RE: What beliefs would we consider reasonable for a self proclaimed Christian to hold?
March 7, 2018 at 2:03 am
(March 1, 2018 at 11:07 am)drfuzzy Wrote:(March 1, 2018 at 2:03 am)Godscreated Wrote: After reading this thread it is most obvious that the atheist here have no idea what Christianity means. It's surprising how little the ones who claim they were Christians and then left the faith actually know or remember. This is why I've always challenged them to prove their claim and I will always maintain that challenge. You all do not have nor get the right to rewrite the Christian faith and whether you want to believe it or not God will never allow such a rewriting of His loving plan for mankind. It really is to bad you have glued those blinders over your eyes, it will be truly sad if you miss out on Paradise.
GC
I was raised Southern Baptist. Then Pentecostal. For over 40 years I have played the organ for nearly every major Protestant denomination - variations of Baptist, Lutheran, Methodist, Presbyterian, Evangelical, Quaker, 1st Bible, Holiness, Quaker . . . also Unitarian, Anglican, Episcopal, and I'm currently playing for Catholic Mass. It's really too bad that all of these folks are reading from the same book, but most will accuse the others of "doing it wrong" or "false interpretation of the scriptures" etc., etc.
When you talk about what God wants to someone who doesn't believe such a creature exists, the burden is upon you to prove it's existence. It should be quite obvious that statements like "God will never allow such a rewriting of His loving plan" is beyond absurd . . . yeah, Superman was really ticked off when they changed his costume and then reported that he had died! But then the holy comics posted that he was resurrected, hallelujah! I'm going to go pray to him that you accept the truth so you won't miss out on Paradise!
There is no afterlife. There is no god, no angels, no demons, no Satan, no ghosts, no zombies, no sparkly vampires, and no Santa Claus.
Being raised in any denomination and/or being associated with them doesn't mean you know what Christianity is, if you did as an atheist you wouldn't be playing in any church. Your the one doing it wrong and falsely accusing all those churches of condemning the others of false whatever. You being bigoted toward Christianity means what you have to say about it is worthless.
I do not have the burden of proof on me because God has never told anyone to prove His existence, that He says is His work. Your comic illustration is nothing more than comical, even on the childish side. Then why do you play an organ in the church seems you are the hypocrite of hypocrites.
GC
God loves those who believe and those who do not and the same goes for me, you have no choice in this matter. That puts the matter of total free will to rest.