(January 8, 2018 at 2:57 am)vulcanlogician Wrote: Atheists: What do you make of all this "admit you're a sinner" stuff? What do you think motivates it? Is it a good, bad, or ugly way to reflect on moral transgressions?
It's not just "admit you're a sinner" but also "if you want to be saved, there is a way, and that is in Jesus Christ only". It's this "Good News" that is what has attracted many to Christianity. It's the appeal of knowing that even though you can't seem to be able to control what you do, there is someone out there watching out for you and willing to hold you tight and not let you go ... if you just let him.
Obviously, I personally think it's an ugly way to look at it, but that's how Christian churches gain converts and keep them in hold as much as possible.
