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| Brand New – Millstone Lyrics
| 17 years ago
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Hey man I know i am reading your post 2 and half years after you posted it and I pray that you have found the Truth but if not, all the more power to you. I am not replying to "rant" (as you would put it) but rather consider another view. First off all, i was wondering what "king" you think made up Christianity... and where you heard that. Secondly, I gathered from your post that you believe that Christianity is simply a "crutch" for the emotionally weak. So it is basically something we can lean on when life gets too difficult? But I am here to ask... have you looked at it from your standpoint- assuming your still an atheist. Somewhere along the line, you came to the conclusion that you didn't believe in God. And just as we Believers lean on God, you have to lean on the fact that there is no God. My point here is just that if Christianity can be rejected as irrational simply because some people find it comforting, then the same must be true of atheism. And if atheism cannot be dismissed in this way, as the atheist will surely hold, then neither can Christianity. Atheism offers an easy way out for those unable to deal with the reality of life with God. Thirdly, if all that believers were after were a comforting belief system then they could do much better than Christianity. The Christian gospel, good news though it is, is not unequivocally comforting. The idea that if you believe in God then life’s a breeze over-simplifies the Christian experience. Christianity does not teach that Christians get an easy ride; in fact, it stresses that believers may well undergo great suffering in this life. It also makes people aware of their fallenness, of their sinfulness, and that can hurt. For all the comfort that Christianity offers in terms of eternal security, even its teachings about eternity have a downside; many Christians face the painful experience of expecting close friends and relatives to face just punishment for their sins. If believers were really just after comforting beliefs, then they could do a lot better than Christianity. For example, they could believe that suffering is just an illusion, that there are no moral constraints that oblige us not to do what we want to do, and that all (not just Christians) are destined to enjoy a blissful afterlife in heaven..... I do not expect this to instantly and dramatically change your life, but I hope you DO think about it, because if you just brush it off, you are contradicting your opinion of "belief" and leaning on your own personally emotional crutch. Please just give it a chance. If Jesus was just something I use to put my mind to rest about life after death, I would NOT be replying to your post in the first place. Know that someone out there is praying for you. God Bless |
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