Christians, like many religious martyrs, would you be willing to die rather than recant your beliefs?

Question

Would you still be willing to sacrifice your life for a religious cause if you were the parent of a two year old child? Would you sacrifice the ability to raise your child based upon a religion that cannot be empirically quantified? Who's more important, your god or your son?

Sorry to confuse you all.

Quantified means determined. So by using the term empirically quantified, I actually mean something determined by empirical data.

Mark G: If I were religious, I would sacrifice my opportunity for a cushy afterlife to insure that my child had a parent when he is growing up.

Aubrey T: How can you glorify someone that would sacrifice their child?

Answer 1

There is lots of strength in Christianity. I know when I was a Christian if you had asked me the question I would have said yes but of course if it came down to actually dieing I would not have died for my religion. You can't actually take an honest pole on such a thing as that. Many Christians will say yes but very few people would actually give their life for their belief.

Answer 2

There is a true story of a Christian missionary couple whose child was held hostage by Muslims. He would only be released if the couple agreed to stop evangelizing and leave the area. They didn't. And their child was killed.

Real Christians should be able to sacrifice their life if it will bring glory to God. And I'm not talking about the suicide-bombing kind. I'd readily put my God first before my family, and they know that. I'd rather die knowing I stood up for what I believe in than live in shame knowing I renounced -- not my religion -- but my God.

"For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and that of the gospel will save it. What profit is there for one to gain the whole world and forfeit his life?" (Mark 8:35-36)

Answer 3

Sure. Choosing to believe in God or not to is one of those things were you put all of your eggs in on basket. Integrity is confirming with you life what you say with your lips.

P.S. A spiritual entity cannot be empirically quantified only physical ones can.

Answer 4

I was willing to die for this country if needed, so yes, I would have to say that I would be willing to take that chance again for Christ. As you put it, is there anything you would be willing to die for. What is there in your life that is that "empirically quantified" If I was to be asked that question without Religion, without God, what would it matter? In the world of evolution and survival of the species, where only the fittest survive, guess what, the child is the least fit. That is your world, not ours.

Answer 5

Ah, a seemingly compelling question.
Of course, Christians who know the bible would refer you to Abraham who was told to sacrifice his son and was stopped at the last second because it was a test of faith. Christians would tell you that following the commandments and having enough faith would forestall any such scenarios. So I guess we're back to some believe and proselyte and some don't and think up questions, kind of like when Jesus was being tempted by Satan. Satan, in essence, said that if Jesus was really the Messiah, he could avoid all the persecution. Finally Jesus basically got bored with Satan and said, "Get thee behind me..." So, get thee behind us... and learn the proper usage of "empirically quantified".

Answer 6

Christians have died up until our present day because of adherence to their faith and they are not trying to be martyrs. I too would willingly give my life rather than recant. Our children would be taken care of so no need to worry about them. Being empirically quantified or more simply logically proven is for each person to determine. Faithful Christians have logically proven to themselves that their faith is worth dying for.

Answer 7

You're missing the point: Jesus never said He wanted us to die for Him; He said he wanted us to live our lives for Him. The Bible speaks of dying and being reborn, but that means you should sacrifice your ego to be with Him. By the way, I'm a soldier in the Army, and I've been deployed several times (the latest to Iraq). What are you sacrificing for your beliefs?

Answer 8

What an outstanding faith sorting out question. i might wish to dig deep and discover the be certain & conviction that is mandatory to do what i be attentive to is sweet. i might pray for God's capability. I refuse to have self assurance in secret. human beings could desire to lose salvation via my silence & i might have a skewed relationship with God if it have been under cover. i might by no potential be happy. no rely how terrible the death i'm hoping i might stand business enterprise & by no potential resign what i be attentive to to be authentic whether i replaced into scared previous something i've got ever familiar.

Answer 9

What is this? The freaking middle ages?? Being killed for one's religious beliefs should have been left in history. Unfortunately, the arabs have been unable to progress past the 14th century in their culture. Death still is the predominate answer for everything
that creates "waves" in thier culture. This mindset belongs in history not present day.

Answer 10

No. Religion must be based on "good & right" things only. "Emotion" is a very dangerous thing. It over shadows your power of analysis and justification. No doubt, some of the great things have been acheived by some great men because of these emotions and their names in their respective fields are remembered till this day but one should not forget, most of the blunders are also caused by this "emotion". So keep away from it and act only with good sense of judgement and analysis.