Am I a good person?

Question

Am I a good person if not how can I be better?
I dont swer
I dont Have sex(I dont have any plans to!I know that is strage but, I think that is what god would have wanted.)
I pray to god
I give to the poor
I dont smoke
...........................................Bad things I do.......................................
I talk about people
I dont go to sunday school
I lie to get out of my prob.
I sometimes scream at my mom and dad

But, dont we all Do this.......No one is like god said we should me whe we get down to it...Right?

Answer 1

i am on my way on turning a new leaf and trying to live as a true Christian and a true follower of Jesus Christ. Jus like you and everyone i have sinned so many times that i dont even know how many. im trying to repent for my sins, accept Jesus as my Saviour, give my life to Him and let Him decide things for me and for Him to help me follow the true path to His teachings and Christianity so that i will be saved... idk if this will help but to make it short and sweet Accept Jesus, Let Him live your life with you, repent for your sins, and pray to Him for Him to help you everyday in you life. sorry that wasnt exactly short.

anyway i will pray for you and please pray for me

GOD BLESS YOU

Answer 2

If you treat people the way you would HONESTLY want to be treated then yes, you are a good person. We all make mistakes...otherwise we wouldn't be human. It's how you learn from those mistakes that make or break a person. You don't even necessarily have to give to the poor on a regular basis. Especially if you can't afford it. Just treat people how you would want to be treated...and in today's society it's easier said than done but it's part of being a responsible adult. And that way you can say you had no regrets when you look back on your life.

Answer 3

You are not a bad person. You are doing some things that you
know you don't feel good about. Just try harder and ask God for his help. We all sin in some way big or small. We will never
measure up to being perfect. We will always be tempted to
do something we should not. This will be a life long journey of
being tested, having trust in him and keeping our faith. The
more we can pray and talk to him like he is our best friend the
wisdom and answers will come to you and you will not feel
so tempted to keep doing things that you feel bad about.

Answer 4

I believe that no one is a good person. However we all can be forgiven people.

It's like alcoholics anonomous, the first step is admitting you have a problem. Trotting out a lot of your admirable traits doesn't counterbalance your flaws and weaknesses which everybody has.

I think you may be a better person than most, and I'm sure I would like you very much if we happened to be friends. But that still doesn't make you a good person.

In the long run, you should not try to justify yourself that way. Instead, you should seek forgiveness, love, and growth.

Try to be a good person out of love, but understand that you are not, that you can always do better.

Answer 5

You might think about your terrible spelling.

I'm glad you don't swear.

I'm atheist so praying to God seems quite ridiculous.

I'm glad you give to the poor.

Never scream to your Mom or Dad or to anyone.

We are all (so they say) created in the image of God, so, I guess, being nice is kind of an oxymoron.

I don't think you're a good person. I think you should work to improve yourself.

melgonz -- Don't have sex???????

Genesis 9:1-7

1 And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth. 2 And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth [on] the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered. 3 Every moving thing that liveth shall be food for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things: 4 But flesh with the life of it, [which is] its blood, shall ye not eat. 5 And surely your blood of your lives will I require: at the hand of every beast will I require it: and at the hand of man, at the hand of every man's brother will I require the life of man. 6 Whoever sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man. 7 And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply, bring forth abundantly in the earth, and multiply therein.

I know sex can be kind of scary but if you 'believe' yuh jus' gotta do it. It's fun too.

Answer 6

certainly canines.... cats are so standoffish and unusual. They sit down on the backs of chairs, stairing at you, plotting something. organic evil in case you ask me... canines on the different hand are amazing. no count if their friendly or no longer, they constantly on the instant instruct you some form of interest, and you be attentive to that they are there. they're going to arise, and get to be attentive to you. they're plenty greater useful companions - they actively seek for out interest, and that they get plenty greater excited approximately seeing you than cats do. they're additionally greater exciting to play with. Plus once you carry your lady pal residing house for the 1st time, the 1st subject a canines does is positioned his face in her crotch.... you gotta appreciate that.

Answer 7

It depends on who you are asking. If you are asking the world, you are reasonably good. But if you are asking God, none of us is good. The way to become good in God's eyes is to accept Jesus, because when you accept Jesus, God doesn't see your sins, but Jesus' righteousness. Once you have accepted Jesus, you will do good things because the Holy Spirit works through you. To accept Jesus is to know Who He is. He is both God and man. He died for your sins. He also lived a perfect life in your stead. To accept Jesus is to believe on His name, and to love and serve Him. But our good works don't help with our salvation. Jesus paid the entire price, and we must accept it as a finished gift. Our works are simply evidence that we have been redeemed and the Holy Spirit is working through us. I hope this helps. Feel free to message me if you want to learn more.

Answer 8

Only God can answer if you're a good person.

You shouldn't scream at your parents because you should "honor your father & your mother".

You should also think about how you would feel if somebody talked about. I know it's a bad habit, but there are so many better things to do.

Answer 9

If you're questioning whether you're a good person or not, it's clear that you know instinctively something isn't right. Call it intuition, call it guilt, the basic idea here is that your current actions don't resonate with your current belief system.
Something to keep in mind while reading the rest of this post is that what a person INHERENTLY believes may be different (even to a small degree) than what a person COGNITIVELY believes. Inherent belief is something that is natural/intuitive/instinctive. Cognitive belief would be what is taught by society (i.e. parents & peers, churches & religion, schools & government, etc.)
An example to demonstrate my point would be you pray to God and do good deeds, yet lie, slander, and act out against your parents. While we are taught in our society (from a young age) to respect our elders (especially our parents) and in general, be respectful of others, many of us experience moments of fear and act out in self-preservation, hence the lying, etc. What you are seeing is a conflict of your COGNITIVE religious beliefs and the INSTINCTIVE reaction you are having to our "dog eat dog" society.
You’re right. Many of us COGNITIVELY believe something, then turn around and do something else, if not completely the opposite. A perfect example would be Dallas traffic: I don’t know how many birds I’ve seen flipped out of car windows by older ladies. I’m left with look of absolute amazement, jaw hanging open, recognizing that the glimmer on the back of their SUV is actually… *GASP!* …a Jesus Fish?! You’re right in that, most of us do “Do That”. Just because we THINK of something as true, doesn’t mean we actually believe it on a deeper level, which shows in our lives.

My Advice?
Ask a different question. People can try to rationalize things all day and debate on pointless subjects like: what shade of green *is* the grass? So asking what shade of gray are you on the scale of Good & Evil, isn’t a question with a definite answer. What is going to be the most beneficial to you boils down to knowing more about yourself and what you INHERENTLY believe in your heart. After all, knowing something in your heart to be true, is faith. And for most, faith is the closest thing to truth they can feel.
If you actually want to get a basic understanding of yourself, and clear up a lot of your issues, I encourage (and challenge) you to find out what you’re made of by questioning your beliefs. I'm saying this in a very out-of-the-box thinker, and not as a biased party. NEVER, under ANY circumstances, believe something because someone says it’s true. ALWAYS do your own research and your own soul searching. Compare your answers, not in your mind, but in your heart. If something doesn’t sit right, you haven’t arrived at the right answer. Try, Try Again!

A Personal Note:
I don’t feel that comparing yourself to others, or beating yourself down with guidelines of what we SHOULD do as a helpful member of society is something God would care about. To say God is biased, jealous, or vindictive is putting the INFINITE Father in a very much FINITE shoebox, while molding him into a human image. The God that I know is very loving and doesn’t care about petty matters. Since when did God ask, “Who started it first?” To say that God cares about something so tedious as not crossing your T’s or dotting your I’s (figuratively speaking) is ridicules and in my opinion, even laughable. Moreover, the higher being we call God gave us gut feelings and red flags for a reason. The intention was for you to use them. :-P
All in all? You’re on the right track. You just need to ask the right questions and look inward for answers. Rarely does truth come from outside sources. Remember, there is immunity in personal discovery.

I hope this helps!
V.H

Quote of the Day: "To arrive at new answers, one must think new ideas by questioning current systems of belief." -- Violet.Haze

Answer 10

There is no God, so:
start having sex
start swearing
stop praying
start smoking
continue avoiding Sunday school
continue lying
but stop yelling at your mom and dad.

(Just joking.)
.

Answer 11

till ur concious is there you are.
even if u scream at ur parents but later u know u have done wrong and feel guilty abt that u are good person
if ur lieing is not harming anybody u r.
if u r not making fun of other disabilities or phisical appearence u r.