Christians, does the word 'belief' not say it all to you?

Question

Your whole life is built on myth, tradition and belief! Do you not think it is time you snapped out of, faced the truth of life and got on with it like non belevers do? I think you'll be a lot happier within yourselves when you drop the act and stop pretending there is some magical afterlife. When will you stop being cowards and realise that we will all die one day and that's the end?

The Cynic_no it not.

s234fh-I don't have any beliefs.

Bobby Jim-Glad I've touched someone. Thanks.

Jean D-At least you admit it!

ugot it-How do I know Satan isn't blindfolding you?

Answer 1

We believe in God because we have faith but faith is not reserved for us theists and the Bible.

I have faith that God created the universe and man even though I wasn't there to observe it as it happened. Atheists have faith in the scientists that claim we originated in some primordial soup but no one was there to witness that event either.

I have faith that Jesus is the son of God though there's no way to absolutely prove it. Likewise, I have faith that the Sun is approximately 93 million miles from Earth even though that can't be proven either. No matter what you may cite as proof, it's not. No one has flown to the sun and checked it on the odometer, therefore it's faith in the scientist's method of calculation that causes us to believe this "fact".

I have faith that God exists even though I've never seen Him. I also have faith in the scientists that tell us that things like quarks and atoms and electrons exist. I've never seen them either.

And I believe in an afterlife by faith just as you believe, by faith, that physical death is the absolute end.

Regardless of what you believe, it takes faith to believe almost any of it. While we all believe in gravity, which theory about it do you believe and why? For those of you that don't realize it, there's been many different theories for the existence of gravity proposed. Why do we believe Newton's theory over the rest? Faith.

I won't deny that evolution exists...I've been shown enough evidence that I believe animals do adapt to their environment which eventually causes genetic changes and creates new species. But is it really logical to assume that through a series of astronomically improbable coincidences, life just spontaneously "happened"? If I were to place all the individual parts of a watch into a bag and shook it for billions of years, is it logical to assume that eventually all the parts of the watch would fall into the exact places they need to be and that it would then wind itself so I'd have a working watch..then would develop sentience on it's own? If your answer is yes to either question, then you believe it by faith since neither can be proven.

One more thing. I'm interested in finding out how the scientists have tested the primordial soup theory. How much knowledge do the scientists have about the exact processes which took place in the aforementioned primordial soup that created life. If they have the knowledge of that process, they could recreate it. Since they haven't, I'll assume they have very limited knowledge (if any) and therefore are actually ignorant of the process, hence it's called the "theory" of evolution (or, more properly, the Theory of Common Descent) instead of the "fact".

The bottom line is that everyone has "beliefs" in something that can't actually be physically proven. If I believe in an afterlife, that doesn't make me a coward, it makes me an optimist or a realist. If you believe that there is no afterlife, that makes you either a realist or pessimist, depending on who's right.

I could ask this exact same question, changing the words Christians to Atheists and myth to theories but I would have many Atheists ready to stone me for shoving my "beliefs' down their thoats. Why is ok for a non-believer to do this but not a believer?

What I believe is personal and I respect your personal choice to believe as you do.

I hope I answered your question.

Answer 2

Hey! Funny you must point out a harlot. Isn't there a first-rate harlot on the finish of the Bible within the ebook of Revelation? Didn't John expect approximately that? Also, appear at Mark 12:17 wherein it says: "Jesus then mentioned: 'Pay again Caesar’s matters to Caesar, however God’s matters to God.' And they started to wonder at him." So, following the legislation used to be inspired by way of Jesus himself...so long as it did not pass in opposition to God's legislation. Or are you speaking approximately the legislation written in Leviticus? Well, we're not below that legislation, that's actual. That legislation had a reason nonetheless. It used to be to exhibit how sinful guy's nature real used to be. NO ONE might wholly uphold what the legislation mentioned. This underlined the will for Jesus' sacrifice. That used to be the complete factor of that legislation. But what you're speaking approximately is recounted within the Bible a few occasions. It even says that you just are not able to be a slave to 2 masters, the arena (riches) and God (Luke sixteen:thirteen). Jesus Christ himself mentioned that he used to be no facet of this global. He additionally mentioned that his fans ought to comply with his illustration, and that that's how you'll inform his actual fans aside from the fake (John 17:15-17). Also, we're instructed within the Bible to not comply with this procedure of matters. Romans 12:two reads: "And stop being long-established after this procedure of matters, however be modified by way of making YOUR brain over, that YOU might turn out to yourselves the well and applicable and excellent will of God." That is what is needed to be a TRUE Christian. Anyone can declare to be a Christian. But movements talk louder than mere phrases. If you don't are living by way of what you assert you feel, what's it real valued at? Great query, and an wonderful factor. I disagree with plenty of the previous answerers on that ALL Christians do that. Not all Christians do that, however all of them do sin. The incontrovertible fact that they sin does no longer imply they don't discover that it used to be fallacious. Bible specifications stay Bible specifications, even though you are not able to constantly are living as much as them. Striving for that target is the factor. Hope that is helping! Have a first-rate day! Luv ya, Tashi :)

Answer 3

I am so sorry that you're so bitter and unhappy. Remove yourself for just a minute and be objective: The only book that has remained consistent over the centuries and has consistently been the most widely sold book is the Bible. As Christians, we do face the truth of life. And part of life is death. And that's the most exciting part. When we go to sleep on this earth, we go on to a world that is always good and happy. Even if you don't believe...the fact that you acknowledge that there are Christians all around you is positive. Take care.

Answer 4

I find it interesting that you call yourself "the thinker" yet fail to fully research the phenomenon known as Christ. Skeptic tho you may be, it's our choice to love you anyway and to encourage you to continue to think along these lines. At least you're thinking about Christ. He is on your mind and will probably be on your mind for a good long while. It is my prayer for you. Belief does not say it all. Heck, even Satan believes in Christ. Once you enter the life that is our Lord's, it's a whole new world, a whole new set of rules, a whole new ball game. Explore and investigate what many have tried to disprove. An excellent book written by one skeptic such as yourself is called, "A Case for Christ" written by Lee Strobel whom is an investigative journalist. He set out to disprove Christ after his wife came home from church "saved" one day. Rolling his eyes, he thought "oh great, now we ALL have to go to church, do we?" He was not an antagonist toward his wife, nor was he accusing or insulting. He simply decided to come to his own conclusions devoid of the bully-like qualities most display when they feel threatened or antagonized by in-your-face Christianity. I encourage you to read this book and investigate and draw your own conclusions. The Lord will continue to work in your life whether you believe in Him or not. You really don't have a choice in the matter. If you choose against Him, that's your decision. It's foolish to just toss a statement out there based on what, nothing? In your statement, you've shown no real intelligent argument as to why you think there might not be a "magical afterlife" and we just die and that's it. Does it not intrigue you in the least that there might be hope of a new life, a new world after this pitiful one? If you are a "thinker", you'll take a scholarly approach and explore both sides of the coin. Not succomb to what you've just "heard" and decided to own for yourself. The old argument for Christ goes - - "It's no matter to me if I'm wrong, but it will matter to you if I'm right."

Whether you like it or not, you will be in my prayers, brother. We don't want to lose you in this life so we cannot hang out in the next. I want to see you there!
Much love in Christ - katiefish <><

Answer 5

Why do you assume that Christian "beliefs" are only that with no proof to back them up? Check out the facts dude. This is a great website to check out before you decide to rant about Christian "myth, tradition, and belief". This might surprise you, but science is not the word of God (excuse the pun). Many scientific "facts" are only "believed to be true" by scientists, because there is not tangible proof. Where is your proof?

Answer 6

The Catholic Encyclopedia states Bible is Skeptic and Concocted
A. THE FORMATION OF THE NEW TESTAMENT CANON (A.D. 100-220)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03274a.htm
The idea of a complete and clear-cut canon of the New Testament existing from the beginning, that is from Apostolic times, has no foundation in history. The Canon of the New Testament, like that of the Old, is the result of a development, of a process at once stimulated by disputes with doubters, both within and without the Church, and retarded by certain obscurities and natural hesitations, and which did not reach its final term until the dogmatic definition of the Tridentine Council. ("Canon of the New Testament")
There is a lot of confusion about the earliest existing texts of the Bible. The oldest extant manuscript of the Bible is believed to be the Codex Vaticanus, (preserved in the Vatican Library), which is slightly older than the Codex Sinaiticus (preserved in the British Library), both of which were transcribed in the fourth century.
As for the story of Jesus, there were at least 50 gospels written in the first and second century CE. Four of them (Mathew, Mark, Luke, and John) were included in the official canon during the fourth century CE and are found today in every Bible. All of the original copies of the gospels were lost. What we have now are handwritten copies, which are an unknown number of replications removed from the originals.
Rudolf Bultmann, a prominent 20th-century professor of New Testament studies writes about the life of Jesus:
We can now know almost nothing concerning the life and personality of Jesus, since the early Christian sources show no interest in either, are moreover fragmentary and often legendary; and other sources about Jesus do not exist. (Bultmann 8)
Example of Confliction in Bible
II Samuel 8:4 (vs) II Samuel 8:9-10 II Kings 8:26
II Samuel 6:23 Genesis 6:3 John 5:37
John 5:31 I Chronicles 18:4 I Chronicles 18:9-10
II Chronicles 22:2 II Samuel 21:8 Genesis 9:29
John 14:9 John 8:14

Why Word Inspired by God (Bible) has three genealogies of Jesus pbuh.
How could the "inspired words" of God get the genealogy of Jesus incorrect (See Matthew 1:6-16 where it states 26 forefathers up to Prophet David, and Luke 3:23-31 says 41 in number). Or for that matter, give a genealogy to Jesus who had NO father?

There is difference of centuries between II Kings 19:1-37 and Isaiah 37:1-38.Why both has same verses.
See II Kings 19:1-37, now read Isaiah 37:1-38. Why is it that the words of these verse are identical? Yet they have been attributed SAME WORDS to two different authors, one unknown and the other is Isaiah, who are centuries apart; and yet, the Christians have claimed these books to be inspired by God.

Why Jewish celebrations forcefully baptized by Christians.
I looked up the word Easter in the Nelson Bible dictionary and learned that the word "Easter" (as mentioned in Acts 12:4) is a mistranslation of "pascha," the ordinary Greek word for "Passover." As, you know Passover is a Jewish celebration not a Christian holiday. I think human hands, all to human, had played havoc with the Bible.
From the brief points mentioned above, and the fact that Biblical scholars themselves have recognized the human nature and human composition of the Bible (Curt Kuhl, The Old Testament: Its Origin and Composition, PP 47, 51, 52), there should exist in the Christian’s mind some acceptance to the fact that maybe every word of the Bible is not God’s word.

Answer 7

Christians have to walk out their belief in the Spirit to experience God's power working in their lives so as to live their lives more abundantly and be transformed to be like Jesus. Belief in Jesus must culminate to be like Jesus. There is no greater honor than to be a son of God. It takes great courage and commitment to die to self and live for Christ. This is something that if you do not believe you will not understand nor receive.

Answer 8

I'm not interested in the after life. I am focusing on living my life in a way that God would approve, meaning that I treat people the way I want to be treated - with respect.

I don't mind if you disagree with me, it's no skin off my nose. I just hope that you do some good in this world and don't go around abusing everyone you meet (or do you just reserve that for people with belief systems?)

Answer 9

Belief is not so much cowardice as an - induced - arrestment on the way from ignorance to wisdom. Ideally we're born with no knowledge, and are to die with the maximum amount of knowledge, accumulated through questionings and their confirmations. Belief merely hands this process over to those who attempt to assume knowledge for us. Eventually, once we're 'in their bag', we're to do as we're told (like kill our 'friends' and/or 'neighbors' in the name of some weirdly atrocious 'God', f. ex.).
I've been a skeptic, cynic, agnostic, all of my life of 57 years; (except for a short spell with Buddhism in th 70's), and have fared well enough. Especially with regard to the intelligence of my mind, and the peace of my soul.
It is refreshing to know, there are others out there who factually think.
If there IS a 'God' though, I hope He/She/It sheds a terribly agonizing life's end on G.W.B. (as well as any other murdering despot's of this planet - some of them sacerdots, yes!); and an even worse afterlife. In HELL! Exactly, or even worse, as it is described to us!

Answer 10

Apply it to you, just because science has proved some things, doesn't mean that *everything* a scientist say it's the truth. So when people believe that we evolved from apes knowing that there is *no missing link*, people are just "having faith" on what the theory says.

I cannot care less about what the bible says or about what other believers think it's right. I am my very own person, I don't need anyone else's beliefs, I have my own.