Why Does It Seem That Almost Anyone Who Claims To Follow The Teachings of Christ, Almost Never Actually Does?

Question

I'm not saying that most Christians are evil or anything but why does it seem like most people claim to be religious but never actually follow the teachings of their supposed religion? I think you see this best in politics, such as people who always talk about Jesus but then support war or torture or not helping the poor? Surely people who truly follow the teachings of Christ having to be wondering what so many Christians are talking about.

Answer 1

Maybe you are using a bad example. Religion and politics don't mix. Those guys only use religion to gain more votes from religious groups.

Answer 2

To begin with, you are painting with a VERY wide brush. As a point of fact, most professing Christians DO follow the teachings of Jesus. When you see us fail, you are witness to the very reason that all of us, including you & me, need Jesus. It is because of our very sin nature, that we need a Savior.

As to the politicians: I personally cannot stand when a politician says that they are of a certain faith but, they next say, "I don't bring my religion to my public life." If they truly believe in God, and in Jesus as their Lord & Savior, then they MUST bring their religion into their public life. It must be a part of every aspect of their life. If not, then they are lying about their faith.

As to your examples: One can be Christian and support war. Most of the Founding Fathers were Christians. They tried to avoid a war with England but, when it became evident that war couldn't be avoided, they fought it to win against tyranny.

In the same way, we tried to avoid a war with the terrorists. However, when they killed over 3,000 people in the twin towers, they started a war that we are determined to finish. It is a war to stand against oppression, a war against evil.

Whether or not we are "torturing" anybody is still open to debate, except for those who would tear down America. If you want to see true torture, you should see the videos of the beheadings that the Islamic terrorists have committed. Once you've seen them with an open mind, you will understand just what evil we are fighting.

Even Jesus said, "The poor will be with you always." Christians do most of the work to help the poor, protestations not withstanding.

My question to you would be this: As one who seems to be on the outside looking in and critiquing, what have you done to effect these issues?

Answer 3

No really, go ahead! I'm serious!

We Christians are too evil. We truly are, that's why it's true that we are sinners.

Sinner = evil in God's eyes.

That is as Biblical a truth as anything in Christianity.

God went to the trouble of leading a few of us evil people away from the evil nature. That's the point of the crucifixion. He, though blameless, stood in our place, so that we could claim the sacrifice of Jesus as atonement for our sins. We are counted as Jesus was counted, pure and blameless in God's eyes.

So anything we might think which is erroneous is natural for us to do so, as the evil is in us all. As we grow, God changes us towards what He would have us do - He tells us through His Spirit and His word.

So I have no problem with being called evil, and I have no problem with truly being called on a flaw in my walk with Christ, other than it can be humiliating, but how else to become truly humble if my pride is always guarded?

So it's good that you notice our flaws. You speak truly when you say we have them. It's not those who think themselves well who need a physician, but those who are sick.

Answer 4

There are many people who consider themselves law abiding citizens and yet go faster than the speed limit, or cheat on their taxes or teach their children about a fictious character named santa claus. The fact is, that the majority of earth's population consider themselves something other than what they actually are, it gives them a sense of what I call false security, if they say they are christians, then they assume they are saved from the penalty of hell. But Jesus said " You shall know a tree by it's fruit", so if what they say they are and how they live their lives don't match, obviously they are not what they claim. Jesus said that only a remnant will be saved, in the bible a remnant is considered a small percentage there are 6.5 billion people roughly in the earth right now, and out of those, only about 1.5 billion will actually be saved by Jesus " for many are called but few are chosen".

Answer 5

A lot of people are hypocrites, and don't even know it.

Also, people might believe they are following the teachings of Jesus, but Jesus was Jewish - thousand of years of time have distorted his message so much as to not be what Jesus intended in the first place - that his followers be law abiding, faithful, JEWS. A lot of Christians are very ignorant of the origins of their church. I used to be a Christian until I found out about the history of the church and how time had changed the message so much as to have been almost lost. So they might believe that they are following the teachings of Jesus, but if they were to look a little further they would learn the reality of the situation isn't what they thought it was.

Answer 6

That is an excellent question for the times we live in.

This occurs mostly because people are religious and not in a relationship with Christ.
Christians, myself included, are their own worst enemy nowadays.
In order to truly follow the teachings of Christ, we must make them a part of ourselves. We must pray daily, tithe, seek the cross and not the world and must love others as Christ loves them.
These ways are foreign to us in modern society. It is all about the mighty dollar and how we can get more and have more than our neighbors and friends.

I hope that the Christian church turns themselves around or we will be in for a rude awakening when God deems it appropriate.

Thanks for this question!!

Answer 7

There was an article on the yahoo front page a week or two ago that said that the more people say they are religious the more likely they are to be dishonest. Im not saying all religious people are dishonest just the ones who spout how religious they are. In their minds the bad things they did were justified by the fact that they were better than us regular people.

I have found that the people who are more quiet, calm and collected in their faith are usually very good people. These kind of people have nothing to prove and show you what a true pious person is through their actions.

Answer 8

You are saying that most of us claim to be Christian are not completely perfect and sinless?

You are correct, we still sin, very few of us will become saints on earth!

If you are going to use the imperfections you find within Christians as a reason to denounce Christianity, you won't have to look to far, and you do not understand the human nature, or the mission of Jesus Christ.

He brought us redemption of our sinful nature, and gave us an example of how to live. We are not to sin over and over again, but we are to endeavor to amend our sinful ways and work on becoming a better example of the perfect example of Peace, Love and forgiveness that Jesus is.

Peace be with you!

Answer 9

you're mixing up 2 various issues as maximum do in this occasion. Jesus disciples requested approximately his presence (greek parousi?as) interior the commencing up of Matthew financial ruin 24. that's Christ's installment as King of God's newly everyday heavenly kingdom. All evidence from bible prophecy in Daniel tutor that this handed off in 1914. This presence is a quantity of time, no longer an journey. because of the fact this installment as King handed off in heaven, it exchange into invisible. The tribulation is yet to return. later on for the duration of Christ's presence, interior the verses you reference, is an journey, Christ's coming (Greek erkho?menon.) that's what occurs after the great tribulation. that's whilst Christ is provided in kingdom ability for judgment and to break the depraved.

Answer 10

Well, Thats a good question. I'm a Christian and I know that satin draws people in because of his craftiness. It is hard to to live a life sold out for Christ. Many people like to hear the word of God and to tell others about the word of God. But they don't like to live their lives for Him. the bible says in James 1:22, "But be doers of the word, and not hearers only."