For Nonbelievers...?

Question

What are your doubts about Christianity? I just want to know what it is that keeps you from committing yourself to Christ, any answers?

And please, no hate responses...this is just a question.

Answer 1

A person who is not Christian is not necessarily a non-believer. A human being is, by birthright, a creature of Infinity and most of us sense it, and believe in something greater than themselves. There are so many different paths of faith and not one of them is incorrect. If we only understood this, there would be no wars and no discord, and our Earth would be experienced as the Paradise. The Paradise that has been lost by our wish to be the only one who has the monopoly for truth.

Answer 2

I am certain that god does not exist. i don't aggreew ith everything in the bible- i don't believe in being told what is right- you can only make a moral decision by looking at two sides of a case; the Bible/christianity tells you what is right you pretty much have to aggree.

the idea of telling people to believe somthign unquestioningly is brainwashing pure and simple and therefore dangerous.

Some christian ideas and teachings I would consider immoral or irrelevent- i compeltely aggree with things that christ taught such as 'love thy neighbour as thyself' and 'love thy enemies'

Christ was teeling people constantly to open there minds, be accepting of outsiders and not worry about what religious texts/rules say so long as you were doing the most loving thing, what is right- the churches of christianity ahve become much like the Jewish temple christ so opposed- forever preaching agaist things on the grounds of the Bible not on sound moral arguments; i jhave heard it said that if Christ were to come to eartyh today he would be an aetheist- it's not as stupid as it sounds when you understand the context.

i could go on practically forever.... but i'll stop there! :D

Answer 3

I was a former believer until I actually read the bible. Then I began to research more about the early church and discovered how man created a mythos around jesus.

When ever I ask christians why do you believe and more than likely it is tied to "faith".

Faith is the surrender of the mind and a lousy reason. The real answer is usually a kind of Pascal's wager



They have been told from birth that if they don't have faith, they will be punished forever. Intimidation and brainwashing are a great combination

Answer 4

My problems are with not just Jesus but all of the Abrahamic faiths. I don't believe in the concept of the "original sin", I will not beg to be forgiven for something I didn't do. Additionally, I cannot bring myself to follow the teachings of a faith that the Divine would ask a follower to kill their offspring to prove their faith, regardless of whether this act was done or if at the last minute the Divine says, "forget it, I was just testing you." And these are just the major points I disagree with.

I will stick with Wicca where I work with the Divine and I am a part of the Divine, not separated from It. Where all that is asked of me is to harm none and to help heal Mother Earth.

Blessed Be )O(

Answer 5

I doubt that there is some infinitely powerful puppet master that we are unable to comprehend controlling everything, yet at the same time, he needs to judge the dead people of a small dot in our massive universe, to see whether they are fit for his eternal million star hotel, and even though he could cure mankind of all the bad things in a few seconds due to his infinite power, he would rather send messiahs to remind people to have faith that the world will end and lots of people will go to hell, and all of this was due to Adam eating an Apple from the Forbidden tree, showing mankind's greed and the need for mankind to justify its presence in the realm of the lord, even though he created man in the first place, and the realm and power of the lord is infinite and could hold any and everybody regardless of whether they lived a good life.

Somehow, Santa Claus is now 10x more believable.

Answer 6

Probably the biggest and most important reason to me is spirituality. I am Wiccan, and I find my religion to have a more person connection to the divine that I did not experience with Christianity. My primary reason here is not about having doubts about Christianity, but rather faith in my own beliefs. Spirituality is a very personal thing, what is spiritual for one person is not always going to be spiritual for everyone.

My knowledge of biblical history and Mesopotamian mythology also has been something of a deterrent, but it is not the primary reason for my not being Christian.

Answer 7

Well, there isn't any proof that Christ was immaculately conceived and that he was anything more than a human being. And I just don't agree with blind faith. There are many religions, which one is right if any? I believe that organized religions are so popular because a lot of people want to believe in something greater than themselves. And because they were raised with religion. Personally, I don't feel the need to commit myself to Christ.

Answer 8

I don't doubt that Christ lived. The rest is myth, wishful thinking, fear of death, guru worship topped off with a heaping helping of superstition. An age-old tendency to believe in gods, or if you want to be monotheistic about it, in a god, with a total disregard for evolution. A Dark Age mindwash driven by those that would fool the gullible for financial gain, that has for too long caused misery and despair, arrogance, and the fervid misguided disingenuous belief that one will "get" something after they die, with a total lack of understanding of what brain dead actually implies.

Answer 9

I would not commit my self to something that I do not believe in I think Christ was a man with an idea, through time things got exaggerated just like they do in any fictional book good read but don't believe it to be real think he was just a man that was followed for his ideas but would never put any body down for what they believe if something makes you feel good and if you believe in it great

Answer 10

I do not have faith in the supernatural and Christianity is a supernatural belief system. Also, I was not raised in a Christian home or taught to fear god, hell, and all that so there is no reason for me to commit to Christ any more than any other religious figure. It wouldn't make any sense for me or do anything for me but add fear and judgment to my life. There are other religious belief systems that would be more suited for me, but, still, would be totally arbitrary of me to just pick one. Plus, again, I have no compelling reason to.