Why do many Christians just turn around and walk away when the debate gets logical and reasonable?

Question

Are they interested in what the truth is at all?

Answer 1

Well, the other option is "admitting they're wrong and tossing out their entire belief system." That's not easy for ANYone to do - let alone Christians. When I was a Christian, I certainly didn't admit defeat when having discussions.

Answer 2

Critics of Christianity have become more and more apparent recently. This is partly because there actually are many people who do not believe in God, or understand the truth about Him, at all. Yet, the apparent swell in anti-Christians is also due to perception. As with many topics, those who truly despise Christianity are the loudest and most vocal of the non-believers. The vast majority of those who do not believe don’t really care enough to bother believers. The few angry, vocal, bitter unbelievers make enough noise to seem more numerous than they are.

As Christians, the two things we can do to stand up for Christ are to live according to His word, and to grow our own knowledge. Christ said, “let your light shine before men…” (Matthew 5:16). This means that we should live and act in a way that supports the gospel. We should also arm ourselves with knowledge, both of the gospel (Ephesians 6:10-17), and of the world around us. 1 Peter 3:15 says: “But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect.” All we can do is live and teach as Christ would, and let Him take care of the rest.

The typical insult from the non-religious crowd is to refer to believers as “ignorant,” “stupid,” “brainwashed,” or otherwise suggest that those who have faith are less intelligent than those who do not. When a Christian puts up a good fight, by standing up intelligently for his faith, the terms change to “bigot,” “extremist,” or “zealot.” When people who know that believer is kind and loving hear this, the loud-mouthed atheist starts to look like the fool that he or she is (Psalm 53:1). Most non-believers have not had personal reasons to see Christians negatively, but they sometimes hear so much from the loud anti-Christians that they just assume it is so. They need examples of Christ-like living to see the truth.

The important thing to remember is that no one, no matter how persuasive, can force anyone to believe anything they don’t want to. No matter what the evidence, no matter what the argument, people will believe what they want to believe (Luke 12:54-56). This is true for both sides, since the angry-loud types are some of the least tolerant people around. But conviction is not a Christian’s job. The Holy Spirit convicts people (John 14:16-17), and they choose whether or not to believe. What we can do is present ourselves in a way that is as Christ-like as possible. Most of the “beating up” that Christianity endures involves actions that are not in line with Biblical teachings, or arguments that are deliberately twisted. It is sad that there are many atheists who have read the entire Bible, word for word, looking for ammunition to throw at Christians, and that there are many Christians who have hardly read the Bible at all.

Answer 3

Your version of logic and reason I'm sure could be argued, but that being said, I'm a Christian and I'll debate as long as you want, if not here, just email me a point, I'd be more than happy to help educate you.

Answer 4

Not all Christians. There are many very logical and reasonable Christians. Me for example. The problem is with fundamentalists and extremists who insist that the bible is 100% accurate....but then pick and choose which parts they want to get all worked up about. For example...they don't want gay marriage because it supposedly would destroy the sanctity of marriage - yet they allow divorced people to remarry even though the bible says that it is a sin. And I guess that the 50% divorce rate doesn't effect the sanctity of marriage.

Answer 5

What may be logical and reasonable to you, may very well be foolishness to those (true Christians) who know the truth of God and have the gift of the Holy Spirit, and do not wish to engage you any further in your hopeless and darkened state of spiritual blindness.

Answer 6

Logic doesn't always mean truth and Logic doesn't always mean reasonable. And it all depends on if you are using logic to understand or attack. Many people use logic and come to the completely wrong answer. :D

Answer 7

It is "your" version of the truth...we already know the truth and you do not like it and what to debate and be logical...it is like dealing with a yappy little dog...

Answer 8

people can choose what they want to believe,, there is no point debating the truth, because if one person says god isnt real, the christian will still choose to believe, maybe they walk away because they have better things to do than debate with stupid people trying to provoke them

Answer 9

Christians know the truth because of the bible, there comes a point where you know you are wasting your time talking to a non believer.

Answer 10

Because you are not saved by your intellect, although you definitely are instructed to use your reasoning abilities. You must be spiritual reborn. When you prove yourself incapable of receiving spiritual knowledge, there is no further use in conversing. May as well talk to a wall.