Withstanding the test of time shows that Christianity has merit to it. However, it doesn't prove that God is real but rather that belief, faith and following good moral guidance has helped people? Agree?
2007-11-27 15:51:52 · 36 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Or the fact that it promises a perfect afterlife if you are good and all you have to do is confess to go there could have kept it going.
2007-11-27 15:55:06 · answer #1 · answered by Jason S 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It proves God is real to those who have faith and believe to a greater or lesser extent what is written in the Bible. It has merit in creating a set of rules and customs which hold many cultures together, and also gives hope and guidance in times of distress. But on the negative side many cruel and criminal acts have been and continue to be committed in the name of Christianity, so as it may create unity among some groups it has served to wipe out entire belief systems held dear to other peoples, and that has no merit whatsoever, I can't state for sure, but I have not read yet any passage in the New Testament where Jesus says wipe out and stomp over all those who do not believe in my teachings.
2007-11-27 16:03:53 · answer #2 · answered by lampost blues 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
UM, NO! Not agreed. Nations have risen and fallen, but The Scriptures have remained. It is not "The Belief" the has shown the merit but what is the cause of that belief. Earthquakes, tornadoes, famines and all other things have transpired, but The Word remains. Sicknesses and dieseases, life and death. Nothing of this has anything to do with The Reason that out of anarchy comes peace, out of futility comes hope. The Reason Is The God that gives us the hope and the faith to follow His Morals. When we stray from His Guidelines is when all hell breaks loose. Go figure.
God Bless!
2007-11-27 16:15:02 · answer #3 · answered by xgarmstrong 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You got a good point there. But I want to answer your question with a question "Do you think Buddhism and Hinduism must have some merit also for them to have survived for so long?
My conclusion, there are other factors to consider whether certain teachings have merit or not.
2007-11-27 16:04:38 · answer #4 · answered by Ray Mystery 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not really, it just proves that the question "Why are we here?" is still out there. And humanity is so full of itself that we think there is no way we just get this short time on earth. But I can agree with you on the moral guidance thing.
2007-11-27 16:04:16 · answer #5 · answered by sabina-2004@sbcglobal.net 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The age of a tradition does not make it more or less worthwhile.
Female genital mutilation is over a thousand years old, too.
And let's not forget violence, which predates any record of a religion (check out some of the causes of death to the skulls of ancient men).
I might as well argue that Zeus is better than Yahweh became people invented him earlier. Or the Venus of Wildendorf is better than Mary, and predates her by about 35,000 years.
2007-11-27 16:02:57 · answer #6 · answered by Dalarus 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
So what merit has the Greek Mythology gods provided to had survived for a few thousands of years before the Romans destroyed it?
2007-11-27 15:56:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I disagree. Christianity and in fact all religions fill a niche in the psyche of most people. Humans can not fathom non-existence and most people fill that inability to comprehend with the thought of religion ad eternal life of some sort.
2007-11-27 15:59:18 · answer #8 · answered by chlaxman17 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Withstanding the test of time shows a cockroach has merit to it, but I won't expect it to save me.
2007-11-27 15:55:00 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
1. It survived through torture, mass murder, corruption and murder.
2. Other religions have lasted longer.
3. Based on their ancient texts, and their vile history, it is safe to say that all the monothiestic religions are profoundly immoral, corrupt and utterly reprehensible.
But yes, blind faith is a very powerful force. Look what Hitler accomplished in such a short time.
2007-11-27 15:59:01 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋