2007-08-29 10:44:56 · 42 answers · asked by Fae 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Hypothetical question. It doesnt matter what i believe.....
2007-08-29 10:51:44 · update #1
Absolutely not. None of us are better than the other. It is amazing that some people do think they are better than others because of their belief or lack therof.
2007-08-29 10:56:55 · answer #1 · answered by Kaliko 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Romans 3:23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;. The Christian is no better than a non-Christian, but he is infinitely better off. It is like two men on a plane, one of whom is wearing a parachute while the other is not. Neither is better than the other, but the man with the parachute is certainly better off than the man who is not wearing a parachute. The difference will be seen when they jump from the plane at 20,000 feet.
Jesus warned that if we "jump" into death without Him, we would perish. Even harsher than the law of gravity is the Law of an infinitely holy and just Creator. Scripture states that sinners are God’s enemy (Romans 5:10) and that "it is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God (Hebrews 10:31).
2007-08-30 07:58:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm sure I may be better at somethings, but the same could be said that you are better at certain things. There is no one in the world who is 100% better than the person standing next to them. Everyone is different, and everyone is blessed in different ways.
And as for beliefs, they don't show who we are, It's our actions. So no, I'm not better than you because of what you believe.
What do you believe?
2007-08-29 10:56:38 · answer #3 · answered by Cresha B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Positively NOT.We are ALL created equally. What we do with our lives is our business. I look down on no one. I do feel very sorry for someone that doesn't know Jesus. I may not put myself in friendship with someone with different beliefs but I would never feel I was better. If some one does feel that way then they had better check their own self. What common interest does anyone have with someone of different beliefs ? So never feel anyone is better than you. Perhaps you need to check yourself too. Your beliefs could be all wrong. I don't know but no one is better and no one is perfect.
2007-08-29 11:02:49 · answer #4 · answered by HappyCamper 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope. But depending on what you believe the locations where we will spend eternity may differ. I am a Christian. I am no better than anyone else on this planet. I still sin. I still do stupid things sometimes. The only difference between me and a non-Christian is I am forgiven. And to make the difference between Christians and non-Christians even less. I am not forgiven because of anything I have done. I cannot earn it. I am only forgiven because of what Christ did.
2007-08-29 10:50:31 · answer #5 · answered by Bible warrior 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no one is better than anyone else we are all sinners we all sin we believe as our heart and minds directs us we also believe because we were sorta programmed by our parents or should I say taught by our partents to believe in certain ways and things although we are not always right we are not always wrong we have to leave room to change what we do wrong and just try to do are best and i live by do onto others as you would want them to do unto you. And none of us want anything wrong or bad to be done to us so we wouldn't do that to anyone else and that is what i believe
2007-08-29 10:54:36 · answer #6 · answered by whitemagnolia105@yahoo.com 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No way! We are all on different levels of spiritual development. That would be like saying you are better than someone who is in first grade. You're not 'better' as in 'more valuable', but your perspectives may be different because of your experiences and understanding.
We need to respect everyone's level......and it is through discussion, reading and asking questions, that we will move to the next level.
2007-08-29 10:51:36 · answer #7 · answered by Grace 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I am better than you because I do not eat at McDonald's.
Funny, you did NOT mention what you believe, nor what you mean by "better".
ADD: Of course it matters. For all I know, you believe that "every time someone masturbates, god kills a kitten".
2007-08-29 10:50:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That depends. What do you believe?
If you have irrational beliefs, and I don't I'm better in that particular regard - but whether or not I'm better overall is a different matter.
2007-08-29 10:50:24 · answer #9 · answered by Dreamstuff Entity 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no. I am not better than or worse than anyone else because I'm a pagan or because I'm a Witch. They don't make me better or worse than anyone. I believe that my actions make me a better or worse person within myself. I make no claim to either sainthood or bad guy, and my beliefs don't affect another person't relative quality to the world.
Ciao,
LM
2007-08-29 20:06:32 · answer #10 · answered by Lady Morgana 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋