TO christians: why do you think of that ??
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He needed someone to walk among men and deliver his teachings
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I just wanted to say that I have read your questions and answers to several questions (including my own) and I find you to be very level-headed and well-spoken. I used to practice Christianity and then evolved into feeling differently - a lot of the reasons I did had to do with the way Christians around me looked at issues - it got under my skin. But your views that are influenced by your beliefs are not at all offensive, even to someone who may not believe in the same things as you. I am glad to read what you have to say, as I am more inclined to listen to someone who is rational, if nothing else.
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I hear you, and understand perfectly what you are saying. Some of the people who tells you to just read your bible do that because they are scripted, and may not even understand your question or answer. However, I can assure that I am where you are, and if i told you to go read your bible it would be to look at something we may have overlooked. The problem that I find so often with churches is its inability to accept difference: in opinion, thoughts, views, acts, even when there is good grounds for it. I think the reason for this is because so many people miscontrues what is really written and believe if you doubt you will not be bless. \n\nBut let's take not: many people always refers to Thomas as doubting Thomas right. However, when Jesus came through the walls and claimed to have died and rose again. Thomas was the only one, who questioned it (He was thinking for himself, what he was seeing didnt may sense, he wasn't convinced). So he said let me see your hands, let me see those wounds....Now here is my point JESUS showed him his hands, which means to me, that in order to know the answer to any queston you must first doubt and then asks those questions. Wake up people!\n\nI respect faith, but doubt is what gets you an education. \nWilson Mizner (1876 - 1933) \n\n\nIf you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, all things. \nRene Descartes (1596 - 1650) \n\n(I didnt bible quotes for a reason...think outside the box)\n\nAll the best
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Nobody knows what God is thinking, or why He did certain stuff, or what His intentions are. I doubt anybody can get inside His head (not literally) and fathom His unfathomable reasons for everything.\n\nHowever, it does not hurt to speculate, just to make a little sense out of everything. Maybe God wanted the Devil around so that Man can realize how horrible the Devil's Way is and how wonderful it is to live in the love of God. You can't realize what light is unless you know what darkness is. Like, in the Garden of Eden, everything Adam and Eve needed was given to them. They experienced God's love, but they took it forgranted when they disobeyed God. So, God sent them out of the Garden, probably to make them realize that they were wrong and that they needed God and His Grace and His Love.\n\nWhat do you think?
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We are still sinning because we are human.  Jesus' death (and resurrection) is still important to Christians because that is how their imperfections can be clean, and we can become spritually worthy to be with God.\n\nRemember, these are things of faith, not reason.  It is not ours to know, but only to believe.  A question for your friend may be - we are sinners, but how can we redeem ourselves before God?  As a Christian, we can accept Christ.  I wonder what your friend believes?\n\nIt may not be yours to convince her that she's wrong (and some people think that's roude, anyways!  But you can show her what you believe, and she can show what she believes.  Then go have a sandwich.
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Very good question. I believe that its the Christians way to get you to believe in something blindly and accept it just like they do.
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I think that a good portion of the Christians who ask and answer questions on this site seem to have bias. Which is fine, if they're asking a question that pertains to their religion. It stops making sense once they ask the 'non-believers' if we'll 'enjoy going to hell' and other such non-questions. But, I'll have to agree with you. Most of the Christan asked questions about the non-believers usually claim a close minded answer the 'best'. Which leads me to believe that they're just looking to justify their own opinions among their heard and are not actually looking to learn about how other people view the world. Thus leading me to the conclusion that people like that shouldn't bother wasting their question points on things like that. :)
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I think you make a good point. Many christians talk like being christian is all about being self-rightous and the right beliefs so you can get to heaven. I would invite them to review Matthew 25:31-46. I don't believe in a literal heaven and hell myself--I think those are metaphors--but I believe this passage has an important message about what Jesus really wanted his followers to care about.\n\nMatthew 25:31-46\n\n"When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his throne in heavenly glory. All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.\n\n"Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.'\n\n"Then the RIGHTEOUS will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?'\n\n"The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.'\n\n"Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.'\n\n"They also will answer, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?'\n\n"He will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.'\n\n"Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life."
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I've always wondered that. Christ says quite blatantly what he thinks of it, but christians go along with the original.. hmm
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At last! An excellent point in my opinion. If God created humans, then he made us capable of questioning everything around us. Otherwise, we'd never have developed technology, learnt how to advance as a society and form our own opinions. So if he created us that way, why wouldn't we question the Bible and all it states?\nMaybe it's right, maybe it isn't. Surely the challenge is for us to discover that for ourselves, not effectively be told "think like us or go to hell!" If there is a God, we have to hope he's proud that we think for ourselves.
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It's interesting because I use the same thought process as you to arrive at a totally different conclusion.  For me it is like, God doesn't fit into my "nice neat little box" so he can't exist.  That might sound close-minded so I'll elaborate.  In my eyes, science is beginning to understand more and more of the world and our origins.  Now when I look at the overwhelming evidence of evolution and even just the happenings around me, I form a general understanding of the world that I am comfortable with.  Now when something enters my world view (God) I have to examine the evidence and tinker with the idea to see if it fits.  The problem with God is, I've seen no evidence and he just plain does not fit.  With science, no matter what your mindset, the evidence is right there for you to see regardless of your bias or what conclusions you draw from it.  Basically, if I saw real evidence of God, I could attempt to rearrange the rules and see if he fits, but I don't believe I should have to break the rules to even see evidence of him.  That makes it sound like the first step to becoming a Christian is to delude yourself.
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MOST people don't, since MOST people are not Christian, and don't have a clue as to what the question even means. Within Christianity MOST people don't believe that. Where did you get such a weird idea?
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Because there christians
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I am christian and I feel it's not right to think like that it's because your flesh wants it so you should not give in, Satan works in our thought so be careful.
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Not all christians believe that way.  I believe that man in his pride likes to think that we were the only thing that God created. And I don't believe that's true.   \n\nQuestion is why would man want to put God in a box?
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Now why would you think that?
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Good question! Silly Christians.