Why the current christians accept and project on others the guilt that jesus died for their sins but the white christians will not accept the guilt of native americans, aboriginals and black slaves who died due to their sins! There they would clearly dissociate it as the actions of their forefathers which donot reflect their deeds, but the same can be said about the people who killed jesus! Why should the current lot live with that guilt?
How is one more logical than the other especially when these instances are more recent than the jesus story?
2007-06-30 04:23:31 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
wow, it seems i've touched a few raw nerves! I don't blame current people for what their ancestors did! I'm however by an eg pointing out the logical fallacy of jesus dying for everyone's sin!
2007-06-30 04:47:37 · update #1
Logical. Don't question any religion, especially Christians about the logic of their beliefs. You will be so wrapped up with such profound bs, you will be looking for a shrink.
2007-06-30 04:31:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
How is telling other people that Jesus died for their sins projecting guilt on anyone. He did it as a sacrifice so that people could have an eternal relationship with God. When we tell others about it, there should be joy, not guilt. If you felt guilty then you were talking to the wrong people or you have a guilt complex.
Second of all, who says that, "White Christians" do not feel for the trouble that was caused during slavery and all of the things you mentioned. I heard about it all through school.
But feel guilty, nah, I wasn't there. I can't control what happened.
Quit stereotyping and grow up
2007-06-30 11:32:17 · answer #2 · answered by The 2 points guy 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Actually the stories within the bible does in a broad way tell Christians that they are responsible for what their fathers have done until the wrong has been righted.
Most people who follow Christianity are in denial. Many (from the southern states and a few from the north) will not accept that Jesus himself was a Jew. They do not understand that Jews are caucasion. It all goes back into history that because the Jews did not accept Jesus as the chosen one they have been persecuted ever since. In medieval days Christians clamed that Jews were devils and had tails. In WWII White Military personell told German women that Blacks have tails. So as you can see denial was born within Christians more 2000 years ago and that denial marches on.
Read: The Devil And The Jews by Joshua Trachtenberg.
2007-06-30 12:53:18 · answer #3 · answered by tawiskaron 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 His name is JESUS and Christianity is capitalized also!
2.why does it need to be only the white Christians who do this?
3.what do ppl need to do to satisfy you that (a) WE had nothing to do with slave trade of any kind because that was many years ago (b) the sin that Jesus died to save you from is YOUR OWN SIN AND NOT THE SINS OF ANOTHER person who died many years before you were even born?
4.we have disassociated ourselves with the slave trade "industry" that our forefathers had going but there is no one to make restitution to. THEY ARE DEAD!!!
5. the Romans killed Jesus but HE came here to die so no one ppl group can be "blamed" for His death. (when are ppl ever gonna realize that the whole reason for the Son of God coming to this earth was to give Himself as a Perfect sacrifice for ALL of mankind.
6. There is no other way to tell people why Jesus allowed man to brutalize and murder Him other than to say the truth. The truth is that, as I have said, Jesus came to die for OUR sins.
7. When are ppl ever going to stop hiding behind things in man's history that upset them just so they don't have to acknowledge what Jesus did for them?
Either accept Him and the Sacrifice He made for you or don't but if you chose not to, don't blame it on some body that died 100 years ago. When you point your finger at someone else, there are four more fingers pointing back at you.
Please stop making something that is so easy .... so hard!
2007-06-30 11:40:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
"but the white Christians will not accept the guilt of native Americans, aboriginals and black slaves who died due to their sins!" ....
Why should I repent for sins that are NOT mine to bear? I had nothing to do with the butchery of Native Americans, Aboriginals or Black Slaves.
The death of Jesus is NOT on my hands. Jesus died to pay the wages for my sins. This was already a plan laid out by God Almighty. If you have a problem with that ... take it up with God.
2007-06-30 11:29:25 · answer #5 · answered by Catherine 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Because Jesus died for the Native American Indians, Aboriginis and the Black Slaves also. Jesus died for the sins of the entire world and Jesus was a sinless God man. Jesus did what no other man can do. We have all sinned and fallen short of the glory of God and it took a sinless man to take away the sins of the world. Through the sacrifice of Jesus, Almighty God will now let us have eternal everlasting life. Before Jesus, we were dead and lost in our sins.
The White Christians and non-Christians did many horrible things to the Indians and blacks. Did God approve of it? - No.
Will they answer come Judgment Day? Yes.
We will all answer come Judgment Day for our own sins. God said that many will say, "Lord, Lord" and He will say, "I never knew you."
Look at it this way. You wouldn't want to be in those so-called white Christians' shoes come Judgment Day. Jesus said, "Love your enemy."
2007-06-30 11:39:08 · answer #6 · answered by Jeancommunicates 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I see what you are saying, but in my opinion you are coming at the idea of christianity the wrong way.
I don't feel it was the Romans that killed Jesus. Yeah I know they literally did, BUT it was his choice. He didn't have to die. He could have chosen NOT to. He was sinless completely without sin. We can not fathom that because we are sinful in nature from birth.
He paid for our sins by dying by his choice. He never had to go through physical death, he never had to go through physical pain. He had a way out. He chose his torture for us.
The people you mentioned that have been hurt/killed/tortured by others didn't have a choice. They were bullied. It is so different.
2007-06-30 11:32:14 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
You do not get it because you do not want to. You want to blame and hate Christians.
All people(ME ME ME) are responsible for Jesus death, because we all sin.
I do not feel it is my fault that one of my ancestors may have killed a Native American any more than I would blame a native American for his ancestor killing a relative of mine. (And being the offspring of pioneers that is quite possible).
I do not blame the offspring of a Black that may have hurt or killed my relative in the distant past. It is not his fault. He also should not blame me for the sins of other whites in the past for slavery.
2007-06-30 11:49:57 · answer #8 · answered by Ruth 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you accept the "guilt of native americans, aboriginals and black slaves who died"?
2007-06-30 11:43:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
My family came here three generations ago one one side, and four generations ago on the other side. Both sides of my family had hate crimes agaisnt them, though not as bad. I did not do that action, nor did my family
and i dont think someone should be guilted into my faith, thats just wrong
2007-06-30 11:28:51 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
1. Jesus's death is suposed to be a GOOD THING. He removed our sins, REJOICE! Stop condemning.
2. Why shuold I have guilt for something that someone else did. I am not them, and had no responsability for them.
2007-06-30 11:29:39 · answer #11 · answered by lufiabuu 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋