if you believed in God, and experienced his grace and mercy would you ever not believe?
i can understand if you never believed in God. but if you did, could you ever just stop, or would there always be something still there?
even if you think the bible is full of mistakes, or the church is full of liars...
2007-06-11 12:58:19 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
ex-christians do.
2007-06-11 13:00:41 · answer #1 · answered by 8theist 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
.You see a dog and you know its a dog.A few years from now are you going to stop believing it's a dog? God is God. If you know God, you may not always live as he wants,(we all make mistakes) but that doesn't mean his existance will stop. You will always know him. When we have tragadies happen in our lives, some will question his love and his reasoning.Some people want to blame him .The Devil has a lot to do with bad things that happen and human error has a lot to do with things. God understands. We are only human and he knows we are not perfect.He is a very loveing and forgiveing God. He will never turn his back on any of us. If you read the Original King James Version of the Holy Bible you will not find any mistakes.There are parts you may not understand but if it's the original, there are no mistakes.Just people misunderstanding. The church is just a building.A place to gather.and people are people, thats all.
2007-06-11 14:13:44 · answer #2 · answered by Ava 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. If you believe you believe. Have questions even doubts? Sure, but if you have truly experience the grace of God, that truth remains with you.
Anyone who is honest will tell you there are times when even the most devout come to troublesome situations where we question what the heck is going on and often how the heck am I going to get through this?
Be assured, the Bible is not full of mistakes, nor is it full of contradictions, I challenge people all the time to show them to me and if they do, and their not.
As to the church being full of liars? The church is full of people. People are sometimes liars. If you find that the church you are in is full of people you think are lying, you need to find another church.
There are many churches out there that are filled with good people who love God and will welcome you.
2007-06-11 13:08:06 · answer #3 · answered by Kathi 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Oh it's entirely possible to stop believing. You may eventually stop believing too... once you realize that the "grace" you experience is the exact same thing as the grace a muslim feels, or a hindu, or a Tibetan monk in meditation, and so on. What you feel is actually a reaction in the mind, a sort of comforting veil that alters your perception of reality and your emotional state. The important thing you need to realize is that your feelings of there being a god are not unique whatsoever, people who believe in Zeus (there are a few) still feel the precise same thing and are equally convinced.
People feel the same "grace" from Zeus, but you don't believe in him. You can feel much the same things when you don't believe in your particular god, only you'll realize what those feelings can be.. For instance it may become a sense of awe and wonder for the natural universe - which is far more splendid than anything your pastors or wretched holy books have ever dreamed.
2007-06-11 13:05:11 · answer #4 · answered by Mike K 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Define "experienced grace and mercy"? Do you mean you had a strong emotional response at some point that you interpreted as "God's grace and mercy"? If so, then you might come to realize that your interpretation was wrong. Many people have.
People say "seeing is believing", but even sight is not 100% reliable, and in fact people understand this and are willing to change their mind about what they saw if given other data.
Our feelings are much less reliable, but it can be much harder to admit that strong feelings were misinterpreted. It does happen though.
I personally went through a brief period when I was 11 or 12 when I was questioning my religion. I was feeling guilt, and one interpretation was that "God" or the "Holy Ghost" was causing me to feel that way. Fortunately I was able to understand intuitively that those emotions might have other explanations, even though at the time I had no exposure to psychology and neuroscience. Now that I have that exposure, I fully understand why we experience strong emotions when we're trying to reconcile deeply held beliefs with facts that run counter those beliefs.
2007-06-11 13:17:14 · answer #5 · answered by Jim L 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes it is very possible. Even those who have seen and experienced his grace can stop believing. The problems of the world can really bring people down if they don't know the word of God inside and out.
2007-06-11 13:02:14 · answer #6 · answered by Just Dance 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everyone is different. To experience the grace of God and then to disavow one's faith would be surprising. Nonetheless, anything is possible. It is more important to do what is best for you. Many religions offer many positive aspects, try to develop a personal relationship with God within which you can grow along side any organized faith in which you participate. pray all of the time
2007-06-11 13:09:29 · answer #7 · answered by Jeff K 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2017-01-06 08:15:03 · answer #8 · answered by barakat 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People rightfully stop believing in the made-up images of god that we find in the bible, koran, etc. These images support a petty human ego's projection of god, making the divine into a silly parody of our own thought system (supporting our concepts of reward, punishment, striving, earning, etc.). So, rejection of these images is a necessary first step to getting close to the real God....
2007-06-11 13:02:34 · answer #9 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes. You grow up believing be cause you were told that was the truth and god was real. Through experience and knowledge you learn that is not the case.
2007-06-11 13:05:27 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes as a child I used to believe in Jesus and now I think the whole is made up by man. I honesty believe Jesus is dead and the only way he will rise again is if someone digs him up
2007-06-11 13:02:07 · answer #11 · answered by NIHIL VERUM NISI MORS 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋