How is Christianity wrong?

Question

Everything I say is meant to be as open-minded as possible:

I have a deep history of general New Age spiritualism, so I come from a similar background of most truth seekers.
But the way I see it, what makes Christianity stand out is the facts behind the main man of the faith: Jesus Christ.
He made the bold claim that he was the Son of God Himself in a land where that claim was of the highest blasphemy. But the amazing part is that he proves it: Miraculous conception, fulfils many specific prophesies, performs tons of healings and other miricals, shows pure sinlessness, speaks many truths, and in the end rises from the dead. All this with more documentation than many past wars.

So I want to make sure, do I have my religion right this time?

Thank you for your time and consideration :)

Answer 1

First, it's so much more than RELIGION. It's about a RELATIONSHIP with the ruler and creator of all. I believe in Jesus Christ and that's what I seek after, a RELATIONSHIP, which in turn effects how I live (religion). "Christians" do and have had their problems. Not everybody who calls on His name is truly of Jesus. But you have to look at everything in a perspective that makes sense. The ruler and creator of all (God) is perfect and has no equal, therefore that which He created has turned out to be imperfect. We, (His creation) can not be perfect, if we were, it would give the indication that we are equal to God, which we are not. Everything has glitches and failures, computers malfunction, cars depreciate and TVs blowout. People kill, toddlers can burn things and elderly people can falsely accuse one of a crime. Basically what I'm saying is, NOBODY'S PERFECT! No one should make that claim! That being said, it is possible that the bible is wrong, it's also possible that it isn't. So what if we're right? One's perspective on events during biblical times can differ from another who was there at the same events. So therefore, where is the fact in anything? Only nature knows! My belief in Christ is based on faith, God says that the bible is His word, I believe it. You have to make the choice! Seek for something deeper than a religion. Seek Him who made you and you will find the truth!

Answer 2

There are no miracles, and stories from your bible are just that. As for prophecies:

1. There are several mundane ways in which a prediction of the future can be fulfilled:
1. Retrodiction. The "prophecy" can be written or modified after the events fulfilling it have already occurred.
2. Vagueness. The prophecy can be worded in such a way that people can interpret any outcome as a fulfillment. Nostradomus's prophecies are all of this type. Vagueness works particularly well when people are religiously motivated to believe the prophecies.
3. Inevitability. The prophecy can predict something that is almost sure to happen, such as the collapse of a city. Since nothing lasts forever, the city is sure to fall someday. If it has not, it can be said that according to prophecy, it will.
4. Denial. One can claim that the fulfilling events occurred even if they have not. Or, more commonly, one can forget that the prophecy was ever made.
5. Self-fulfillment. A person can act deliberately to satisfy a known prophecy.

There are no prophecies in the Bible that cannot easily fit into one or more of those categories.

2. In biblical times, prophecies were not simply predictions. They were warnings of what could or would happen if things did not change. They were meant to influence people's behavior. If the people heeded the prophecy, the events would not come to pass; Jonah 3 gives an example. A fulfilled prophecy was a failed prophecy, because it meant people did not heed the warning.

3. The Bible also contains failed prophecies, in the sense that things God said would happen did not (Skeptic's Annotated Bible n.d.). For example:
* Joshua said that God would, without fail, drive out the Jebusites and Canaanites, among others (Josh. 3:9-10). But those tribes were not driven out (Josh. 15:63, 17:12-13).
* Ezekiel said Egypt would be made an uninhabited wasteland for forty years (29:10-14), and Nebuchadrezzar would plunder it (29:19-20). Neither happened.

4. Other religions claim many fulfilled prophecies, too (Prophecy Fulfilled n.d.).

5. Divinity is not shown by miracles. The Bible itself says true prophecies may come elsewhere than from God (Deut. 13:1-3), as may other miracles (Exod. 7:22, Matt. 4:8). Some people say that to focus on proofs is to miss the whole point of faith (John 20:29).

Answer 3

I am on a path to find answers as well. And am doing quite a bit of research. I know that the bible was "composed" by the Emperor Constantin because of a prophetic dream he had in which he was guaranteed victory in a battle if he converted to Christianity. He did..he won. He later gathered many bishops, and men of faith and state to help bring together the many Christian gospels that were out there at the time to infuse them into one book that could be made available to all the masses for a mass conversion. And I have found out that there are many different versions, not just the NKJ or the NIV, out there today. I found out the Ethiopians that are practicing Christians use a different bible than Catholics and that Catholics use a different form than Protestants. My suggestion to you is to do your own research and to find your own path. I am a Christian. I do believe that Christ died and rose again and is thus my savior. Not all believe this and that is fine by me. I do not, personally, impose my religion onto others and I expect them to give me the same respect. A book that has helped answer many of my questions and to get me on the path to seek truth is "Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time" by Marcus J. Borg. Find it, read it, and maybe it will help you as well.

May your journey be blessed.

Answer 4

Everything I say is meant to be as open-minded as possible:

Now, I'm not necessarily saying that Christianity is wrong, I just don't agree with it, more particulary - the Bible. I don't believe that just because some ancient authors claim to have 'translated the word of God' means it's true. If I was living in the time before the Bible was written, I (& a group of people) could have just as easily written a very definitive book about Oompa Loompas, and I bet that is what would be accepted today.

Until God himself can prove himself to me (which, I know, would not be considered faith), I cannot agree with it.


jade :)~

Answer 5

All I know is I am disheartened by all the responses. I am a Christian, but I have made my choice based upon my personal research. I'm not stupid, I can reason, and based upon the researching of the orginal documents the Bible is composed of, and historical finding from others sources supporting events documented in the Bible, I don't see a reason not to believe. Everyone says, whatever you want to believe is right for you, but I may not agree. That response is pathetic. Somethings in this world have to be wrong and others right otherwise we have a bunch of nothingness. What is our purpose in life? The answers seem pretty empty to me without God.
When looking at nature, there is no probable way for it to be here without a creator.
I don't know what to tell you, and I can't tell you what to believe, but to believe in anything you have to have faith. I just hope you have some facts to back up that faith.

Answer 6

Jesus is LORD. And from what I can tell it looks like your on the right track. All anyone has to really do is read Revelation in the Bible and truthfully acknowledge that Prophecies was, are and will come to pass. Exactly as the Bible declares they would, are and going too. Should be fact enough for those of us left with a portion of brain unaffected by the virus and parasite infested world's system of stinkin' thinkin'.

Take care and may God bless you spiritually.

Answer 7

everything that jesus said and did was written about a long time after the socalled events,anyone can say anything in hindsight,there is no historical evidence other than the new testament that tells us about jesus,there is no doubt that someone named jesus was around at that time who was simply a prophet ,nothing more nothing less,to say that because he referred to god as father was normal as it was blasphemy for everyone to say gods name ,i repeat that the so called documentation was written many years later ,which of course has been changed so many times over the last 2000 years that if someone of that time came back they would not recognize it.

Answer 8

I don't think it matters what religion you are.

That said, Jesus was probably a decent dude. But I've never believed he was god (and I was a Christian for over 20 years, LOL).

Almost every relgion in the world speaks of their holy figures being immaculately conceived. Besides the word "virgin" in those times did not mean virgin as we know it, it simply meant "young girl". Resurrection has also occurred many times in most religions in the world. There is no proof that he actual did any of the things he did either, other that someone's written account.

I think Jesus existed but Christianity is primarily a plagiarized and made up religion. In fact, biblical scholars recently did a study of Jesus' teachings and found that Jesus most likely did not say 80% of what he was claimed to have said.

I'm not saying there's not a god... that remains to be seen (I'm agnostic) but Christianity... to me, is basically a bunch of stories.

Answer 9

Keep believing. Don't be discouraged by people who are so used to obeying Satan that they cannot even distinguish God's voice. Not even a miracle from heaven will save these people. To ask a nonbeliever his opinion on faith is to consult baby on parenting. He wouldn't understand it because he speaks not the same language and hasn't the experience to comment. The same way a cronic drunkard can't understand what it is to be sober. It's beyond their grasp.

God bless

Answer 10

Define "prove". I'm a theist, but I still say that just because something is in a book doesn't make it true. If it is the religion for you, cool, but really think about it. Don't follow just because cause some random person that you don't really know says to.