be honest, if the leaders of your religion told you a claim which he said proved the existence of the god of your religion, how likely are you to investigate that claim for its veracity? if you knew the claim was at the very least a misconception, if not a flat out lie, would you be willing to correct him?
2007-11-14 02:36:26 · 13 answers · asked by just curious (A.A.A.A.) 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes, i would immediately investigate, i would easily put money into going to check it out, and i would throw his lie down his throat with a hint of arsenic along with it.
2007-11-14 02:41:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
The "leader" of my religion is Jesus Christ and I would believe anything that HE told me (yes, I would know if it where truly Him or an imposter). If it were something that I were told by a pastor or teacher, then I would look into myself and determine what I believed about their claim and I would definitely be willing to correct him. I have done this with everything that I cannot come upon on my own. I have made my own decisions about the theory of evolution, abortion, homosexuality, etc. The Bible is my truth and I determine it to be true by testing it against reason and logic.
2007-11-14 10:44:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would check it. If I knew the claim to be a misconception or flat-out lie I would call him on it. We are to be like the Bereans and examine our bibles to make sure what we are being taught is the truth.
2007-11-14 10:54:29 · answer #3 · answered by Angie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
absolutely, that is why it is a waste of time to ask these people on here for answers on religion, because hardly any have actually followed God the way they are suppose to and have not seeked him. Reading the bible does not qualify one. And if they did follow him, most would end up atheists or agnostic because then they would see that Guilt is what God gives you, not salvation.
2007-11-14 10:43:15 · answer #4 · answered by notsosure 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm highly likely to investigate any claims, especially when it comes to religions. That's how I became an Atheist.
Peace.
2007-11-14 10:49:42 · answer #5 · answered by -Tequila17 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe and agree with everything my preacher teaches IF it comes straight from the Bible. There are times that he gives his personal opinion and I may not agree, but that's where Christians are supposed to have their own minds and dig in the word more so that they can find out what exactly they believe and why. Also, pray and ask God to show you what you need to do in that situation.
2007-11-14 10:40:19 · answer #6 · answered by LJ4Bama 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I was a pastor, I encouraged my congregations to not take what I said at face value and to investagate everything I said from the pulpit. If they disagreed with me, my only condition was that they needed to be able to back up what they believed with scripture as I did with my beliefs, instead of just saying they disagreed. It was a way to keep us both honest.
2007-11-14 10:49:27 · answer #7 · answered by Deus Luminarium 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would too. I took 10 years off of religion to do my own research and come to my own conclusions. Not only would I correct him or her, I would probably leave that church if they continued to spread misinformation after being proved wrong.
2007-11-14 10:40:40 · answer #8 · answered by They call me ... Trixie. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I stood up to an Assembly of God pastor who is a bigot, so I would most definitely challenge nonsense.
2007-11-14 10:46:01 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thats one of the beautiful parts about being a Baptist. We question everything. So do the Presbyterians, Amish, Mennonite, and few others.
2007-11-14 10:47:33 · answer #10 · answered by Poor Richard 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋