Ive been to church my whole life, but I feel hypocritical??

Question

Ok these are just some ideas that i think about..i would love to believe in god, but i have so many doubts.

1) Ever since the beginning of time, tribes and cultures have believed in some form of religion. Anglo-Saxons believed in gods everywhere, in the trees, rivers, wind, everywhere. We all know about muslims. Indians believed in spirits and such. The greeks believed in multiple gods in the oceans, sun, moon, ect. But as time passes on, people seem to get less and less naive and drop previous beliefs to lesser, more realistic religion. So whos to say all of a sudden, christian beliefs are true and there isn't an alternitave. Don't you think the greeks believed without a doubt that gods existed everywhere, and there was no alternitave. It just makes you think what will happen years from now.

2) How come in the bible there are all these references of jesus and god and angels interacting with earth and all of the disciples, but none today.

I have many more points i could make.

I'm not saying im completely atheist guys, im very undecided...let me know your thoughts and challenge mine if you please.

No one is really ansering my question...what evidence do you full-on believers have to show how our beliefs are any different than earlier ones and how people wont replace ours with a new one down the road..

plus, non believers what examples of doubts do YOU have?

Answer 1

I wish more people were willing to consider their beliefs and challenge them. The Richard Dawkins book someone else mentioned is an excellent starting point. The fact that someone gave it a thumbs down (presumably for daring to criticise religion) is exactly the type of point he makes.

I consider myself an athiest. My biggest concern, if you like, is that there are so many conflicting religions and they can't all be right. So why should any of them be?

Answer 2

I don't see how it could hurt you by going. I haven't been in years, basically for the same reasons. While no one is perfect, I just have a huge problem with what I've seen go on in Christian churches. I've found that basically the dynamic is the same as the outside world. The church secretary is the biggest gossip, most of the members are worried about their image, and every old lady on a committee is power hungry. I watched as some home maker who never worked a day in her life drove my husband out of her meetings because he missed every other week because he had to work. She simply couldn't fathom that a job was more important than her meetings. I was the victim of a gossipy church secretary who was privy to a private situation that of course didn't stay private. I was turned away from multiple churches when I asked for help for a group of friends who were victims of a disaster. I'm not saying don't go, heck it may work out for you. I'm just saying that before you put all your eggs into that church be aware that those who flap their lips the most about Christianity, are the ones who are the least Christian in action.

Answer 3

Sin has driven a wedge between God and his people. Because there is "sin," people are unable to live sinless lives. God sent Jesus to be sacrificed as a "perfect" sacrifice to atone for all our "sins." You have to have faith to hold on to your beliefs. That was the problem with the ancient Israelites. They had no problem believing in God when things were going good, but they had real problems holding onto their faith when things were not so good -- they would begin to be negative and grumble. They became ungrateful and unfaithful. For a Christian who has been "born again." They are baptized by the Holy Spirit. When one gets the Holy Spirit, you do not have to totally rely on faith, because when Jesus has been allowed to come into your life, your life radically changes. You may not be able to be perfect, but Jesus made atonement for that. Therefore, even though we aren't God's high standard; Jesus' sacrifice is all that is ever needed.

Answer 4

Going to church your whole life does not make you a Christian anymore than living in a garage makes you a car.

You have seen this statement on here many times, but without a relationship with Jesus Christ as your savior and God, there is no Christianity.

I hope you find the answers you are searching for.

Answer 5

The Creator "Flows" spiritually, through the Things HE Creates.

This power flow can be detected by Human Beings at different Times and Places so on.

Now, the Enemy of all Human Beings tries to Decieve us with Errant Ideas, when we detect GOD's Power Flowing through Things.

Thus, peoples of the Human Race have been Decieved down through Time and have come up with False GODs.
Ditto........and alot have known GOD too! (they didn't get decieved).

Answer 6

We should start a club! 25 cents to join only condition is you would like to believe in God but you have doubts, you bring the hotdogs and I'll see you at the fire!

Answer 7

I agree with all your points, and have a suggestion to make.

You might find the Belief-O-Matic quiz over at Beliefnet.com helpful:

http://www.beliefnet.com/story/76/story_7665_1.html

It's fun, and it matches you up with a wide variety of religions and philosophies based on your answers, with write-ups for each one. The results can be very surprising.... and since you say you feel "hypocritical" in your current faith-path, perhaps it can help you find one that is better suited to you. :-)

Answer 8

Ah, the beginnings of common sense. Welcome to the age of reason. Your on the right path to question these ancient beliefs. You will find these biblical beliefs waning as you become better informed of the way the world really works and trust me, you will not miss religion one bit. I didn't.

Answer 9

There is light at the end of the tunnel, everything you say is correct. Try reading the God Delusion by Richard Dawkins, it will pose even more questions for you to think about.

Answer 10

I find it strange that many Christian are having these crisis of faith. I also find it strange that there are not many Pagans that do. We are suppose to be the ones that are wrong.