Obviosuly no one is perfect only GOD Almighty, christians are harder on themselves first because we strive to please GOD and do his will and when we fail we ask for forgiveness..
What about other religions including our friends the *Atheists*
here are others a work in progress and who do you aim to please in life most of all.
2007-04-26 10:03:49 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
God doesn't exist. Christians are hard on themselves beyond having to be hard on themselves. Guilt is one of the more powerful tools of religion. Religion gains and keeps converts through emotional manipulation. They do this through threats of Hell, promises of Heaven, pity over martyrs, emotional binding among converts, and enmity towards non-believers. They also use guilt over not being able to follow impossible rules. If they can make people feel bad enough about being human, they can keep those people coming back to the pews begging to be forgiven.
2007-04-26 10:06:55 · answer #1 · answered by nondescript 7 · 3⤊ 4⤋
Anyone who wouldn't admit even to themselves that they're a work in progress are delusional.
I don't buy into christians being harder on themselves. That's a sad sad quality that has nothing to do with religion.
2007-04-26 10:14:23 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
First of all. Religion is not but mankind's efforts to reach God. Whereas, Christianity is God's efforts to reach mankind.
It is true we are a work in progress. As you said; we are not perfect, just forgiven. There is two types of sinners. The forgiven and the non-forgiven.
The wonders and the joy of the forgiven, is that the renovation is not completed. But, the maker has still moved in.
http://gospel-wings-of-an-eagle4.com/Hemphills_Im_Not_Perfect_Just_Forgiven.mp3
2007-04-26 10:21:23 · answer #3 · answered by n_007pen 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Since atheists do not believe in the existence of even a perfect higher being, what makes you think they would claim themselves to be perfect and incapable of improvement?
If anything, the "not perfect, just saved" Christian BS is less of an incentive to change than the atheist view. If you've already been saved and only need to believe and ask forgiveness for your screwups, you can screw up as much as you want, over and over, and still be fine as long as you continually ask for forgiveness, right?
Not much of an incentive to get better, if you ask me.
2007-04-26 10:11:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
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2016-11-28 00:41:50 · answer #5 · answered by felan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If a building took as long to complete, they'd fire the workers and hire new ones. They say "I'm a work in progress" whenever anybody catches them and calls them on their bullsh*t, the rest of the time they go around judging everybody else's "sinful behavior". That's pretty cowardly if you ask me.
2007-04-26 10:08:37 · answer #6 · answered by Enslavementalitheist 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, life is a continual work in progress, although my aims are probably a little different than yours. You aim to please God, I aim to promote human dignity and flourishing, not because of fear of hell, but because of rationality.
2007-04-26 10:15:06 · answer #7 · answered by eckzl 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Only two types of peeps, the children of the faith in Jesus, or the children of the law, and they are a law unto themselves, Jesus said we are to reach for the high calling of the mark of Jesus Christ, so cont. to progress...
2007-04-26 10:08:54 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am most certainly a work in progress. If I ever stop trying to better myself, I shall have stopped living.
Who do I aim to please most? Well, me. One thing that makes me happy is making my loved ones happy- so I also aim to please my lovers, friends, teachers and students.
2007-04-26 10:09:29 · answer #9 · answered by B SIDE 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well said
2007-04-26 10:08:34 · answer #10 · answered by wanda3s48 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋