Do Christians have DOUBLE STANDARDS?

Question

Xtian: God creates each and every human in his own image.
Me: God kills every first born child in egypt. Why would God create and then kill thereafter?
Xtian: Not eveyone is created by God, only some are special.
=DOUBLE STANDARD
Me: Why are we sinful?
Xtian: Because of Adam eating the fruit of knowledge.
Me: What do you mean?
Xtian: The fruit contained the knowledge of sin.
Me: Adam sinned by eating the apple, therefore he had the knowledge of sin before eating the fruit.
Xtiam: Oh, it is not to be taken literally.
=DOUBLE STANDARD
Me: Why should I believe in your religion?
Xtian: Because we are the biggest religion in the world, does that not hint you into something?
Me: Within your religion you can't even agree like Cath, protes, Orthod??
Xtian: Oh, those are small details we don't agree on.
Me: Orthodox believed God was evil and Satan good in the O.T. Is that a small detail?
Xtian: Not every Christian is real.
Me: And you use quantity as proof?
=DOUBLE STANDARD

Notice that I did not make those answers up.
You Christians should be able to confirm those answers.

Answer 1

I'll try....
1. It took that strong a "curse" to make Pharoah finally agree to let the people go. Killing his creation is not something God does lightly. "The Lord saw that the wickedness of humankind was great in the earth… and it grieved Him to His heart" (Gen. 6:5-6 NRSV).
2. The original sin was not "eating the apple," but rather disobeying God's command.
3. No, you should not choose Christianity because it's biggest. And yes, we do disagree on some details. But I WOULD challange you to show me where Orthodox traditions show "God was evil and Satan good in the O.T."

Answer 2

To answer your questions.
1. God did not just swoop down and kill the first born sons in Egypt. Try reading the bible for a change. He gave many warnings, and Moses went through many trials in the pursuit of freeing the Jews in Egypt. When the warning went out about the first born sons, the Egyptians were told how to stop it. Everyone had to put the blood of the lamb on their doors. The Egyptians refused. Sometimes being harsh is the only way to make a point. God had tried every other way to convince the Pharoah.

2. Adam did not know about sin. He knew that eating the fruit (not classified as an apple until around the middle ages) was wrong. He did not have knowledge of sin. He and Eve ate the fruit of knowledge and gained the insight to what sin was. It's like telling a kid to not touch a hot stove. He'll know he's not supposed to because you tell him time and time again not to, but that won't stop him from trying until he manages to burn himself. (and no, I'm not saying that's a good thing, but it does illustrate my point) Now that it's done, the kid really knows to not touch the stove.

3. As for believing in Chrisitanity and the different denominations, that's because of human problems. If Joe doesn't like something and goes off with a group of friends and sets up his own church, does that make Joe right? The overall message of Christianity is agreed on by all denominations, human interpretation is what sets them apart.
And before you rag on how Christians can't agree on anything, there are diffent denominations in the Jewish religion, the Islam religion, the Buddhist religion, the Hindu religion, and the Pagan religion. So, are they all a double standard because of that?

A pagan friend once said to me, "You ask any three pagans a question about their religion, and you'll get ten different answers." His point was that (as is with any religion) human interpretation on the details sets it apart. The underlying message is always the same. And that is of love.

Answer 3

Sure, all Christians have double standards. The old nature is at war with God's new nature... I know that all God's commands are spiritual, but I'm not. Isn't this also your experience?" Yes. I'm full of myself—after all, I've spent a long time in sin's prison. What I don't understand about myself is that I decide one way, but then I act another, doing things I absolutely despise.

For if I know God's Word but still can't keep it, and if the power of sin within me keeps sabotaging my best intentions, I obviously need help! I realize that I don't have what it takes. I can will it, but I can't do it. I decide to do good, but I don't really do it; I decide not to do bad, but then I do it anyway. My decisions, such as they are, don't result in actions. Something has gone wrong deep within me and gets the better of me every time.

I've tried everything and nothing helps. I'm at the end of my rope. Is there no one who can do anything for me? Isn't that the real question?

The answer, thank God, is that Jesus Christ can and does. He acted to set things right in this life of contradictions where I want to serve God with all my heart and mind.

Answer 4

No, not all Christians. If you are searching for accurate knowledge, you would find that religions as a whole are very divisive. Unfortunately, much is assumed about those whom you know little of.

Answer 5

I'm not even Christian. I'm Muslim, but if you really asked those questions to a Christian and they answered you like that either they had no idea what they were talking about or you did make those up.

Answer 6

Xtian: Not eveyone is created by God, only some are special.

new one on me...
hey if you chose not to believe have a ball.
why does it bother you what I believe= double standard

Answer 7

Most people have double standards, why pick on Christians in particular. I'd say we have all been hypocrites at times, if we were honest enough to admit it.

Answer 8

It doesnt sound to me like you're asking a very knowledgeable christian. You backed him/her into quite the corner with your questioning. Try asking someone who studied it, not your everyday average joe.

Answer 9

Because whoever wrote the Bible wrote it that way. It's fiction.

Answer 10

Yes there is a lot of things that they preach that don't add up. Its just brainwashing and unfortunately they are the majority.