RE: A theist dilemma
October 13, 2015 at 10:09 am
(This post was last modified: October 13, 2015 at 10:12 am by ApeNotKillApe.)
(October 13, 2015 at 10:02 am)lkingpinl Wrote:(October 13, 2015 at 9:54 am)ApeNotKillApe Wrote: I'll specify: By the standards of the Judeo-Christian God, is it a sinful action to say "God exists" if I don't believe it?
If you don't believe it why would you be concerned if it was sinful or not? Just makes no sense to me.
There are innumerable things not discussed in the Bible as being sinful or not. If you want to know what it says about believing/not believing look at John 3:18
But consider it from God's point of view, he condemns those who don't believe in him, and condemns liars. From what I understand he measures each act individually as good or sinful and keeps a tally.
So when God sees someone like me who doesn't believe in God falsely attesting to God's own existence, how does God judge it? Is it a sin because I didn't believe it when I said it? Would it be good if I did believe it when I said it? What if someone else believed me when I said it? Was I doing God's work by committing sin against God? Does God approve of breaking his own Laws?
