christianity has done enough bloodshed and preaching, calling non-believers sinners.
2007-02-04 09:31:10 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Why do you need a jesus at all? You can simply believe in being a good and decent person, without the supernatural element.
One of the common arguments for religion is that without it there would be no morality - that, of course, is a lie.
2007-02-04 09:35:47 · answer #1 · answered by eldad9 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Why don't we start a new 'thing' that is not religion or 'faith' at all. Calling upon both allegories and true history of individuals (both real and imagined) that have led a 'righteous' life . . . Jesus, Gandhi, Dali Lama...
It is about HOW you lead your life, from WHAT and WHO you draw your inspiration...
You need not believe in anything accept that GOOD is good.
Heaven/Hell is irrelevant because concern for what happens to your own soul after death is a selfish concern...a true afterlife is what you have left behind for humanity to cope with...was it a positive influence or a negative one?
2007-02-04 17:43:19 · answer #2 · answered by Answer Flop 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Non-believers ARE sinners. They will be judged by God, as will all of us, believers and non-believers alike. None are perfect, or sinless. Christ died for us ALL on the cross. None are worthy of forgiveness, but all are able to receive it thru God's grace. The only way to God the Father is thru God the Son. He who rejects the Son rejects the Father. There are no other ways to salvation. To say that there is more than one way is to imply that God is not smart enough to do it right the first time, hence He would but just like you and I, imperfect, and not worth worshipping.
2007-02-04 17:50:08 · answer #3 · answered by mgentryholt 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christ has returned and made clear of His Mission in the past and in the future. Mankind have practiced not so perfectly His divine lesson of selfless love, now we can do better in this age of human maturity.
You can get the divine teachings concerning selfless love at the following Website:
http://www.bahai.org
2007-02-04 17:41:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Everyone is a sinner, the only people in history who haven't sinned, is Jesus and Mary(Plus God), other than that,everyone sins, even christians, but since Jesus died, we can ask for forgiveness of our sins.
2007-02-04 17:35:57 · answer #5 · answered by Christopher 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
How about we don't. Jesus is the Son of God and will not be demoted in your lame effort at upsetting us.
2007-02-04 17:38:01 · answer #6 · answered by Thumbs down me now 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Jesus is only a prophet in Islam.
:P
2007-02-04 17:35:50 · answer #7 · answered by Adia Azrael 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋