Do you fear Christianity is the truth.?

Question

I just saw this answer to a previous question.

"And many non believers, not having witnessed for themselves a reason to believe, fear what they do not understand. Although you will never have an atheist admit to that, its basic people fear what they do not understand."

I understand Christianity all too well. I am not into hate and condemnation so I'll pass on that, thanks.

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GIVE ME A BREAK SMILING SAM, I COPIED AND PASTED HER EXACT WORDS.

Answer 1

I fear Christians that think Christianity is the truth. I fear the idea of a God that punishes mortal sin with eternal damnation. No God of love would behave that way....even if it did exist, I still would not obey.

Answer 2

I wonder whether believers fear unbelief. They don't seem to understand unbelief.

The thing is that humans tend to believe that everyone really believes what they believe. We see this frequently in Americans visiting Paris. They have the belief that if they speak to the French loudly enough in English, the French will understand them.

Many Christians are thoroughly convinced of the correctness of their beliefs. Being convinced that what they beleive is true, they are also convinced that everyone else must believe it, too.

Those who claim not to believe are only rebellious or recalcitrant, and if they can be reminded strongly enough, or shouted at loudly enough, they will come to their senses and admit that the Christians were right all along.

The difficulty that believers have is in making the leap of understanding that would lead them to the idea that non-believers are simply people who don't believe.

Since that leap cannot be made, the Christian cannot understand the non-believer, and since it's "basic" for people to fear what they do not understand, the Christians must fear the atheists.

As an agnostic, I have no dog in that fight, as the saying goes. I believe that there is the possibility of a mystical union with something greater than all of us. I have actually experienced a very real sense of self-transcendence and the unity of all things. What that experienced suggests to me is that to insist that one's own faith is the only way to achieve this mystical union is dangerously naive.

Answer 3

I don't know any Christians, but if you are talking about church people, I suspect that just the opposite is true: Many of them in their innermost thoughts realize some possibility that their religion is a hoax.
I get that sense from a lot of answers that come from them on this forum. They can get nasty in their answers, and sometimes nastiness is indicative of things going on inside.

I understand the church people's mindset very well because I grew up in it; so there is no reason to fear it, but only to feel sorry for it.

Answer 4

Both of her assumptions are incorrect.

Atheists tend to be quite comfortable with not knowing or understanding everything. We do the best that we can and try to learn more. Fearing the unknown tends to be a Christian hang-up.

Any one who actually reads answers in this forum knows that most of the atheists here grew up in the church, or religious homes, and have at least as much experience, knowledge and understanding of Xianity as the Christians.

The only reasonable conclusion is that she doesn't actually read other people's answers.

Answer 5

I know that christianity is the truth so therefore I do not fear it. People only fear things that they have no control over. See with Christianity God has the say of what is going to and what is not going to happen, It is like we are just here for the ride to do as he commands us to do.
Zhoque

Answer 6

No, I know it is the truth. Jesus gives a peace beyond compare. God does NOT hate unbelievers and he isn't into condemnation, either. John 3:16 "for God so loved the world that He gave his only begotten son that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his son into the world to condem the world, but to save the world through him."

Want evidence? Look at peoples' stories about what God has
done for them.
Also, look at the scientific, archeological, and prophetic evidence for the Bible.
scientific facts known in the Bible before science found http://www.understandthetimes.org/101scientific.shtml
archeological evidence: http://www.rationalchristianity.net/historical_evid.html
prophetic evidence http://www.biblestudylessons.com/cgi-bin/gospel_way/evidences-prophecy.php, http://faithfacts.gospelcom.net/maps_p.html

Answer 7

The only thing I fear about Christianity is that they will get too much power in any society. Once they do bad things always soon follow as they pervert and twist the teachings of their supposed leaders to suit their own hatreds and power lusts.

"In truth there was only one Christian,and he died on the Cross"
Friedrich Nietzsche

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Answer 8

That's not a question, GTW. AND, that isn't a very accurate rephrasing of what the other person wrote. You are editorializing again.

~EDIT~
MY WORDS: "That isn't a very accurate rephrasing of what the other person wrote."
YOUR WORDS (to me): "I rephrased nothing."
HER WORDS: "And many non believers, not having witnessed for themselves a reason to believe, fear what they do not understand. Although you will never have an atheist admit to that, its basic people fear what they do not understand."
YOUR WORDS: "Do you fear Christianity is the truth.?"

YOUR WORDS: "I understand Christianity all too well."
ME: GTW, it's obvious you understand nothing of Christianity, regardless of how much time you spent pew-sitting. Christianity isn't about pew-sitting; it's about having a living, fruitful relationship with God through Christ Jesus, His Son. How much time did you waste, and you still don't know that?

YOUR WORDS: "I am not into hate and condemnation so I'll pass on that, thanks."
ME: GTW, it's obvious from reading your previous non-questions and answers that hate and condemnation are ALL you're into. Honestly, has all your malice and spite ever gotten you one whit closer to real happiness? Well, has it??? Malice will NEVER make you happy--it can't!

By the way, "you'll pass" on what? Nobody offered you anything.

Answer 9

No. If our hearts condemn us not, then the love of God abideth in us and we are of the Father.
I have nothing to lose but this old corrupt body of flesh one day! We no longer have the spirit of fear but of adoption. Gone are the nights I couldn't sleep for FEAR! (Now it's hormonal insomnia or eating sugar late, or praying and reading and studying and writing about some awesome topic!) I was AFRAID to die. I was AFRAID to meet God in the awful sinful condition I was in. God's perfect love casts out that fear. I understand enough about the nature of God to realize that I'm in His hands and that I can trust Him 100%. I do not fear the truth. Jesus Christ is the way the truth and the life and the TRUTH will set you FREE and I can't tell you HOW GOOD IT IS TO BE SET FREE!!!

Answer 10

What is to fear about the truth, and the truth shall set you free! The problem as I see it is that every non-believer is too busy running from himself and the truth to open his heart and found the peace he is hoping to find. Christianity teaches love and that is the greatest commandment of all. Imagine this world loving each other as themselves.....

Answer 11

I'll admit to a certain trepidation about the unknown. However, my thoughts are nearly parallel to yours; any group who uses the fear of death for their own gain is to be suspect, at the very least. Peace be with you, fellow traveler.