Have you ever thought about how strange it is that your faith practice essentially honors a Middle Eastern tribal deity (Jehovah, Yahweh)? In other words, that you're worshipping a foreign god?
Have you ever considered that obsession with sin, viewing the body with shame, and fear of death and dying are values completely alien to your pre-Christian ancestors? They valued courage and self-reliance, laughter and loyalty, strength and standing up for yourself... not humility, weeping, and turning the other cheek.
Just something you may wish to consider...
2007-08-08 09:49:48 · 17 answers · asked by Mike H. 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes, I am Asatru. :)
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2007-08-08 10:02:24 · update #1
I was originally Christian, thanks. It never did make much sense to me. Especially the whole "forgive me this, forgive me that" preoccupation with sinfulness and being unworthy.
2007-08-08 10:11:16 · update #2
I think it is something many Christians have considered only to turn a blind eye to it. Try as you may you cannot convince them that their faith is essentially flawed. It is based in a Middle Eastern cult that kept women at a lower station, considers the body essentially evil, and allows its followers to get away with murder, child molestation, and rape if they just repent and ask for forgiveness of their god. What you will get back is Bible verses. Which is simply a sign they cannot think for themselves.
2007-08-09 22:41:55 · answer #1 · answered by Swain 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, I have and those are a few things I'd like Christianity to get back to.
The viewing of sex/body with shame and fear of death/dying can pretty much be traced back to the Puritans who first started settling North America. It's manachaeism and jansenism at its worse and should be weeded out of the Christian church.
But good luck. Sadly these are some of the basic "fundamentals" that pass for morality in Christianity these days. I bet poor Jesus is weeping.
2007-08-08 09:53:43 · answer #2 · answered by Acorn 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
actually as a celtic christian i have no problem with the concept of a foreing god, b/c the anceint celts believed that one day the nameless god would reveal himself to them which is why that area was so accepting of Christianity when it came around.
i do not look at sin with any thought of obsession. i get to turn my eyes towards beauty and grace in the LORD.
Jesus said that he came to bring a sword, not peace. He turned a cheek b/c He was meant to be crucified. there are some who are called to be peacefull and some who are called to take up the sword.
2007-08-08 09:55:03 · answer #3 · answered by neonatheart 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
God is God of all, not of the Middle East. He is only "foreign" to those who choose not to know Him.
Being a Christian is freedom from sin, not obsession with it. I have not been taught to be ashamed of my body, but to take enough pride in it and to consider it special enough for certain parts of it to be for my husband's eyes and touch only. I am thankful that God gave us a body that can provide us with pleasure. Christians are to value the life we were given and not seek death, and though there is no need to fear death, the transition from life to death is not always pleasant, of course. Uh, weeping? That's part of any life, but we are encouraged to be *joyful* even during hard times. Turning the other cheek is not in contradiction with standing up for oneself. How many cheeks does a person have? What objection do you have to forgiveness? Does being bitter and grudging lead to being happy? It's FREEING to forgive. I don't know where you get your notions about Christianity...you're confused.
2007-08-08 09:56:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
The bible engenders a confidence that no other holy book can. Jehovah is the Almighty God of the bible. Many or most so-called "gods" are simply human imaginings, but the idols of these "gods" are still incompatible with true worship.
(2 Kings 19:18-19) They have consigned their gods to the fire, because they were no gods, but the workmanship of man’s hands, wood and stone; so that they destroyed them. 19 And now, O Jehovah our God, save us, please, out of his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you, O Jehovah, are God alone.
It is an interesting idea that an individual demon may have inspired and perpetuated the interest in a particular pagan god, and of course there are untold numbers of demons. The Scriptures do not pretend that these other "gods" do not exist, only that their nature is false, their worship is unacceptable to the Almighty, and their end is fast approaching!
(1 Corinthians 8:4-6) There is no God but one. For even though there are those who are called "gods," whether in heaven or on earth, just as there are many "gods" and many "lords," there is actually to us one God the Father, out of whom all things are, and we for him
(Exodus 22:20) One who sacrifices to any gods but Jehovah alone is to be devoted to destruction.
(Psalm 86:8-10) There is none like you among the gods, O Jehovah, Neither are there any works like yours. 9 All the nations whom you have made will themselves come, And they will bow down before you, O Jehovah, And will give glory to your name. 10 For you are great and are doing wondrous things; You are God, you alone.
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2007-08-08 14:00:21 · answer #5 · answered by achtung_heiss 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
A Christian is all of us who believes that Jesus is the Son of God, that He died for our sins and replaced into raised from the ineffective, and believes on Jesus on my own for salvation, confessing Him as Lord and Savior. (a million Corinthians 15:a million-4 and Romans 10:9) there are various stuff which could denote a "extreme" Christian. possibly it starts off whilst one reads their Bible rather of in simple terms being advised what it says. God speaks to us via His word. And our eyes are opened, and we see it incredibly is all approximately Jesus...
2016-10-01 22:11:53 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
I am a Christian and I value everything you mentioned.
Where does it say in the Bible that we shouldn't value them.
You appear to be a bit ignorant of the facts.
Read the Bible.
Understand Christians and Catholics (all of them)
Then try to generalize.
2007-08-08 10:04:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
You wouldn't happen to be Asatru, would you? That avatar, plus the question, certainly makes me think you're one of Thor's. :)
2007-08-08 09:54:33 · answer #8 · answered by triviatm 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
that you're worshipping a foreign god?.....Bible says in
Romans; I'm adopted into the family of God able to cry out Abba (or Dad) Father, and it says I a joint heir with Jesus Christ..( a child of God) no Gods not a foreign god to me.
2007-08-08 09:54:45 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I worship the one true God. The population of the earth sprang from the middle East, so that, ultimately, is where my ancestors came from. God is the God of all creation, so He is not foreign to me.
2007-08-08 09:55:00 · answer #10 · answered by doppler 5 · 3⤊ 2⤋