(1). Is the doctrine of "eternal torment" a big factor? (2). Would you be more open to a branch of Christianity that doesn't believe in it?
2007-10-16 04:24:09 · 24 answers · asked by Sherry 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
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2007-10-16 05:36:02 · update #1
I'd prefer Christians if they spent more time on Jesus's love than on eternal torment
2007-10-16 04:27:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 3⤋
No. My issue isn't with the eternal torment thing. I take issue with this belief that the Bible is anything more than a bunch of Bronze agers trying to give some tips for what they felt was the right way to live and tell a few stories.
I also take issue with the concepts of virgin birth and resurrection.
I do believe in a God, but I believe in physical laws, too. And in THIS universe, these rules are not broken.
2007-10-16 11:29:29 · answer #2 · answered by ZombieTrix 2012 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1.) It is a factor for sure. I don't think I can have an honest belief in god if my arm is twisted into it.
2.) Because eternal damnation isn't the only factor to me not being Christian, I wouldn't be open to a branch of Christianity that doesn't believe in it. I just don't believe in God as a literal being. I think that, more than anything would prevent me from being a Christian.
2007-10-16 11:40:55 · answer #3 · answered by Lillith 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
1. You can't detait to me what eternal torment would be for me, so people would be happy with pain, look around
2. By the very nature of a religion having different branches make me feel its just bs anyways. Why if its right would there be hunderds of other "breck-off religions" that say its wrong?
So really if you look deep enough its almost impossible to embrace christianity, but I guess wisdoms my problem....
2007-10-16 11:32:55 · answer #4 · answered by Brutal Honesty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why don't you believe in Zeus, the snake god,or Santa
the bible is a collection of stories,there are more story's of the same people by the same authors about god that didn't make the cut ,the catholic Constantine put it together
farther more most of them are story's of older gods just rewrote to suit Christan's
you need to learn history
Gilgamesh=the older story of god up to and including the flood
(only difference is the serpent was changed to the devil,instead of being god)
Hercules,the man, the god ,the savior
he was half man half god and went around saving the helpless people from evil gods
isn't that basically the same story as jesus just missing a virgin birth,is there some copyright infringement going on here
2007-10-16 11:30:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
1. Moderately, it's not the biggest though. Just a logical conundrum.
2. Nope, I'm not interested in another religion. I've got one that works for me.
2007-10-16 11:30:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm sure you didn't mean it that way, but I find the implication that my unwillingness to follow one religion or another instead of my current beliefs as "difficulty embracing" that religion, more than a little offensive. 1)No and 2)No. I'm not open to any form of organized religion, no matter what their beliefs.
2007-10-16 11:40:03 · answer #7 · answered by SuperN 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
1. No, Life is torment 2. No I don't need religion to live my life the way I want to.
2007-10-16 11:28:53 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
According to the Bible:
Yes, considering all who aren't saved will go there.
No, considering the Bible teaches about it and I kinda believe that if you don't believe the Bible enough to believe that there is a hell, then your probably going there.
2007-10-16 12:41:16 · answer #9 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it's the whole mythical nonsense of Christianity and other religions that puts me off, mostly. That, and not one shred of evidence for deities, miracles, prophecies, global floods etc etc.
2007-10-16 11:42:36 · answer #10 · answered by Bajingo 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋