do not think that God would allow those three to be taken away - He doesn't want irrational love from us, just a willing heart.
2007-01-16 05:23:04 · answer #2 · answered by Gary B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You say "nothing" is not an acceptable answer, however for mature Christians, nothing is the best answer. See here's the thing. The bible says that once we've repented and trusted in Jesus to forgive us of our sins, we have been born again. This means we are born of God's spirit, and God will keep us as children.
So your question is like asking "What would it take for you to remove your brain and still be able to think?" It is an impossiblity.
As for false converts and hypocrites, I'm sure the cares of this world, or money, or troubles, and will eventually turn them away from Christ.
2007-01-16 05:26:18 · answer #3 · answered by dooltaz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The great thing about being a Christian is we believe in God because the bible tells us god exists and that we must obey him or we will burn in hell, and we can look up anything we need to know in the bible. No amount of evidence and no argument can convince us otherwise because we know the bible is 100% perfect. It has to be perfect since it is gods word. Atheists will say they don't believe in the bible because things like 900 year old men, talking animals, zombies rising from the ground and virgin births sound absurd to them. But when you are filled with gods holy spirit nothing is too absurd. As a Christian there is absolutely nothing too absurd to convince me that God does not exist.
2007-01-16 05:30:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus asked his disciples a rather similar question. One of them answered, "If we did that, what would we do then? Without you (and God) life would no longer have value."
Now, can you see that a belief in God is rather irreversable? Sure, a person can change religions, or simply ignore God for a while. But, ultimately, that person will return to the only possible escape from the "D" word.
2007-01-16 05:26:13 · answer #5 · answered by MrsOcultyThomas 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For me, it took reading the historicity of the Bible, the historicity of Jesus, philosophy, theology, mythology, commentary by the major scholars of the Bible, studying the many religious sects that existed in early Christianity, studying the Council of Nicea, the Council of Trent, finding hundreds of contradictions in the Bible. I didn't start out to disprove the concept of God. It just happened.
2007-01-16 05:41:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If we fail to adhere to even the simplest moral requirements now in times of ease, you can be sure that we will deny our God when times become hard. In some places in the world Christians do indeed die for their faith, that is not currently the case in the U.S. However, the time is coming when Christians in the west will understand what it is to both live by faith and to have their faith tried. A faith untried is of no value. Michael Card sings in a song about how he doesn't want to look into Judas eyes because he might see himself, I think that could be said for most of us as Christians. I agree,, "nothing" is usually a cop out.
2007-01-16 05:16:11 · answer #7 · answered by james p 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋
A true Christian would never renounce their faith in God, they would die for their beleifs. If they did renounce their faith they are not who they truly said they were. they would go to hell if they didn't repent to God and ask for forgivness.
2007-01-16 05:21:30 · answer #8 · answered by a_word_of_praise 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would not denounce my faith. Many have said that, and I point out that many have denied their faith in tough times....many others have held firm to their faith in tough time....
My faith is not just something I say...it is part of who I am....I truly do live my faith....I am not perfect but I try to make amends when I wrong someone...I accept accountability...live by integrity as rough as that is at times.....
Why are you asking such a question? For me it would be to give up a part of who I am.
2007-01-16 05:21:05 · answer #9 · answered by chico2149 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For me to renounce my faith in God, someone would have to show me one lie in the Holy Bible, proved beyond a shadow of doubt on even a fool's level. In other words: NOTHING could ever make me renounce my faith.
2007-01-16 05:19:18 · answer #10 · answered by Heaven's Messenger 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I haven't run across anything yet and I don't expect to in the future. Once a person knows God and has a relationship with their Creator why would they want to go back to being blind? It would especially be difficult to live like that knowing what you're missing out on.
2007-01-16 05:20:49 · answer #11 · answered by Pamela 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋