Do you think many today avoid faith in Jesus teachings because...?

Question

..of fear they will be ridiculed,they are afraid it is a "big ask / tall order" ? That some do not know how or why to adapt to His teachings,or also that they fear constant failure. How can it be put over in a simple way, that through Jesus there will always be His forgiveness,love and a welcoming understanding?

Answer 1

I think some people are ready for understanding and some are not. spiritually mature? I'm not christian, i do believe in and love God. I try to live what Jesus taught.I feel it's the happiest way to live,for everyone.All have ears,but few will hear.all have eyes but few will see.Maybe this saying is true.I'm beginning to think it's true.Try not to get so upset, I have been having problems with this lately too.I lost my temper the other day on here.It doesn't help others when you yourself start to get blinded.Take care.I can tell from your q&a's you are a good person. Everything's going to be ok. Take care.

Answer 2

I wouldn't neccessarily say "many," but it is possible there are several individuals who feel that way. Though, I have met quite a large number of people who have started developing a strong faith in Jesus at a young age through choice. I don't see consealing your faith because of peer pressure of any sort to be a high threat in today's society.

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1. It is a proven fact that Jesus had existed as a HISTORICAL FIGURE. It is proven through many accounts through historical sources from earlier times - many, ironically, by nonbelievers. Though Jesus is not believed to be the "Messiah" or "Savior" to many, He is, in fact, proved to have existed as a human being who stepped foot on this earth. Although He is not exactly labeled with these titles in these sources, - through letters and other primary sources - He was certainly recognized as a man Who acquired unexplainable powers.

2. Jesus was NOT black. If you happen to come accross images of Jesus with dark skin, it is simply because he was raised in ASIA, where he was exposed to rising temperatures that could have easily darkened his pigments. My father was born and raised in Viet Nam for only a period of 11 years preceding the Viet Nam War. Looking back at pictures, it is clear that he was indeed VERY tan. And to imagine how dark Jesus must have been to not have the luxury of a modern home and live in Asia for approximately 30 years.

Answer 3

Why should I put my faith in a human being that has been dead since 33 AD when I can put faith in the human beings standing beside me?

I've read ancient texts, I find some common sense wisdom but I don't take it as the end all be all.. a literal word of a deity. It is merely legends and tales passed by word of mouth and put to scrolls at some time.

Answer 4

I think a lot of churches preach guilt and sin and that scares people. Like they would never be worthy. In reality it is all about love. God is kind of like a parent. If my kids did something wrong that I disagree with, I would never disown them. I might be disappointed but I would never turn away. That is like God, we are his children. I am sure that sometimes he is kind of sad over the choices we make but he always loves us.

Answer 5

It doesn't really have anything to do with Jesus or Christianity. People in free societies are tired of being dictated to in their moral philosophy. This applies to ALL religions.
All religions teach either a bad outcome or a bad karma from not believing a particular set of "absolutes." People don't want to have to rely on faith (faith is a blind trust most people are really uncomfortable with). No religion has any documented proofs of its teachings, so you are expected to believe what most would call nonsense.

Answer 6

I envy you. I sometimes wish that I could have faith so blindly that I could believe in God. But then I remember how stupid it all is and I decide that it's better to see than to be an ignorant child.

Isn't that what Christ called for in his disciples? Faith like a child?

The same faith that leads children to believe in Santa, the Tooth Fairy, and the Easter Bunny? I do think so.

Answer 7

Paul says in each place of WORSHIP, that may not out interior the well-known public. Jesus prayed interior the synagogues. As his mothers and dads did. Jesus is speaking approximately people who pray on the line corners to make a public instruct of themselves. There are those in church homes that make a super deal out of praying and so as that they sing the loudest. it is not the praying in public it rather is incorrect it is the reason of praying. to electrify others.

Answer 8

Things change. People need more than just faith to get them to take up any teaching. If the churches moved with the times they would be more successful at filling churches.

Answer 9

no, I think many avoid it is because they see the types of people who supposedly represent Jesus and they want no part of it. I'm speaking of the Jerry Falwells, the Jim Bakkers, Jimmy Swaggarts, the dude in Colorado, etc etc who give Christians a BAAAD name.

Answer 10

It's not the actual teachings that people avoid. All the "be nice to everyone" bits that are proposed in the Jesus myth are valid values. A major reason why people shy away from putting their faith in Jesus, having lived, walking on water and doing miracles is because they aren't true and the various incarnations of religious organisations are twisting these things to suit their own ends. And it is these power hungry structures that incite people to committing terrible injustices against others. Remember: "He who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities" - Voltaire.